KacyLynnRN

KacyLynnRN

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About KacyLynnRN

KacyLynnRN has 14 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg.


I am lucky enough to enjoy the best of both worlds, staying at home with my children and working one night a week as a Med/Surg RN. In my free time (haha) I also love to blog about nursing at www.introtonursing.com

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  1. Oh my goodness yes! My husband and I knew we wanted me to stay home with the kids, but I loved my career as a med/surg floor RN. I feel like I have found the best of both worlds by working PRN. My only requirement is to work one shift per month, but ...
  2. Older nursing students, would love your help!

    Thank you so much for your response! Would love to hear from others as well!
  3. Hello, I have a nursing blog and was wanting to write a post about older students going to nursing school (age 50 and older).. If you are a nursing or pre-nursing student who is 50 or older would you mind answering a few questions for me and allowing...
  4. OK so I am curious..had a severe reaction to influenza vaccine years ago and have refused it ever since..could my employer force me to have a vaccine even if I am allergic to it? BTW My employer doesn't mandate the shot yet but probably will in the f...
  5. Frustrated in BSN program

    I can totally understand wanting your BSN. Is it possible for you to look for a different RN to BSN program that is more affordable? I attended an in-person 18 month program at a state school where I live (only met one night a week, which was conveni...
  6. Publishing in Nursing

    Hello all, First off forgive me if I did not post this in the appropriate forum, unsure of where to post this... I am curious about writing nursing articles. I have never done so, but have completed a BSN program in which my graduation rese...
  7. Teaching with only a ASN?

    I am currently a clinical instructor and I know that the Indiana state board of nursing states that you must have a minimum of a BSN degree to teach LPN students and a MSN degree or a BSN currently enrolled in an MSN program to teach ASN/RN students ...
  8. How My Instructor Affected My Life

    As a clinical instructor myself, I vow NOT to be like the clinical instructor you wrote about in your essay. While she may have pushed you to stay on top of things and learn more, I do not for a second think that is the environment a student learns b...
  9. Hi all - I need some quick advice if possible. I have an interview with a head of nursing education for a community college in 2 days. I am trying to get my "professional portfolio" updated - I haven't updated it in almost 2 years! Anyway - can anyon...
  10. Teaching on line courses?

    I will be starting back for my MSN Jan. 2009 and I too am interested in online teaching. A local college offers an online certificate program in online teaching, here's a link: http://nursing.iupui.edu/continuing/teachingweb.shtml Also, there is a we...
  11. Are you glad to be an LPN/LVN first?

    Yes I am SO glad I was an LPN first! I was able to have my first job in nursing, as an LPN on a med/surg floor, and make good money while returning to school for my RN. I also felt like going back to school for my RN was much easier having all the gr...
  12. Hi all! I am a med/surg nurse with 6 years of experience, 3 as an LPN and 3 as an RN. I have been wanting to get med/surg certified for awhile, but just recently starting researching what all I have to do to be eligible to take the exam. I then disco...
  13. any one out there doing hourly checklists ?

    Yes my med/surg floor has been doing hourly rounding for the last year. It is a giant pain in the ass. I am not saying what we are asking isn't important (pain, potty, positioning) but it truly is impossible some days to ask every pt. all of those th...
  14. Orientation Day LPN to RN

    Great article! Reminded me of my first day at school in my LPN to RN program! With your enthusiasm and wonderful support system, I am sure you will breeze right through "the year from hell" (as I called it)! Good luck to you!
  15. What to wear to clinical?

    I wear a solid colored scrub set while teaching my med/surg clinicals. I would like to think I do too much bedside care with my students to wear street clothes/ professional wear - gross!