kell1566

kell1566

Member

  • Content

    36

  • Visitors

    2,119

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by kell1566

  1. nurse's note sample?

    kell1566 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey everyone.....i wanted to see if anyone ever had a sample nursing note that they used for reference in what they wrote? we have to do a DAR note in my facility and I didnt get alot of experience in...

  2. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    kell1566 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    one more piece of advice....... its really helped me VOLUNTEER to take the enxt pt early in ur shift that way ur full:) then u have things done early and ahve all day to do it so that when someone...

  3. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    kell1566 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    all i have to say is wow to ur nights........ i feel like for me day to day its different one min i hate it the next min i have an awesome day where i really feel like i made a difference.... but i...

  4. Doctors Yelling

    kell1566 replied to potatomasher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is a long one..... oh wow jus what was on my mind....it was a weekend and they wanted to dc this pt with a bp of 200/120./...granted she was a dialysis pt but i kindly said to the doc (resident...

  5. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

    kell1566 replied to maybaby9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is the best thread for me right now... i came home today along with soooo many others at least 3/4 a week thinkin why am i doin this...... i love nursing and teaching and people and everything......

  6. willing to interview??

    kell1566 posted a topic in Correctional

    hey everyone.....i am so glad that i saw this specialty link ...I need to do an interview with a correctional nurse and am having a hard time finding one in my local area that is willing or able to...

  7. 8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

    kell1566 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Medical-Surgical

    we do 2 12's 2 8's and oddly enough i love stayin for 12s bc it seems like you have so much more time to do your work..... in 8 hrs u feel overwhelemd i mean you have ths same amt of work just in 4...

  8. Surgical nurse questions!

    kell1566 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i definitely agree with the above post....we NEVER do the dressing postop the surgeon does it unless we have to reinforce it or its grossly leaking....then i usually call and ask.... you could peak...

  9. Irrigating foley catheter

    kell1566 replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a urology floor and we use nss for cbi and also for irrigation. I never thought of warming it. I don't know if it would be a good idea would think it could possibly burn. Hard to tell the...

  10. Preparing for NCLEX while working as a GN

    kell1566 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well first off good luck with nclex and the GN position!!! I started doing my GN after much debate one month after i graduated. I studied in that month before and on the weekends while I was working....

  11. graft vs fistula

    kell1566 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    hey guys i wanted to see if the experts could help me wiht this.....i get on the inside the difference with the fusing vs graft; but can u tell the difference on the outisde by lookin at the...

  12. 75 questions...

    kell1566 replied to GradNurseAng's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey guys good luck to all waiting and congrats to all those RN"S That finally did it!!!!! so i took mine today.....stopped at 75 questions....i do remember the last question and am not sure if i got...

  13. Overwhelmed!!!

    kell1566 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone.....I am feeling a b it overwhelmed right now with my new GN position and I was hoping that I could ask for some advice since Im sure you all know what Im going through.... AHHHH I wanted...

  14. jefferson hospital

    kell1566 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hey everyone....I will be graduating in May 07. I applied for a few positions in the downtown area and when researching Jefferson learned that the shifts were 2 12's 2 8's. Does anyone work there...

  15. should i have questioned it??

    kell1566 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone!! im a student nurse who is graduatin in may 07. I have a question about a med that i was concerned about administering, any advice would be great!~~ My last clinical day I was team...

  16. Is this abandonment?

    kell1566 replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    I def agree that its not abandonment if you have someone covering your patients just like if you ran down to the caf for break......but i dont think anyone should be sleeping on their shift....i know...

  17. should i have questioned it??

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in General Nursing

    thanks everyone for the replies!!! i am so glad to be able to use this site and ask questions....we learn something new everyday!! well overall im glad i questioned it bc ive always learned in nursing...

  18. should i have questioned it??

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in General Nursing

    hey mommy nurse a quick question in reponse to your post....i did read somewhere that angiotensin receptor blockers are used more now d/t decreased SE and are more tolerable......but my main concern...

  19. should i have questioned it??

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for your quick replies!! well it wasnt my pt, i was the team leader but I felt like it was my question so I should find the answer. If it was up to this student she wouldve given it....

  20. hesi!!

    kell1566 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey guys im not sure if i should be posting here..... but i took my comprehensive final test last friday aka the hesi for us......and i PASSED!!!!!!! Im so excited i did really well too.... and im...

  21. hesi!!

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats to everyone!!! it was definitely a hard test....some say harder than nclex.....we will see i take mine in a few months hopefully the first date they have then start wokrin june 18th!! does...

  22. 30% of class failed exit HESI exam

    kell1566 replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in General Students

    last semesters graduating class took the hesi and only 9 of like 30 passed it the first time..... then teh second time alot more passed it ....we have 3 tries to take it and we have to get an 850 to...

  23. willing to interview??

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in Correctional

    thanks so much for your help!!! I hope to give me class a basic day to day for the correctional nurse. what shift do you work/pay? what does a typical shift look like?? how many inmates do you...

  24. can anyone help??

    kell1566 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey everyone.....i am so glad that i saw this specialty link ...I need to do an interview with a correctional nurse and am having a hard time finding one in my local area that is willing or able to...

  25. need help--husband died at home

    kell1566 replied to pyseymo's topic in Cardiac

    First Pam I want to send out my condolences to you and yours. Im really sorry for your loss and have been through a similar situation. 5 years ago I found my dad in bed Im assuming had passed at...