Kyrshamarks BSN, RN

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    Anyone familiar with Kindred (LTAC)

    Kyrshamarks replied to mindlor's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    PM me...I work in a Kindred
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    Refused to float without orientation ...Terminated

    Kyrshamarks replied to SFnrs's topic in Travel

    You and probably alot of other people are not going to like my response but here it goes... You screwed up. I was a traveller for years and I never had a choice of floating or not. It almost is...
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    I couldn't believe what I was hearing!

    Kyrshamarks replied to sra27's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Try guided imagry or listenting techniques or let him vent and coping skills my patooie. I would have told the soory s.o.b. that he was more than welcome to leave and there is the door and if he...
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    Why did you choose to become a nurse?

    Kyrshamarks replied to shadet541's topic in General Nursing

    Plain and simple, I got into nursing for the steady paycheck and it is good money. I have a Business Admin BAch. and my BSN. I was in the military and was gotting out and I looked down the road and...
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    Useless degree! At what point do you quit trying?

    Kyrshamarks replied to SuburbanGypsy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can't relocate your family or you don't want to? there is a difference. Also why not relocate yourself if needed to find a job/ I remember way back when, I had to do that to get a job....
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    First Screw-upp

    Kyrshamarks replied to Janellius's topic in General Nursing

    Thats not your screw up/error. The nurse that put in the order and gave the med made the error. An order acknowledgement is just that. it is ONLY an acknoweldgemnet that you see the order as it is...
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    Don't know what to do... Nursing is only thing I look forward to.

    Kyrshamarks replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is what advice I can give you. You need to find something small that you can succeed at right now. A small victory helps lead to larger victories and the banishment/control of fear. I also...
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    Anyone Hiring in Houston?

    Kyrshamarks replied to RNmage's topic in Texas Nursing

    Kindred hospital is always
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    No breaks (class action lawsuit)

    Kyrshamarks replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Putting on the flame suit, but if you are nit getting your breaks it IS YOUR FAULT. I have been nursing 25 years un icu, er, the floors and I can count the nuber of time I did not take a break....
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    Need information on getting my RN License in a different state

    Kyrshamarks replied to SftballbabeE09's topic in General Students

    ...double
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    Need information on getting my RN License in a different state

    Kyrshamarks replied to SftballbabeE09's topic in General Students

    Apply to the New York board of nursing to take the NCLEX. You do not have to live in a state to take the boards for that state, as long as you meet the requirements to take the test in the state you...
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    What gifts to give to a nurses team

    Kyrshamarks replied to TMVolta's topic in General Nursing

    Gift basket filled with wrapped candies, gourmet coffees and hot chocolate, and even flavored creamers. salty snacks like small bags of pretzels, chips and trailmx. granola/fruit bars. These are the...
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    Improving staff meetings

    Kyrshamarks replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    ...double
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    Improving staff meetings

    Kyrshamarks replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    I have avoided staff meetings for the last 5 years and plan on avoiding them for the next several years till I
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    How do I report a Doctor to the DEA? Anyone ever do this?

    Kyrshamarks replied to nervousinkzoo's topic in General Nursing

    One question for you before you report this doc.
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    What career did you have before nursing?

    Kyrshamarks replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    I killed people and trained others fo do it also. I was a Special Forces soldier. Spent 6 years doing that. Served in Central America, and Kuwait/Iraq during the first Gulf War. Brcame an RN at...
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    How the Tx license works

    Kyrshamarks replied to newtress's topic in Texas Nursing

    Actually from the Texas Board of nurses website: 2. How Does This Multistate Licensure Model Work? It is very similar to the driver’s license model. A person holding a driver’s license in his/her...
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    cdiff death?

    Kyrshamarks replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    Death by c diff....damn right it happens. I have seen it before and my own 95 y/o mothet was in rehab and got c diff. She died 45 days ago from it. It does
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    What Committees are you on?

    Kyrshamarks replied to Pia Mater's topic in General Nursing

    I am proud to say in 25 years of doing this I have never been on one committee. I p[lan on retiring in a couple of years and will still have never been on a committee. I have never seen anything ever...
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    androgel patch

    Kyrshamarks replied to Zen123's topic in Patient Medications

    It is locked and the easy way to count it is to take 5 patches at a time and staple in the upper corner. Take one off and remove the staple completely from the batch. That way you count by 5's and...
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    After my 12, I just want to go home! RANT

    Kyrshamarks replied to SweetseRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    On the flip side what about us poor night shifters having to wait till 7 am or later for the dayshifters to get to work (always the excuse of traffic or day care) and then they want to run down to the...
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    ICD9 codes is a nursing duty?

    Kyrshamarks replied to superwoman27's topic in General Nursing

    I review medical bills on the side for a company, and let me tell you the wrong ICD 9 codes entered on a pt can get the facility in a lot of trouble with meficare. It can look like fraud even if it...
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    48 hours versus third day?

    Kyrshamarks replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    If you got out of surgery at noon on monday,you would start ice right away. You are post op as soon as you are done with or. 48 hours would bed up at noon on wednesday. That his 2 days. The third...
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    This radio ad ENRAGED me

    Kyrshamarks replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I have a question for you guys. What in the hell is so wrong with those hospitals selling hope along with the first rate care that they provide? So they have healing gardens...nothing wrong with...
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    Parking Texas Children Hospital parking? (motorcycle)

    Kyrshamarks replied to Thangbom321's topic in Texas Nursing

    It belongs to The medical center. Enter it off of Holcombe. The street that leads right into St Lukes turn right (or left depending on which way you come from) I eleive it is Bertner. The garage...