Sue7573

Sue7573

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  1. KY nurses and students STAND UP. What part of KY are you from.

    Sue7573 replied to dark10gable's topic in General Nursing

    Went to WKCTCS, graduated in Dec 2007 working in Murray as RN in nursing home. LOVE

  2. Huge dilemmas...advice please!!

    Sue7573 replied to Jessica415's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, I was a nurse aide for 16 years before I went to NS. I was in class with several students that had been unit clerks. Although my experience was priceless, I think that the UC positions prepared...

  3. Crazy schedule proposal

    Sue7573 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I do three 12's 7a -7p on sat and sun and then 7p-7a on mon. Most of the time I sleep untill noon or later on monday, on purpose. My husband gets the kids on the bus monday morning. I am wore out by...

  4. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    Sue7573 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to say YES but thinking back on MICRO in college and reading the "HOT ZONE". Honestly I believe I would not go back in. Something like that my family would have to come

  5. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    Sue7573 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh that is depressing. That does really bother me. I don't intend to sit here and say I would be the first one there but I would go. YES! I would. I don't know if it is the new nurse that is speaking...

  6. CNA certification

    Sue7573 replied to ade7's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where you are but in Ky you have to work to keep your certification. I don't remember the actual amount of hours but it does go for two years. Every two years you have to prove that you...

  7. How many times have you cried???

    Sue7573 replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new RN now for six months, I normally work midnight shift in LTC, on occassion the RN's have to take turns covering the weekend day shift. This past weekend was my turn, usually it means we are...

  8. How many times have you cried???

    Sue7573 replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new RN now for six months, I normally work midnight shift in LTC, on occassion the RN's have to take turns covering the weekend day shift. This past weekend was my turn, usually it means we are...

  9. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Sue7573 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    I have found that less is more. A little notebook, is invaluable period. A good mechanical pencil (or two) with good eraser, retractable, pens with black ink are good too (get at least one blue one or...

  10. RN Degree

    Sue7573 replied to phyl lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I say go for it!!! I have heard that at the community college (which is accredited) that I go to, there is a program that allows students over a certain age (and I can't remember what age) can take so...

  11. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    Sue7573 replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

    I was so excited to see this forum started. I just finished my first year of a 2 year program. In our school it is the second semester that is DREADED. The MED SURG semester. I loved it, love school...

  12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Sue7573 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    what in the world what was that? I have never heard of anything like that. OMG

  13. Off topic: How do you keep house?

    Sue7573 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    My DH's idea of helping out around the house is not fussing at me for not having it done. Since I started school almost 2 years ago, he has helped with making of the meals, but I can count the times...

  14. CNA before RN

    Sue7573 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    It's interesting to do a class case study in prioritizing. Given several situations, here are some responses: Students who were previously CNAs will provide a bedpan so that the patient will not be...

  15. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Sue7573 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago we had a quadraplegic (sp) man that would turn his light on and then call the front desk on his phone (he had a stick that he held in his mouth to push the buttons) once he got an answer at...

  16. CNA before RN

    Sue7573 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    I am a 32 y/o CNA/RN student. I have worked as a CNA since I was 16 excluding 3 years when I tried different things to make sure nursing was for me (it is). How ever for -me- I think that being a CNA...

  17. Care plans + finding Nsg articles: 2 really good websites everyone should know about!

    Sue7573 replied to IvoryLena's topic in General Students

    I used these and they are great but you have to be very careful. one thing I did that caused problems is that I forgot to go back in there and give time frames, something measurable. BOY that is...

  18. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Sue7573 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    speaking of pt's farting. I have always held pride in the fact that I can hold my composure when something like that happens for the sake of the pt. One morning I was changing a really big man, that...

  19. Time spent studying for Excelsior NC exams?

    Sue7573 replied to primadonna's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sorry to impose on your thread I have a (sort of) related situation/qusetion. Our schedule for class is Lecture on Monday Half of us go to clinical on Tuesday Lap on Wednesday and the other half of...

  20. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Sue7573 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    yours is a beautiful

  21. HELP!! Need ideas for Teaching presentation

    Sue7573 replied to watchthis22's topic in General Students

    I was worried about what to do and ended up doing it on disaster preparedness. We wowed the teacher (we had ours as partners). We made a poster board and fixed up little sample disaster kits. Our...

  22. How did you find out about allnurses?

    Sue7573 replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    We have to do a teaching thing for health promotion. I have been thinking on things to do for that and I would like to do something on disaster preparedness. Like with Katrina and 911 I wonder if that...

  23. How do I provide the care the residents need in such little time?

    Sue7573 replied to December716's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    160/100 is really high especially that bottom number isn't it... and it not being a time when you are feeling the pain. I would be worried enough to go to the dr. and find out what that is. I had...

  24. How do I provide the care the residents need in such little time?

    Sue7573 replied to December716's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When all baths were on days, the powers that be said that there wasn't enough time to get the assigned showers on afternoons before 9 and that state would not allow a shower to be given after that or...

  25. How do I provide the care the residents need in such little time?

    Sue7573 replied to December716's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :rotfl: all puns intended