katy_kenemy

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  1. going to LPN school after failing RN program

    katy_kenemy replied to Purple Princess's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It took me seven years to get hired at the hospital of my choice. (as a CNA). Seven years!!!! I worked a lot of crappy jobs til then. I am happy now. Never give up! I also have the lowest GPA I have...

  2. The very, very old and sick who are full code

    katy_kenemy replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Melissa--- I know I will use this information when I am a nurse.

  3. curious...hemophobia anyone?

    katy_kenemy replied to melamin's topic in General Nursing

    Ohmigod, I thought this said homophobia! I was like no, never have been homophobic. Hemophobia.Never been that

  4. too much of a perfectionist???

    katy_kenemy replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    just my opinion, but being a perfectionist is wrong for nursing. because if you want to do everything perfect, you will never go home. i think someone on allnurses once said the thing was to not get...

  5. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    katy_kenemy replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    i would love to be called a beautiful

  6. please help with this question

    katy_kenemy replied to perstarnurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally think you are entitled to ask any damn question you want, even if you are asking others to do your work for you. Sometimes hearing it put a certain way by the right person gets it in your...

  7. The very, very old and sick who are full code

    katy_kenemy replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean! I see it all the time! Maybe at some point when you are a nurse you will have the opportunity to sit down and talk with these families, explain to them what it means that the pt...

  8. Has anyone ever assisted in a roadside emergency?

    katy_kenemy replied to c5150b's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing instuctor assisted in a roadside emergency. He then got sued for not (allegedly) working at a level on par with his skill level. He had insurance and the insurance paid them off. My other...

  9. What do CNA's do in the ER?

    katy_kenemy replied to Faeriewand's topic in Emergency

    My hospital has CNAs in the ER, also in critical care/ICU. In ER, they mostly transport, comfort and clean up

  10. What do you Tell Someone Who Doesn't Believe Mental Illnesses Exist?

    katy_kenemy replied to ChristineN's topic in Psychiatric

    I thought some mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, change the very structure of the brain and would be visible during an autopsy.

  11. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    katy_kenemy replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    I love the "old time nurses." They know what they are doing and don't freak out everytime something goes wrong, and they don't spend half the shift talking about their burgeoning bellies and showing...

  12. Help! My grandma is in LTC, advice needed!

    katy_kenemy replied to L&Dnurse2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I pray that when the day comes for me to go to LTC, I have strong advocates like you and your family. Bless

  13. Message from a CNA

    katy_kenemy replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    try sending in your app via snail mail and include a couple letters of recommendation. it worked for me! :

  14. Plebian who wants to be tactful

    katy_kenemy replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    don't forget, CNAs cannot supervise or delegate. that is the nurse's job. this should be in your CNA

  15. How much for your soul? (This is very long.)

    katy_kenemy replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry things are bad for you right now. I work at a pretty good hospital : ) if you ever want to travel here, private message me and I will tell you where I work and anything else you want to...

  16. What do patients say that irks you?

    katy_kenemy replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it used to really irk me when pts used to say things like, "that's good, right?" (about a 160/90 BP). i always felt like blurting, "no, that sucks!" or about a 90/50 BP: "how am i still alive?!" they...

  17. Appropriate for a student?

    katy_kenemy replied to bethem's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is as likely as you do that they won't remember you. I always thought that with Alzheimer's, at least, the pt can have lucid moments. So if you promised to write, I think you should...

  18. New CNA Job

    katy_kenemy replied to Becky718's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the most important thing for you to know, IMO, is that this year next time you will be totally confident and will have learned and accomplished so much, not from knocking yourself out or being overly...

  19. I had some trouble with a CNA...should I talk to the manager?

    katy_kenemy replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    this all sounds childish to me. let's face it, CNAs and other lowly jobs (i am a CNA, so i can say that) are people who have not had the opportunities that other people with more socio-economic class...

  20. Treating residents/patients like idiots

    katy_kenemy replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    When I originally trained in LTC, the creepy girl who taught me kept referring to the residents as "them." I found it dehumanizing. It was very clear to me she thought of "them" as different from the...

  21. advice for concern please!

    katy_kenemy replied to texgalrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should go for it! Then you can really call yourself both a feminist and a romantic! And nobody can argue with you because you will be living it! I would do the same thing in a second, if I...

  22. House, MD last night.....AAAGH!

    katy_kenemy replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

    It was kind of lame, yes. I love House---- so much so that one of my birthday presents is an autographed picture of Hugh Laurie, so much so I spent forty dollars on the House first season DVD and...

  23. Non-Smoking Hospitals

    katy_kenemy posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hospital recently went non-smoking. If a pt really wants to smoke, we are supposed to let them go AMA. Well, some of the nurses have been letting them go out to the parking lot and turning a blind...

  24. Unit Secretaries

    katy_kenemy replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Our UC's often go to school. There is some kind of program at the local community college. They make about the same as what the aides make, which is absurd, about $8.00/hr to start. They deserve more!...

  25. What Kind of Health Benefits Do You Have?

    katy_kenemy replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    i work for a private non-profit. we have great benefits--- if you pay your fifteen dollar co-pay, or fifty for ER, everything else is basically covered. on the other hand, the rate of pay is not so...