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kkbb MSN, RN

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  1. Nurses opinion re: career

    kkbb replied to Nursingdreams77's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a back office MA for 4 years before becoming RN working nights. Both positions have pros and cons, especially considering your role as a mom. Hospital considerations: I can usually...

  2. MA or CNA prior to NS general education?

    kkbb replied to KirbyK05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was the odd one and went with MA before nursing school, but there was a specific reason why I did that. I had worked as a legal secretary for 10 years when I decided I wanted to switch careers. I...

  3. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    kkbb replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    I want to look at this from a completely different point of view...let's look at where the system failed. OP, you have not specifically addressed this, so I will ask. Do you have phones or pagers to...

  4. Confused nurse

    kkbb replied to ScaredRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I earned my BSN at 39. I'm currently 45 and working on my MSN. As the saying goes, age is just a

  5. New Grad Orientation Doesn't Feel Safe or Supportive

    kkbb replied to Camillus_Was_a_Murse's topic in General Nursing

    My heart breaks for you. This is absolutely not okay. As a preceptor to new hires (experienced nurses), it is my job to teach them our policies and procedures, and about our patient population...

  6. New Grad Just Want to Throw Up: Should I quit?

    kkbb replied to Quinn_Le's topic in Oncology

    First, big hugs Quinn_Le! New grad me would agree with everything you wrote, feeling exactly like you do. I agree with seeing if you can postpone school for a little while to focus your...

  7. New Nurse Feeling like a Failure

    kkbb replied to Menagerie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my, I feel like I could have written this when I was a new grad. I am so sorry that you are feeling like this, and are unsupported by your unit. I was the queen of filling out incident reports my...

  8. Preceptor Issues

    kkbb replied to hiimnewhere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have a resource nurse on our unit, and their entire job that shift is to support the other nurses and do whatever is needed to help push the shift forward. One night as a new grad I asked our...

  9. Time to get rid of care plans?

    kkbb replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Students

    Care plans were the bane of nursing school for me. But now that I am practicing, I can understand what was really being taught through our care plans. For my school we had to document what...

  10. How do you structure your day?

    kkbb replied to baloo656's topic in General Nursing

    My orientation was a week or two longer than the other new grads on my unit. When I finally got off orientation, I lasted about 4 weeks before it became clear I wasn't ready. I work nights and was...

  11. Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    kkbb replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    So much to process here....you told the AM different ways the situation could be avoided in the future, by pointing out areas that you personally have control over, but also areas that the unit could...

  12. Newly Graduated Nurse, Cannot get a job

    kkbb replied to aspirenursetobe1231's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I agree with the post above, you might just be automatically being rejected because you have not taken/passed the NCLEX. Take a deep breath in and focus on the

  13. Biden suporter assaults 7 year old child, supposedly she is a RN

    kkbb replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    No, no one was defending the women. But there were points when people were saying it was dems acting out. My point was just that I've seen it on both sides, and in either case it is simply wrong....

  14. Biden suporter assaults 7 year old child, supposedly she is a RN

    kkbb replied to guest416560's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Let me start with stating my bias...I am not a Trump fan. But would I destroy a Trump supporter's sign, or take a child's MAGA hat? Hell no! I have had many intelligent conversations with others...

  15. How do you break the cycle of exhaustion?

    kkbb replied to Corpsman2OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also am inpatient hem/onc. Breaks are essential. So is good hydration. I had a coworker that always rushed around, missed breaks, stayed late to finish charting. They were just running...

  16. Med-Surg IV Meds

    kkbb replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    Learn where your resources are AND USE THEM. I use micromedex a lot at work to look up IV compatibility (not everything plays nice in the lines). Never assume things will be compatible...NS and 1/2...

  17. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    kkbb replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I only just found this thread, and was in tears reading it. Kalipso, my heart was breaking for you. I am beyond excited to hear that your husband finally started being really honest about his...

  18. Night shift

    kkbb replied to nikki1018's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on nights for 3 years. I do have school aged kids, so when I'm off I live like a normal human. As much as I don't like to, I always work 3 in a row...that way I only go into shift once and...

  19. Advice for new RN graduate..

    kkbb replied to EmmaK's topic in General Nursing

    Get at least a year under your belt before you switch jobs. Also, you mentioned that you are currently working on your BSN. Stay put and get everything complete before you move. It will make you...

  20. Full publications in new grad portfolio?

    kkbb replied to HairyPoppins's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak to my own experience, so just keep in the back of your mind that I have only ever worked at my hospital. That said.... I worked so hard on my portfolio. I wanted it to be perfect...

  21. Why do so many cheerleaders enter nursing?

    kkbb replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    Was the captain of my cheer team in high school (20 years ago). But was also in theater and choir. Played rugby in college. I doubt my coworkers know about my cheering past....I don't wear my old...

  22. New Grad Dilemma

    kkbb replied to Nurse1999's topic in General Nursing

    I see this often on this site....new grads that do not want to work med/surg because of what they saw/experienced at clinicals. The only advice I have to offer is that you (and any new grad) need to...

  23. Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    kkbb replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    Saw a nursing student start to walk into a patient's room and start rubbing their hands together and say "I wash my hands". She didn't actually wash her hands, just verbalized it. When told she...

  24. Commuting to clinicals from 1 hr away??

    kkbb replied to nursingstudentwannabe's topic in General Students

    Other idea is to see if you have a friend closer to the clinical site and see if you would be able to stay there once in a while. I did that for a clinical that was 2 hours away. I would buy her...

  25. Heard a heart murmur

    kkbb replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    As a parent, I would want the nurse to call and tell me that she heard a murmur. The kid looked off and you assessed. Sounds to me like you were being a prudent nurse.