Kelly_the_Great

Kelly_the_Great

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  1. How many of you are pursuing your RN licensure?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, please do! I sure wish I had when I was younger...lol BTW, I thought I had read in one of your previous post that you might be moving to Texas soon. Have you made the move yet? If so, how's it...

  2. How many of you are pursuing your RN licensure?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yea! Congratulations, Jess! Just wanted to say I think you're going to make an excellent nurse. I've seen many of your posts and you convey great compassion and always seem to be very conscientious....

  3. How many of you are pursuing your RN licensure?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi AjohnsonLVN, As juvynurse said, "I wish we had a year LPN-RN ladder program here. How sweet that would be." Very sweet indeed! I think you'll find your prereqs are going to be a lot easier for you...

  4. help me pls...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to lingling's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey Xenspirit, I hope you are still following this thread. I think your suggestion is very interesting as I believe nursing assistants are a vital part of the "nursing team." I myself am very...

  5. Strange Nursing Student

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    I thought of your little lady too, DutchgirlRN, upon reading about this student and how similiar the whole situation was. I know th' post was closed but I've have been so wondering what happended with...

  6. Define Nursing

    Kelly_the_Great replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    This is where I think we are able to distinguish ourselves from all other professions in the ability to offering healing of the person (holism) versus curing a disease.

  7. Define Nursing

    Kelly_the_Great replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    The Royal College of Nursing has attempted to come up with a definition of nursing. This is a post to a link discussing how they've gone about it and some of the different issues related to it....

  8. Strange Nursing Student

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    Hey TweetiePieRN, How many home-schooled kids have you met? We had my daughter in a home school program kindergarten & 1st w/6 other children. Unfortunately, we wound up having to put her in...

  9. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    Kelly_the_Great replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient once that referred to her orifice as a "butter-hole" and her lady parts as a "tin plate." Makes ya wonder

  10. Strange Nursing Student

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah! I wondered about that too. What did his instructor say, NurseKitty NC? I mean, I would think he's exhibited these behaviors in the classroom as well. But what did the instructor say when you...

  11. help me pls...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to lingling's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Joan, What are your interests in nursing? What made you decide to become a nurse? What do you like in nursing? What do you

  12. Strange Nursing Student

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    Hey NurseKitty NC, You know what's funny? When I saw the title of this thread I actually wondered if it was in regards to the same student you mentioned in your previous post (and I didn't...

  13. Did you care for a psych patient today?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished a reading a really interesting article from the Journal of Advanced Nursing from 2002, addressing nursing staff's perceptions of persons suffering from mania and how those perceptions...

  14. What Grossness Is Cool?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    How 'bout ear wax extraction? It is amazing how much ear wax can be in a person's ear! Also, what about nasal packing? Again, how does it all

  15. Need tips/resources for "Working Effectively with Non-nurse staff" presentation

    Kelly_the_Great replied to blaaveispiken's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Blaaveispiken, "Interprofessional Relations" is a good search term you can use for this particular subject. Are you going to be using

  16. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh yeah. If you voice any of your concerns or simply point out that it's out of compliance which could result in nonpayment (or violation of the law). You're viewed as a "stickler" or whatever. The...

  17. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm seeing more and more that the "customer service" end of business is being stressed over that of exceptional, compentent healthcare. Often at the sacrifice of healthcare, in fact. Things like...

  18. Am I weird or what?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yea! Congratulations, NurseyBaby'05

  19. I need help with Pharmocology....

    Kelly_the_Great replied to pasand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi monipv, I used a book entitled "Pharmacology Made Insanely Easy" that was wonderful! They used acronyms, mnemonics and pics. :) Great for me, as I am very visual. I also made flashcards of my own...

  20. Dealing With Lay Curiosity

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Anhelo Impedio's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How often do you all see this same lack of knowledge from nurses themselves? I'm currently in a BSN program and we got 1/2 a day lecture on death & dying, 1 outpt. Hospice clinic day & 1...

  21. Group project rant

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    OMG, ELKMNin06, a rabbid dog!

  22. What Grossness Is Cool?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    While generally, I believe in creationism and to a lesser extent evolution, for example microevolution where you get distinctions within the same species like you know border collies, poodles, etc....

  23. What Grossness Is Cool?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    Maybe you should rename this thread "poppers." LOL As you seem to be reaching saturation with this recurring theme!

  24. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So, in order to facilitate therapuetic communications, should you use broad opening statements like, "How may I service you?" when you answer the phone,

  25. Resignation Retention

    Kelly_the_Great replied to retention's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Wow, I think it's unfortunate you haven't gotten much response. I mean here you are trying to find out what we want and doesn't seem like many are willing to let you know what that is. I've never...