KJStarling

KJStarling

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  1. I think my personality is keeping me from finding a job ...please help

    KJStarling replied to Guest03/15/15's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Stephanie, I have a friend who is in a similar position as you. This lovely person, a cracker-jack nurse, had a brain tumor removed and as a result had trouble picking up social clues and queues...

  2. How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    KJStarling replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    peek a

  3. How would you handle this?

    KJStarling replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I must be missing something... Maybe he's trying to not be a jerk now, and he's been so mean in the past EVERYTHING he does seems

  4. Discussion, please share your opinions on this.

    KJStarling replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I have a couple of friends who made the choice to go Medical School, and from what they've told me once you get in, you have to beg to be let out... My one girlfriend (she's a surgeon now) told me of...

  5. Freaking Out... not really about nursing...

    KJStarling replied to KJStarling's topic in International Nursing

    Thank You!!! I hope you really will visit me when I get there!

  6. Do you have time to give baths?

    KJStarling replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone read that "basin baths" are more likely to cause infections than "bath packs?" I read that on a bulletin board on an ICU... I bathe my patients, but other issue may take priority... I...

  7. Tylenol overdose and the public's ignorance.

    KJStarling replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it's a serious drug and the public percieves it as "safe" because it's OTC. I worked with a lovely woman (waitressing) who had chronic back pain, and killed her liver by taking "extra" tylenol...

  8. Are YOU terrified to be a patient (and your loved ones, too!)

    KJStarling replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a job where I have the pleasure of observing all the hospitals in our system... From my observations I have told everyone: "if I need to go to the hospital please take me to XXXXXXXX." This...

  9. Discussion, please share your opinions on this.

    KJStarling replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I have always found it interesting that once a student is admitted to Medical School they literally have to fight to get out of the program, even if they are doing poorly... In Nursing School they are...

  10. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    KJStarling replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    My Maternal Fetal Medicine guy was Dr. Worsoff. Yep it's pronouced "worse off..." He scowled at me when I sugested it was

  11. Anxious about upcoming Nclex Rn exam,Need suggestion

    KJStarling replied to pinky26's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan is a great course, and I'd also suggest you get a copy of Frye's 3300 Nursing Bullets for NCLEX-RN®. I found it very helpful. It breaks the info into topics and is easy to review anywhere....

  12. Best Hospitals to work in Hampton Roads Area

    KJStarling replied to keasc20's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I lived and worked in HR for many years, I don't think there is a bad choice, but if I was able to choose, I'd try to get on at Portsmith Naval Hospital. Portsmith isn't a convenient location, but the...

  13. Is taking diuretics equals having CHF?

    KJStarling replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Gosh if diuretics=CHF, I guess I get CHF one week out of every month. Is that why my jeans feel tight and I get so cranky? Just kidding! I think checking to see why a patient is taking a med is...

  14. IV drip dose error

    KJStarling replied to babbu's topic in MICU, SICU

    God, I know how you shaky you must feel... I hung the wrong MIV fluid (.5 NS vs NS) on a patient when I was rushed... Small potatoes, no harm, no foul... BUT it still bothers me after many years. So I...

  15. Freaking Out... not really about nursing...

    KJStarling replied to KJStarling's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks... Rereading my post, I noticed how desperate it sounds! Jeez! I was in a tailspin. I've been planning to move abroad since I left the US Navy 17 years ago. I have the funny feeling that my...

  16. A Violation of Hipaa?

    KJStarling replied to subliminalvermilion's topic in General Nursing

    COBRAS & HIPPAS & BEARS! Oh My! I went to a security meeting and the corporate compliance dude spelled HIPAA wrong on his powerpoint... Our CMIO and CNE almost stroked out! It was the best...

  17. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    KJStarling replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... I have done post mortem care in both the military and as a civilian. I was taught and so always have placed the deceased in the bag naked. What was emphasized to me was cleanliness, both of the...

  18. African Americans as nurses.

    KJStarling replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wonder, dear OP, if you are getting some sort of grief for being a young, african american male who wants to be a nurse... If your friends or family aren't receptive to the idea, I sympathize. A...

  19. Love my job... maybe too much...

    KJStarling posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know we vent and chat alot about how hard nursing can be, the hours, the stress, the nonsense, administration, ect. but lately (deep sigh) work is the only thing I enjoy! Do any of you, here ever...

  20. You shouldn't be visiting this ICU patient if . . .

    KJStarling replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU, SICU

    You know what? I've arranged for family to bring Fido in to visit, I'm not anti-dog, I'm anti-sneaking! BTW it wasn't the Pt.s pup... Just his Sisters living accessory! So maybe I should have said...

  21. Help? I need to reinvent myself

    KJStarling replied to BrookeeLou_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you like computers? I teach clinical documentation via an EMR. Informatics is HOT right now, and many health systems will hire and train nurse even without IT experience, because of our clinical...

  22. Does anyone enjoy being a nurse???

    KJStarling replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE BEING A NURSE! I AM bored with my current job. I am looking for a new job. I will ALWAYS be a nurse, but I won't always have the same role or employer. Heck, I don't even like living in one...

  23. Is being a Male nurse weird?

    KJStarling replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't think so! That being said, male nurses are still the minority. If you do find yourself explaining your career choice in reference to your gender, I think it will be to people who are not in...

  24. You shouldn't be visiting this ICU patient if . . .

    KJStarling replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you have you're dog in your purse... no joke! I had a pt.s sister sneek her little yorkie in to the ICU. It got loose and ran amuck... We thought it was a giant rat for a few minutes! Housekeeping...

  25. Freaky? or is it just me...

    KJStarling replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    Once on evening shift (pretty early about 2100,) I was walking towards the main elevators from one hall, and a Doctor was too, coming from the opposite hall. As we neared the elevator, the doors on...