KellieNurse06

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  1. Miracles we have seen

    KellieNurse06 replied to Laught3r's topic in General Nursing

    definetly saw one...my own daughter.....summer 2004 she got sick, went into the hospital to the PICU..(she's DD anyway from meningitis as an infant) so she ended up going into DIC, septic, into septic...

  2. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    KellieNurse06 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I liked doing bed baths during our clinicals....I especially liked being able to wash the patients hair....something about having their hair washed makes them feel better or a bit cleaner than if it...

  3. Calling all Massachusetts nurses

    KellieNurse06 replied to laura17's topic in Agency Nurses

    PSA (pediatric services of america) they have offices everywhere ...they are a pediatric home care agency...you can do visiting nurse or block time from 8-16 hrs a shift.....my daughter has this...

  4. Is becoming a nurse harder now?

    KellieNurse06 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about that.....I do now that alot of the old school nurses from way back when say we have it alot easier now as far as testing & that sort of thing....I was told that they had paper...

  5. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    KellieNurse06 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I started back in 1999 with prereqs at 31 yrs old, and just completed my associates degree in nursing last week...:balloons: ......and I am now 38. I took only 1-2 classes of prereqs at a time so it's...

  6. Post here if you are done with finals!

    KellieNurse06 replied to AmericanChai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just finished my nursing final Monday the 18th, and my ATI yesterday the 20th........ I had myself convinced I bombed the final and would need to repeat. :barf01: ......crazy what anxiety...

  7. question regarding drug excretion & renal failure

    KellieNurse06 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi everyone! I have a question about the kidneys ......if someone takes seizure meds specifically Phenobarb & Dilantin, and the monthly levels are very high (and never had problems with them...

  8. question regarding drug excretion & renal failure

    KellieNurse06 replied to KellieNurse06's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    OK thanks everyone......I appreciate

  9. Teaching hospital or non-teaching hospital?

    KellieNurse06 replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    Definetly a teaching hospital.....they tend to get things that smaller hospitals have no clue on or have never seen before....plus like another poster mentioned about always having a doctor...

  10. How to deal with PCA bad attitude

    KellieNurse06 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can mess with her by just staring at her very puzzled and ask her if she's done....and if it were me (which obviously it isn't..lol) I would tell her she is being very hostile and making not only...

  11. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    KellieNurse06 replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!! I hear ya! I actually had a nursing instructor last year mention something like this to us......she said people will always say stuff about hoping the surgeon is good , knows what their doing...

  12. HIPAA between patients?

    KellieNurse06 replied to EMTSNA's topic in Emergency

    This kind of reminds me of when we were at clinical rotation caring for a patient in a double room..........the patient not being taken care of by us usually talks about something that occurred with...

  13. Any tips on studying DRUGS?

    KellieNurse06 replied to kemerick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh Yeah! Place them by the class they are in......a trick an instructor gave us which worked great! For example....., Ace Inhibitors will all have the same side effect, Beta Blockers will all have the...

  14. Nursing Student in need of a Nurse Mentor asap....please

    KellieNurse06 replied to nurse2be8128's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for ya! Believe me! I would just not do anything that makes you stick out from the other students.....just do what she wants & asks, do not under any circumstance be one of those "know it...

  15. Alzheimer's-Brother won't help!!!

    KellieNurse06 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you blackcat!!! Enjoy your time off! I know you'll worry but try not to! Make sure you write down instructions and everything , especially meds because like you said..they may not do...

  16. Critical thinking books that can help me.

    KellieNurse06 replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    Don't know any....but others' suggestions are great ! I had a nursing instructor previously who told the students to critically think by keep asking why..........the patient has pain.....why? pain is...

  17. In the case of a panic attack, what would.....

    KellieNurse06 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well I can tell you from personal firsthand experience.....I actually passed out once and had many near fainting episodes from anxiety/panic attacks....I don't have them any more..but I can tell you...

  18. Argh... nursing diagnosis/ care plan help

    KellieNurse06 replied to traumaQN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about... Activity Intolerance r/t imbalance between supply/demand Anxiety r/t ineffective breathing pattern Ineffective breathing pattern r/t decreased lung expansion Death anxiety r/t fear of...

  19. Anyone hear of the ATI program?

    KellieNurse06 replied to leeniebeanie_2767's topic in General Nursing

    ahhhh, yes, the ATI.....we do this every semester at the end at my school....they say it doesn't count BUT you need to pass in the 50th percentile or higher on the proctored tests or you get an...

  20. Alzheimer's-Brother won't help!!!

    KellieNurse06 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    {{{{{blackcat}}}}} I feel for ya.... I myself would probably a bit nasty & just matter of factly say " Oh, is THAT right?...and where the he** have you been for the last...xx amount of time????" I...

  21. Anyone else hesitant to have kids after being in peds?

    KellieNurse06 replied to Scooby's topic in Pediatric

    Hey, don't feel bad!This is America....and freedom of choice is what this great country is about.....I am the mom of a sn child..a 17 yr old who is like a baby....but I couldn't love her more if she...

  22. trachealmalasia

    KellieNurse06 replied to peds77's topic in Pediatric

    I am so sorry to hear this! My daughter has this.....it started at 7 years old and she had her tonsils & adenoids removed which helped for a year. It all started again though and she ended up...

  23. Question about dying ....

    KellieNurse06 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone..I have kind of a strange question to ask...... for those of you who have taken care of a dying person....have you ever noticed the way their eyes appear before anything else gives you a...

  24. Question about dying ....

    KellieNurse06 replied to KellieNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    hello...today my uncle died at 1230pm. I was at my clinical yesterday and got a call that he didn't have long..so I left to go there...... He hung on until today....and my aunt (his wife) was eating...

  25. rhode island hospital

    KellieNurse06 replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    ...We are actually at Kent right now We are on the ECCU unit....we are done in 3 more weeks..then off to Slater for 5 weeks... and we graduate (hopefully) finally..... Wow small world! One of my...