Thank you for this message, Nurse Kendra! I am a recent nursing grad and there were some units that I hated going to as a nursing student because some of the nurses on the unit were not nice or helpful and acted as if we were a nuisance to them. On some units, we did not feel welcome at all. On some units, they welcomed us and were more than happy to help us. I genuinely hope we get away from the saying "nurses eat their own" as this is the wrong profession to have that mentality. You need to continue to echo this point many times over.
I don’t understand why some nurses don’t like students. The other disciplines do not treat their students in this manner. Congrats on becoming a nurse!
@@KendraRN I don’t either and it further perpetuates the stereotype of nurses eating their own. Thanks Kendra and keep putting out great content! I always look forward to what you have to say!!
I'm in agreement with all of this Ms. Kendra. I love how you are able to address so many different areas that affect nurses. I press rewind sometimes and listen again....lol!
You nailed it. I’m a year into retirement from NY and Ms. Kendra you touched on so many issues. The sad thing my daughter is a dietician and unfortunately it’s throughout departments in healthcare. I pray for all that it can turn around. I witnessed this change. Happened slowly creeping metastasizing through hospital settings. NURSES YOU GOT THIS!!!!!! Solidarity
It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice especially in the elevators. Say Hi. We are being kind everywhere we go… I feel like some of things you mentioned can be used in everyday life. I punch in as soon as I walk in the building. Much love Miss Kendra. Thank you
I love when we get a crew of students. I'm like, thank God! ❤️ I've been a CNA since 1994, and breaks are hard to take! Holding the bladder and drinking water is a thing for me. They give us 10 to 12 patients, showers and a bunch of feeders. Not to mention sitting time rotations for high fall risk patients! If we get 6 CNAs they'll only give the unit 2 nurses. They give 3 nurses and take away 1 CNA. They say as long as they have a total of 8 workers. The problem with that is if it's a lazy nurse (usually from an agency) we're really working with only 7. We end up having to just figure it out.😒 I'm glad you're mentioning nurses not feeling the need to help with their own patients. I can't tell you how many times I have walked in a patients room who had used it on themselves or tried to get up by themselves. Theyll tell you exactly what the nurse did! 😒 I had one come into the shower rooms while I was showering a difficult patient and told me my patient needed to go to the bathroom real bad. 😐 Fast-forward! When I finally finished my show I had to take the one who just needed to sit on the toilet to the shower too. He was so embarrassed and kept apologizing. It was so hard to convince him he did nothing wrong. I usually didn't do this, but I felt that I needed to explain to him why it wasn't his fault. I told him I'm so sorry that the person didn't help you when you needed it. But I'm here to fix that. And that we should treat others the same way we want to be treated. 🙏
Nurse Kendra! I truly appreciate how real you are. You speak on many topics that others are afraid to touch. You advocate for the people in a very invaluable profession, and I admire that about you. Anyone working with you, including nursing students should feel very blessed to have you on their team. If I can ask you to speak on a topic of "going back to school for a nursing degree later in life" (48 to be exact), or your experience on working with "more mature" new nursing students. Has retainability ever been a problem with older incoming nurses? Especially those who have the same mentality and work ethics as you. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Hi thank you! I’ve worked with many nurses who are entering the profession later in life. I find those nurses to be very adaptable. I think life experience works in their favor, they tend not to sweat the small stuff. Usually the “older” but new nurses have had other careers and nursing is a stepping stone before they retire. Overall it’s never too late to pursue the profession.
Gosh, I wish you were around me. So much I wish I could learn and remember. Number five that you mentioned in things we are NOT doing is on point. Number six/not using the restroom I laughed- b/c I have been guilty-especially during the pandemic. You are vibrant. As a matter of fact I was surprised you have so many years' experience b/c I took you for much, much younger. You are amazing! "Yes" to Leslie Scott. -And I apologize for not introducing myself and saying Thank you.
