NursKris82

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  1. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    That is awesome!!

  2. Employee Privacy?

    NursKris82 replied to strider1500's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a lot of blood tests for jobs and they're usually drug tests, but sometimes they'll tell you of any abnormals just to let you

  3. Domestic Abuse/Assault patients in the ED, how do you get through to them?

    NursKris82 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    GilaRN- You still didn't answer the question if you actually knew anyone with this issue, you started talking about googling it. I don't need to google- I've been there, I know others that have. I...

  4. Domestic Abuse/Assault patients in the ED, how do you get through to them?

    NursKris82 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    You passed judgement when you said they are "not normal" and don't think and feel like us. Have you ever known somebody, really known, not just read or heard about, in this situation. Have you got...

  5. Domestic Abuse/Assault patients in the ED, how do you get through to them?

    NursKris82 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    and "I see these victims similar to drug addicts--they have to WANT change. No matter what you do for them if they don't WANT to leave their abusive s/o they won't. " I'm sorry, but these generalized...

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

    NursKris82 replied to NursKris82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you sign all your emails or casual letters and notes with: your friend, or your sister or your grandaughter (etc) - The Nurse. you buy every corny nursing t-shirt you can get your hands on because...

  7. IN LOVE LOVE LOVE with my job!!

    NursKris82 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I'm graudating with my RN this Dec. and thanks for all your

  8. IN LOVE LOVE LOVE with my job!!

    NursKris82 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks so much. I actually really enjoyed peds in clinicals. I had an awesome instructor. I was also talking so someone I know about PICU-- so many choices- I love this profession

  9. Teach me how to document--PLEASE!

    NursKris82 replied to natrgrrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Charting Made Incredibly Easy is a great book. I am currently reading it and it has helped me so

  10. First year (6 months actually) and LOVING IT!!!

    NursKris82 replied to Never_too_late's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So well

  11. IN LOVE LOVE LOVE with my job!!

    NursKris82 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Finally, someone with something good to say on this post. This first year post is so depressing to read. Thanks for bringing some life to this dry, dead board. :bowingpur I love my job too. I am in...

  12. Advice books

    NursKris82 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't read any of those books, but I did read The Everything New Nurse Book By: Kathy Quan. Of course, in nursing you really have to get out there and do it, but this book had a lot of practical...

  13. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You know you're a nursing student when... You have to get up at 0430 for clinicals and you're still up at 0200 because you're afraid that you'll oversleep and be late for clinicals. You'd rather...

  14. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Exactly, especially the night before a

  15. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    I spent alot of time trying to listen to my cats heart and lung sounds, but he purrs too much and he started biting my

  16. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    NursKris82 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    That's so gross... but so

  17. PICU vs. PEDS

    NursKris82 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am currently an LPN will be an RN in Dec. of this year. I really enjoyed peds and thought I may like to practice there. On my last day in peds I ran into someone I knew from church and she...

  18. You can help me when you have time

    NursKris82 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I was an aide for 6 years and have been a nurse for a couple of months. I know how annoying it is to constantly change the same person over and over and over again and as soon as you get done and...

  19. who the heck are you...

    NursKris82 replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    I learned a trick to the "backwards badge" issue in my very first rotation in nursing school because it drove our instructor nuts. Put a safety pin on your top and attach the name badge to that. It...

  20. So Who Runs Your Floor, You or the Aides?

    NursKris82 replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    please! i was an aide for 6 years and am now an lpn working on my rn. they are not helping you by doing there job, they're doing there job! i agree aides need to be respected and paid well and...

  21. Christian Nurses

    NursKris82 replied to kforgood's topic in Nursing Career

    I think it is always about balance. :monkeydance: I work as a nurse, but also work in Children's Ministry :lttang: and another department that I can work in whenever I have time (it's really...

  22. Why is it so bad to be an LPN ????

    NursKris82 replied to hair_tie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I understand your frustration. But, couldn't a flighty LPN had made the same mistake. I don't think it's fair to say that RNs don't know how to use their clinical judgement, that's certainly not...

  23. Moral Dilemmas

    NursKris82 replied to happyhelpert's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others. I am a Christian and have very strong beliefs about almost everything, but I have to be a nurse. As a Christian I need to live according to my beliefs, but I can't expect...

  24. LTCF quick med pass, plus all the other stuff

    NursKris82 replied to destiny100's topic in General Nursing

    I am a very new nurse and am having the same problem. There are several threads devoted to med pass and LTCF issues on the geriatric specialty and LPN/LVN boards. I'm not sure how new you are, but I...

  25. Need Your Honest Opinions, Please !!

    NursKris82 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Others suggested that you first become a nurses aide- I don't. If you have back problems being a nurse aide is even worse than being a nurse. Nurses aides have to do a lot more lifting many times. I...