kimmie4476

kimmie4476 ASN, RN

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  1. Has this happen to you on a paper?

    kimmie4476 replied to WTXgrl's topic in General Students

    Yes, I agree, before an appeal, you SHOULD talk to the instructor first. I once did a paper for an instructor that graded based on what seemed like whether she liked you or not. Our clinical group...

  2. The Nurse's Role in Managing Sepsis

    kimmie4476 replied to Wendy Sutas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know if infection is NANDA approved,it's not in my older book but in by nursing dx book, under sepsis it lists Deficient fluid volume RT vasodilation of peripheral vessels, leaking capillaries...

  3. Has this happen to you on a paper?

    kimmie4476 replied to WTXgrl's topic in General Students

    Are you able to have the paper graded by another instructor? In my school, if we thought we were graded unfairly, we could appeal and another instructor would grade the paper. It was kind of a crap...

  4. The Nurse's Role in Managing Sepsis

    kimmie4476 replied to Wendy Sutas's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm confused, you have a patient with sepsis and you are using impaired social interaction and impaired comfort as your nursing diagnosis? You might want to pick a higher priority nursing dx. Look up...

  5. Question about head to toe physical assessments

    kimmie4476 replied to Mell Bell's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It depends on the patient. Here's my general head to toe; walk in the room, look at the patient (assessing skin color, diaphoresis, flushed, edema etc.) talk to the patient introduce myself, ask...

  6. Nursing Unions

    kimmie4476 replied to Guest296136's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I do know that both Benson hospital and Bisbee hospital are union hospitals now (both in southeastern

  7. things to do on your night off

    kimmie4476 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on how many days off that I have. If I have 5 days off, then I'll sleep for about 3 hours that first day and stay up as late as I can the last day off. If I only have 2 days off, then I'll...

  8. can a rn or lpn answer my interview questions?please

    kimmie4476 replied to heavenangel90's topic in General Nursing

    1.whats a typical day at work like? wow, I'll let someone else answer this one 2.what are the major skills,knowledge,and abilities necessary for success in the nursing field? IMHO, I think one of the...

  9. charting resting with eyes closed vs "asleep"

    kimmie4476 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I too use "resting with eyes closed, respirations even and unlabored" or "0 S/S of distress" instead of asleep, because, how do I know that they are asleep? Even snoring doesn not mean they are

  10. RN Autonomy

    kimmie4476 replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on where you work, for instance, I work in a small rural hospital where we have very few protocols in place, so we use nursing judgement a lot. The doctors here know each one of us...

  11. How do you know if you will be good at clinicals?

    kimmie4476 replied to WDW4ever's topic in General Students

    Yes, practice makes perfect! The more you do, the more you will get comfortable with. We ALL shake in our shoes that first day of walking into clinicals which is why I think they start us out in LTC....

  12. Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    kimmie4476 replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    Someone just asked me that the other day and without hesitation, I said "yes" I know it's weird, but I miss the constant learning, research and the challenges the instructors give you. I even miss the...

  13. Hesi exit RN HELP

    kimmie4476 replied to r&r10's topic in General Students

    See if your library at school has the Hesi practice book...Do lots of NCLEX style questions by forming a group and asking people to bring their own NCLEX book and throwing questions at each other......

  14. Nursing Unions

    kimmie4476 replied to Guest296136's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The hospital where I work in Arizona IS unionized, but you don't have to be a member if you don't want to. I am because I like the extra protection a union provides...someone who is only on MY

  15. Need Nursing students and Nurses to answer survey question

    kimmie4476 replied to beckster_01's topic in General Nursing

    tell me about a time you have cared for a resident of a group home or an individual with developmental disabilities in the hospital i work on an acute care med-surg/tele floor, and we occasionally get...

  16. Working While in Nursing School??

    kimmie4476 replied to bell47's topic in General Students

    My first year of nursing school, I worked as a waitress/bartender wed and thurs from 4-10pm and 12 hours/day on the weekends, and when I got my LPN I worked Fri, Sat, Sun 12 hour shifts. It is really...

  17. What are some better ways to understand and memorize the material?

    kimmie4476 replied to ttt-n's topic in General Students

    You are absolutely right about NCLEX review books being worth their weght in gold! I was just looking at my bookshelves and realized that I have 8 NCLEX study guides! (even though I think I only used...

  18. Afraid I'm not going to cut it

    kimmie4476 replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Students

    You can also practice the steps of the skill over and over. If you don't have the time to do this, read the skills checklist then picture yourself going through the steps in the correct order. The...

  19. What are some better ways to understand and memorize the material?

    kimmie4476 replied to ttt-n's topic in General Students

    Also, I never would go back and change my answers on a test. No second guessing! Just remember, you know this material, it's up there in your brain, and you just need to pull it out! I had this...

  20. What are some better ways to understand and memorize the material?

    kimmie4476 replied to ttt-n's topic in General Students

    again, I think it's best to understand the material, but here's a few things that helped me through nursing school.... 1.)tape the lectures and listen to them as you are driving 2.)transcribe the...

  21. What are some better ways to understand and memorize the material?

    kimmie4476 replied to ttt-n's topic in General Students

    First off, BREATHE!! Then tell us exactly what you are having problems with so that we can help. One of the key things that helped me through nursing school is that I actually took the time to...

  22. Medication

    kimmie4476 replied to sinawahi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the beginning, you will be looking up meds everyday, eventually the "regulars" will begin to stick in your mind, but it is impossible to know every med. Hopefully you never give a med you are...

  23. Charge Nurse... 1 month out of orientation?

    kimmie4476 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes, it does happen. I was a newly minted LPN on a med-surg floor (with 2 days of orientation before I was orienting someone else but that is a different story) and I was Charge many times even over...

  24. I can't let you do that- it's against policy!

    kimmie4476 replied to RhiaRN75's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am definetly a "look the other way nurse" for pets visiting. The good thing for me is that my hospital does let pets visit "swing bed" patients (ones that can be here for 100 days), so it is easier...

  25. I am a complete failure; incompetent, stupid, and outright humiliated!

    kimmie4476 replied to ZanatuBelmont's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, i can see both sides of the story, yours and theirs in this situation. First off, we are all human, and we ALL make mistakes. This is not a flame post, so please don't take it that way, I am...