Ms Kylee

Ms Kylee

Med Surg, Hospice

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  1. Patients & family

    Ms Kylee replied to dutch_girl14's topic in General Nursing

    Always say "Sorry, have a

  2. Patient asking for phone number to keep in touch, what do you say?

    Ms Kylee replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    I was doing a makeup clinical time at the county jail. I had an inmate ask for my phone number. I told him I didn't have a pen to write it down. OMG, he actually bought it. Then he said "Well, I'll...

  3. Her perfume stinks!!

    Ms Kylee replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I love perfume and have a lot of it (sell Avon, so I buy it cheap and stock up) BUT I won't wear it at work since I have a lot of COPD, CHF, and patients on O2. They need to breathe more than I need...

  4. Scared outta my mind!!!

    Ms Kylee replied to chasingthedream's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man.... I would LOVE to be a train conductor... I love trains... Good luck to you! I wish I had your nerve to just quit and go. I always need about 4 backup plans before I even think about doing...

  5. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    Ms Kylee replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses I work with say "I've got to check their bum". Now they've got ME saying it. I'll be changing a brief and tell the patients "The nurse has to put cream on your

  6. Have you ever said something so dumb...

    Ms Kylee replied to 1jazzynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Today, I called down to Linen and asked for extra pj pants for our patients. The linen guy is a friend and asked what I needed size wise. I told him "Just send up a mixed assortment. I have...

  7. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    Ms Kylee replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    At least he wasn't the butt of all

  8. Patient asking for phone number to keep in touch, what do you say?

    Ms Kylee replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    I always tell them it's against the hospital rules. Everyone here knows I love my patients, but I have to draw the line between working time and real world

  9. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    Ms Kylee replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    It happened today.... Patient kept insisting she was in her house and wanted to go in the kitchen. Nurse assigned to her and I tried in vain to reorient her and she wouldn't reorient. She kept...

  10. Smoking

    Ms Kylee replied to dutch_girl14's topic in General Nursing

    We're not allowed to smoke anywhere on hospital grounds.. and the patients aren't permitted to either. However, I've busted my share that think they can get away with smoking in the bathroom. *rolls...

  11. new to site, saying hi!

    Ms Kylee replied to tnrose's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome from a

  12. MedMath answer a med error?

    Ms Kylee replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    *Pulls my hair out* Now Y'all see why I HATE

  13. standardized uniforms

    Ms Kylee replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't work. I still get called Nurse (although I am far from it), and correcting the patient to say I'm a Nursing Assistant doesn't work either. Just let me wear whatever scrubs I want....

  14. Axillary Temp

    Ms Kylee replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught to add a

  15. Getting involved with a co-worker

    Ms Kylee replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    You have empty rooms? Geez, can you send me some? We've been full since before Christmas. As for what do to... you know the

  16. Starting to really HATE clinicals!!!! LONG

    Ms Kylee replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hated all of my clinicals except Maternity... yes, there were nurses there that hated the students, but it was easy to stay under their radar. Med Sug clinicals just suck eggs because I work on a...

  17. Skills

    Ms Kylee replied to almstdn45's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh.. the prostate... One nurse told me to lift the member at a bit of an angle, then proceed past the prostate... worked like a charm. Females.. tougher... asking them to cough helps a

  18. Males in nursing

    Ms Kylee replied to byswe0525's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN! We only have one male RN on our floor and I love working with him. He's wonderful, kind, very good with the patients, and is always willing to teach me things. I just wish I had a half dozen...

  19. "Insulted" a family member.....sigh...

    Ms Kylee replied to 1993RNGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I have done the same thing. Hate it when people think their loved one is the only one on the

  20. Getting Frustrated -- Is it Worth It??

    Ms Kylee replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I seriously started thinking about Nursing as a career again at 38.. but it took 5 years for everything to fall together. I had to start in an LPN program because no RN night classes anywhere in my...

  21. Corpsman to Nurse

    Ms Kylee replied to Animal3's topic in General Nursing

    My instructor was a Corpsman for 10 years before he applied for the Navy RN

  22. Yay!!!

    Ms Kylee replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations and good

  23. Up to $12,000 pay back if leaving the job after orientation?

    Ms Kylee replied to seneyka's topic in General Nursing

    If I leave before my year is up, I have to pay back the full amount, and it is not prorated. I'm just counting the days till May

  24. Can I put my hands in your hair?

    Ms Kylee replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh... I hate this kind of behaviour! I used to work with a lady who just loved to have her hair played with, and assumed other people did to. She reached out to play with mine (I can't stand to...

  25. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    Ms Kylee replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't just in nursing. I have had this happen in other previous jobs as well. When I worked in Inventory Control, I was "expected" to work all of the overtime while those who were married were...