NursKris82

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  1. What was your job before you became a nurse?

    NursKris82 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Cashier... office assistant...nursing assistant...LPN...

  2. new RN's in specialty areas

    NursKris82 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    I think she's saying that some more seasoned nurses forget that they weren't born nurses and had to start "from stratch" as a new grad at one

  3. geriatric nursing

    NursKris82 replied to dkrooster's topic in General Nursing

    i live in the capitol city of this great state and i second everything she said. i am currently an lpn in ltc working on my rn and i was a aide before that. so, i've worked with the elderly for a...

  4. new RN's in specialty areas

    NursKris82 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    I think that statement may have caused a poster or two to have a stroke!! Seriously, though- I am an LPN in a LTCF and grad. with my RN in Dec. I was told I must start my career in an ICU, a RN I...

  5. new RN's in specialty areas

    NursKris82 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    That is a good point. The programs themselves are also hard and can give a new grad the ability to learn knowledge needed in a specialty area (if the orientation is adequate, of

  6. new RN's in specialty areas

    NursKris82 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone with a pulse?? New grads are hardly anyone with a pulse. These students have had years of schooling and past the same state board you did! They may not have the experience, but anything with...

  7. new RN's in specialty areas

    NursKris82 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    I totally

  8. silly question about working overtime

    NursKris82 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have actually heard of this, not as a nurse though. I work with a girl in a nursing home who was an aide and was trained and hired as a housekeeper (which is contracted out). So she worked both...

  9. New Graduates In The Icu?

    NursKris82 replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in MICU, SICU

    Of course you're a better nurse now- you've been a nurse for 11 or so years. It is true that the shoratage is such that new grads are going to be in ICU. I agree with some of the others that if the...

  10. New Graduates In The Icu?

    NursKris82 replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you're a better nurse now- you've been a nurse for 11 or so years. It is true that the shoratage is such that new grads are going to be in ICU. I agree with some of the others that if the...

  11. Big Decision!

    NursKris82 replied to nursejane1985's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I graduate in Dec., but have a friend who started as a new grad 10 or so years ago in the PICU. She told me that I need to start in ICU, be it PICU or SICU or whatever. She said they really teach...

  12. Schools producing good NCLEX takers? Or good nurses?

    NursKris82 replied to celeste7767's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said. My sentiments

  13. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    NursKris82 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    OMG- I laughed so hard on this one!

  14. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    That is cute... and so

  15. Typical Cost for RN-BSN programs?

    NursKris82 replied to mcknis's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know what's typical, but I live in MI and MSU credits are like $350.00 a piece. I'm not sure about $20,000.00, but probably around $10,000.00. I need that number to any school that I can get...

  16. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    NursKris82 replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    I think she speaks for herself. At least she doesn't have on red

  17. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    NursKris82 replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    That's cute! I must admit I have been tempted a time or two. But, Betty Boop dressed up in a short, tight nursing dress with a needle in her hand saying "Luv A Nurse" is not a great image for...

  18. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    NursKris82 replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    That was AWFUL! I couldn't believe it and then the news people, including the ladies, going along with it- ridiculous! I do want to make an additional comment on the bad image of nursing. NURSES,...

  19. Florence Nightengale's Notes on Nursing...

    NursKris82 replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in General Nursing

    I am a bright girl, but honestly... I couldn't read this book. The language is way to old, I couldn't follow it. If someone would update the language I would love to read it, but that was too much...

  20. New Graduates In The Icu?

    NursKris82 replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in MICU, SICU

    What an INCREDIBLE opportunity!! WE don't have programs that extensive where I'm from, they're decent- but that's great. Congratulations on getting in and being able to take advantage of this...

  21. New Graduates In The Icu?

    NursKris82 replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    What an INCREDIBLE opportunity!! WE don't have programs that extensive where I'm from, they're decent- but that's great. Congratulations on getting in and being able to take advantage of this...

  22. The same question everybody keeps asking...

    NursKris82 replied to jspacegirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I graudate in Dec. and am interested in ICU. I think that if your hospital offers a great orientation and you really want to be there- go for it! I think you may the right decision and I hope you get...

  23. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    NursKris82 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why she had to go to court to get her own placenta. That's ridiculous! In our area it is always an option, they ask if the mom wants it or not. What you do with it- not our...

  24. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    ...when you spend all your vacations WORKING to make up for the time you couldn't work during the school year. I worked EVERY SINGLE DAY of my spring break, except Sundays- 11 of the 14 days we were...

  25. You know you're a new nurse when...

    NursKris82 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I saw this done on the nursing student forum and since I'm a new LPN and still a student for my RN I thought it would be cute to do here too. You know you're a new nurse when... You have to stay over...