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  1. Ambien psychosis?

    kellyc034 replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I can attest to the Ambien psychosis. I took it and several times I would get up in the morning and find my kitchen TRASHED from all the food I apparrently made for myself. NO recollection of these...

  2. A Staff Nurse's Fantasy

    kellyc034 replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds great! Throw in doctors who write their orders

  3. Last birthday

    kellyc034 replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    I have lost both of my parents, and the one thing I wish (and I'm sure they did too) was for more time. Because "more" time is not under our control, just make the most of the time you have. It all...

  4. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    kellyc034 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has motorcycles. He wears all of the gear, and doesn't take them out in bad weather. I say go for it. You can get just as mangled up in a bad car wreck. You can't live your life in a...

  5. Patient Handoff Process

    kellyc034 replied to NursingNotes's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad nurse, and the floor I'm precepting on does no actual "report". We make sheets (similar to SBARS), fill in the information, and they get put in a pile for the oncoming RN to have. If...

  6. no new grads now, but huge influx later?

    kellyc034 replied to jxRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I understand that a new grad should not be in PACU, but I sure hope no one had that attitude when you were a new grad.

  7. Denial is more than a river in Egypt...

    kellyc034 replied to cookienay's topic in Emergency

    My Mom died from COPD, but I still remember her arguing with me in the MD exam room saying it was "not proven" that her 40 years of smoking caused the emphysema. LOL. The pulmonologist actually rolled...

  8. Vent: Dysfunctional Family Dynamics

    kellyc034 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm......... Are these people POA? No- pt is alert, oriented, and ******. 1. Tell the charge RN 2. Ask them to leave or allow the pt to make her own decisions. 3. Get the nursing supervisor...

  9. Help me save my poor hands

    kellyc034 replied to wmg246's topic in General Nursing

    I have eczema on my hands, and work KILLS me. I have used every prescription cream under the sun, nothing works. However, Eucerin CREAM is my miracle in a jar. Get the cream, not the lotion, and don't...

  10. Odd things you've seen in nursing

    kellyc034 replied to SoulSearcherRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nursing situation, but reading all of the yucky stuff in the above posts made me remember this. When our dog was a puppy, maybe 6 months, he would do the "excited peeing." I came into the house...

  11. Starting out in ICU

    kellyc034 replied to seniorstudent123's topic in General Nursing

    If it is possible, I would LOVE a copy of your brain sheet as well! I'm doing my management rotation, last 5 weeks of my ADN program, in ICU and I could use all the help I can get!

  12. CNA...to be or not to be...?

    kellyc034 replied to fireball78's topic in General Nursing

    From someone who was in a similar situation, I can only tell you my experience. Work as a CNA. It helped me TONS in school, dealing with patients, understanding medical issues, and learning to work...

  13. Mandated scrub colors

    kellyc034 replied to FLOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our RN's now wear Ceil blue and can wear a white lab jacket. Tech's wear burgundy, housekeeping wears a dark teal green, surgery wears a light teal green, transporters wear polo shirts and khaki's....

  14. Student in ICU

    kellyc034 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I will start by apologizing as I am sure this has been asked a million times! I did some searching, but did not come up with any useful info so I'm going to ask again here. For all of you seasoned ICU...

  15. Rules for CNA's staying over until the next shift cna comes in

    kellyc034 replied to roro13us's topic in General Nursing

    We do doubles (16) sometimes, but it is always by choice. If one of the oncoming PCT's calls off or doesn't show up, it is staffings problem. We are NOT ever required to stay past our scheduled shift....

  16. Things I have learned in Nursing

    kellyc034 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone means something to someone.

  17. No worse end to a night shift!

    kellyc034 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Not nursing related (though it used to happen at work as well), it never fails that at least once a week my husband ends up bringing the manager's truck keys home. Just like narc keys, they gotta go...

  18. Nursing Students and Substance Abuse

    kellyc034 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is a phenominal article! I have a family history of alcoholism. It never in a million years crossed my mind that I would add myself to that history. I never/rarely drank, until I started nursing...

  19. Will work cna for food

    kellyc034 replied to Mr. Evans's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a PCT for 2 years now in a hospital. I am in nursing school, but do not hold a CNA license. I started out at $12 something an hour and am now up to $14 an hour, not including shift...

  20. Med Surg Tech Orientation from Hell!!

    kellyc034 replied to letmein2nursing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you had such a horrible first day! I have been a tech for 2 years and I will finish my ADN in May. I remember my first 2 weeks as a tech, I went home and cried each day. I hated it. I wanted...

  21. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    kellyc034 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    As I was being wheeled to the OR for my knee repair was I'm gonna give you a little versed to relax you. I said ok. Two seconds later I said Wow....that is...... After that I was in recovery and the...

  22. So very confused, please advise asap

    kellyc034 replied to lisa_1031's topic in General Nursing

    I am a PCT and a RN student. My hospital has no CMA's and no LPN's. The only LPN's in my area work in long term care.

  23. significant dates or occasions to die

    kellyc034 replied to americanTrain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My Dad died on my Mom's birthday. He stated about a week prior to his death (while he was still somewhat coherent) that this year he was going to give my Mom the best present she could ever ask for....

  24. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    kellyc034 replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is a completely inaccurate statement. 18 resp/min is quite normal. 18 divisible by 4? First of all, you don't count resp for 15 seconds, the standard is 30-60 seconds to get an accurate reading ....

  25. Prenursing student married to RN

    kellyc034 replied to mydee's topic in General Nursing

    Our book says to use a syringe full of air and auscultate for placement, as well as aspirate and check for pH. I know where I work, they don't have any of the pH checking stuff. After initial...