KalipsoRed

KalipsoRed

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  1. A Personal Struggle

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I called off from work today, and I'm not sick. This makes me sad. I'm at a loss as to where to turn to. I've been on my telemetry floor since June '08, I switched to nights in an effort to feel...

  2. Advice on changing floors

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I've been on a tele/stepdown unit for 9 months. I've switch from day shift to night shift in an effort to make the job better for me. I have no complaints about my coworkers or my manager, but I"m...

  3. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    KalipsoRed replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This reminds me of a documentry show I saw a few years ago. Milk producers were upset that producers of rice and soy milk got to use the term milk in their product. They thought that the term milk...

  4. Nana forced preemie newborn (less than 9 lbs at the time) to suck on a lollipop.

    KalipsoRed replied to a_new_grandma's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone tried to educate the other grandparents other than attack them? People do stupid things because stupid things were done to them when they were younger and they lived through it hence they...

  5. Vent, Rant, All of the Above- New nurse in trouble

    KalipsoRed replied to emtstudentnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know, you sound like me! I newer though. I've almost been a nurse for a year now. First six months I spent on days feeling the same things you do about giving report to nights. Now I'm on nights...

  6. Huge Nursing School Debt!

    KalipsoRed replied to Shortigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the other responders. I would like to tell you that going to a good nursing school makes all the difference in the world, but it does not. I went to a very well respected nursing...

  7. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    KalipsoRed replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "about a week ago, i had my first very tough day where i told all my friends i was thinking about quitting. since then, i had two days (actually night shifts) that were fairly easy, but recently i had...

  8. Nighshift blues

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So 2 weeks ago I started nights. I love nights compaired to days. I get to spend time with my patients and actually get to look up labs and tests to see results, NEVER did I have time to do that on...

  9. Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

    KalipsoRed replied to innovativemurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I really want to own my own nursing business some day. I want to be a Preventitive Health Nurse. I want to start my own clinic type institution where families can come and learn how to improve their...

  10. I feel so duped!

    KalipsoRed replied to NeoPediRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry about how you were treated. That is so incrediably inconsiderate and rude, not to mention financially life threatening! I hope that your NICU job comes through. Good

  11. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    KalipsoRed replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Passed boards in July 2008 and have been working on a telemtry unit since June. I like my co-workers, my manager, and I like the patients, but I'm not so sure I like my job. I couldn't stand my job...

  12. 6 mos. now, ready to give it up!

    KalipsoRed replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a telemetry unit and am a new nurse. I felt as stressed out as you are my first six months; then I decided to go to night shift because there were no other openings on other floors for me to...

  13. Is it to much to ask.....

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is it to much to ask for a job that doesn't make you feel like you've been put through a ringer every time you go in? Why is it that nursing must be that way? When I get done with work I feel...

  14. Question: What's so bad about the night shift?

    KalipsoRed replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I started on days and am now working nights. As a day person I could easily get aggrivated at night shift because they would get ***** with me when I left them work to do. Now that I work nights I am...

  15. Day shift vs. Night Shift

    KalipsoRed replied to ivorybunny's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I say that all of those who are on the commitee need to spend 1 month working the shift opposite of what they do now. This is what I think is the hughest issue with hospitals and the medical field! We...

  16. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    KalipsoRed replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    Hi. I'm in Saint Louis, originally from Texas. Moved up here with some Costies. I've been flirting with going into the service for years. I amost even signed a contract before I started nursing...

  17. Going to nights

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Since my job is giving me such anxiety issuess. I'm going to try nights for 6 months to see if things get better. I'm so depressed. Nursing is not meeting any of the expectations I had before I became...

  18. What is the opposition to Universal Healthcare

    KalipsoRed replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know, I don't agree with universal healthcare per se. I think I would not be opposed to universal preventitive healthcare....the hard thing about that is what do you consider preventitive?...

  19. Things that make me HATE nursing.

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    1. Paper work --- For God's sake people!!! I know that we have to cover ourselves, but really. When there is a new piece of f-ing paperwork coming out every week I can't even keep up! Some one needs...

  20. Things that make me HATE nursing.

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of things about working at the bedside that I find incredibly frustrating. I'm glad I have people I can vent to who won't lecture me about my "negativity" or tell me I should rethink...

  21. Stop nursing for ever in my life

    KalipsoRed replied to shiriin's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you worked so hard and recieved nothing. My nursing school was like

  22. Paper Work Sucks...how do I care about it?

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I'm working and it's not so bad as it once was....though 75% of the time I still wonder if I chose the right profession, but it is better. However I'm starting to feel like a crappy employee. I...

  23. Hiring freezes, cut backs?

    KalipsoRed replied to Floridanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse in Saint Louis. I have been sent home/told not to come in 3 times in the last month. We have had low census since I was hired on....Like I was wondering why they even hired me or the...

  24. Working w/o Techs and Secretaries

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I'm working on a telemetry unit at a decent sized hospital. We have about 22 beds on our floor. Normally we have a 4 or 5 to 1 ratio of patients to nurse. During my entire 12 week training period...

  25. Stressed new nurse

    KalipsoRed replied to IamRN08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse (graduated in May). I've been working since June. I work for a nice hospital with mostly supportive staff and I had a 14 week preceptorship. I thought I would feel better when I got...