kayla123

kayla123

Member

  • Content

    38

  • Visitors

    2,258

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by kayla123

  1. Interview with Florida Health Department

    kayla123 replied to Hollyrobyn's topic in Public, Community Health

    I work for the FL DOH. By the time you get this, your interview will probably already be over. But it consists of a minimum of 2 people interviewing you with situational questions, such as what would...

  2. Endorsement To Florida

    kayla123 replied to BIGBRO71's topic in General Nursing

    I moved from PA to Florida about 13 years ago. I had my PA license, so I to was going for endorsement. Don't know how it is now, but then the paper work was enough to make you kill somebody, page...

  3. Hospice CNA Frustrated re:caseload

    kayla123 replied to southcarolina716's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a Hospice RN and say that I could not function without my CNA's. They are valued members of the team, and we all function as one unit. Their caseload varies, usually 4 to 5 visits per day, if the...

  4. nursing shortage? how about equipment shortage?

    kayla123 replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Nursing

    Worked in Naples, Florida and they had more supplies there then ALL the hospitals combined that I ever worked at. Unfortunately that was the ONLY good thing about the

  5. Nurses that "eat your lunch" during report!

    kayla123 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Oh God I DO NOT miss floor work. It has been my experience that the nurse who nitpicks EVERYTHING usually gives the WORST report. And has very creative excuses for why THEY didn't get something...

  6. Fired because i did not accept the assignment

    kayla123 replied to radial34's topic in General Nursing

    Like my nursing instructor always said to me, and has stuck for ALL these years, ask yourself will they go to jail for me, and that is your answer. I have guided my career by

  7. Some questions about Hospice Case Mananagement

    kayla123 replied to shewalke's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congrats!!!!! It is a whole different way of nursing. My philosophy is to take each day by itself. Once I realized I could not solve ALL a pt's problems and started focusing on the ones I could help...

  8. Anyone here feeling bored with their Job?

    kayla123 replied to bluefabian's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Oh wow, are you me? I had the same feeling from chronics. EVERYTHING was so routine, you got to the point where you knew everyone's problems, stories, jokes..... Yes, we had the occasional code, but...

  9. Last Name on ID Badges

    kayla123 replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    Only children and pets don't have last names? What the heck does that

  10. Last Name on ID Badges

    kayla123 replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    I don't know if that is against the law, but a hospital I worked in had an incident. We also had first and last names on our badges. One of the nurses from another floor ended up being stalked by a...

  11. Some questions about Hospice Case Mananagement

    kayla123 replied to shewalke's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Best of Luck to you! Please let me know how it

  12. Hospials to work at in Bradenton area

    kayla123 replied to sunnyg's topic in Florida Nursing

    I worked for Blake Medical Center, at the time I was 7 months pregnant, very, very large, SOB, peeing ALL the time, typical miserable. I worked nights, which was rough. The nurses I worked with were...

  13. Co-workers who think out loud at the nursing station

    kayla123 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    My father always said when you talk to yourself you meet a better class of

  14. Mandatory daytime meetings for nightshift employees

    kayla123 replied to BizzieRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When I worked nights, our NM would come in and have a staff meeting at 1 AM. She always said better one tired person then a whole

  15. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    kayla123 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    No one can identify the

  16. I hate drunk drivers.

    kayla123 replied to Apollorn's topic in General Nursing

    My brother IS a drunk driver. In his 40's, lives with Mommy who enables him and babies him. Have no sympathy for him or anyone else who drives drunk. My mother is convinced it is a disease, can you...

  17. Pigeon holed?

    kayla123 replied to mooneyes65's topic in Operating Room

    I worked PACU then went to same day. Trust me, you do not want to go back to the

  18. Some questions about Hospice Case Mananagement

    kayla123 replied to shewalke's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a Hospice CM in SW Florida. I have a caseload of 12 patients. I work out of assisted living facilities, several different ones, so I do quite a bit of driving. I do get half descent mileage...

  19. Can a female have a reaction to a depo shot?

    kayla123 replied to barefootlady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also gained weight, lost hair by the clumps, bled non stop, and for the shining star moment had chest pain that threw me in the ER. Had all kinds of arrythmias and ended up seeing a cardiologist for...

  20. Does anyone else have a family member like this? (LONG)

    kayla123 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I thought I was the only one with a fruit cake mother. My mother has been on Valium as long as I can remember. Had every anti-depressant under the sun, stops taking them all, because she has no...

  21. Does anyone else have a family member like this? (LONG)

    kayla123 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is this my mother you are talking about? How do I deal? Live 1000 miles away and cut contact. My peace of mind is more important then family

  22. Night shift to days, Which specialties are day shift friendly???

    kayla123 replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    Get out of the hospital!! Felt the SAME way. Went from full time nights to same day surgery PACU. Mon to Fri, No on call, w/e, or holidays. Sweet. Then went to Hospice Case manager, same deal, only...

  23. Where Is The Worst place to work in Florida?

    kayla123 replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    Worst place in Florida to work? Hands down DaVita Dialysis. You put your license on the line every

  24. Davita is doing what?!?

    kayla123 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    In my many years of nursing I have discovered that sign on bonus = crap job. DaVita or not. Look beyond that and ask yourself why can't they get staff, why can't they keep staff. A sign on bonus is a...

  25. Davita - Should I take it/should I not????

    kayla123 replied to wyrleygirl1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Totally agree, worst job I ever had. Understaffing, 18 hour days, being the only licensed person in the building, a reuse tech that used to float between 3 different facilities, and being rationed...