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  1. You will not bring me down

    kyliebear replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    Damn right your going to make it!!!! With that attitude you're gonna rock as a nurse. So many give up, and it's so good to see someone who won't let their spirit be

  2. Why is the first year like a prison sentence?

    kyliebear replied to Curious1alwys's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it is soooooooo hard in the beginning. i felt the same way and almost quit before i ever even got started. i'm so glad i didn't. i still have those days even after 5 years. first you have to remember...

  3. Tired of ......

    kyliebear replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i so understand. i'm doing excelsior right now and i find it hard to study also. i have taken three test so far and none of them were easy to study for. what i do: i have a room just for studying and...

  4. ltc to hospital

    kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

    first of all i don't want to start any trouble, but i do want honesty. for those of you that work at a hospital, how do nurses from ltc usually do when they first come to a hospital? are their...

  5. how do you deal?

    kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

    i more of a lurker than a poster, but you all have been a great support system either way. i work in ltc and i've about had it. i've been at the same place for six years and my stress level has risen...

  6. how do you deal?

    kyliebear replied to kyliebear's topic in General Nursing

    did you go to another ltc facility, or another area of nursing? what differences have you noticed between the

  7. how do you deal?

    kyliebear replied to kyliebear's topic in General Nursing

    i'm interested in everything. i love to learn new things, so anywhere i could learn something new would be great. change is hard. i know i need it, it's just easier said then

  8. TPN in LTC/Rehab

    kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever heard of having TPN in LTC or has anyone dc'd a pt to a LTC with TPN? Personally I think the fifteen minute inservice we got is an acident waiting to happen. No one where I work has a...

  9. Are you expected to already know.....

    kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently in the process of earning my Rn from excelsior. My question is since I'm already an LPN will I get the same quality of orientation a new grad RN once I graduate? I work in LTC right now...

  10. Tired and bored

    kyliebear posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HI. Just wondering if anyone else was feeling the same way I do. I love my residents and some of my coworkers. That said I'm so tired and so bored. I work 7a-7p two to three shifts per week. It's a...

  11. Tired and bored

    kyliebear replied to kyliebear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the replies. Just wanted to know others feel the same. I'm just in a wierd funk right now, I'm sure it will pass. I've been a nurse for 5 years and haven't switched jobs yet. I'm in the...

  12. hand foot and mouth

    kyliebear posted a topic in Pediatric

    How common is it for an adult to contract hand foot and mouth from a toddler? A neighbors child has it and was over this weekend. My DD has no signs as far as I can tell, but I woke up with what feels...

  13. Nursing Unions

    kyliebear posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of being in a nursing union. Before I was a nurse I worked for UPS and was in a union and for the most part liked it, just wondering about...

  14. I don't know what to do...

    kyliebear replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

    Bless your heart. Sometimes when I don't feel like my DH understands where I'm coming from I write him a letter, just so I know he hears what I have to say. Maybe he doesn't realize how important this...