KITTEN-KITTEN

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1. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

   I Have Been A Nurse For Many Years And Although I Am Adn There Are Positives For Bsn And Higher,but Not In The Hospital Setting. My Friend And I Started Nursing Within A Year From Each Other, Now She Is A Nurse Practioner And I Am Still A Staff Nurse...

2. What do patients say that irks you?

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Manytimes When We Sk Our Mom's If They Would Like To Have A Lactation Specialist Help Them Breastfeed, They Say "no I Will Wait Till I Get Home Because I Don't Hav Any Milk. I'll Just Give Them A Bottle. Another Thing That Kinda Irks Me Is The Pt Ca...

3. opinions about epidurals

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I Had All My Children Naturally, But With 2 Of Them I Do Remembering I Would Like To Have Changed My Mind, But Alas It Was Too Late. I Mainly Did It Because I Wanted To Be In Control After Delivery. I Work With Pp Moms And Ther Are 2 Mjr Complaints. ...

4. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I Didn't Want To Be A Nurse When I Started. My Dad Talked Me Into So I Would Always Have A Job. I Was Always Taking Care Of People,my Mother, Aunts, Etc. So I Gave It A Try. My Dad Was Right I Have BEEN Working All My Life Except WHEN Having Children...

5. PALS vs. ENPC

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

   What Does Enpc Stand For? I Have An Idea But Not Sure. I Was A Pedi Nurse For Quite A While And All I Had Was Pals.

6. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to lee1's topic in Safety

   To ERN91, We Use Meditech also and I DON'T LIKE IT I Usually Have To Stay On Ot For 1-1/2hrs everytime I work. My usual day starts W 6 pts dc 3 and get 3 more in everyday I Work. Plus I am not very good At typing and That Makes Me Slower Too. Just So...

7. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to lee1's topic in Safety

   Ii HAVE BEEN USING THE COMMPUTER SYSTEM FOR 5 YRS AND I WOULD GO BACK TO PAPER CHARTING IN A MINUTE. WE STILL HAVE TO WRITE INFO DOWN THEN ENTER INTO COMMPUTER LATER. OUR SYSTEM IS SLOW AND EVERYTIME YOU START SOMETHING SOMEONE CALLS YOU AWAY AND THE...

8. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

   KITTEN-KITTEN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, you really do sound like you are under a lot of stress. not long ago 2yrs,I felt the same way and I have been a nurse for a 34yrs. The reason I felt this way was because I lost my confidence. Imhad worked pedi for 15yrs and they closed the hos...