Kelly_the_Great

Kelly_the_Great

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  1. UTT RN-MSN Online Program

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Broombug's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey mjbsn2006, Like Cardinal, I just graduated UTT's BSN program as well. The competition for the bachelor's I guess was pretty high. I went in with a 4.0 (certainly didn't graduate with one...

  2. Time Management

    Kelly_the_Great replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    okay, i know you were probably sayin' this in jest but...i use a pull top pen that hangs around my neck from a stretchy cord, it's so convenient! this nurse gave me a great tip today. i have this...

  3. Time Management

    Kelly_the_Great replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    Hey luv2shopp85, thanks for starting this thread. I saw where you said you have a PDA. I saw this one nurse post in another thread that she uses this program called Diddlebug with hers, where you can...

  4. New Grad - need ideas on resources

    Kelly_the_Great posted a topic in Rural

    Hi All...:) I'm an LVN and will be graduating in May with BSN. As an LVN I've only worked in public health, home health and in a clinic - never in a hospital. I accepted a job only 15 minutes from...

  5. New Grad - need ideas on resources

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Rural

    Grammyr, thank

  6. New Grad - need ideas on resources

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Rural

    Please, guys, any words of

  7. RN moving to TX from CA

    Kelly_the_Great replied to sirena1481's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey Lizz, Yeah, not trying to impinge upon your 1st amendment rights to free speech or trying to discourage discourse on allnurses BUT... it does seem as though you do contribute your thoughts in the...

  8. The 'Image' of Nursing

    Kelly_the_Great replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    hi lovejana22, the issue of "older nurses eating their young" is really a worn out cliche (imo) and a misplaced blame on one particular group of our practioners for all of the woes which are endemic...

  9. Protect your profession...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hey Gerry...:), I think a lot of ppl believe the issue of education can be the means by which unification can be achieved. In oher words, if our entry level was "uniform" all ADN, BSN, hell, some...

  10. The 'Image' of Nursing

    Kelly_the_Great replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Works2xs, I for one am in agreement with your opinion! Here's a quote from the Royal College of Nursing (4/15/03), upon surmounting the colossal task of attempting to define nursing and their...

  11. The 'Image' of Nursing

    Kelly_the_Great replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    It's nice that we're the # 1 most trusted profession, I suppose. However, I believe that's only b/c the perception of nursing by the general public is that of "angel" vs. "advocate," which is the...

  12. Protect your profession...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hey Timothy, I was inspired by you to even ask regarding the pay differential (ref. to ADN vs. BSN forum)... Believe it or not, we just attended a recruitment luncheon with the other of the 2...

  13. Protect your profession...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm graduating with BSN in May and one of the two hospitals in our area has a scheduled recruitment diner for us in the next couple of weeks. After the different speakers have given their...

  14. Protect your profession...

    Kelly_the_Great replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know if this has already been mentioned or not (8 pgs - I confess to my laziness); however, do you guys realize that almost every other offshoot from nursing (PT, OT, RT, etc.) is able to...

  15. new nurse woes

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

    Hi :) Just wanted to say, I'm so glad for this forum & thread as well. I've been an LVN for 12 years but never worked acute care b/c I didn't feel like I had enough knowledge. And yes, I KNOW...

  16. Insulted by my boss!! Need advice

    Kelly_the_Great replied to joyrck9's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry,

  17. "Diploma Nurse preferable"

    Kelly_the_Great replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, yeah, the Diploma programs get way more clinical experience than anybody else. Clinicals/"hands on" are a great thing. Personally, I don't think there's any better way to learn than actually...

  18. "Hardened" Healthcare Providers

    Kelly_the_Great replied to cwinlv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This statement is so contradictory; one begins to think of disorganized thought processes. Which is it "for sure true" or an indication of "you veered off the path of proper patient care" and...

  19. Most RN's first borns?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    1st born of twins ! No ETOH w/dad. Mom was nurse, she was 1st born too, no etoh w/her dad

  20. Do you ever wish people didn't know you were a nurse?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Lot's of times I'm kinda taken aback by some of the comments/questions I get from friends, family and even just very loosely associated acquaintances about very personal issues that they believe are...

  21. Most Important issue facing today's aging

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Nvr2Old's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hey MarLynn, Long-term care is a big issue right now for the aging population, that and the fact that most persons falsely believe that medicare pays for this cost. Many older persons requiring...

  22. Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  23. do nurses eat their young

    Kelly_the_Great replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

    And more confident? Yeah, I've noticed that phenomena as well, RealNurseWitch. Usually it's the nurses who are insecure in their own knowledge. Makes sense to me, most bullying is a result of the...

  24. Who votes?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sanctuary, Great question! Wow, only 8%??? Sad. Hey Twinmonny+1, I like you and Dutchgirl also take my daughter when I vote. My husband even takes here with him to attend various meetings...

  25. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses provided healthcare. Healthcare is a limited resource. Many people vie for this resource. Who pays for the resource provided? Who deserves the benefit of the resource? How much and what quality...