Kallie3006 ADN

Surgical, Home Infusions, HVU, PCU, Neuro

I have been an RN since 2012 and am currently pursuing my BSN with the hopes of being in an FNP program in the near future.

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    Terrified... need advice

    Kallie3006 replied to kellynn74's topic in Nurses Recovery

    "went to waste spit out pills and there was a code so I disposed them properly and told myself I'd get a witness in a few min and forgot. " Im confused, was the pills in your mouth and you spit them...
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    Nervous About Nursing School and Working Full Time

    Kallie3006 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I was in fast track A&P 1 & 2, my water broke, with my youngest, 5 minutes into my first A&P 2 lab practical. I stayed and finished, best teacher expression ever BTW and the fact it was...
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    Crisis of confidence

    Kallie3006 replied to Lostsoul123's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot take care of someone else without taking care of yourself first and foremost. Perhaps your pre stressing over work is your body and mind's way of telling you that there are things with...
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    Furthering education

    Kallie3006 replied to Larsen4220's topic in General Students

    I was dead set in going straight into my bachelors when I completed my ADN program and now 6 years later I am in my second 8 wks of the RN-BSN bridge. Once you get your license and start your first...
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kallie3006 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Call.around to lawyers, some will do a free consult. Did you get to see the actual test results? Make sure with the hair follicle you are not getting it too soon, the hair needs to grow to cover...
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    Is it wrong to start infusion that will not finish till next shift?

    Kallie3006 replied to Capp's topic in Patient Medications

    Does the same apply to IVF infusing? Does this person want you to take all them down as well so they dont overlap shifts? This is one of the most absurd things I have heard in a
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    Insulin admin question

    Kallie3006 replied to chainurse22's topic in Patient Medications

    Checking before a meal gives you the baseline of the blood sugar before eating. Once the person starts to eat the blood sugar rises if you use a fast-acting insulin on a blood sugar taken after...
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    Am I overreacting?

    Kallie3006 replied to Jvn11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand the concern of having a patient with an epidural without having encountered that before. I also find it a tad concerning that the floor doesn't seem to have much experience with them and...
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kallie3006 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No I did not, I have yet to receive an apology from the unit director I was working for or the other person who was in on my termination. I feel I am at least owed that (perhaps I am wrong on this...
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    Med cart malady

    Kallie3006 replied to RoDee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Start putting in applications to other facilities. I have never worked ALF so I dont have any advice on that, although from your recount of the situation it does not seem safe to me, but again I have...
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kallie3006 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I dont think that TinyRN was trying to be ugly in the statement made about the program and what you have to do. I took it as her saying that in order to be in "compliance" with the program, to...
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    Help! Tested positive

    Kallie3006 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    https://allnurses.com/nurses-recovery/drug-urine-test-1059076.html https://allnurses.com/nurses-recovery/the-test-doesnt-1094006.html. This is my
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    Nursing: What it is not

    Kallie3006 replied to newnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are not just assigned one patient, you will be fine with waiting for the ice you have requested while I'm coding the patient next to you Nurses are not going to please everybody everytime...
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    Please help!

    Kallie3006 replied to KrisCris's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OP: What makes me feel empowered? Taking care of a patient that has just been diagnosed with a condition, teaching the patient about said condition and seeing that patient, or family, at a later date...
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    Passing NCLEX after failing!!!

    Kallie3006 replied to PearlRN7's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! Welcome to
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    I failed the teas 3 times

    Kallie3006 replied to Ssbmk's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I find it quite concerning that not only have you taken this test 3 times, but you have also taken it 3 times without improvement on your scores and then you are trying to find a workaround to get...
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    Anxiety

    Kallie3006 replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    I love this Davey
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    Compact License question

    Kallie3006 replied to Jefe's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that the company you work for would take care of that since they are the ones sending you to the various states. I could be wrong tho ouiugh. I don't see why the places couldn't verify...
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    Stafffing

    Kallie3006 replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    Can you bid to work on other
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    Compact License question

    Kallie3006 replied to Jefe's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct Move to another state- need a lisence for that state Live in 1 compact state- can work in all compact states as long as the state your license is endorsed though is your permanent...
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    Ortho or CDU??

    Kallie3006 replied to JenMH88RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't see why you wouldn't, on ortho you usually don't get just surgery patients, even though that would be the bulk. The CDU you will get a variety of ailments but in my experience that is a...
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    Just another thread that's a vent...

    Kallie3006 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't understand the judging, this is the cleanest vent I have seen in a while, quite refreshing
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    Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    Kallie3006 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    I've cared for many patients who was also prisons at the time of their admission. I never wanted to know what they were in for unless pt had to do with their treatment during that stay, or why they...
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    Removed from Nurse Residency Program-Should I Try Psych?

    Kallie3006 replied to dbabz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my heart hurts for you! *HUGS* Please do not think for one instant that you are not meant to be a nurse because a new grad residency program FAILED YOU, not the other way around, do not forget...
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    Is this discrimination?

    Kallie3006 replied to eacue10's topic in General Nursing

    What is the difference between a healthcare interpreter and a bilingual individual? A bilingual individual is a person who has some degree of proficiency in two languages. A high level of bilingualism...