Kelly_the_Great

Kelly_the_Great

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  1. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    Kelly_the_Great replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Welcome to all the new readers! This thread orignated some time ago and I have slept (many times) since our initial discussions... However, unless my memory serves me wrong ~ no one was advocating...

  2. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Kelly_the_Great replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Twinmommy+1, You are so

  3. Working with groups: Predicting and Preventing Project Failure ...Time Management

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hi Karen, Thanks finding that for me. Looks like the Crucial Conversations book mentioned in the article would be an interesting

  4. Help....How do you Protect yourself?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to TonyFl's topic in General Nursing

    Use standard and transmission based precautions. Standard precautions used with all patients. Transmission based precautions used with patients based upon symptoms ~ don't wait for confirmation (i.e....

  5. Working with groups: Predicting and Preventing Project Failure ...Time Management

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    hey karen, i can't get this this article to

  6. Longview or Tyler area

    Kelly_the_Great replied to brendadoug's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey Brendadoug, Here's a list of the hospitals in Tyler and Longview. They all have employment links ~ lots of opportunity in the area and cost of living is low. Tyler: East Texas Medical Center...

  7. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Kelly_the_Great replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I gave MSO4 to my Father while he was dying with liver cancer. Being able to facilitate a peaceful transition from this world to the next for him is one of the proudest moments I have ever had in my...

  8. Group One background checks in Texas

    Kelly_the_Great replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey Currently TX, I admire your fervor, I truly do. But, can I tell you something? Most nurses really don't care that others are controlling our practice. To them it's just a shift, a work week,...

  9. Group One background checks in Texas

    Kelly_the_Great replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Okay, just since yesterday, it appears they have changed their website address or the server's down or something. Because I just went to the site that I posted yesterday (and accessed) to get the...

  10. Group One background checks in Texas

    Kelly_the_Great replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    Here's the complete list, Cammy: Group One Hospital

  11. What would make you feel...

    Kelly_the_Great posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    like a valued member of the nursing team? My hospital is attempting to create a culture change at our facility in which staff are empowered to create positive changes in their work environment and the...

  12. Nurse Friendly Certification

    Kelly_the_Great posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi, Have any of you been through this process? If so I'd love to hear of your experiences (successes and failures)! Was shared governance a new concept to your facility? How did you get support for...

  13. Nurse Friendly Certification

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh man, RN1989, I hate to hear that! Still I'm thankful for your input. :flowersfo There's another hospital near my area that had "Nurse Friendly" designation that lost it not long ago. I thought...

  14. Nurse Friendly Certification

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey guys, 51 views & no replies. Please share.

  15. Giving meds late o.k.?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU, Wooh! See, this is a nurse that has an appreciation of the concept of a nurse having autonomous control over his/her own practice! And, Woody62, I'm quite sure that Wooh is .In fact, I...

  16. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, but they've said "caring" couldn't be taught either and yet it is & with positive results! I mean one of the most fundamental principles we are taught in dealing with patients is to regard...

  17. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seems like anytime there's a thread on lateral violence or it's counterparts, i.e. work place advocacy, bullying, etc., the focus is always geared toward "nurses eating their young." To me, not that...

  18. If your job went from 8 hour to 12 hour shifts...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    Hey TooterIA, My facility (small like yours - 30 beds ) went from 8 to 12 hour shifts. There was no transitional period and I believe administration discussed the change with the charge nurses only...

  19. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aspiring, I think the argument is that it's all about incentive, motivation, convenience, etc. for the individual. For some people 4 days off a week is a great thing; they have more time with their...

  20. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, Adoyo. I just went to a professional nurse association's meeting, where many of the attendees were in management. Anyways, one of the issues, which was being addressed was nurse fatigue in...

  21. Management on Decline?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to MikeyJ's topic in Nurse Management

    Hi, I just wanted to thank you all for offering your perspectives as nurses who have "been there." I've just recently obtained my BSN and had wanted to pursue my MSN with a focus on...

  22. Dementional Analysis

    Kelly_the_Great replied to tx_barrett's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey Barrett, Check out this website: http://www.dalesplace.net/introduc.php It's virtually impossible to go wrong using dimensional analysis. As far as making it easy, it's just like anything else,...

  23. what's worse the anxiety before the exam or waiting for the results?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to NurseEmily22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the anxiety prior to the test was worse than waiting on the results. I was so anxious, in fact, that I could barely focus to study. One of the things that helped me the most was memory books,...

  24. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, you're totally right, tntrn! Believe me, I'm not sayin' 12 hr shifts are the be all and end all. I was merely pointing out one of its benefits. The only other benefit I see is more consecutive...

  25. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, y'all know what I like about 12's? The continuity of care. When there's 3 shifts between patients, things get missed/dropped. Versus reporting off one to one. You know, kind of like that game...