Ms Kylee

Ms Kylee

Med Surg, Hospice

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  1. How did you know hospice is for you?

    I was sitting at my Dad's bedside holding his hand when they unplugged the respirator. I held his hand till beyond his last breath. At that moment, I realized that I had been afraid of death for far...
  2. I got no orientation to the floor. I had to figure everything out on my own. It wasn't
  3. I'm not complaining. I love my job and the opportunity it provides me to spoil my patients a bit. BUT I get sick and tired of being hunted down by other nurses that make me do the other NA's on the...
  4. As a nursing assistant in my facility, I do vitals, baths, I&O's, beds, bum wiping, turning, positioning, emptying Foleys and other drains, and anything else that the nurses ask of me. I also...
  5. My last half hour of my shift is spent charting end of shift vitals. If I had to answer call lights while the new shift came on, I'd never get out of work before 7PM. What gets my goat are the...
  6. Held hostage by job

    I'll ask HR when I go back to work. I'm off today and tomorrow, and the rest of the week is PCT class. Unfortunately, I don't live in NJ. I'm not a CNA. In my state, you don't need to be a CNA...
  7. I also include "I'm here to make sure you're comfortable. I can't bring your meds, but I can let your nurse know if you need them." Most patients are appreciative, but every so often you get the...
  8. It is true... a thank you means a lot.. especially when you're having a pretty awful
  9. I wish I'd get a report from the nurses. My patient information comes from the offgoing shift aide. It's frustrating you've been off and come back on shift to a whole new wing of patients that you...
  10. Held hostage by job

    It was so long ago, I really don't remember if I signed a contract or not. I do know there are no papers in my work folder (prescription plan coverage, health insurance coverage, all that kind of...
  11. Gastric Bypass: trading one set of problems for another?

    I'll admit it... I'm a chicken. I've thought about bypass and banding many times. And I still come up being a chicken. I'm also a big Foodie. I know without a doubt if I have this surgery, I'll be...
  12. God Bless the LTC nurses... they do a job I know I couldn't. Maybe I am anal (no pun intended), but if a patient tells me no BM for 2 shifts, I investigate and see if they had one on my off shifts....
  13. My Gramma hands down. She taught me very young how to treat patients with respect and to always make sure you give excellent care. I remember her in her whites, cap on her head wearing it proudly....
  14. What's behind your name?

    When I'm signing a chart at clinical, I'll put my legal name (after all, it is a legal document) and SPN. If it's something in the real world like a credit card, debit card receipt, or signing a...
  15. Frustrated

    I had to work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I didn't have a problem with this (although I would have rather have been home celebrating with the family). Both days I go in and I'm told I'm the...
  16. Had the same problem with Plantar Fascitis and my feet hurting, especially in my Reeboks, which my podiatrist recommended. I bought the Crocs and I've had no pain for the 6 months that I've been...
  17. Appearance at work

    No makeup, no fussing with the hair. Just rinse under the faucet, towel, pick it out and go. I would rather sleep that extra 10 minutes than fuss with makeup and
  18. Frustrated

    My time on the floor is winding down (going to PRN as of Jan 5), and I'm so frustrated by how bad these past 2 days were that I'm half tempted to call in tomorrow. Especially, since I start a 5 day...
  19. Personal Care Assistant Issues (long!)

    Well said, thank you! I'd be out of there so fast my butt would have flames attached. If you're working for an agency, I would call them and explain you worked 3.5 hours over, he wants you 5-8 also,...
  20. LPN First or Straight to RN

    I would have gone straight for the RN. However, most RN programs don't fit with my schedule, so I have to go at night. And of course, no RN programs have classes at night. My LPN program does. I...
  21. Ortho Floor only takes care of ortho problems?

    This doesn't surprise me. CN said patient had discharge orders, and she wanted the patient discharged. Next patient.... *Shakes my head* It's sad that this patient could have gone home with a PE....
  22. Meal and Potty Breaks

    I do this too... if I don't eat, I get physically sick and I get a migraine. My body knows when I need to eat. As for the bathroom, I'll go anytime I have to. No way am I risking an accident or a...
  23. Tonight I sure was. Between the patient who's family thinks she's the only one on the floor, the pooper, and the stripper, I was tired at 4:00... and I started at 3. Fortunately, when I needed the...
  24. I'm not being judgemental. I know that people are in LTC because they can't care for themselves. I did a rotation in a nursing home and I'll do one after the Med/Surg rotation. I have a hard time with...
  25. This is why I could never do LTC. My heart would be broken on a daily