Amen to be supportive of one another. I have been guilty of not doing that. Did not think of not buying hospital food. Good one.😀 Did not think of time clock, spot on. ❤ I rarely worked OT, because I did not like it. I was so rare in working OT, is when I agreed the nurse manager hugged me.😅
People think that I’m crazy for going back to get my BSN so I can become a manager… I want to be an advocate for nurses!!!! I’m a Mary Seacole NURSE!!!! ❤❤ Excellent Video Darling!!!!
I am over it ! Tired of working short .. getting manager drama for overtime ! How is it when they do things that are most supposed to be updates and upgrades it makes it harder or do longer to do our jobs!!! Plus they want you to see more patients.
Hello Dear, You look so cute in those fashionable scrubs. Are you able to walk us through some nursing case studies. Or is that hipaa violations. For example patient x had a catherization, checked his toes etc they were blue so did that. Etc I don't know if that makes sense.🥰
As a salaried exempt employee, I am "donating" my sick time to the company in exchange for bonus. The hourly employees can cash on the unused sick time, therefore, they are often coming to work in "incapable" condition. The most prominent superhero collapsed at work and fell into the rotating machine, which automatically stopped without hurting him, but lost all the production worth of weekly pay for that idiot...
Yes Kendra! How were you raised approaching people and not greeting them… listen that is a huge problem for me it’s rude and unprofessional. Let’s do better. Be kind to students and remember we were once students as well.
Hey Kendra, I believe I heard you say that teach classes, or give seminars correct me if I am wrong, but in listen to your videos you know your stuff along with field experience and with that being said you speak as a philosopher of Nursing. Have you thought about teaching on a college level as a Teacher of Philosophy of Nursing because you have always made your mark of knowledge on anyone that comes in contact with you, but if you catch fresh out of high school before the graduate nursing you would instill remarkable experience, values, & work ethics in these young striving students ready to get out and make their mark on the world. You could make a world of difference in these students lives. Just think about it wouldn't you have wanted a professor such as yourself when you were in college school to guide you with the rare kind, sincerity, and compassion that you have for the field ? These new millennials need people like you badly Kendra to go into the field being taught correctly and not being bullies, mean, and thrown into the wolves without being armed properly. They are our future !!!
You touched my heart! I taught for 9 years, clinical instruction. My former students have given me so much reassurance that I am an excellent instructor. I took a break from teaching because I was burned out. It is the reason why I started this channel, I said to myself, I can put it all on UA-cam and help other students. I’ll return to teaching again, because I know that I make a difference. Thank you so much for reaffirming my abilities. ❤️
Crazy thing is I’m no where near the healthcare industry but there’s us something about you that makes me want to watch all your videos
Every. Single. One. ON POINT💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Thank you 😃😃😃
Nurses should also be thoughtful of housekeeping staff and actually make sure trash gets into the trash can and not all around it.
I have a video coming!
Love this energy, you have a beautiful light 🦋✨
Thank you!
I never call in because my mom who lives 8 hours away might need me. I even scheduled my chemo. And radiation treatments so I could not miss work.
Yup, punch at the nearest time clock because elevators get broken at time and it takes longer to arrive at your assigned unit
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🫶🏼🙅🏽♂️Thank you verrrrrry much
Thank you for this message, Nurse Kendra! I am a recent nursing grad and there were some units that I hated going to as a nursing student because some of the nurses on the unit were not nice or helpful and acted as if we were a nuisance to them. On some units, we did not feel welcome at all. On some units, they welcomed us and were more than happy to help us. I genuinely hope we get away from the saying "nurses eat their own" as this is the wrong profession to have that mentality. You need to continue to echo this point many times over.
I don’t understand why some nurses don’t like students. The other disciplines do not treat their students in this manner. Congrats on becoming a nurse!
@@KendraRN I don’t either and it further perpetuates the stereotype of nurses eating their own. Thanks Kendra and keep putting out great content! I always look forward to what you have to say!!
AMEN!
I'm in agreement with all of this Ms. Kendra. I love how you are able to address so many different areas that affect nurses. I press rewind sometimes and listen again....lol!
Anita, thank you! It’s because I’m in awe of all the nonsense they try to burden nurses with.
