NurseKimmy

NurseKimmy specializes in Cardiac - Med/Ortho/Surg/Gyn.

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1. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   NurseKimmy replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   i agree about the care plan overkill in nsg school. if we were required to do lab draws up on the floor, i'd have loved phelbotomy ed.. but we don't even do our own finger sticks anymore! pharmacology.. amen! can never have enough of that. i do have ...

2. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   NurseKimmy replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   wow!! i can't imagine what i'd be doing to my poor patients on the floor if i didn't have clinicals!! true, you still learn much more once you're in hospital orientation.. etc.. but still. text books are just that.. text. you need real-life situa...

3. speaking of stethoscopes....

   NurseKimmy replied to shay's topic in General Nursing

   i, personally, like my lightweight littman. i don't have problems hearing with it. now, i don't work on a cardiac floor where i need to be able to listen to specific murmur disorders or whatnot, but i am able to easily hear adventicious lung sounds...

4. Have you ever given the 'Nurse Dose'???

   NurseKimmy replied to Dinith88's topic in General Nursing

   i'm guessing by "nurse dose" you mean.. giving the pt more than is ordered for him/her. why? i mean.. why would i do that? i enjoy keeping my job. if i feel the patient would be more comfortable with a bigger dose, i call the doc and explain the ...

5. "Will it ever get easier?"

   NurseKimmy replied to Di0202's topic in Career Support

   i would totally recommend night shift to gn's. it's easier to focus on time managment, routine, patient care without all the doctors, order changes, and tons of other people up on the floors during the day shifts. i worked as a night nurse for a ye...

6. Do you believe in the power of prayer, do you pray?

   NurseKimmy replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   i definitely believe in the power of prayer. but.. you don't always get the answer you were expecting or hoping for.

7. General age of nursing students

   NurseKimmy replied to Kayo14's topic in General Students

   most people in our nursing classes were 30s-50s. there were like 3 of us under the age of 25. i was surprised at that. i was also disgusted and blown away at how the "older crowd" complained about the work, nursing assignments, clinicals, etc more...

8. Easy Department

   NurseKimmy replied to malusport's topic in Safety

   which department is the easiest? which patients are the easiest? is that even a vailid question in the realm of nursing? i feel nursing is always challenging, which is why i enjoy it. if i wanted an easy job.. i'd be a ticket-ripper at the theatre...

9. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   NurseKimmy replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   it doesn't matter which nursing school you attend. you never feel like you're fully prepared to meet the real world of nursing. there are 2 things i was not prepared for. 1.) the smell of gi bleeds:uhoh21: 2.) how disturbing/annoying patients fami...

10. Where do you nurse?

    NurseKimmy replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    i work as rn on medical/ortho/surgical unit.. we get just about everything! worked on renal/diabetic unit for over a year.