catsanders

catsanders has 23 years experience and specializes in OB/GYN, L&D, Inf Prevention, CM, QI.

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1. How long is your commute?

   catsanders replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

   I drive an hour each way every day, but I live in a rural area and the closest facility is about 45 minutes away. The pay scale to drive to a larger facility made the extra 15 minutes more than worth it.

2. How common is charting ahead in ICU?

   catsanders replied to SilleLu's topic in Critical

   What you describe is fraud. It is illegal and would make you subject to termination.

3. What are the steps to joining the Nurse Corps?

   catsanders replied to _nurseinthemaking's topic in Government

   I graduated with a BSN in 1986 and received a commission in the Air Force at graduation. I was lucky enough to be accepted into the AF nurse internship program. I served for almost 4 years and loved it, I only left for family reasons. The first st...

4. Nurses week gifts from employer

   catsanders replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

   Being thankful is not groveling. And yes, I might give up some things to help my hospital stay open, if it came to that. I've know people who worked for 20+ years at hospitals that have had to close. It was very sad for the staff and the community...

5. Nurses week gifts from employer

   catsanders replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

   Wow, who would have thought there were so many people who felt they were "deserving" of gifts! In this day of decreasing reimbursement, high unemployment, and increasing numbers of people without healthcare coverage, I'm just thankful to have a job....

6. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   catsanders replied to vhern246's topic in Humor

   Have definitely written "RN" after my name away from work, answered the phone at home by saying my department and my name instead of just saying "hello" and once, in 1988, I fell asleep at a Def Lepard concert after working 5 twelve hour night shifts...

7. First year nursing student

   catsanders replied to munozg23's topic in Student Assist

   I've been an RN for 23 years. I graduated with my BSN in 1986. I remember very well being in your shoes. Everyone has felt that way at least once, probably more. YOU CAN DO THIS. Nursing needs you, our patients need you. Take one day at a time, stud...

8. nails

   catsanders replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

   The wearing of artificial nails has been associated with adverse patient outcomes. An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred in a NICU from January 1997 to August 1998. 49 infants were infected or colonized. Two infants died. Infants were more l...