Kialya ASN

Kialya has 7 years experience as a ASN and specializes in Detox and Psyc nursing.

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1. What helped me

   Kialya replied to Kialya's topic in Share Tips

   Good luck with your finals :)

2. What helped me

   Kialya posted a topic in Share Tips

   When I was studying, I audio recorded the lectures, took my laptop to class and typed in anything I felt I needed during lecture. After class, I took my rainbow of highlighters and I would highlight the dickens out of my textbooks. I then took 3x...

3. Magnet status

   Kialya replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   Let me start off by saying I do NOT work in a magnet hospital (I have friends that do). From what I am told, the hospitals know exactly when the surveyors are going to show up, they beef up the staff and supplies a week or two before inspection so th...

4. I can't believe I actually *like* night shift!

   Kialya replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Nursing

   I work nights - have done so for years. My regular shift (we do 12's) is Thursday, Fri, Sat. I have two boys ages are 6 and 7. Sunday morning I get off work from my 'work week'. I will do one of two things: If I have plans like a football game or eve...

5. Nursing Student Study Tips Contest

   Kialya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Announcements

   When I was studying, I audio recorded the lectures, took my laptop to class and typed in anything I felt I needed during lecture. After class, I took my rainbow of highlighters and I would highlight the dickens out of my textbooks. I then took 3x5 ...

6. Why can't we tell pts/families we're understaffed?

   Kialya replied to delphine22's topic in Professionalism

   Acutally, management would prefer it if the patients thought it was a lazy nurse. Then they just say, "Oh her? Yes, we addressed that problem. Thank you for letting us know." That way, they can pin the lack of customer service on YOU instead of THEM...

7. Top 3 worst halloween costume to wear at work.

   Kialya replied to nola1202's topic in Humor

   When I was in nsg school I made and wore a giant blood pressure cuff.

8. I have no idea what to do

   Kialya replied to LadyJoce's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in your shoes, I applied for multiple jobs without any success. The ONLY company that would hire me was a temp agency. I too had no experience, and in fact, since I had given birth 1 month before I graduated, I did not go looking for work ...

9. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

   Kialya replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

   I only read a few pages of responses, but one of the biggest classes I would recommend if available is Medical Terminology. That bit of Latin was a godsend later and I actually stumbled on that class by accident when I was toying with the idea of Hea...

10. bariatric surgery -a question

    Kialya replied to newsupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had the surgery 2 years before I graduated and became an RN (this was about 6 years ago). Like your aunt, my BMI was over 40. I had tried and failed with multiple diets and exercise. To this day I am happy to report the surgery was a complete succ...

11. Thank-you Son

    Kialya replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you make me think of my own mother who went through a very similar path on her way to get her RN when I was only a small child myself. She raised the three of us single handedly while completing nursing school. We too ate via food stamps - I ca...

12. Lessons from a blind man

    Kialya replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    You brought tears to my eyes today.

13. Goal Setting documentation in the ED

    Kialya replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    Patient teaching is a real biggie I can see here. For example, prevention education (to prevent future needless ER visits for oh, say signs of a viral infection vs. bacterial infection or diabetic teaching for control of blood sugars to prevent futur...

14. I am anxious!

    Kialya replied to cindyod's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I am wrong, but legally can LPNs even assess/reassess a patient? How are you supposed to get around that problem too? Please do not put your license in jeopardy.

15. Psych nurse pay?

    Kialya replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Psychiatric

    This is with health benefits.