Kashia

Kashia ASN, LVN

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  1. agency nurse asks..how to deal with difficult staff nurse

    Kashia posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    What is best way to deal with a staff nurse that is increasingly becoming difficult. We each have assigned team. This nurse started friendly, extremely talkative on noc shift. Then began...

  2. Agency Tips

    Kashia replied to dfk122's topic in Agency Nurses

    If one plans on doing agency for awhile, like year or two or more, collect written references along the way- in case you should decide to apply for a staff position. My tip of the day! What I have...

  3. Nurses With Low Self-Esteem: Please Seek Help

    Kashia replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Low self esteem I imagine would stem from looking for natural "man" to provide you with something they can not. The more disillusioned we become, the more blind we become, the more lost we are, the...

  4. Nurses With Low Self-Esteem: Please Seek Help

    Kashia replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your comment is so right on, to the point and true! Would much rather work with male charge nurse especially or at least other male floor nurses. It does make a difference in the balance of attitudes...

  5. I'm throwing in the towel, as HARD as it is to say because I did fight the good fight

    Kashia replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Career

    Amen and agreed. And industry is getting worse. You did what I know so many nurses just want to do and for variety of reasons can not or do not. Best to

  6. how did you celebrate completion of lpn school

    Kashia replied to futurenurseOB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I celebrated by not thinking of nursing or opening a book and doing something different for four

  7. Burnt out in LTC after 5 years

    Kashia replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hello....I can empathize with your heartache. I believe in general , there are exceptions, the world of nursing the management the everything has greatly changed - I will say in last 10 years. Why?...

  8. Quick question

    Kashia replied to Dulce29's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was an CNA in acute care before LVN....and no, I did not work while I was in school at all. Is your question (?) about working as CNA while in nursing school or if it is relevant or helpful to what...

  9. On responsibilities to fulfill schedule

    Kashia posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Just wondering how it is for other nurses working agency. If you accept shifts in advance, say like for the next week or even month ahead, and then find out you do not want to work there anymore for...

  10. Medication error scenario

    Kashia replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    No one gave Percocet:-) But I do agree it is a complete mess. Not only this scenario but the whole dynamic going on

  11. 30 unit option

    Kashia replied to kerrieflan5's topic in California Nursing

    The classes required for 30 unit option are specific and inc: Micro, A & P, then core nursing classes - per state board. So its a state regulated option sort of. last I

  12. 30 unit option

    Kashia replied to kerrieflan5's topic in California Nursing

    The last I checked into this, 30 unit option programs are mandated by the CA state to be offered at all college or univ nursing programs. What I found is most of the schools will not advertise this,...

  13. What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    Kashia replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    "if there are aids or LPNs taking care of the dirty work".... Truth be said, any level of nursing has its dirty work, and if you find an area that doesn't......then this is the

  14. What to do with these kind of patients?

    Kashia replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    I "liked" your post because it reflects the situation in so many

  15. What to do with these kind of patients?

    Kashia replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    Simuliar situation at facility where I am temping. If I was not so busy alert charting on the pts that have already fallen and or the continuous run of UTI"s it would be easier for me to get down the...

  16. Dealing with nosey nurses

    Kashia replied to Aviationurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    ok, yes. The professional and think good first response is they may be "exploring" for their own personal goals and genuinely just want to get to know you. Or they may be one of those Nurse Hatchets...

  17. Sent into a correctional facility...failed miserably :(

    Kashia replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Agency Nurses

    Sad and very good example that agencies are businesses and will tell you , the nurse, anything to get you to go to a place. I know because I have learned hard way through my agency they are strictly a...

  18. Going full time at a hospital in which you work for agency?

    Kashia replied to NurseCard's topic in Agency Nurses

    I hear there is a contractual agreement between my agency and hospitals. I do not know the terms. I have seen some co-workers through agency go on staff and all is quiet. I have seen hospitals pay big...

  19. do you like working for a staffing agency?

    Kashia replied to CNA1991's topic in Agency Nurses

    I have done both staff and agency work and agree with most everything already posted. And yes a real key is to remember you are working for a "business" and often times they have little to no...

  20. New DON encourages tattle-tails

    Kashia posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is this common practice to encourage staff to come "share" whatever about other staff....she says so she can know what is going on??? Then , the sign posted on the door read: CNA's!!! Earn the...

  21. Nurses Share Your Empowering Scriptures :)

    Kashia replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Thank you AN for this forum. John 14:26-27 "The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I...

  22. How would you comfort a dying atheist?

    Kashia replied to stripbubbles's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I would comfort. and just be there for a dying patient without outwardly doing anything. It is kind of hard to control if others are praying or not LOL! If responsible party of dying person or close...

  23. Question about signing MAR

    Kashia replied to Kittypower123's topic in General Nursing

    Good question, I think we all see missing initials and (gasp) maybe miss signing ourselves. I personally would not sign for another nurse. It depends on the medication if I would call the nurse at...

  24. I'm a real nurse!!! Thank you!

    Kashia replied to nurseycool's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    [color=#ee82ee]congratulations!!!

  25. To agency or not to agency?

    Kashia replied to Audit535's topic in Nursing Career

    Speaking of agency work in general comparing to on staff: There are pros and cons. Agency work (generally) puts you in the challenging places and you might think of it as the places that can not keep...