KimberlyRN89 BSN, RN

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    How to approach a GNA about taking long breaks....

    KimberlyRN89 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might want to bring up to her company policy. At most of the places I've worked as a CNA/GNA, you are only allowed a 15 minute break (paid) if you work more than 3 hours. It sounds like a...
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    how long does it take you to leave work

    KimberlyRN89 replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I leave whenever my relief decides to show up,
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    Graduated with a BSN but have not passed the nclex trying to find a job as a cna

    KimberlyRN89 replied to smejias13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have you considered working in home health? I am in MD too, and when I first got my CNA license, home health agencies were the only places I could go with no experience. The pay would be absolutely...
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    Expectations

    KimberlyRN89 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My CNA instructor also started out as an CNA before he became an RN, so he had TONS of stories to tell us about the hellish days we would endure as CNA's. Unlike most of the threads on here, I didn't...
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    To those who are cna's and also going to school to be LPN

    KimberlyRN89 replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm in nursing school now & the ones who are struggling the most are the ones who are working nights, full time. It is extremely, extremely ROUGH, and honestly, if you don't have to work..DON'T!...
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    90 Day Letter

    KimberlyRN89 replied to cnabeauty's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I live in
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    Passed Pharmacology and Med-Surge 1

    KimberlyRN89 replied to tamadrummer's topic in General Students

    Congrats!!!
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    90 Day Letter

    KimberlyRN89 replied to cnabeauty's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my state, a "90 day letter" was actually a temporary license. It is possible to get a job with a temp.license but for me, in my experience, the only people that really willing to give me a job were...
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    Nervous about clinicals!!

    KimberlyRN89 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm starting clinicals next week! And I'm super nervous. I've been a CNA/GNA for 2 years, but I've never worked in a hospital, so I don't know what to expect:eek: Any
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    Put in my 2 weeks notice today! (LONG)

    KimberlyRN89 replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Okay I understand now. Ugh that does sound awful, and you're very justified in leaving that place. Good luck @ your new
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    Put in my 2 weeks notice today! (LONG)

    KimberlyRN89 replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Is there a way that you could have asked other aides on the floor if they were familiar with these patients? Or even ask the patients themselves? I did three days of orientation at a facility on one...
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    Professional organizations: pros/cons?

    KimberlyRN89 posted a topic in General Students

    I am considering joining NBNA because I noticed that they have offer scholarships, and I don't really qualify for any type of fin.aid besides federal loans. Does anyone have any experience with this...
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    Taking Micro in the summer?

    KimberlyRN89 replied to kahne#1's topic in General Students

    Ditto. I think you have to have some sort of familiarity with the subject if you attempt to take the class online. I took micro last summer & got a B. It was a month long, and hard, but if you put...
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    How many semesters of nursing classes do you have?

    KimberlyRN89 replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    My school has trimesters..so @ Level I, which I'm at now, you have three trimesters..after that you have the option to sit for your NCLEX-PN. And then after that there is Level II which is another...
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    Just started Pharm

    KimberlyRN89 replied to closer2mydreams's topic in General Students

    I'm having trouble in Pharm too. I failed my first test and we're NOT using a book for this class, just ATI's Pharmacology Made Easy modules. Can anyone recommend a good study guide? I'd like to...
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    Staff and artificial nails

    KimberlyRN89 replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in a few long term/assisted living facilities over the past two years, and I have seen several nurses & aides wear artificial nails. And no one ever says anything to them..when I was...
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    Working in a Nursing home

    KimberlyRN89 replied to thenameismac's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    thenameismac, you are in MD, correct( I think I recall seeing you post on the Maryland forum). Anyways, a lot of the nursing homes I have applied to or worked for do indeed offer insurance benefits...
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    What's your nursing school diet?

    KimberlyRN89 replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Sigh...3 years ago I lost 65 lbs. I kept it off for about a year, and then I slowly gained most of it back I don't want to gain anymore weight! So since I am just starting out in nursing school, I'm...
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    Your Work Environment

    KimberlyRN89 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked at four facilities in the 2 years I have been a CNA/GNA. One of those places was great! But, the pay was terrible..so there are good LTC facilities out there, they are just few & far...
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    Is it possible to obtain BSN with a revoked LPN license?

    KimberlyRN89 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious..a woman at my school is trying to enter the LPN to BSN program, but she told me her LPN license has been revoked. Is it possible to obtain another license if one has been...
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    Pre-CNA vent...

    KimberlyRN89 replied to msmo's topic in General Students

    Ugh my Droid does the same thing..it's annoying haha! I agree about showing up & asking to pick up your letter. That way the Dr. will have to fill it out & give it to you. Sometimes they're so...
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    Issues With Nursing Pre-reqs. What Do I Do?

    KimberlyRN89 replied to kirsten8177's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Bowie State only accepts applicants in the fall, if I'm not mistaken..so if you are not accepted to the program for fall `11, you would have to wait until next spring to apply again for the following...
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    KimberlyRN89 replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    Like others in this thread, I had someone tell me I didnt have what it takes to be a nurse. When I started college, I went to a local university and the nursing advisor told me (along with several...
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    Math cal exam

    KimberlyRN89 replied to carlarenee02's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you interested in using a book to help you practice with your calculations? At my school, we had a class completely dedicated to nursing math called Dosage Calculations. The book we used was...
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    Do CNAs make for better nursing students?

    KimberlyRN89 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA & in my first semester of nursing school. Most of my classmates are either CNA's, PCT's, EMT's, Medication Aides/Techs or Medical Assistants. To me, I think the ones who have hospital...