KacyLynnRN

KacyLynnRN

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  1. Anyone have/had extreme anxiety?

    KacyLynnRN replied to Bambi's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...I had to go on Paxil to make it through LPN school, the anxiety got so bad...and I am in RN school now, and I'm thinking I may need it

  2. The best manager you ever had?

    KacyLynnRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The BEST manager I've had is Nikki D., who used to live here in Indiana but moved to Florida to take another job. She used to show up at 5am, in scrubs, to help night shift get vitals and labs when we...

  3. Trouble with career choices

    KacyLynnRN replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, jobs for nurse practitioners are few and far between. However there are tons of nursing education jobs open, and from what I hear at school a lot of difficulty filling them. Good

  4. Cheating In School

    KacyLynnRN replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is cheating to use old notes...I think it can be a helpful learning tool...now, using the old notes and not coming to class...that's something else. In school, I will meet with...

  5. my computer turned off on the 110th question, is that good or bad?

    KacyLynnRN replied to r.o.b1208's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I passed NCLEX-PN with 85 questions. One of my friends passed and had 125, and another friend passed and got all 200+! I really don't think the number of questions you get indicates if you passed or...

  6. NPO and giving meds

    KacyLynnRN replied to harley_fan's topic in General Nursing

    I never give meds if the pt. is NPO unless the Dr. orders NPO except meds. If I am concerned about if a pt. should have a certain med held or not, I will call the MD to clarify the NPO order. Hope...

  7. Unhappy coworkers

    KacyLynnRN replied to gladtobeOB's topic in General Nursing

    Last year there were layoffs at my hospital, now we have more patients and they did away with all the CNA's/Techs, so we are on our own. Sad to say, before this happened I felt like I was one of the...

  8. Layoffs tomorrow!

    KacyLynnRN replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    last year, they laid off 250+ people at my hospital (500 beds) It has been horrible ever since. Our manager, educator, and practice facilitator (kindof like a 'head nurse') on our floor all got laid...

  9. Raunchy advertisement

    KacyLynnRN replied to Repat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I saw it but what can we do? My boyfriend also got a adult movie called "night shift nurses" that depicted us having sex with all our patients and thought it was funny! He is the same guy that...

  10. Respiratory Therapist can become R.N's

    KacyLynnRN replied to sfinley's topic in General Nursing

    a coworker of mine is an RT and the program she is doing to get her RN is Excelsior distance college. I am not sure what other choices she had, but she said they are the most convenient and she can...

  11. What is a typical lpn day like?

    KacyLynnRN replied to JessicaAAA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1. get report 2. say hello/good morning to all my patients..give breakfast insulin if needed 3. look up labs & call any criticals, check charts for orders, check that any pt.'s going to...

  12. a question

    KacyLynnRN replied to tayssir's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I had to take and pass the PSB exam to get into LPN school, the exam itself really had nothing to do with nursing, there were some math questions, from very basic to algebra, some basic science...

  13. Opinions on Dansko Shoes

    KacyLynnRN replied to Heather R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    I love my Danskos! They are incredibly comfortable. The only problem is, after 2 days in a row they get kindof heavy feeling, so I only wear them every other day. But I really like them, they're...

  14. When the nurse has to leave because of an emergency

    KacyLynnRN replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    One of the women I work with husband fell off a ladder while doing roof work and died. They called her at work and told her to get to the hospital ASAP (different one than we worked at) It ended up he...

  15. Problems with Excelsior grads performance

    KacyLynnRN replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    I work with an fairly new EC grad (went through orientation a year ago) and she seems to be a great and very competent nurse, I can't tell you much about her orientation since I wasn't involved in it,...

  16. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

    KacyLynnRN replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes I agree something more does need to be done to protect staff in LTC facilities. When I was a CNA, I worked in a nursing home and once got kicked very hard in the stomach by a violent alzhemiers...

  17. Anyone else here have wide feet? Need comfortable shoe recs please!

    KacyLynnRN replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    I wear 9 WIDE shoes and I go to Kohl's, it is a department store here in Indiana, and they carry Nike's and Reebok's that are in Wide sizes and they go up to size 10. If they have a Kohl's in your...

  18. Hospital posting "ghost" positions!

    KacyLynnRN replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    YES...this happens at the hospital I work at all the time! Or, on the other side of the coin...my coworkers and I all complain, LOUDLY and OFTEN, about our serious lack of staff on the med/surg unit I...

  19. Tired and Frustrated

    KacyLynnRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Actually...I think the 'night shift' part may be your biggest problem. I worked night shift for almost a year, and let me tell you I felt terrible 24/7. I gained 30 lbs. that year, I was always tired,...

  20. have a big problem and need some input

    KacyLynnRN replied to tralacha's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I don't even understand the situation from what you said...could you tell us what

  21. When you call in sick...

    KacyLynnRN replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    when I call in sick, I just say "I don't feel good, or I am sick, I will not be in." I have yet for one person to ask me what exactly I am suffering from, and if they did, I would think it would be...

  22. When it works

    KacyLynnRN replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    Days like what you describe, so very few and far between, do exist and that's what's kept me in nursing. I LOVE having a good day!!!! :wink2: :) :wink2: :) :wink2:

  23. Insulin drip questions

    KacyLynnRN replied to nurses4all's topic in General Nursing

    I've never run an insulin drip by itself, even through a saline well...I always run it with the fluids if the patient is recieving them, and if not, with normal saline at KVO rate (currently 21, 25...

  24. Phlebotomy

    KacyLynnRN replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Indianapolis and thought about being a phlebotomist before I went into nursing, unfortunately the only program I could ever find in Indiana was at Ivy Tech. I figured out that I would make...

  25. Nurses crossing picket lines??

    KacyLynnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My friend, who is an experienced travel RN, is thinking about taking a job where she will make $5,000 a week pay, but she has to go to another state and cross a picket line to get to work. I know a...