Kialya ASN

Kialya has 7 years experience as a ASN and specializes in Detox and Psyc nursing.

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1. What helped me

   Kialya replied to Kialya's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

   Good luck with your finals

2. What helped me

   Kialya posted a topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

   When I was studying, I audio recorded the lectures, took my laptop to class and typed in anything I felt I needed during lecture. After class, I took my rainbow of highlighters and I would highlight...

3. Magnet status

   Kialya replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   Let me start off by saying I do NOT work in a magnet hospital (I have friends that do). From what I am told, the hospitals know exactly when the surveyors are going to show up, they beef up the staff...

4. Nursing Student Study Tips Contest

   Kialya replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

   When I was studying, I audio recorded the lectures, took my laptop to class and typed in anything I felt I needed during lecture. After class, I took my rainbow of highlighters and I would highlight...

5. Why can't we tell pts/families we're understaffed?

   Kialya replied to delphine22's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Acutally, management would prefer it if the patients thought it was a lazy nurse. Then they just say, "Oh her? Yes, we addressed that problem. Thank you for letting us know." That way, they can pin...

6. Top 3 worst halloween costume to wear at work.

   Kialya replied to nola1202's topic in Nursing Humor

   When I was in nsg school I made and wore a giant blood pressure

7. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

   Kialya replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

   I only read a few pages of responses, but one of the biggest classes I would recommend if available is Medical Terminology. That bit of Latin was a godsend later and I actually stumbled on that class...

8. bariatric surgery -a question

   Kialya replied to newsupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   I had the surgery 2 years before I graduated and became an RN (this was about 6 years ago). Like your aunt, my BMI was over 40. I had tried and failed with multiple diets and exercise. To this day I...

9. Goal Setting documentation in the ED

   Kialya replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

   Patient teaching is a real biggie I can see here. For example, prevention education (to prevent future needless ER visits for oh, say signs of a viral infection vs. bacterial infection or diabetic...

10. I am anxious!

    Kialya replied to cindyod's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I am wrong, but legally can LPNs even assess/reassess a patient? How are you supposed to get around that problem too? Please do not put your license in

11. Psych nurse pay?

    Kialya replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Psychiatric

    This is with health

12. What is psych nursing like exactly?

    Kialya replied to Nurse4life09's topic in Psychiatric

    Here is a day in the life of a psych nurse where I work: I work 3-11 pm. I have a 5 pm and 9 pm med pass and care for up to 10 patients directly. I get out of report with the day shift around 3:30 pm...

13. Psych nurse pay?

    Kialya replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow I feel wanted. I make $36/hr after shift dif. is added in. (located in Phx, Az. for profit facility) (Not a

14. Am I Crazy?

    Kialya replied to itsme583's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might be trivializing your nursing classes. I was a 4.0 college student (even with my pre-nursing classes like Biology and A&P. Then came nursing. I still managed to finish with a...

15. I LOVE MY JOB!!

    Kialya replied to SecondGenRN's topic in Emergency

    I love my job too :) Glad to see others are doing well