Skyfel

Skyfel specializes in Maternity, Obstetrics.

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1. What is the starting salary for nursing home LPN/LVMs?

   Skyfel replied to Let's help out's topic in Geriatric

   I only got to work for 6 days in the LTC facility I was at because they fired me last Thu. when I told them I wasn't ready to come off orientation!! I was making 18hr but $2 more hourly on weekends, double time on Christmas Day they said and time and...

2. STILL NO JOB

   Skyfel replied to Bigmaine33's topic in Job Hunt

   I am an LPN who graduated in March 2010 and I have been hired FOUR times since then for an LPN position and then FIRED from ALL four due to not having enough experience! The first job lasted 6 months in a doctor's office but they made me work in the ...

3. Nursing Diagnosis Help Please- Infiltrated IV

   Skyfel replied to Skyfel's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for replying. Well, you brought up many valid points. Here's what I know, the IV pump was set at "80" and what was running (my instructor said) was 63.8ml/hr of Vancomycin and the fluids made up the difference. When we arrived in his room at 0...

4. Nursing Diagnosis Help Please- Infiltrated IV

   Skyfel replied to Skyfel's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you so much for replying. I will use this the next time I need it. I had to turn in that careplan already but what you said was VERY helpful and I love how you wrote about real life experiences also. I read your comments all the time on the boa...

5. need Postpartum Nursing Diagnosis for 13 year old

   Skyfel replied to Skyfel's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks so much. Yea, I didn't use any breastfeeding diagnosis. I was saying that she's not breastfeeding so you guys knew that would not be an appropriate nursing diagnosis to use and wouldn't ask me if she was breastfeeding or trying to. However, sh...

6. Nursing Diagnosis Help Please- Infiltrated IV

   Skyfel posted a topic in Student Assist

   Does anyone have a good nursing diagnosis using r/t and also AEB for an IV infiltration? Nurse must not have checked patient most of the night because when I got there for my clinicals the 10 year old boy's hand was swollen and all his fluids had run...

7. need Postpartum Nursing Diagnosis for 13 year old

   Skyfel replied to Skyfel's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for replying. I think you are my first reply I've ever had on the All Nurses boards. Thank you. I haven't gotten any feedback for that care plan yet but I hope I did well. Yea, she's 13 and it blows my mind. I have a 13 year old daughter who i...

8. Nursing Documentation-if you didn't document it, you didn't do it!

   Skyfel replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for that sample charting. I printed the whole thing out and am going to keep it with me at clinicals as examples. Thanks for posting!!!!

9. need Postpartum Nursing Diagnosis for 13 year old

   Skyfel posted a topic in Student Assist

   Can anyone please help me with my care plan I'm doing right now? It's due tonight. I am needing nursing diagnosis for my 13 year old patient who delivered a baby. I'm sure my priority diagnosis is something to do with how young and inexperienced she ...

10. Nursing School: Did you turn into Jekyll & Hyde?

    Skyfel replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I understand "inbox". Is that your username for real? Interesting. Well, I can say that I feel stressed, overwhelmed, irritated, *****, snippy, sad, happy, and lash out at my kids on a daily basis. Pretty normal for me being full time in nursing scho...

11. dealing with the chatty katy's

    Skyfel replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I knew. I have worked as an OB tech in OB for 9 solid years now and I also am a Full Time Nursing Student who is in OB/Peds clinicals right now. I talked to my OB patient today a lot and didn't even get a lunch break because we were talking so...