KalipsoRed21 BSN, RN

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    Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    KalipsoRed21 replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    In all honesty if doing such a thing didn't increase cultural ignorance and intolerance I would agree with you. I generally prefer to be able to understand and have a common background to my...
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    Not cut out for home health?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Home Health

    Thanks! That looks super helpful to look into. I do real well with most of the training I have ever had so a course is greatly appreciated! I am willing to put in the effort, but as I have had a...
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    Not cut out for home health?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Home Health

    Honestly I think that is part of the problem. In 10 years I have never had to 'review my chart' to chart ensure a bunch of questions were answered in a certain fashion. I only re read notes as I added...
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    Not cut out for home health?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Home Health

    Nurse On The Go thank you so much for the suggestion of the Oasis Answer book and class! I kept asking my employer if there wasn't some sort of education about it and no one had any answers, thank you...
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    Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse a decade this month. I have worked Tele, med Surg, emergency, travel, coordinator, and now home health roles. I have a BSN. I have never been fired, I have never had any complaints...
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    Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I think anyone who had guidance with college and finances and actually had a 'plan' were pretty lucky people to have that kind of guidance or foresight at such a young age. All I knew from highschool...
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    Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate all the
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    Dignity vs Safety

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in Home Health

    So, I'm fairly new to HH...coming up on the 6th month mark. I'm a 10yr old nurse. The hardest thing about home health are these damn invisible guidelines that I hear about sporadically and aren't...
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    How did she/he get through nursing school?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think of this as more of a comment on how poorly trained people are through nursing programs now. Kinda like how I feel about my grandchildren and their highschool. They both do not deserve the...
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    Don't trust my FNP

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for all the helpful comments. I will reflect further, I have limited experience with the PCP role. I am probably just frustrated at my lack of control of this situation. It is odd that I have...
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    Don't trust my FNP

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well I think that is really my question. I feel what is going on with my husband is more than his NP can handle. Mostly because I've been a nurse 10 years and she doesn't seem to have any more to add...
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    Is it better to have one preceptor or multiple preceptors in training?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Roberta123's topic in General Nursing

    I think it best to have one that you can learn from. If you find it hard to learn from than one get a new one then. I never found it easy to learn if I had several
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    Hating Nursing Currently

    KalipsoRed21 replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you are having to go through this. It really is unacceptable as a PROFESSION we should not be letting out newbies feel this way. It is an abisurd and disgusting manner in which most medical...
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    When the Patient Refuses Hospice

    KalipsoRed21 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Good story. Now anybody have advice for a patient in a similar condition: End stage CHF is her diagnosis. She is a fighter and very much demands to be in control. She is not compliant with meds, but...
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    Can you give a lesser dose than prescribed without an order?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Faith1234567's topic in General Nursing

    This nitpicky, time wasting BS is one of many reasons that I want out of nursing. My advice is as follows: PRN medications I am always willing to give less of at a reasonable request. 2/3 a dose is...
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    How do I get out?

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse a decade now. I've done telemetry, med surg, travel nursing, ER, and currently I'm coordinating home infusion for patients. I admit I have wanted out almost as soon as I started. I...
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    Emergent Situation Gone Wrong. Ideas?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Tencat25's topic in School

    Kudos. You did take control of the situation with the patient...but it is unlikely you would have been able to get control over the other adults in the situation. I worked ER as a travel nurse and the...
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    New nurse.. Just want to quit everything..

    KalipsoRed21 replied to nohseungjin's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing I ever did was quit my first job. Kudos for making it 2 years without litigation. My first job was unsafe as well, just didn't know how much until I got a different job. But before you...
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    My Mom passed away. Did I do the right thing?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to LovingMom1's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are wanting to keep some of that guilt that you are trying to place on yourself with you because at least it is something that you have left of your mom. My dad passed in September. He was...
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    Vent. Should I feel bad about not picking up shifts?

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a busy little ER. We are often short staffed. I hired on part-time mid-shifts which means I'm required to work two 12 hour shifts in a week. When each 6 week schedule comes out I generally...
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    When a contract hospital needs me to have more skills than I do....

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in Travel

    So I started my second ER travel contract. For the last year I have worked as a travel nurse at one facility and I had to move on because I didn't want to pay taxes. I would say my skills as an ER...
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    When a contract hospital needs me to have more skills than I do....

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Travel

    Thank you both. Argo, I do not know how to set up an arterial line in a short order. At the hospital where I assisted in a few, I dressed them afterward and used them for medication administration,...
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    Emotionally tired

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    What do you do when you are at the end of your rope? I'm not sure about the next step from here. I've been a nurse 7 years and I still haven't found the life I was hoping to have. Before I became a...
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    Time Paradox of 12 hour shifts

    KalipsoRed21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So here is what is bunching up my panties. I like being off multiple days and week but I also hate it. I moved to my husband's state 4 years ago and yet to have any friends in the tiny town we live...
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    How do you lose your license??

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    "If their workload is at a point where they regularly can't finish all their assigned work, or where patient needs go unmet for extended periods despite their best efforts, they're almost certainly...