KyRN😉

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1. What do you hate most about your job?

   KyRN😉 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

   Being forced to basically lie. Idk about anyone else but in the LTC facilities I've worked in it's the norm to be given unreasonable assignments; with every patients medication due at the same time and an impossible list of wound/fall prevention/skin...

2. Need Advice!!!

   KyRN😉 replied to nhodge20's topic in Student Assist

   You can't force someone to study.. Plus idk if I'd want someone to come to study group half-heartedly or bc they were guilted into it. I studied with friends when I could but a lot I did on my own; plus have you considered that they might already be ...

3. Study tips, tricks and tools?????

   KyRN😉 replied to al-sheikhh's topic in General Students

   Memorize every chart/diagram in the text! If there are practice questions at the end of the chapter try doing them; if you can't answer correctly you need to go back over the material. For the most part I figured out which teacher relied on text vers...

4. Nurse with ADD :(

   KyRN😉 replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Disabilities

   Lol, OP you sound like me! I went ohhhhh, maybe 6 mo without medication during my first year as a new RN. I learned that personally I cannot be off of Meds and be a good (or even mediocre) nurse; while I too made minor mistakes due to disorganization...

5. That one co-worker

   KyRN😉 replied to soyoureanurse's topic in New Nurse

   Does she criticize you to your face before reporting you? I'd probably be direct buy professional, like, "I was called into the office to explain the heparin drip, did you not see my note?" I feel for you, though!

6. Feeling defeated.. need some hope

   KyRN😉 replied to stategrl's topic in General Students

   You know what they call a RN who got Cs in nursing school? A RN. [emoji6] You will have plenty of nervous breakdowns that involve crying in your bed/tub/car/study group, but it'll be worth it! Good luck and try and find time to relax!

7. Student nurses with disabilities

   KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

   I feel like nursenhowell and I have been screaming this point in our posts!

8. Student nurses with disabilities

   KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

   Are we speaking English? Why does the above clarification even need to be mentioned; it's a given! If you can't get through school and pass NCLEX you aren't a nurse! Duh!

9. Student nurses with disabilities

   KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

   Those who cannot graduate and obtain licensure are not nurses, regardless of their cognitive ability. So that is irrelevant. I think what is frustrating nursenhowell and I is the generalizing. You are stating that people with cognitive impairments sh...

10. Student nurses with disabilities

    KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

    I'm confused. I thought this thread WAS discussing cognitive functioning in regards to nursing. You pointed out that there's a variance in cognition dependent on the diagnosis; that's obvious. So obvious that I'm confused as to why you're stating it,...

11. Student nurses with disabilities

    KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

    The OP is in nursing school, and has been doing well in her classes. i think it was safe to assume from the start of the thread what kind of level of impairment is being implied. So yes, I think there's a place in nursing for her. Furthermore... Obvi...

12. Student nurses with disabilities

    KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

    Probably not. I just wanted to speak up because HELLO, there's a least one nurse on the floor with a cognitive deficit. Some of the people who declared that those with memory/cognition impairments should not be nurses could possibly have a cognition ...

13. Student nurses with disabilities

    KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

    Exactly. Cognitive deficit does not automatically = an incompetent nurse. There are amazing nurses out there who adapted and learned how to cope with their weaknesses. And implying that home care is the only viable option for someone with, *gasp* a c...

14. Student nurses with disabilities

    KyRN😉 replied to sara2013's topic in Disabilities

    There are a lot of successful nurses with a cognitive disability; don't be discouraged by the responses. As to coping strategies, it would depend on what areas you specifically have difficulties with.

15. First Patient Death

    KyRN😉 replied to angelsite2850's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm so sorry!!! I've had similar experiences and you CAN'T blame yourself or carry around that kind of heartache, or else you won't be able to function as a nurse. You are going to find yourself in situations that make you cry, speechless with rage, ...