Kyrshamarks BSN, RN

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    How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    Kyrshamarks replied to resilientnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It took 5 years of my life, getting shot at, enduring ambushes, mosquitos, living in the jungle, eating cold mre's. Getting malaria and being paid pootly for all if it. Monetarily it cost me nothing...
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    What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    Kyrshamarks replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    A 2010 Mercedes S65 AMG. (in case your wondering what model that is it is the S550 with the hi preformance AMG package) not the best for gas mileage but damn it is comfortable and fun to
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    Do I have to give my job information about my court hearing?

    Kyrshamarks replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    you are making a mountain out of a molehill. I would not give them any paperwork and if they do not give you the requested day off, then just call in sick that day. It really is that
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    Spouse transferred to Houston

    Kyrshamarks replied to Shuggypie's topic in Texas Nursing

    I suggest that you apply at Kindred Northwest. It is an LTAC and they are hiring. Even with little experience. And it would fit right in with the experience you have in pulmonary stepdown. The pay...
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    How common is it at your facility to do an overtime shift?

    Kyrshamarks replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Put it this way. The three hospitals that are in the chain I work for have almost FIVE HUNDRED overtime shifts available this schedule alone. They are offering bonuses of 50 to 100 per shift just ti...
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    Looking for an efficient way to keep notes

    Kyrshamarks replied to orange_dolphin's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a strange idea....pen and paper. Works everytime and never needs battery
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    CNA's Applying heat

    Kyrshamarks replied to CRNA2BKY's topic in General Nursing

    Come on think about your question for a second. Can a CNA apply heat? You are talking about an over the counter heating pad that the patient buys and can have a 3 year old child apply to them. It...
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    When to say no...new grad burn out

    Kyrshamarks replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in General Nursing

    this is from the candian department of labor website: [color=#8a6352]for most employees, overtime begins after they have worked 44 hours in a work week. after that time, they must receive overtime...
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    How do you "bond" with your patients?

    Kyrshamarks replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do not "bond" with my patients. I do not need to bond with them or even like them to deliver the care they need. It is strictly a professional connection and it really should not be more than
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Kyrshamarks replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    The most telling line of the OP was when she not even contacting the doc to back order it. That is a sign of someone not wanting to take resposibility for her mistake and instead trying to cover it...
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    time clock question

    Kyrshamarks replied to gummibear's topic in General Nursing

    No it is not legal at all. Do not work off the clock.
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    Kyrshamarks replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    hate to tell you this but what i am reading is that you are not even accepting that you made a MAJOR med error. Callling a doc for a back order? that is techincally illegal and unethical. Learn...
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    Med Error

    Kyrshamarks replied to limey's topic in General Nursing

    Another possibility....the one med got wasted somehow and the nurse had to get a replacement
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    sleep breaks?

    Kyrshamarks replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    You think as nurses we have stress? Yeah we may have 6-7 patients lives in our hands at any given time but Air Traffic Controllers have up to thousands of lives in thioer hands at any given time....
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    Want to work in CA, nursing school out of state?

    Kyrshamarks replied to SimbaSam's topic in California Nursing

    It does not matter where you graduate
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    Doing a favor vs. being an RN

    Kyrshamarks replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta ask, what ever happened to being neighborly? I have helped many neighbors over the last 25 years do things like dressing changes and setting up medication boxes and looking st their kids...
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    Gravity NS boluses for pediatric patients?

    Kyrshamarks replied to rainbowbright2's topic in General Nursing

    Actually pookafert (of what ever his name was) is partially correct. A according to the universal law of gravity, all objects exert gravity on other and the closer they are the more gravitational...
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    morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    Kyrshamarks replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    BE CAREFUL OF THIS..(bolding mine) You could get fired for going thru a chart of a patient that you have no involvement in her care. It really is a HIPAA vilation this
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    morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    Kyrshamarks replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    By deciphering doctors notes it falls under the catagory of consulting. The person only reads the pertinant part that pertains to the docotrs handwriting. By just reading the chart becasue you are...
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    morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    Kyrshamarks replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    By looking thru the chart it is no different than all those people who have been fired and sued while looking a the chart of a celebrity that they were not directly caring for. ABOLUTELY NO...
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    morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    Kyrshamarks replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would delete this post if i were you. you just admitted to violating HIPAA. Since you had no direct contact or care with this patient you should not have been reading the chart on this...
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    Terminated over the phone.

    Kyrshamarks replied to hellokitty9's topic in General Nursing

    I see noone here saying she is a bad nurse for making a mistake. We all make mistakes and hopefully we all learn from them. It is honorable that she wants to own up to it, but as a seasoned nurse of...
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    "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

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

    Codes are loud and even messy. And not lets forget the patients that always seem to hit their callbell during the code and need ice water or another pillow right then and there and if they don't get...
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    Terminated over the phone.

    Kyrshamarks replied to hellokitty9's topic in General Nursing

    WOW...for once I agree with SharonH on something...this is truely a first As to only having 5 days of orientation..you had worked there already for a year and a half. Orientation was over ALONG time...
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    Press Ganey and Medicare?

    Kyrshamarks replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Press Gainey is a private company that hospitals do NOT have to subscribe to. Medicare CANNOT base the reimbursement on a private compnanies scores, the same as the old falsehood that they will only...