KarenMS

KarenMS

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  1. CNAs writing up nurses??

    KarenMS replied to cuppa_tea's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No staff should be maliciously and repeatedly writing up other staff, nothing to do with job

  2. invalid Hesi question or just tricky

    KarenMS replied to the-needle-pusher's topic in General Students

    Right, so it really just depends on the wording of the question and what they were really asking. Could there have been a stem word in the question that related to compliance or something like that?...

  3. invalid Hesi question or just tricky

    KarenMS replied to the-needle-pusher's topic in General Students

    I guess it's always a concern. But without reading the question, it's hard to tell what stem words may have been leading to wanting an answer about compliance rather than

  4. invalid Hesi question or just tricky

    KarenMS replied to the-needle-pusher's topic in General Students

    I originally wrote here that I don't think buspirone and alcohol typically have lethal side effects, but am changing it because it is possible even if not

  5. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    KarenMS replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I was removing my first IV in my second clinical rotation, with my instructor there to help me. So, somehow I just never knew that the needle didn't stay in the patients arm. It's so embarrassing now,...

  6. What was the REAL reason you called off

    KarenMS replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    My sister called off for me, 4 years ago, when I went into the hospital 6 weeks early to have my daughter. I was in such denial that I was fully planning on going into work the next day, but she knew...

  7. ATI RN Mentor app

    KarenMS posted a topic in General Students

    Hi, I just downloaded this app to work with, because I am very worried about the ATI predictor exam. I figured it would be helpful to use their questions to prepare. The questions are so much easier...

  8. Lost an A in an instant. I Feel devastated.

    KarenMS replied to LibaSkelova's topic in General Students

    It's ok, I understand. I'm an overreactor too...I got a 98% on my last 2 exams and managed to beat myself up over the one question I got wrong on each test. Mentally, I know I'm doing great, but I'm...

  9. I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

    KarenMS replied to Mississippideer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ohh

  10. CVICU interview questions

    KarenMS replied to appleandoranges2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I guess I wasn't thinking of conflict in that way? I can think of little situations like the above (not in a nursing role since I haven't graduated yet) but I didn't see them as

  11. I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

    KarenMS replied to Mississippideer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What makes you think troll? Probably just made an account to post because he/she was stressing and then forgot about

  12. CVICU interview questions

    KarenMS replied to appleandoranges2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm not currently interviewing anywhere, but this one scared me! I literally have never had a conflict at work. Am I supposed to make something up? Why would this be a red flag? Because they assume...

  13. Back Injuries and Clinical

    KarenMS replied to Annieonomous22's topic in General Students

    This sounds so different than what I've been experiencing in the hospital. Everyone recruits everyone else for help turning and transferring patients....students, nurses, PT, doctors. It's encouraged....

  14. No Excuse for Mistake....

    KarenMS replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    I agree completely. Forgetting the existence of a patient is

  15. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    KarenMS replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My initial instinct was to reply that I couldn't care less if I had a male OB nurse...but after some serious thought, I realized that's only partially true. I wouldn't care if the nurse was male...

  16. I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

    KarenMS replied to Mississippideer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love all of

  17. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    KarenMS replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    It's so interesting how different perceptions can be! To me, the whites look like a costume, while well fitting scrubs look like something to really get down to work in. I emphasize "well fitting,"...

  18. Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    KarenMS replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    I drive an hour and some minutes for my full time job, 3 days per week. The distance is not going to be a good excuse not to

  19. showering: before or after work

    KarenMS replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    I shower the night before work and then after work. (I'm not a nurse yet, but as a PCA, I'm very intimate with the bodily

  20. showering: before or after work

    KarenMS replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    That's so much

  21. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    KarenMS replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I would note the "wink" emoji in the prior post. There are no special conditions to buying pressure cookers

  22. First week- will I die of boredom?

    KarenMS replied to gypsierose's topic in General Students

    Yes, it gets harder and more interesting. Don't write off this fundamental and communication stuff though; it's a tried and true process and everything builds on what came before. You're only a week...

  23. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    KarenMS replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    No way. I always have big plans of grocery shopping or going to the gym, just to get it out of the way....but no. Never happens. I come home, microwave some leftovers, and go to

  24. Is having a 3 month old too young to start nursing school?

    KarenMS replied to knapi433's topic in General Students

    I started my program last year with a 2 year old and a 3 month old baby. I've done really well, mostly thanks to a great support system. If you have that, you'll be

  25. Professional (Dis) Courtesy

    KarenMS replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the same thing, but when my daughter was in the NICU, I told the staff that I worked as a personal care aide with medically fragile children, mainly so they would know I knew how to handle...