Kelly_the_Great

Kelly_the_Great

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  1. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    Kelly_the_Great replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOVED IT!!! Great job, DusktilDawn, very well

  2. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    Kelly_the_Great replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you all believe the general public is truly knowledgeable in regards to what services nursing provides to

  3. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, no kiddin'! Think about this, if you work @ a CC, you could only work T,TH or M,W,F if you wanted to. You could pick a subject like hx, that doesn't really change that much, wouldn't have to...

  4. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    Kelly_the_Great replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Guys, Why not view this as an opportunity? I mean yeah, this guy's understanding of nursing is huge misunderstanding but...let's face it, how far off the mark is his interpretation vs. that of...

  5. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would be SO great to teach a class like World Civilization! Archeology would be fun, it's like the perfect combo: history with physical and social

  6. Why do nurses tolerate bad workloads and bad work situatitons?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey emmy, just wanted to say, i really admire and very much agree with your post! eta: one thing i think we could do is to really start pushing (not just one paragraph dispersed here and there)...

  7. Pressure ulcers

    Kelly_the_Great replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    Hey, Zahryia, thanks...:wink2: I wanted to illustrate that impaired skin integrity is a multifacected issue. Of course, there are many other factors to consider than just those I listed. It's just,...

  8. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, with "holism" being the hallmark of nursing and its point of distinction from other profressions, why do we not apply this principle to

  9. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Uhh, you did? The thread in which I responded to this, asking what does instructor competence have to do with admission standards, was originally entitled Should Nursing schools increase their...

  10. Turning in my resignation Monday

    Kelly_the_Great replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Subee...LOL :rotfl: Ahh, truer words have never been spoken! And, you know, it's not just the $$$, it's your emotional connection you develop with your patients and co-workers. And, me thinks,...

  11. 4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    What does instructor competence have to do with "admission

  12. Turning in my resignation Monday

    Kelly_the_Great replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh my goodness, that's too funny!!! On second thought, I probably couldn't work @ Starbucks b/c if I had been reading this with a latte in hand, I'm sure it would have been flyin' straight through my...

  13. Turning in my resignation Monday

    Kelly_the_Great replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, I think Starbucks would be cool, I mean, hello...marble mocha macchiato, need I say more? Also, all the pastries...mmm good! Oh, and, they got the internet connections too (so you wouldn't...

  14. A bit of common sense to nursing?! (long)

    Kelly_the_Great replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that there are all kinds of different seizures with varying levels of physical distress and severity. Hmm...I wonder, in some seizures, do patients not experience difficulty in...

  15. Turning in my resignation Monday

    Kelly_the_Great replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah...Hey, let me know how it's [resignation] received on Monday. I bet they beg you (the same nurse they're gonna tell th' next one was horrible...lol ) to stay. You know, they never want your...

  16. Turning in my resignation Monday

    Kelly_the_Great replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, Bandit, hope things turn out well for you with this new opportunity. Sometimes it's best just to move on, you know? Again, best

  17. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Kelly_the_Great replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    no

  18. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yeah, they

  19. Pressure ulcers

    Kelly_the_Great replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    wow!!!!!!!

  20. Please tell me this isnt normal!

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

    Yeah, just email them with link provided: https://allnurses.com/forums/f99/please-tell-me-isnt-normal-184989.html LOL, that way they can get everybody's

  21. Pressure ulcers

    Kelly_the_Great replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    this is sooo true! what's this person's albumin level (or better yet, in the elderly prealbumin level)? do they have decreased colloid pressure thus contributing to extravasation of fluid and...

  22. This is a VENTING Post!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to scribblerpnp's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    man, nurses need instruction in intraprofessional conflict resolution. obviously, he's telling someone, hence you were familiar with his conflicts, right? why not tell those [teachers] who can help...

  23. Have you seen "I am my own Twin"?

    Kelly_the_Great replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I did see this! It was sooo fascinating (yes, I am a nerd...lol). It's a phenomenon that's kind of been around for a while that many have hypothesized in the livestock industry - go figure....

  24. This is a VENTING Post!

    Kelly_the_Great replied to scribblerpnp's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Okay, chiming in as a student. I'm an older student, work as an LVN, am in a BSN program, commute 1 hour each way, have a family...am I burnin' my candle at both ends? Who isn't? Many of my...

  25. Resignation Retention

    Kelly_the_Great replied to retention's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Oh, RNHawaii34, I'm so sorry...I see/hear the frustration in your post. Wishing you better