Ms Kylee

Ms Kylee

Med Surg, Hospice

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  1. My sister is on life support

    My prayers, sympathy, and big hugs to you and your
  2. I need your help, please....I might fail ):

    A PCT is a Patient Care Technician. In my hospital, it is one step above a nursing assistant. At my hospital, I perform all of the Nursing Assistant tasks, but I can also pull IV's, give enemas, do...
  3. LVN's vs. The rest of the class...

    Ohhh... that really frosts my bum... your license says Nurse. And Diploma Nurses aren't
  4. LVN's vs. The rest of the class...

    My transcription experience is how I passed Anatomy. Had I not had that experience, I am sure I would not have passed. An aside here: I have wanted to be a Nurse since I was 4 years old. I was...
  5. LVN's vs. The rest of the class...

    I have this in my LPN class. Most of my classmates are CNA's and think they know it all. Not only do they think they know it all, they have to go out of their way to prove just what they know. They...
  6. Re: Florida Board of Nursing--I Went TODAY!

    Congratulations! Now do good on your boards!
  7. Input Wanted... Older Nurses Phased Out

    I am so sorry this is happening to you. Personally, I love working with the older nurses. I have learned so much from them, and they have taught me so much. I'm probably going to be in the same...
  8. My sister is on life support

    I'm praying for
  9. got my first nursing job!!!

    WAY TO GO!!!!
  10. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    I can tell you one thing.. If I had to live in LTC and someone DARED to get me dressed at 0330, you can bet your sorry behind there would be you know what to
  11. Best thing since sliced bread!

    Dinamaps!
  12. It stinks that's for sure. It also drives me nuts because I know there are other sicker patients that need me and I can't get to them. I had one patient yesterday who is adorable. She was scheduled...
  13. So proud of my student nurse today!!!

    Thank you for sharing this! As a student, it always feels good to hear someone (another nurse, an instructor, or even another instructor) telling us we did a good job. Sometimes that "good job" is...
  14. Cathether Bag question

    Oh yeah, be sure to clamp it again... otherwise you'll have a mess all over the floor. I had a nurse hunt me down to go clamp one and wipe up the mess... just because she couldn't be bothered. She...
  15. sick as a dog

    Gee.. here I thought the chills were because I colored my hair and I was running around with a wet head and a tee shirt....
  16. Who makes your assignments?

    Off going charge. And they always give me the worst assignment on the floor. I go to work feeling like I need to put on full body armour and a helmet. Constantly being set up to fail. I hate
  17. name: kylee school: lenape school of practical nursing program: part time practical nursing, class of 2007-2009 what area of interest at this time: l&d, flight nursing biggest fear:...
  18. I am so anal about my grades

    Oh my gosh... did I write this post? *LOL* I was complaining to my Mom the other day about my B in Peds. She said to me "Kylee, there's NOTHING wrong with a B." I kept saying "But, Mom, it's not...
  19. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    I fired a former PCP. Loved him, but his receptionist was consistently snotty and rude to me whenever I went in. I even told him I'm leaving you because your receptionist is horrible. He didn't...
  20. Harrassment by Unit manager--what to do?

    I've been harrassed by two nurses since I've started. Both think that I'm a student Practical, I'm not worthy of even sweeping the floor on the unit. I put up with it for about 3 months, and then I...
  21. Caffeine!!

    My doc gives me heck about it every visit. Last visit, I told him I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs. Caffiene and chocolate are my only vices and leave me alone. BTW.. the headaches are a normal...
  22. Food Addiction?

    Weight Watchers' program is simple. If you weigh x amount of pounds, you find that weight in the book. Each weight has a range of 25#, so a person who weighs 120# will fit into the 120-125# range (I...
  23. Dealing with The Yellers

    I really feel bad now... the one that I asked for help about her yelling
  24. Delegating to aides: How do you do it?

    Emmanuel, I wanna work with you! While I have some great nurses to work with, some are "aide hogs" and won't let you go check on other patients or let you talk to the other nurses that you are...
  25. *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    In my state, they can't. Can't push IV meds, can't hang blood or blood products, can't titrate, and can't hang chemo. The Gov. is trying to get the law changed that we'll be able to hang...