You nailed it. I’m a year into retirement from NY and Ms. Kendra you touched on so many issues. The sad thing my daughter is a dietician and unfortunately it’s throughout departments in healthcare. I pray for all that it can turn around. I witnessed this change. Happened slowly creeping metastasizing through hospital settings. NURSES YOU GOT THIS!!!!!! Solidarity
Thank you so much for watching! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
“Metastasizing” is an EXCELLENT analogy .
Good advice! I retired from nursing at 50 years old because I could not take the toxic work environment.
So many nurses have left
You are a great advocate for nurses Thank you
Heavy on using the bathroom. I really don't understand why jobs don't allow you to go to the bathroom like we are in school..
Thank you for your information ❤
It really doesn’t cost anything to be nice especially in the elevators. Say Hi. We are being kind everywhere we go… I feel like some of things you mentioned can be used in everyday life. I punch in as soon as I walk in the building. Much love Miss Kendra. Thank you
Yes, thank you!
I love when we get a crew of students. I'm like, thank God! ❤️ I've been a CNA since 1994, and breaks are hard to take! Holding the bladder and drinking water is a thing for me. They give us 10 to 12 patients, showers and a bunch of feeders. Not to mention sitting time rotations for high fall risk patients! If we get 6 CNAs they'll only give the unit 2 nurses. They give 3 nurses and take away 1 CNA. They say as long as they have a total of 8 workers. The problem with that is if it's a lazy nurse (usually from an agency) we're really working with only 7. We end up having to just figure it out.😒 I'm glad you're mentioning nurses not feeling the need to help with their own patients. I can't tell you how many times I have walked in a patients room who had used it on themselves or tried to get up by themselves. Theyll tell you exactly what the nurse did! 😒 I had one come into the shower rooms while I was showering a difficult patient and told me my patient needed to go to the bathroom real bad. 😐 Fast-forward! When I finally finished my show I had to take the one who just needed to sit on the toilet to the shower too. He was so embarrassed and kept apologizing. It was so hard to convince him he did nothing wrong. I usually didn't do this, but I felt that I needed to explain to him why it wasn't his fault. I told him I'm so sorry that the person didn't help you when you needed it. But I'm here to fix that. And that we should treat others the same way we want to be treated. 🙏
I worked for 5 years as a CNA, all of what you mentioned is familiar. Nurses who leave their patients soiled have a special place in 🔥🔥🔥
Love this...
Nurse Kendra! I truly appreciate how real you are. You speak on many topics that others are afraid to touch. You advocate for the people in a very invaluable profession, and I admire that about you. Anyone working with you, including nursing students should feel very blessed to have you on their team. If I can ask you to speak on a topic of "going back to school for a nursing degree later in life" (48 to be exact), or your experience on working with "more mature" new nursing students. Has retainability ever been a problem with older incoming nurses? Especially those who have the same mentality and work ethics as you. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Hi thank you! I’ve worked with many nurses who are entering the profession later in life. I find those nurses to be very adaptable.
I think life experience works in their favor, they tend not to sweat the small stuff. Usually the “older” but new nurses have had other careers and nursing is a stepping stone before they retire. Overall it’s never too late to pursue the profession.
Our CM said it's an issue of patient safety if we punch in before we get to the unit or clock out off the unit.
How???? Lol
👍AGREED. 1000%
I APPROVE this 1000 times over! 💪🏿💯🥰💖👍🏿
Stamp of approval!!!!
Love this Kendra ❤️
Gosh, I wish you were around me. So much I wish I could learn and remember. Number five that you mentioned in things we are NOT doing is on point. Number six/not using the restroom I laughed- b/c I have been guilty-especially during the pandemic. You are vibrant. As a matter of fact I was surprised you have so many years' experience b/c I took you for much, much younger. You are amazing! "Yes" to Leslie Scott. -And I apologize for not introducing myself and saying Thank you.
That is beautiful, love the positive vibes
Yes, let’s spread it all over in 2023❤️
Awesome list thank you
Thanks for watching Patricia ❤️
I agree with everything that you touched on.
Thank you Michelle
@@KendraRN your welcome! 😊
Amen to be supportive of one another. I have been guilty of not doing that.
