Keila

Keila

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  1. Seeing loved ones before death?

    Keila posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I've spent the last few hours reading the 'nursing ghost stories' thread, and along those lines.... how many of your patients see/talk to their loved ones before they pass away? I'm a...

  2. New Grad Charge Nurse for Rehab to Home Unit

    Keila posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello everyone! I just got hired as a charge nurse for a 20 resident rehab to home unit in a nursing home. I am a brand new graduate, and besides clinicals and a nurse externship, I have never worked...

  3. New OB nurse!

    Keila posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone! I know that there are a lot of threads like this, but I am so excited.. I had to post one of my own. I have been a nurse for a year now, and worked 6 months LTC, 6 months med-surg/ortho....

  4. Night shift was MUCH easier pre-kid

    Keila replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, there. I don't have any advice for you, but I just wanted you to know that I'm in a very similar boat and know how you feel! New nurse, graduated May 2011 and just started working night shift on...

  5. New Grad Charge Nurse for Rehab to Home Unit

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm so sorry, Heart, I'm just now seeing this or I would've replied sooner. Arabstar was right -- I am the 'charge' nurse because I am the direct supervisor for my team of CNAs. From what I've seen of...

  6. New Grad Charge Nurse for Rehab to Home Unit

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks so much,

  7. New Grad Charge Nurse for Rehab to Home Unit

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Arabstar, I think this is the case with my position, too. I think the 'charge nurse' title is more of a formality, as the only nurses on the floor are charge or med nurses. I assume that on rehab to...

  8. provisional license

    Keila replied to NurseJohns's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just for your ATT, I would think. When KBN received verification of my degree, I was issued a provisional license from KBN. Then Pearson Vue sent my ATT via

  9. provisional license

    Keila replied to NurseJohns's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took my final on the 4th and received my provisional license/ATT for NCLEX today

  10. Possible relocation to Kentucky (western)

    Keila replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    No problem, finallyRN -- and I am far from always being right, lol. Thank you though, bonestAx, very kind of you

  11. Possible relocation to Kentucky (western)

    Keila replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, finallyRN! I live about 25-30 minutes north of Hopkinsville, so I'm afraid that I can't really give you any good information on schools, etc. I have visited Hopkinsville and Princeton several...

  12. End of life delirium?

    Keila posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi everyone. I am not a hospice nurse -- I am still a student, but I am slowly losing my grandmother to stage IV breast cancer (and CHF, diabetes, and a laundry list of other ailments). I am not...

  13. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the information, Leda! It's interesting that you mention how brain mets looks so much like dementia. My great-grandmother had dementia and Alzheimer's before she passed away, and my family...

  14. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Another quick question.... sorry if I'm driving you all crazy! I think Gran might be experiencing something like sundowner's, maybe. The odd thing is, she gets most agitated right before dawn; my...

  15. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the thought, Whispera... but nope. She hasn't had any med changes in the last 4-5 months. She's on an opiate (Lortab 10 mg) for pain, but she doesn't take it everyday. I don't think that...

  16. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Leda :) We will definitely do everything we can to keep her comfortable -- I would much rather see her confused, but calm and pain-free, than in pain, agitated, and A&O. Gran had a really...

  17. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the reply, heron! I agree with you, and am hoping that soon we can eliminate all but the most necessary meds for Gran's comfort. That list will still include an opiate for her cancer pain,...

  18. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you for the information! We got her labs back from the doctor yesterday, and her UTI is gone, thank goodness. She's been sleeping better the last couple of nights, too, and a good portion of her...

  19. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for your response, Whispera. My family has decided (thankfully) to begin hospice care for Gran. Since the diagnosis, they have supported Gran's decisions regarding her treatment, as long as she...

  20. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Leslie - I think we'll all feel much better, too. I've got a year left before I can take the NCLEX, so I have a little way to go... but I am the 'medical' person in the family. I'm the one...

  21. End of life delirium?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you both so much for your replies. Your responses mean so much to me -- this is an extremely hard time in my life. The doctor has been made aware of the hallucinations/anxiety/delusions, and I...

  22. Orientation?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just thought I'd pop back in and let everyone know... the nurse I talked to was mistaken. It is 12 weeks of orientation, with additional if you request it. (Whew! I was kind of worried about only...

  23. Orientation?

    Keila posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone... I'm a 3rd semester student starting to look at potential employers. In my local hospital, there are roughly 80-90 deliveries/month (1000/yr). I was on the OB floor today to participate...

  24. Seeing loved ones before death?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in General Nursing

    Shiccy, thanks for your comments. It's so odd -- sometimes Gran will seem happy that Mim is there; other times, it's as if she's "lost" her. She'll continually ask family if we've seen her, she'll say...

  25. Seeing loved ones before death?

    Keila replied to Keila's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, SWS, for your kind words about my Gran. I really do appreciate them :) And thanks everyone for the replies -- I, like Intern67, think this is a good topic for discussion. I hope no one gets...