NursKris82

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  1. Is this o.k.?

    NursKris82 replied to JessLPN001's topic in General Nursing

    Allnurses posters- She has been a nurse for 1 month!! I think some of these posts are very negative, some toward her, others toward nursing in general. She's new, she's upset- it happens. Please...

  2. Is this o.k.?

    NursKris82 replied to JessLPN001's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. I've been a LTC nurse since December now and when I first started all I could get done in my 8 hours was my med pass, period. Charting, treatments and so on had to be done after...

  3. Should I continue this??

    NursKris82 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with most of the others. Nursing school is hard even when you do well. Clinicals are stressful and can be very hard or very boring. It's only first semester, which in my ADN program was one...

  4. JoBS

    NursKris82 replied to blessedbsn's topic in General Nursing

    How would they know that if you didn't tell them? All they need to know is that you are a nurse

  5. Am I doing it the same way as you?

    NursKris82 replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. For nursing students the key nursing dx would be "impaired gas exchange" or "ineffective breathing pattern". Now, it's clear that you understand that those are issues,...

  6. What more could I have done?

    NursKris82 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like you did everything right. Congratulations!! Also, sounds like you work with a great team- congrats on that, too. You

  7. Am I reading too much into this?

    NursKris82 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 cents- I think

  8. Who else sometimes just feels like a bad nurse?

    NursKris82 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel. I think I'm overall a good, but fairly new, nurse. But, somedays I think how I didn't do something I should have or did something I shouldn't have or charted some more or...

  9. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    NursKris82 replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As an oncoming nurse I wouldn't feel comfortable accepting an assignment that I don't get report on until the off going nurse is off the clock and on her way home- no

  10. Nurses in law?

    NursKris82 replied to JMMagana18's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that that's true. There is big difference of coourse, but for many it is an attainable, but long term goal. I went to a seminar on nursing law that talked mainly about documentationa...

  11. RN's role in LTC?

    NursKris82 replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in 2 LTC facilities in Michigan and in both the floor RNs do the exact same job as a the floor LPNs, npo difference. In MI only RNs can start IVs or give IV push meds, but an LPN can hang...

  12. New grads having trouble finding jobs

    NursKris82 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I live in MI and the area I'm at both of our hospitals is barely hiring. However, if you go 30-45 mins away there is much more opportunity. I want to go into a cardiac step down and that's not...

  13. Where Did you Work While in School? Pay & Hours.

    NursKris82 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I am in an ADN ladder program, which allows me to sit for my LPN after the first year. The first year I worked as an aide, every Sat and Sun. on 3-11 shift and made $12/ hr. Now, I work as an LPN...

  14. medicine without a license

    NursKris82 replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Debi49. The patient may refuse 5 units if they choose. It's another thing if the blood sugar was high so the nurse gave an extra 2 units to cover without an order- that's illegal. If...

  15. LVN transition is it worth it?

    NursKris82 replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    The class probably would be a great experience, but I would ask more questions and see if it would help you. I'm sure you've heard- the real world is a lot different than school. This class may...

  16. Mistake made...tell or not?

    NursKris82 replied to patoyia's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a med error, but no one was harmed, it doesn't meant their couldn't be issue down the road. I did read something once that said that management, not the nurse making the error, should inform...

  17. OMG...how do you folks in LTC do it day and and day out?

    NursKris82 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  18. culture-shocked...i want to understand why

    NursKris82 replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    In LTC, sometimes the residents are not allowed to keep the cigarettes and lighter in their rooms, so they have to keep them locked up. In LTC the facility is considered their home, you can't refuse...

  19. Incident Report-yes/no?

    NursKris82 replied to ~'JesusRocks'~'s topic in General Nursing

    Love your screen name- I agree!! I loathe incident reports most the time. They want us to fill them out for everything and sometimes I don't- I just make a nurses note when appropriate. We have a...

  20. LPN Vs. RN...What to do? Advice Please :/

    NursKris82 replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN now and will be an RN in December and I know my time as an LPN has been invaluable to my nursing career. I have learned so much and have been introduced into the role of a nurse. I work...

  21. Odd question about death/deceased person's body

    NursKris82 replied to kellyc034's topic in General Nursing

    I can imagine 4 hours in more of a hospital policy than a law. I believe exceptions should be made in this case. It probable meant a lot for the son to see her and it was on 2 or 3 more hours. The...

  22. Morphine doses while dying?

    NursKris82 replied to Medsurg Mama's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, just because a patient has no s/sx of pain, doesn't mean their not in it, especially if they're dying and may not be able to express it. That said- that seems like an extremely high dose with...

  23. Fillipino nurses, their way of doing things abroad

    NursKris82 replied to Butterflybee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really proud of everyone's mainly positive comments. Posting about philipino nurses is just racism, period. Call it what you want but any time you group a whole bunch of people together based on...

  24. "Community" Insulin

    NursKris82 replied to zilla704's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a bottle- what's the problem? In LTC we use stock meds- aspirin, multi-vitamin and so on than any resident who is prescribed it can use out of the same bottle. Same deal with insulin- the...

  25. Community Insulin

    NursKris82 replied to zilla704's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a bottle- what's the problem? In LTC we use stock meds- aspirin, multi-vitamin and so on than any resident who is prescribed it can use out of the same bottle. Same deal with insulin- the...