KayceeLeeRN

KayceeLeeRN BSN, RN

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  1. Post-op to Critical Care

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey all....do you think a post surgical floor is a good route to critical care? Will that give me good experience under my belt? I have about one year experience on a heavy medical unit. What are the...

  2. what do i need to DO!!!!!!

    KayceeLeeRN replied to anallelymd0725's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, well first off you will have to go to nursing school and become a nurse. In nursing school you will have rotations in many different areas of nursing such as medical/surgical (which is the bulk of...

  3. What makes a good ICU nurse??

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Anyone else????

  4. Offically MR/DD nurse!

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Hello all! I am offically a MR/DD nurse! I start next week @ a residential program! I did one year med/surg but I always knew this is what I wanted, I just love working with the population. I find it...

  5. Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

    KayceeLeeRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting! I am a younger nurse (under 30) and before I decided to leave my position on med/surg I reached out to my manager who responded by telling me "well I'm a nurse, and I never felt that...

  6. Med/Surg to ICU

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I recently interviewed for an ICU position @ a local hospital and I have 9 months med/surg experience. They are ready and willing to start training me. I worry because I read some postings here about...

  7. Giving family patient info?

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    When can I give information out to family members regarding a patient's condition? I am confused about this. I have seen many nurses talking to patient's family, giving information about condition,...

  8. Med/Surg to L&D?

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello! I have a question... I'm an RN with 9 months Med/Surg experience...Is this experience sufficent for starting in L&D? I know it is completely different and I would have a lot to learn! Any...

  9. MR/DD or ICU???

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    To tell ya the truth the pay with the MR/DD position comes out to be almost double the ICU job because the ICU position is for P/T. This is one more thing that is making me deconsider over and over. I...

  10. MR/DD or ICU???

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm having a really hard time figuring out which direction to go in...and believe me I hate THAT! I'm the kind of person that always needs to have a plan. soo... I am leaving my job after nine months...

  11. Feeling incompetent

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, I have been on the floor almost 6 months. I am finally starting to feel comfortable....getting into my own little routine. I know what is expected of me to get the "job" done (paperwork, meds,...

  12. Quitting after 4 months.....

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been at my first RN position for 4 months now. I don't think I want to continue. I know that I CAN, but I don't WANT to anymore. The stress is just unbelievable. All I ever wanted to do is be a...

  13. Quitting after 4 months.....

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, to clarify things...I currently work days on a medical floor. Maybe med/surg isnt for me. I dont have any intentions of leaving nursing all together. I just dont know what else I can do. I've...

  14. Yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So today I was yelled at for the first time by a doctor today. I wont get into the whole situation simply because I just got off shift and I don't feel like reliving the day. But, I just want to...

  15. Need some encouragement

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm feeling so overwhelmed. I'm approaching my last few weeks of orientation...nursing is not what I had ever expected. It's a big slap in the face. I don't feel like I'm helping anybody or "making a...

  16. Difference between NP and CNS?

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello everyone! I'm having some trouble understanding the differences between a NP and a CNS. Can someone help clarify these roles for me? Thank You

  17. ethical dilemma....nurse lied.

    KayceeLeeRN replied to snowflake123's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new nurse on orientation and was in a similar situation with a preceptor acting unethically (read my previous posts). I went to my manager and I am starting with a new preceptor this week....

  18. Preceptor telling me to cover things up....

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I think it is safe to say that the honeymoon is offically OVER and I have stepped into REALITY :uhoh21: ........... I have quickly realized that nursing school is pretty far from the truth when it...

  19. Preceptor telling me to cover things up....

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    UPDATE: I offically start with my NEW PRECEPTOR Thursday :yelclap: I went to my manger today. I said all of two words before she told me "say no more, you're getting a new preceptor." I was SO...

  20. Preceptor telling me to cover things up....

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are not the only person who told me to do this. The funny thing is that MY PRECEPTOR WAS the charge nurse that day.

  21. Preceptor telling me to cover things up....

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much Tweety. I am still thinking about what I am going to do/say and I think I may go straight to the manger. I just don't feel that I am being guided in the right direction, and that is...

  22. Preceptor telling me to cover things up....

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think our policy is that the RN has to have 2 attempts before we can call the IV nurse to put it in. What I have noticed is that my preceptor does not try, she looks at their arms and then calls the...

  23. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

    KayceeLeeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know there have been numerous threads about this already, but this is more for a "vent" then a discussion/debate. I have a friend who is currently a medical assistant. She wants to go to nursing...

  24. Need to complete a paper -need nurses to complete a questionaire

    KayceeLeeRN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    sure!

  25. I'm not "WIPING BUTTS"

    KayceeLeeRN replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm sure you know that I completely agree with you. It's the idea that "wiping butts" is just THAT and nothing more. We as nurses all know that not only is this for comfort, hygeine and dignity,...