Did not think of not buying hospital food. Good one.😀
Did not think of time clock, spot on. ❤
I rarely worked OT, because I did not like it. I was so rare in working OT, is when I agreed the nurse manager hugged me.😅
Thank you for watching! No more hospital food.😂😂
People think that I’m crazy for going back to get my BSN so I can become a manager…
I want to be an advocate for nurses!!!! I’m a Mary Seacole NURSE!!!! ❤❤
Excellent Video Darling!!!!
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Thank you! Go for it!!!
I Love watching you speak your Truth Iam not a nurse but I love the way you deliver the Facts Awesome.
Angela, thank you for watching! I appreciate you.
It’s sad you have to tell someone to say hello.
These are ADULTS in a PROFESSIONAL environment.
No good morning, nothing!
@@KendraRN That sets a negative tone for the day before you even begin your shift.
Love this 👏
Katie, I appreciate you! Thanks ❤️
All of these, but #4!!!
Hahahaha thank you!
Please experience nurses be nice to nursing students 🙏 team effort is very important.
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Please do this
Slay QUEEN✨✨
😂😂😂 thank you!
I am over it ! Tired of working short .. getting manager drama for overtime !
How is it when they do things that are most supposed to be updates and upgrades it makes it harder or do longer to do our jobs!!! Plus they want you to see more patients.
I know!!!!
You miss one ..... Nurses being nicer to the MLS/ Lab Department 😂.
Let me write it down.
Love it. But the 'What we are not going to do' video is ingrained in my head....loved it!
Thank you!
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I approve this video ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Crystal!
Hello Dear,
You look so cute in those fashionable scrubs. Are you able to walk us through some nursing case studies. Or is that hipaa violations. For example patient x had a catherization, checked his toes etc they were blue so did that. Etc I don't know if that makes sense.🥰
Yes, I plan to do a series for nursing students. I just need to gather my thoughts.
They don't help CNA ..very lazy
Some are, I won’t deny!
As a salaried exempt employee, I am "donating" my sick time to the company in exchange for bonus. The hourly employees can cash on the unused sick time, therefore, they are often coming to work in "incapable" condition. The most prominent superhero collapsed at work and fell into the rotating machine, which automatically stopped without hurting him, but lost all the production worth of weekly pay for that idiot...
See, we have to do better for ourselves. We are human first.
Yes Kendra!
How were you raised approaching people and not greeting them… listen that is a huge problem for me it’s rude and unprofessional. Let’s do better.
Be kind to students and remember we were once students as well.
Very! I’m always amazed when people don’t greet their colleagues. They walk in, no good morning, nothing😲😲😲. And yes, we are pro student.
Hey Kendra,
I believe I heard you say that teach classes, or give seminars correct me if I am wrong, but in listen to your videos you know your stuff along with field experience and with that being said you speak as a philosopher of Nursing.
Have you thought about teaching on a college level as a Teacher of Philosophy of Nursing because you have always made your mark of knowledge on anyone that comes in contact with you, but if you catch fresh out of high school before the graduate nursing you would instill remarkable experience, values, & work ethics in these young striving students ready to get out and make their mark on the world.
You could make a world of difference in these students lives. Just think about it wouldn't you have wanted a professor such as yourself when you were in college school to guide you with the rare kind, sincerity, and compassion that you have for the field ?
These new millennials need people like you badly Kendra to go into the field being taught correctly and not being bullies, mean, and thrown into the wolves without being armed properly. They are our future !!!
You touched my heart! I taught for 9 years, clinical instruction. My former students have given me so much reassurance that I am an excellent instructor.
I took a break from teaching because I was burned out. It is the reason why I started this channel, I said to myself, I can put it all on UA-cam and help other students.
I’ll return to teaching again, because I know that I make a difference. Thank you so much for reaffirming my abilities. ❤️
@@KendraRN U R AWESOME 👍
Manners is the problem i see alot
No good morning, hello, hi, smile, NOTHING.
Are we using our sick and safe too? Shooot
All the time😹😹😹