kellyo

kellyo LPN

CV Surgery Step-down

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About kellyo

kellyo is a LPN and specializes in CV Surgery Step-down.


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  1. Johnston Memorial Hospital

    I graduated w/ a bunch of folks who work there and really like it. Very much a community hospital w/ a small-town feel and friendly people (did clinicals there). They have a new director who is...
  2. Cardiac to L&D

    I have been working in a CV surgery step-down unit since I graduated about 1 1/2 years ago. I love my job, but there was an opening in L&D at my hospital. I applied and got the job (not too many...
  3. NC Hospitals

    I work for Wake Med and really like it there--not only my unit, but the hospital has a friendly work atmosphere (at least in my opinion). Contact ncbon.org for info on your license. I know a...
  4. How many new nurses like their job???

    I can honestly say that I love my job. I absolutely hated the first 3 months (orientation) and cried at least 2 days a week (sometimes on the job), had dry heaves every morning in the parking lot and...
  5. new grad jobs in NC

    Wake Med has a boatload of positions in all areas (ICU, PACU, ED, endo, etc.), all just for new grads in their Nurse Fellows (new grad) program. Check out www.wakemed.org. Check out the jobs under...
  6. Moving to Raleigh (2 Questions)

    New grads start at just under $20/hr, so a nurse w/ experience would make more. Check out Wake Med, Rex Hospital, UNC Hospitals, Duke and some of the community hospitals like Johnston Memorial, Wayne...
  7. I'm a new nurse (6 mos in) and I proudly wear mine attached to my badge. I have it rigged up to the badge holder. I'm the type that would wash it, so the badge holder was the best place for
  8. Highest BP you have ever seen on a pt

    Had a pt w/ 57/37 (manual) this week. Felt "a little dizzy". First time I have had to put a pt in trendellenberg! By the way, pt had history of orthostatic hypotension and the 50's were not...
  9. Ok, silly/strange uniform question...

    Got some at The Gap Outlet and some at Target. Make sure you get the ones that are cotton AND lycra. They dont lose their
  10. So Glad I found this Forum

    Susan- I sent you an e-mail. I'm so sorry that it hasn't worked out. Let me know how your new job goes! All the best to you...
  11. So, what do YOU do to psych yourself up to actually set foot in the hospital for your shift? I've been orienting on the floor for a few weeks, and although things are going well, I find myself...
  12. What makes you like your job...

    I started on a CV Surgical stepdown unit a few weeks ago. My brother spent over a week there at the beginning of nursing school two years ago after his CABG x4 surgery (45 yo). I knew that's were I...
  13. French RN needs books advice

    Chloe: I don't know about the first two books, but I've always thought that books by Mosby are very helpful. I had the RN pocket guide for psych, and NEVER opened it. Good luck!
  14. Susan: I'm glad to hear that things have gone better since your last post. My preceptor has told me that one big thing I need to work in is getting in and out of the rooms quicker. She's not timed...
  15. Body World

    I went to an exhibition in Norfolk, Va, thinking it was the BodyWorld exhibition on plastination. I was very disappointed, as it was not BodyWorld, but "The Universe Within", a cheap immitation....