Kayauhs

Kayauhs

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  1. Pregnant in nursing school

    Kayauhs replied to AMJ17's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much. I cry when I think about it all. I was a single, new mother and just trying to do my best. Now that I know what I know, these babies are just far, far too important to be...

  2. Can I succeed in nursing school with no previous medical experience?

    Kayauhs replied to oneday_nursepoundcake's topic in General Students

    Word of advice, when you get out of nursing school head to the nearest medical surgical floor and stay there at least 2 years even though you will want to cry every day when you come home. You will...

  3. Can I succeed in nursing school with no previous medical experience?

    Kayauhs replied to oneday_nursepoundcake's topic in General Students

    Yes. I did. I was in a completely unrelated field and went to nursing school and became a successful

  4. Is $40 Grand too much for an Associate Degree...

    Kayauhs replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Students

    P.S. Go to your state's Board of Nursing site and look under either FAQs or something along those lines and they will have a list of board approved education providers. Keep the board happy and you...

  5. Is $40 Grand too much for an Associate Degree...

    Kayauhs replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Students

    DON'T DO IT. In the very rural area where I live, nearly all the RN's are ADNs and it puts us all at a major disadvantage. We are continuously unable to apply for a wide variety of jobs because we...

  6. Pregnant in nursing school

    Kayauhs replied to AMJ17's topic in General Students

    I found out I was pregnant in nursing school after only being there 2 months. (My baby is 27 years old now). Here's the thing; being a new mother is an enormous responsibility and you are FOOLING...

  7. I have a misdemeanor now

    Kayauhs replied to Tiffani3116's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    All due respect; there is something fishy about the details of this story. If you left your children in the care of an adult and that adult turned out to be negligent, the state isn't going to charge...

  8. Is there a "nursing for dummies" type book?

    Kayauhs replied to knittygritty2850's topic in General Nursing

    Gather up all your data and call the doctor on-call. Do a thorough assessment, vital signs, lung sounds and then paint an accurate overall picture of the patient for the doctor. Nurses are pressed...

  9. What's your best catch?

    Kayauhs replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a very small, rural ER one night. Family comes in with several kids in tow, the youngest about the age of 7 had a big bloody bath towel on his head that mom was holding in place. The story...

  10. Just got the passive aggressive CC email. Advice please!

    Kayauhs replied to SNAMATT's topic in General Nursing

    You are giving this person far too much power over your own reactions. Ignore it and move

  11. Suspension

    Kayauhs replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    I'm amazed you had to ask if this was

  12. Essential Oil Overkill

    Kayauhs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our facility is using essential oils like they are the second coming of Jesus. We have no policy and procedure, no regulations, no MSDS, nothing. Some shifts soak the resident's skin, no carrier...

  13. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's another day and another dollar around here and the fun just never ends. A patient was making a long rant about Hipanics, African Americans and Native Americans. We have been instructed that we...

  14. BYOB at work?

    Kayauhs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need your excellent, expert advice! Recently while at work, it was brought to my attention that another nurse had brought beer FROM HOME and gave it to a vulnerable adult in our Special Care Unit as...

  15. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, here is an update: In order to remain employed and not quit in the middle of the shift and run off screaming down the road; I had to lay down some rules. 1). I never go in this patient's room...

  16. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this post. I agree, I shouldn't have shared my sensitive information and that is exactly what this narcassist was looking for. This particular patient has become somewhat of a...

  17. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Free speech does not include hate speech, racist statements, threats of violence. Those are and always will be illegal. I decided at the time this was said to me not to react, not to give this...

  18. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I didn't exactly "report" it to anyone like the police or the health department. I just wrote a note to my administrator and also my DON. Both of which are very aware of the behavior of this...

  19. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    I have never, nor would I ever speak to someone in the manner in which this patient is speaking to me or the other nurses. I also have not refused to care for this patient. Perhaps you can elaborate...

  20. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    This right here is

  21. Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

    Kayauhs replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Something's smelly in Denmark!!! It took that other nurse longer to stand around and tell you what to do than it would have if she had just given it. PROTECT YOUR LICENSE! Always ask yourself "WHY"?...

  22. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we are not allowed to verbally reprimand or anything like that. Better to just excuse ourselves under the pretense that we have to check a call light or something and then come back in ten. This...

  23. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Patient is completely oriented and directs their own healthcare. Has a long history of abusive behavior like this. My biggest mistakes in life have been thinking I could make a difference. No good...

  24. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    I love your response and strength that comes through in your words! I TOTALLY agree, sharing my own personal information with this patient was my bad. I assumed I could make a difference and well...

  25. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Kayauhs replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding. What was I thinking? Never again I assure you. (and NEVER politics!)