kit3375

kit3375 specializes in Med-Surge.

Latest Activity

1. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

   kit3375 replied to rnffemtguy's topic in General Nursing

   I know this sounds terrible, but I never stop! I call 911 and keep on going.

2. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

   kit3375 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

   I also threw up in a pt's bathroom my first semester of nursing school. I had some good friends who would help me out, and that made it better. I am now a dialysis nurse and can handle being covered in someone's blood from head to toe, but I just ...

3. Made a mistake!!

   kit3375 replied to NurseGarza's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a new grad, I gave Dilaudid for Morphine to an elderly man. I got so upset. I hyperventalated and my mom had to drive me home from work. Needless to say, I quit hospital nursing and I now work in dialysis. We do not give narcotics. (Th...

4. Hurst NCLEX-RN Review

   kit3375 replied to jamonit's topic in NCLEX

   The hurst was wonderful! Be sure to study for NCLEX the way that she teaches you to study and you will be fine.

5. OH my GOSH! I PASSED..

   kit3375 replied to superkyx's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Congrats! Welcome to the world of Nursing!!!!

6. New Nurse In Tears...

   kit3375 replied to RNNURSE23's topic in General Nursing

   I am absolutely scared to death, doubting myself and my abilities, and I am an emotional wreck. I have been out of school for 5 months and I feel like I am drowning! I run all night long while others are doing crossword puzzles at the nurses station....

7. Have you ever made a med error?

   kit3375 replied to RN1263's topic in General Students

   Well today was it... I made my first TRUE medication error. Knew it would happen just didn't think so soon. I have only been out of school since May, and I've already made a mistake. Anyways... I gave Dilaudid 2mg instead of Morphine 2mg. I was t...

8. Holmes CC new night and weekend ADN course

   kit3375 replied to NANCY1982's topic in Mississippi

   my ACT score was 21, and I forgot what my subscores were. I do know that Math was not the best, but English was good. Good luck 2 u:wink2:

9. Stupid mistakes!!!!

   kit3375 replied to kit3375's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks so much! I just feel like I'm always so nervous and unsure of myself. When will confidence come? When I start to feel as though I'm making it pretty good something else happens to make me feel inadequate. Again thanks for the reply. You'r...

10. Stupid mistakes!!!!

    kit3375 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I feel so bad today. The past two nights I have worked in the ED and have been so nervous! On Monday night we had a lady to come in with an acute MI. The doctor ordered 50mg of Demerol with 25mg of Phenergan. Of course I always know to dilute Phenerg...

11. Holmes CC new night and weekend ADN course

    kit3375 replied to NANCY1982's topic in Mississippi

    Hello! I am proud to say that I am one of the 47 who passed the NCLEX from Holmes CC in Ridgeland. It was so amazing to me how well everyone did considering we were the first graduating class. We went through some trials to make it, but we succeeded!...

12. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    kit3375 replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

    Isn't that the truth... I'm not even going to comment on that one. I think you said enough!!!!! AMEN!

13. In Need of Serious Help

    kit3375 replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Career Support

    My reply to those who say,"but the money is so good in nursing!" would be I'm sure you want someone taking care of you who's in this field because the money is so good! Money doesn't make you enjoy this profession or help you to have that true compa...

14. 5 weeks in and discourage

    kit3375 replied to stressedguy's topic in Career Support

    Couldn't have said it better myself! This is so true!!!!!

15. Uniforms

    kit3375 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I'm employed we too have to wear white. The CNAs wear orange. This all came about because we had some CNAs who were messing with the IV pumps and doing other things out of their scope, so now the patient knows who is a CNA and...