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  1. "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    ksola replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm all for gender equality and breaking down barriers. I hope we make progress in our generation towards changing attitudes towards "irregular" breaking of gender roles. Maybe when my grandchildren...

  2. Preparing to be a NICU Nurse

    ksola replied to ARuiz2015's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm looking to buy one of these books (my bank account def can't handle both). Any recommendation between the two? They both look great so I can't

  3. L&D to NICU

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I posted this months ago and never got a reply. Coincidentally, the day you replied was the same day I was finally offered and accepted a position at my dream NICU. I appreciate your response

  4. L&D to NICU

    ksola posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi, all. So I'm a new grad. I tried getting a NICU position, with no luck. So I settled (hate using that word, cause I still am very grateful to be where I am) for a position on L&D. I like it a...

  5. Emergency situation-- how should I have handled it?

    ksola posted a topic in Emergency

    So some background, I'm a nursing student. Two semesters into a 16 mo program. I also work in an unskilled facility for adults with ID. That's where this situation took place. There are no nurses,...

  6. Emergency situation-- how should I have handled it?

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Emergency

    Thank you. Like I said, my other coworkers are only CPR/FA trained and I remember when I started school I used to have trouble finding pulses so I don't blame them for possibly not being able to find...

  7. What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

    ksola replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    The whole AMA is a situation I've been wondering about lately. I'm a student nurse and we had a pt trying to leave AMA. She was very agitated. I don't know anything about her medical situation since...

  8. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

    ksola posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Basically, without going into too much detail, I recently found out a person I had worked with who decided to stop using our services also stopped receiving inpatient treatment from the local psych...

  9. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for the direct answers. This is the type of information I was looking for-- not a condescending run around, because like I said I don't know much. It would make sense that she would be...

  10. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

    No privileged information, no. But plenty of background. If you're really curious why I am confident that wouldn't be an issue you can PM me. I don't want to put too much information on

  11. Can someone explain state hospital care to me

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for your response. She definitely has all my best wishes.. As for financial, I'm not sure that would be the case for her situation. I guess maybe I shouldn't have put care in the title. I...

  12. Pre-PMHNP specialties

    ksola posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in school now for my RN. I'm incredibly drawn to psych. I've worked in direct care with a lot of very interesting behaviors and I honestly love it and feel like it's where I belong. But I'm trying...

  13. Pre-PMHNP specialties

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Psychiatric

    I guess my feeling is that I've worked with a lot of interesting psych cases already. I know I love it, but I want to explore other specialities before settling right into psych. I'm looking for...

  14. Should I disclose a suspected sleep disorder?

    ksola posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm filling out my questionnaire for my physical and there is a box to check for sleep disorders. I've never been fully diagnosed with one, but I did go to a sleep doc and she suspected that I have...

  15. Should I disclose a suspected sleep disorder?

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's good to know! I've asked people if I snore and they've all said not that they've noticed. I have a fitness tracker and it shows that I get poor sleep (which is normal for people with...

  16. No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

    ksola replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me when I was working as a residential supports assistant. I had just switched to casual to go back to school full time (for nursing, of course). I was even more at fault than you...

  17. A&P and Micro together

    ksola posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just started my pre-req's for nursing. I was going for bio a few years back but wasn't into it because I didn't know where I wanted to take it, and therefore had no motivation to do well. My gpa...

  18. Volunteering abroad- FNP vs PMHNP

    ksola posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all I'm in the very beginning of my (hopefully) long nursing journey. I've spent a lot of time thinking about my interests and I'm thinking that two of them may be conflicting so I need some...

  19. Least stressful nursing specialty

    ksola replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    I actually work in residential care with ID. They have A LOT of behavioral issues. I like the chaos and I'm excited to deal with more of it. But I go with them to their psych appointments and that...

  20. Least stressful nursing specialty

    ksola replied to Svkd's topic in General Nursing

    My plan is to do my time as a psych nurse, deal with the grit for awhile, maybe take a few bites and punches to the face. Then become a PMHNP and get the good hours and a comfy chair to sit in while I...

  21. Volunteering abroad- FNP vs PMHNP

    ksola replied to ksola's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's actually perfect! Thank you for that. I think I definitely want to get both cause as much as I want to use nursing to travel the world, my passion is still mental