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    I wish sombody would have told me......

    kiszi replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    you WILL in time feel like a competent nurse, but it will probably take a lot longer than you think. The more experience you get, the more you will realize you don't know. Learn from everyone and...
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    new member to site

    kiszi replied to sammi57's topic in General Nursing

    welcome! it's a great
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    Help! Possibly pregnant and new job??

    kiszi replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    not to be argumentative but usually you have to be employed somewhere for a year before you qualify for
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    Ohio Nursing Renewal After Lapse (LPN)

    kiszi replied to Jwoods1337's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I looked on my renewal notice and it says if you let your license lapse it has to be reinstated. To find the forms to send in, follow this link http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/forms.htm#RenewalForms then...
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    Nursing homes' bad reputation

    kiszi replied to luvmydogs84's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just let it roll off. When I worked in a nursing home my best friend made comments about working with "smelly old people." lol. I just told her I liked smelly old people. I'm sure most people...
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    How often do you go to the office?

    kiszi posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm an LPN and do not case manage, and so I average probably 2 office stops a month. This includes our West office that is close to my home. We have all computer charting, so that helps. Basically...
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    Written up today for something stupid

    kiszi replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    .. never
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    when to report/notified....

    kiszi replied to MissRed's topic in General Nursing

    If you are receiving your own patient assignment, I don't see why everything has to be reported to an RN, unless that is your facility's policy, like someone else said. Check your state's LPN scope...
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    Pumping at Work???

    kiszi replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 8 hour shifts and exclusively breast fed for a while. Your breasts will adjust to the demand and make more or less as needed. I, like you, started out getting 2-3 oz each breast but worked...
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    Did I do something horribly wrong?

    kiszi replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

    you will run into some clinical instructors whose mission in life is to make students as miserable as they can, due to some off the wall thinking that by doing so, they can weed out the weak ones and...
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    10 Things to NEVER Say to a Nurse

    kiszi replied to mosaicism105's topic in General Nursing

    "Have you ever done this
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    Good nursing shoes for high arches

    kiszi replied to Jenn003's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have high arches and I love Dansko's. I still have the pair that got me through nursing school and almost 3 years of work on the floor before I left to work home care. I worked 12's, on my feet...
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    what to do! what to do!

    kiszi replied to jmmarie's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with anonymurse, it's best to use the time to take your prereqs. You want those as out of the way as possible before starting nursing classes to eliminate some huge headaches. Believe me,...
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    kiszi replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    On the sleeping thing: I worked nights for a while, and for some reason the time when I was the most tired was always right before work. So I got in the habit of taking a five minute nap in my car...
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    Tell me someone else has felt like this....

    kiszi replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. It's going to take a lot, lot, lot of time. After a year, you'll probably feel like a competent nurse. But even then there will be times when feel like you don't know what the heck you're...
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    Nurse work dillema-Advice needed

    kiszi replied to Lunalitsa's topic in General Nursing

    There's some great advice here. I wanted to add that you should check your hospital's policy for how long after hire you can apply for another position. I would assume from your original post that...
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    Working as lpn while doing adn program?

    kiszi replied to peas&carrots's topic in LPN to RN

    I have 2 semesters to go in my program, and if I can survive fall sem., I think I will be ok. I'm working 5 days/week in home health, and start next month with 2 classroom + 2 clinical days per week,...
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    Reinstatement of License after voluntary surrender

    kiszi replied to eallen721's topic in Nursing Career

    saying a prayer for
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    If you were critically ill, which of your colleagues would you want assigned to you?

    kiszi replied to kidsndog's topic in General Nursing

    I once worked with a night shift nurse who I often received report from and gave it to. (7-7 shifts) Many nurses didn't like her. If you forgot something or didn't follow through on something, Lord...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    kiszi replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    a few from home health, during first encounter with pt via phone: Yes, I've drawn blood before. uhhhh, I did it like once in school. No, I don't know why your regular nurse can't come tomorrow....
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    Experienced nurses: teach us your time management skills

    kiszi replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I learned this back in my days waiting tables and finally "got it" after being a nurse for a couple of years... write things down!! Your short term memory can only hold so many things and you don't...
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    New Grad starting out at SNF?

    kiszi replied to violet_violet's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I realize the above question was not directed at me, but I feel I can help to answer it. SNF - meaning a true short term rehab unit or facility serving Medicare skilled pts - not to be confused with...
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    Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

    kiszi replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    ::hugs:: You're not a terrible person. I'm so sorry you're going through
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    Get it off your chest! What's the rudest thing a doctor ever said to you?

    kiszi replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure there's worse, but one comes to mind... Pt. crashing, multiple issues, K+ was around 2.6. There was something else going on that I can't remember, a ridiculously low BP or something....
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    Save my Newbie!

    kiszi replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: