LilDKessler

LilDKessler specializes in Ob/Gyn, Ped & PACU.

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1. Pregnant and can't lift?

   LilDKessler replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   I must say that I am shocked & saddened over the anger & resentment in this post. I am currently 5 weeks pregnant and while I've had 2 miscarriages in the past, I would not have lifted anything I felt uncomfortable with during the 1st, but e...

2. Any other new nurses slapping their heads saying DUH!?

   LilDKessler replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

   I've been out 2 years this week & have "DUH" moments daily. I think NS killed some of my brain cells. LOL

3. STUDY strategies

   LilDKessler replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Student Assist

   In NS I always highlighted notes in my book, then typed them in outline format & read over & over & over the notes I had typed. However, for A&P this did not work for me. Instead, I bought an A&P coloring book & actually col...

4. Did I do the right thing? (long)

   LilDKessler replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

   To clear a little bit of confusion, I work in a military facility, not a civilian hospital & the incident did not happen in an in-patient region of the hospital, but in an administrative area. I work in an out-patient region of the hospital &...

5. Did I do the right thing? (long)

   LilDKessler posted a topic in General Nursing

   Sorry in advance for the long post, but you need to know the events preceeding. Two days ago we had a Code Blue in our area & pt needed epi SQ. Myself & a fellow nurse were the first to respond. Our carts don't stock epi (a whole other issue...

6. Documentation Resources

   LilDKessler replied to Katydidit34's topic in General Nursing

   There are some really good threads in the student nursing section. Try looking in there for "charting". I just read some great examples yesterday so I know there are recent ones available. Good luck & keep your chin up, it gets easier with tim...

7. LPN / ADN / BSN / MSN. Whats YOUR plan?

   LilDKessler replied to peacelovestar's topic in General Students

   I currently am LPN and have been out for 2 years now. I've just started the process of applying with Excelsior College for the ADN program. It is self-paced so I am guessing about 2 years so that I don't have to miss out on much family life. Plus ...

8. Need a PACU tshirt slogan!

   LilDKessler replied to mothertucker's topic in General Nursing

   Check out cafepress.com They have lots of funny designs for the medical field.

9. Nclex

   LilDKessler replied to SM1985's topic in NCLEX

   I took as many practice tests as I possibly could, studied/reviewed a different body system each week and had my husband quiz me from my class notes that I'd kept since school had started. Our school also provided a free review class that lasted 2 w...

10. Getting Frustrated w/ Classmates

    LilDKessler replied to Kathyz's topic in General Students

    I was in a very similiar situation when I was in school. The problem was with our group is the ones mainly asking for the notes were the ones that would not read the text & wanted to study only off my notes. They wanted to basically get a free ...

11. Why are you doing this?

    LilDKessler replied to Pecked2DthByChickens's topic in General Students

    For me, it was never a question of what I wanted to be when I grew up...it was about who I always was inside my soul. I'm 7 & 8 years older than my younger brothers & was blessed enough to be "junior mom" to them, kissing bruises & pu...

12. fellow insomniacs?

    LilDKessler replied to MB37's topic in General Students

    I too have lots of trouble falling asleep & staying asleep. My Dr. put me on Ambien CR for a little while, & I slept, but I also had conversations with my DH I didn't recall having, was intimate with him with no recall on that either. Decid...

13. Need to pick your brain....

    LilDKessler posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I remember in school learning about a condition where a "troll" type growth is found in a woman's uterus. After removal of this growth, women need to prevent pregnancy for 1 year due to increased risk of cancer. Yesterday in our day surgery area we...

14. Nurse with hearing loss?

    LilDKessler replied to BoopRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have Meniere's disease with some hearing loss in the right ear. They do make some stethoscopes that are designed for those of us that are hard of hearing. Thankfully I have not had to get one yet, but having a ventilation tube in the right ear do...

15. LPN Distance Education?

    LilDKessler replied to summerdaze's topic in Online Learning

    If you are in the Beaufort / Bluffton area, Technical College of the Low Country has a good 2 year RN program (ADN). It is better to go that route if possible instead of wishing you'd put a little more time in than the LPN & then figuring out a ...