Karynica, RN

Karynica, RN

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  1. My Master Cardio stethoscope grew legs and walked out on me :(

    Karynica, RN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I had a doctor take off with my $15 stethoscope one time. He did bring it back later, but never asked if he could use it. Perhaps someone took it by accident? Hopefully it will turn up. It's...

  2. Need some advice on how to deal

    Karynica, RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    having worked in LTC, I am usually the only nurse for 45 patients. Sometimes I am so swamped by family members who believe they are staying at a hotel. I have had requests for water, when there is...

  3. Depression...

    Karynica, RN replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I too know the feelings of depression. I have been fighting it for 11 years now. I am on medication, but it doesn't seem to work. I have good and bad times, but depression takes such a toll on you...

  4. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    Karynica, RN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    that is just unprofessional on the part of the students and the instructor. Those students should be learning, not doing care plans and sitting behind the nurses station. I am shocked after hearing...

  5. So what would you do?

    Karynica, RN replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    Again...has anyone counted the number of coumadin left?? That would be a smart thing to do.. When we hold a med, we always took the medication out of the cart, or wherever it was kept until the person...

  6. Nursing Uniform Policy

    Karynica, RN replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    no problem. When I worked corrections we had no choice but white or

  7. I want to be a nurse... I don't want to be a nurse... I want to be a nurse... I don't

    Karynica, RN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    you should go ahead, become a nurse, then don't practice! LOL. I am teasing you. Really. Do what you feel is right for you. Please don't be 50 years old someday and look back and wish you had done it....

  8. So what would you do?

    Karynica, RN replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    if you didn't work the 8th, then anyone can look at the schedule and tell you didn't give it. If they try to blame you, explain to them they need to look at the schedule. Had this happen before. DON...

  9. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Karynica, RN replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    have him take the exam to get into nursing school and see how far he gets! I am so bad..I can't help it. I am one of those "older nurses", 45 years old and a big supporter of womens rights. You tell...

  10. Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

    Karynica, RN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    yep, administrator presenting himself and stated I needed to start taking my lunch breaks because it made the facility look bad in the eyes of the state that I wasn't allowed one. HA! I didn't have...

  11. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Karynica, RN replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    He needs a wake up call. I wouldn't spend my time arguing with him. Obviously he has been fed a line of bull. What line of work is he in? I would belittle his work. See how he feels. He said you...

  12. Family Conflicts

    Karynica, RN replied to happyhelpert's topic in General Nursing

    had a wife and husband (LTC) who argued everytime she had to walk out the door. I had to intervene. It was sad because he had alzheimers and didn't want her to leave. It was so sad She would plead for...

  13. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Karynica, RN replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    I'd hand him some test questions from an online NCLEX test and see how he does! Also, give him some drug calculations and let him figure them out and see how well he does! My mother, who would help...

  14. Refusal question, please give me your thoughts.

    Karynica, RN replied to emndarmic's topic in General Nursing

    I would run far away from that job. With the price of gas, you are going to be spending more money than it's worth. I worked in home health for a short while. I had a lady that kept a monkey in her...

  15. Fellow RN killed this morning

    Karynica, RN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    so sad to hear of her passing. She and her family are in my thoughts

  16. My bad attitude

    Karynica, RN replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel for you. I have been there before too. Worked my butt off to make a unit work in harmony, everyone got along, until some member of management decided I knew too much. I was eventually fired...

  17. Licking One's Fingers When Passing Out Papers

    Karynica, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    is it me or is this just gross? My mother has always done this when going through papers, looking at papers, etc. I noticed that a lot of teachers do this too when passing out papers to kids or like...

  18. Nursing Students and Report

    Karynica, RN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical Instructor got mad at you? That clinical instructor should be grateful the students are allowed to have clinicals in your facility. You are by no means should have to stop what you are doing...

  19. nurse vs doctors

    Karynica, RN replied to monkeymedic's topic in General Nursing

    hey monkeymedic, nice name, do you treat animals? I am the spelling police of the group, and you dear DOCTOR need to learn how to spell. How did you get those A's if you can't spell? Maybe your...

  20. Pregnant in nsg school?

    Karynica, RN replied to RhodyGirl, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had several girls in our LPN and then in the RN program who were pregnant and made it through just

  21. Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    Karynica, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    would it be wrong of an instructor to bring up the fact that she has lost 2 sons? She was teaching a class on death and dying Would that be going overboard? The other students were talking about their...

  22. Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    Karynica, RN replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    not to worry, Beej. The thread is long and I understand.

  23. Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    Karynica, RN replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't quite sure where to put this, so I tagged it on at the end of the posts. I want to thank each and every one of you for your help and making me feel that what I had to say was important. I...

  24. Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    Karynica, RN replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    the thing that bothered me the most about her "evaluation" was the fact that she was in the room for 15 minutes and based 2 semesters of teaching on that 15 minutes, and almost null and voided the...

  25. Is this wrong? Death and Dying

    Karynica, RN replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, and thanks to everyone. I felt terrible that she would tell me that I was in the wrong for discussing this issue with my students. We were all sharing stories of the loss of loved ones. I...