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  1. Texas Board of Nursing-discrepancy- help need advice!!!!!!

    krisiepoo replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in General Nursing

    The school mispelled her name and it's her fault that how the school spelled it doesn't match the legal documents? My name is commonly mispelled, should I go change all my legal documents to reflect...

  2. Texas Board of Nursing-discrepancy- help need advice!!!!!!

    krisiepoo replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in General Nursing

    She just got accepted into a program and she's waited too long to fix it right away? Good lord why can't people be nice here. OP - I'd give it a couple days and follow up with the school and see if...

  3. Starting clinical, looking for advice and tips

    krisiepoo replied to leeann1702's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Make yourself invaluable to the nurses and nurses aides. Answer every call light, bust your butt, do your assignments away from the nurses station (ie, DO NOT sit at their computers). Don't hover,...

  4. Nursing school is making me fat

    krisiepoo replied to gedson's topic in General Students

    When I was in school, I had the same issue. I wrote out a 4 week menu and rotated. I did shopping every 2 weeks (I had clinicals on weekends) and made/prepped meals for the week ahead. AS a previous...

  5. Denver Nurses pay

    krisiepoo replied to amberakerly's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses with 2 years experience are starting at $27 in CO Springs... I'm sure denver is close to that... Supply and

  6. New Graduate Nurse

    krisiepoo replied to MKRN00's topic in General Nursing

    There are a ton of threads on this topic, do a search for maybe some more info. Unfortunately, there is no nursing shortage so new grads finding jobs is difficult. I graduated almost 2 years ago...

  7. What does your countdown look like?

    krisiepoo posted a topic in General Students

    Here's mine: 42 days until graduation 33 days until the pinning ceremony 6 more clinicals 4 more papers 2 more exams 1 NCLEX-RN (because I have to be confident,

  8. New Grad in LTC - Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

    krisiepoo replied to blackdiamond407's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You and your supervisor contacted the MD, what else did the DON want you to do? I would possibly ask that if he mentions the watching you comment again. Get more clarification and don't sign...

  9. What kind of a job did you have while in nursing school?

    krisiepoo replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 40+ hours/week at a desk job... saved up PTO and used it for

  10. Avoiding patients hitting on you

    krisiepoo replied to Kitkat1212's topic in General Students

    You're very likely going to get hit on and you're going to have to find a way, your own way, to deal with it. You're young so you will probably get A LOT of practice, LOL... learn to keep good...

  11. How well do you deal with vomit

    krisiepoo replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't deal well with vomit before becoming a nurse. In 4 months of nursing, I'm starting to become less bothered by it. Last night a patient vomited in the sink and I had the distinct pleasure of...

  12. Do you find your previous degree was of any help in nursing

    krisiepoo replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    they didn't so much look at my previous *degree* but how I used that, ie my experience. I was a social work case manager and worked in the medical field helping disabled individuals be successful in...

  13. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    krisiepoo replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    4:1 except we have 2 non-tele pods and those can be 6:1 at night if the population isn't too heavy I should add that this is only our unit... we have 3 floors on the hospital and I don't know how...

  14. Truthful advice for new grads "hunting" for their first job

    krisiepoo replied to orsrt05's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You make an awful lot of sweeping generalities about new grad nurses... Perhaps you need to look within your self and your own biases before writing a post like this. Just because you couldn't start...

  15. Bedside rounding in-front of patients

    krisiepoo replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We do bedside reporting but I always give a brief synopsis prior to going in. At the bedside I can introduce their new nurse and point out IV's, dressings, settings on machines, how much O2, etc....

  16. My First Patient Death

    krisiepoo posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Although the title is a little deceiving, because I wasn't actually working when she died. I had the cutest old lady come in and I did her intake. Her family was very supportive, very nice and loved...

  17. Walkie Talkie

    krisiepoo replied to ArrrrEnnn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I use it not only for their current state, but how they were previous to how they came in. I had a lady who had come in walkie/talkie for a back surgery, stroked twice and now could barely talk,...

  18. How Long Does It Take To Not Feel Like An Idiot (Advice Needed and Some Venting)?

    krisiepoo replied to MissEm's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad new nurse as well... 1) Have someone look over your orders if you're miswriting them. This could be a huge issue. Have someone double check before you finalize them. I did this the...

  19. 1) ADN-BSN or 2) Work?

    krisiepoo replied to moomoo134's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to be working as part of my RN-BSN program. Personally I would take the job,, they're much harder to come by. you will NOT be doing more work outside your work hours to perfect your craft...

  20. New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

    krisiepoo replied to kieran07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated in Dec '13, NCLEX Jan '14, applied to jobs in undersaturated areas and was hired in Feb '14, moved and started working March

  21. Calling All First Year Med-Surg RN's!

    krisiepoo replied to Catherinexi17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in my 4th month on a meg/surg floor. I moved quite a distance to take this job since my location was oversaturated with new grads and I'm so happy to say that I LOVE the people I work with....

  22. Just a bad shift...

    krisiepoo replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man... My last 3/4 shifts were non-stop for a solid 12 hours but I'm so grateful I have a supportive charge nurse and UAP who are very helpful. I've come to realize I've found a fantastic place to...

  23. Help newbie switched to nights and a mess!

    krisiepoo replied to heartsgal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to be honest, it sounds like you just had a bad start at nights... Of course there is a little bit different of a rhythm, but for me it's usually a little bit less hectic because I don't have to deal...

  24. "Just Don't Kill Anyone"

    krisiepoo replied to PCnurse88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first day off orientation my dad called me (my step-mom is a nurse) and asked if I killed anyone yet, LOL I'm NOT an experienced nurse, actually coming up on my 90 day review but what I've found is...

  25. Nurses and Lunch Breaks in NYC

    krisiepoo replied to SonBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think I've had a single job, let alone nursing, where I've gotten an hour for lunch... 1/2 hour seems to be the