K.P.A.

K.P.A.

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  1. new grad/new nurse....In need of some honest advice

    K.P.A. replied to lillyh_90's topic in Psychiatric

    Your patient is floridly psychotic with extremely delayed responses. He's got the word salad, flight of ideas, tangential, etc. He was dropped off by someone who doesn't want him around. He's paranoid...

  2. Psychiatric Unit Staffing

    K.P.A. replied to dopdop's topic in Psychiatric

    It's the rare day that we have "core coverage" = 1:8 for techs, 1:18 for RN, 1:24 for LPN, 1:3 for line of sight, 1:1 and 2:1 for :-) Numbers are lower for night, weekend, and holiday shifts. As far...

  3. Need advice...

    K.P.A. replied to jffhlbrt1's topic in Men in Nursing

    You'll have a much better shot at getting into an accelerated program with strong pre-req progress on your application. My plan B was public health classes while waiting for a nursing school slot....

  4. feeling totally overwhelmed!!

    K.P.A. replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Psychiatric

    I recommend rounding as soon as possible after coming on shift so you know what you'll be dealing with. Ask patients how they are feeling and if they need anything. I suspect there is some sort of...

  5. Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

    K.P.A. replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    When asked to work my off Sunday mornings I ask for the next Friday off in exchange. Management would rather pay someone else overtime on Sunday than try to fill my Friday slot

  6. Words and phrases that I didn't know before I became a psych nurse

    K.P.A. replied to Kay28's topic in Psychiatric

    from the EMTs: "nutted up" = decompensated usually with a groan: Cluster B or Axis

  7. What to wear on a unit where nurses wear street clothes and not scrubs?

    K.P.A. replied to tareija's topic in Psychiatric

    I wear

  8. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    K.P.A. replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    I get called so many things I don't bother keeping track

  9. Looking for student nurses, male and 50+

    K.P.A. replied to wannabenurse14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've recently graduated and am pushing 60. Nursing is not difficult. The real challenge is working with

  10. Why am I doing this...

    K.P.A. replied to utadahikaru's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You're young. Go work in the refinery for a while. You can always return to

  11. Advice plz!!! New in Nursing

    K.P.A. replied to dkim4429's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm twice your age, already had a BS, and just completed an accelerated program and boards. Curriculum for accelerated and traditional programs is the same. The main advantage of traditional is that...

  12. How did everyones semester go?

    K.P.A. replied to arprew2's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hell. Done.

  13. Why do you feel that nursing is for you?

    K.P.A. replied to nyroshan's topic in Male Nursing Students

    0) patient feels good, I feel good...kind of addicting 1) the captive audience 2) fun playing with guts 3) female nurses share A&P knowledge 4) work

  14. is nursing right for me?

    K.P.A. replied to cyucetas's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If that poop had any more yeast in it, the flies would all be

  15. Dating classmates?

    K.P.A. replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    What about NOT dating, just casual sex? Student? Instructor? I've got a psych project

  16. Dating classmates?

    K.P.A. replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Have any of you dated or considered dating your

  17. Male/Female learning experience in clincal

    K.P.A. replied to RB2000's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The only two times I've been asked to step aside during clinical... 1. Muslim woman, because her husband was going to be there soon. She was OK with a male nurse. 2. Little old lady...said she was too...

  18. Gay male nurse stereotype?

    K.P.A. replied to greygooseuria's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yes, but it's blocking their way...not

  19. Prioritisation of care question

    K.P.A. replied to Jinbei's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do not read into the question. Go with what you are given. Weigh my advice carefully...I'm just beginning my final semester :-) 5,4,2,1,3 Based on information given and "safety first". 5. Diabetic is...

  20. How much do I need to know about sports?

    K.P.A. replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No interest in sports here... Bikes, cars, fishing, hunting, computers, math, physics, women, dogs, airplanes, farming, working out, ...there's plenty to talk about aside from sports. Women like to...

  21. Thinking of switching major to Nursing.

    K.P.A. replied to GeorgeV2's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I switched(nth career) for purely selfish reasons... The captive audience, lack of cubicles, preponderance of female co-workers, amazing variety of odors (perhaps I was a dog in a previous...

  22. Thinking of switching major to Nursing.

    K.P.A. replied to GeorgeV2's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Nursing school academic adviser or entry screening person can tell you. I'm a strong advocate of finishing what you start and say...before making a radical change, finish what you started. FWIW, I...

  23. What did i get myself into?!?

    K.P.A. replied to cresendez2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If that's your spring schedule...suggest you try to find someplace to take the nutrition in fall. It's easy but time consuming and you'll appreciate NOT having it in the spring. If you're good with...

  24. One more old guy headed to LPN school

    K.P.A. replied to red2003xlt's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You'll never finish if you don't

  25. Do you still hold doors for women?

    K.P.A. replied to gtshin30303's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hold for everyone...but if it's been a while and a young guy is passing through, I'll pass the torch For women...open their doors, tend to their coat, bag, and chair, wait until they are seated, tell...