KellyandtheBoys

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1. Pregnant while an RN

   KellyandtheBoys replied to doularoz's topic in General Nursing

   I was pregnant and working as an RN 4 times. I had no problems and all my children were healthy. Just be careful like you would anyway. With each of my pregnancies I stopped working at about 36 weeks or so. And, I found during later pregnancy my l...

2. Huh?

   KellyandtheBoys replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   Here's my understanding on malpractice insurance: The lawyers go for the "deep pockets". 1) Dr.'s who aren't employeed by the hospital, but, contracted to work in the hospital. Therefor they carry their own insurance. 2) th hospital which as a for p...

3. Is This Nitpicking?????

   KellyandtheBoys replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like some nurses I work with!!!! I used to let people like this bother me. Now I just shake my head and walk away. Let them be upset. The thing is, I'll bet when you follow her, the charts aren't "put away properly" either :)

4. 60 years in prison!!!

   KellyandtheBoys replied to oramar's topic in Activism

   I agree with you. Why were all of these total need care patients left with only one person to assist them?While this lady made a tragic mistake she certainly doesn't deserve to spend time in prison. The oners of the health care facility should be se...

5. What would you do?

   KellyandtheBoys replied to alicia110's topic in Safety

   Is she actually CARING for children???? If so, call the DCFS or what ever the innitials are in your area. Whatever the innitials are the state and/or county where you live will have a service of this sort. I would suggest calling them and making you...

6. What Is This??

   KellyandtheBoys replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

   If I needed help turning this patient I would look for the responsible CNA. If I found a bunch of patients woh didn't look like they've receive proper attention for a while I would find the proper CNA. The CNA is there to assist me. So, if I need h...

7. Midnights vs Day shift

   KellyandtheBoys replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

   I work 7p-7a now because we have young children. There is less time to pay for babysitters. And we do have some (not all) day shift nurses who don't appreciate the amount of work night does do. Dr.'s are cranky if you call them at 5a.m. with a K+ of...

8. Working With Felons

   KellyandtheBoys replied to Dave123's topic in General Nursing

   I feel that if they have "overcome" their problems (drugs, for instance), they should be given a second chance. However, your co-worker was fired, not for being a felon, but for lying. The lying shows ( in the minkd of the employer ) someone with p...

9. Do you care?

   KellyandtheBoys replied to Blossom's topic in General Nursing

   It weems to me it might be a benefit to finish out the year. Your enthusiasm might rub off and people will start "caring". This may also give you a little picture of people trying to do their best against a difficult situation. For instance although ...

10. not sure if RN is right for me

    KellyandtheBoys replied to paula77720's topic in Safety

    I think what might be difficult is going right for the MSN degree. I think that both B.A. and B.S. degrees are dificult to obtain. And I respect people who get either degree. But, they are very different. Like you had written without much of a scienc...

11. Nursing Wisdom Needed

    KellyandtheBoys replied to ElphabaTrue's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest talking to your sister about the pro's and con about her job. If you have a nurturing type of personality you would probably be good at nursing. There are many areas of nursing. Some, like the Trauma I.C.U. see plenty of gore.Some s...

12. What you se is not always what you get

    KellyandtheBoys replied to Furball's topic in General Nursing

    Great story! Thank You

13. Future of Nursing

    KellyandtheBoys replied to schmrock's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the best nurses I know are A.D.N. trained . And even the old Diploma nurses that are still floating around have taught me a lot. I started out with an A.D.N. and went back for a bachelor's. I think it was pretty much a waste of time and mone...

14. A question about insulin

    KellyandtheBoys replied to Claudette's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, the answer would be no. The insulin drives the glucose (and potassium ) into the cell. And that is it for that molecule of insulin forever. I don't know what happens to it after that. I think it gets metabolized somehow. Bu...

15. Which Shift?

    KellyandtheBoys replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift (7p-7a), but, I don't really like those hours. It's just more convenient for baby sitting. I like the people, the work load and less orders. So, there is more time to spend with patients. I just am not really a night person. How...