Ms Kylee

Ms Kylee

Med Surg, Hospice

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  1. I'm getting a student!

    Ms Kylee replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It would be nice if one of the nurses actually talked to us. Most of the time, we stand around bored because the nurses don't want to be bothered with us. We want to learn! I want to be the best nurse...

  2. Out of a job

    Ms Kylee replied to underpaidrn's topic in General Nursing

    I went through this stuff back in April... I was told that I no longer had a job and to tell the unemployment office it was due to a lack of work and they wouldn't fight my unemployment. Well,...

  3. Nursing hat with ruffles required?

    Ms Kylee replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I swear, the world went to H*** in a handbag when women stopped wearing hats and gloves and nurses stopped wearing caps.... My school insists on white uniforms for clinicals. I did a rotation at a...

  4. Do LPN's get pinned?

    Ms Kylee replied to mamunsey's topic in General Nursing

    We get pinned at our graduation... caps only for the graduation pic...*growls* Worked darn hard for that cap too... no

  5. Baltimore, MD hospitals

    Ms Kylee replied to flamingomama's topic in General Nursing

    Johns Hopkins... awesome hospital.... wish I could work

  6. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    Ms Kylee replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital nurses and doc were rude and disrespectful to the family. The pt died without her lifepartner with her. This is just SO wrong! During my first week of school, we were told not to judge...

  7. What would you change about your scrubs?

    Ms Kylee replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hunter green should be

  8. Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    Ms Kylee replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Our computers have tracking systems... we're not even permitted to look at our own charts. This same situation happened at my hospital with a famous person.... all of the people who accessed his...

  9. How is it possible to be in 5 places at the same time?

    Ms Kylee replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to my world.... especially when sugars need done by 8:15 and you're getting screamed and at butt ridden starting at 7:15 to get people on carts for test.. never mind I haven't even gotten to...

  10. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    Ms Kylee replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I remember this conversation so well... Mine is embarrassed that I'm going the LPN route first... "Because, as you know, LPN means Lowest Paid Nurse". She thinks I'm wasting money because I...

  11. Latrobe, Pittsburg, or Natrona Heights

    Ms Kylee replied to daniw603's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Ok, I'm biased.. but I just love Armstrong County.. and depending on where you live, you're only 45 minutes-1 hour away from Pittsburgh. RNs at Armstrong County Memorial make $20 something an hour,...

  12. Pittsburg

    Ms Kylee replied to silverangle's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Pittsburgh is a wonderful place to live and work! Can't tell you about the cost of living in the city since I live in suburbia and commute. Why not come for a visit and apply to the hospitals while...

  13. Anyone in St Margaret School in Pittsburgh

    Ms Kylee replied to SouthernPeach3's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I work there, and I can tell you from what I've seen on the floor, the students are just awesome. Their Clinical Instructors are wonderful too. The one keeps asking me when I'm going to apply....

  14. New LPN who can't find a job

    Ms Kylee replied to catlvr's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Come West... plenty of LPN jobs in Southwestern PA in LTC

  15. A little scared....anyone feel this way?

    Ms Kylee replied to ConfusedStudent3's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah.. I go through it every day... just remember the more you practice your skills the better you will get. I didn't believe this till I actually started doing it. In my nursing assistant class,...

  16. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    Ms Kylee replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Patients who think you're their maid and you are only there to serve them because they're the only patient on your floor. One quick trip into a patient's room wound up being 45 minutes before I...

  17. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    Ms Kylee replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    And calling patients "clients" and "residents'. They're not paying me to take care of them, so they're not a client, and don't get me started on resident... just irks the cr*p outta

  18. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    Ms Kylee replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand expired or passed away when someone ceases to breathe. They DIED.. they did not expire... milk expires... and what the h*** does pass away really mean? You're not passing anywhere.....

  19. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    Ms Kylee replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Anything with poop... I know, everyone says I'm in the wrong business, but I keep hoping I will get over this. C Diff will have me gagging all the way into the next county. I also hate to assess. I...

  20. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    Ms Kylee replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I had this same problem when I worked for a health insurance company. After 3 dictations with that word, I went to my supervisor and asked if I could type "the wound was full of pus". After she got...

  21. You be the judge

    Ms Kylee replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    I get patients trying to feed me all of the time. One patient kept saving me stuff from her tray. Since I knew it would insult her to refuse it, I would take whatever she saved for me out of her...

  22. Need as much advice as possible-considering leaving nursing program.

    Ms Kylee replied to ANurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    This is normal! It's only been 5 weeks since you started... give yourself time. Honestly, It does get better. I remember my first clinical weekend. There was so little to do that we actuallyl...

  23. Is nursing bad for your waist line?

    Ms Kylee replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, I've lost weight since I've started school and working on the med surg floor. Down 14# so far. One thing I have done though is when someone brings in food, I bypass the nurse's station so I'm...

  24. glucometer

    Ms Kylee replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    The strips and QC test liquids are good for 90 days. The strips never last that long though. 3 days at the

  25. I left a patient's home crying today

    Ms Kylee replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    *Hugs Tazzi* You do an awesome