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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    kelsey.kristine replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You're right. People are people. And while I've only worked in psych for four years, I find her behavior to be spot on. It's a good portrayal of addiction,
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    kelsey.kristine replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I started watching Night Shift but just couldn't stand it. I think it was the whole, basketball on the roof thing. Getting On....I should probably give a second chance. It just didn't really hit me...
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    Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

    kelsey.kristine replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Yeah....I'm one of those people that has ended up in the ED my fair share of times for this. I'm not a pot smoker, and I do what I can to identify triggers and avoid the ED at all costs. I don't know...
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    Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    kelsey.kristine replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My grandmother was a school nurse(school nurse of the year in '91!) And my great grandmothers on both sides were also nurses; I grew up hearing about how rewarding it was, etc.etc. I always insisted I...
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    ER stories

    kelsey.kristine replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Emergency

    I read "Something for the Pain" by Paul Austin....it was really really good, I highly recommend it. In fact, I'm going to read it again.
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    Who excited about the new semester

    kelsey.kristine replied to NursingN.C's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am SO excited to get back to school!!! I'm tired of the pre-reqs, but at least I'll be one semester closer, right? I get soooooo bored in the summer, it's terrible. That plus all the nurses at work...
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    Where should a new CNA start working?

    kelsey.kristine replied to Copperismydog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I highly suggest a hospital setting. I got my CNA and it took me a little bit to get hired at a hospital, but that was my goal so I held out for a job there haha I'm SO glad I got it....I've learned...
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    What did you wear to your CNA interview?

    kelsey.kristine replied to VagusX's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wore a nice, black dress(hard to describe. It's from H&M, and I bought with my boyfriend at the time, an engineer, specifically for interviews haha) with nylons and small
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    Rn recieves notice to renew her cna license

    kelsey.kristine replied to RI Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about the laws in RI about working as a CNA, but I do know that if you don't renew....in order to get the license back you have to take the class all over again, and the test. Might as...
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    What you'd REALLY like to say....

    kelsey.kristine replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    To room 22..... Unless you TELL me what you want after you ring the nurse call....I DON'T KNOW. And letting me stand there and just staring at me? NOT DOING ANYTHING. And to the new grad nurses who...
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    Telemetry/med surg. nursing assistants out there?

    kelsey.kristine replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I do the vitals....if a BP is high or low, then I re-check with a manual though sometimes the nurse will do that. Depends. On my floor nurses VERY rarely do the vitals themselves. I oriented for a...
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    What do you do on your break?

    kelsey.kristine replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Jump in my car and drive for 10-20 minutes....sometimes stop at 7-11 if I didn't bring something to eat. Mostly just do a lap around the town, windows down, music blaring....I usually take my break...
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    Telemetry/med surg. nursing assistants out there?

    kelsey.kristine replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was under the impression that yes, most, if not all hospitals offered shift differentials, but then again, don't quote me on that haha I'm part time as well, rotating weekends and holidays. I get...
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    Telemetry/med surg. nursing assistants out there?

    kelsey.kristine replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats! When I got the call from the hospital where I work, I literally hung up and screamed haha. I told the HR woman that she made my month :) My floor isn't specifically tele but we do have a few...
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    Will you delete your Facebook account of you get into nursing school?

    kelsey.kristine replied to RscodADN10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I see no reason to delete mine. My supervisor at the hospital is even my friend! As are some of my coworkers, all RN's(one other CNA). My dad's a politician, so I'm already cautious as to what I write...
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    New Grad RN Positions

    kelsey.kristine replied to funfunfun's topic in General Nursing

    Look at Lifespan....I know at Newport, where I work, they were interviewing A LOT of new grad RNs....lots of retiring RNs!!! RIH is hard to get into...I think it has a lot to do with unions or...
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    CNA's want to share salary info?

    kelsey.kristine replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In RI, on a med/surg floor....$12.49 an hour with NO experience, plus differential. $2.50 for night shift(my shift) $1.75 for
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    About laughing at yourself.

    kelsey.kristine replied to coffeelover10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Great post!!! I totally agree....I got my CNA cert last April, got reciprocity in RI in June, and was hired to my floor in a local hospital in early September. I had NO idea what I was getting myself...
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    HELP! - Phlebotomy tips needed!!

    kelsey.kristine replied to kat620's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with the above poster, NEVER go with a vein you "see"!!! I took a class as part of my CNA training(and EKG, yadda yadda), and LOVED it. I was always SO nervous about finding a vein(we...
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    How many of you work in a hospital?

    kelsey.kristine replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How much experience did I have? NONE! Just my class and three days of "clinical" at an LTC facility What factors influenced them? I can really sell myself in an interview. I know my strengths and I...
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    Negative experience on first day

    kelsey.kristine replied to justarookie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would say you're overreacting, yes. You'll find people like that everywhere. I don't know why people get into this field if that's how they feel about people, or maybe they just burn out, I don't...
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    Post-Mortem Care

    kelsey.kristine replied to sarabellum1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Such good responses!!! On my first day of work at my first CNA job EVER(med/surg), a patient died. The CNA I was following had him as a patient, and I figured I might as well get the post mortem stuff...
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    CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    kelsey.kristine replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work at a hospital in RI....with no experience I make $12.49 an hour, plus differential. 3rd shift(what I was hired for) is an extra $2.50/hour, weekends are $1.75 and I believe evenings are $1.50....
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    Tattoo's on Nurses

    kelsey.kristine replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    Reviving an old thread.... I have one tattoo right now...on my hip, so that's not an issue. But I want at least two more. And one of them....I can't seem to think of anywhere to put it but my wrist. I...
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    CNA hourly pay rate?

    kelsey.kristine replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I JUST got hired at hospital for my first CNA job on a med/surg floor. :) With no experience, it's $12.49/hr. It's 3rd shift though, so I get a $2.50 differential and on weekends I get an extra $1.50...