kittylover

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1. I love night shift!!!!!

   kittylover replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

2. I love night shift!!!!!

   kittylover replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked the night shift for about 27 years and wouldn't change it. I am 50 years old and still able to sleep well during the day. I love the versatility of working nights. I can either come home in the morning and sleep for a while or , esp....

3. Going Back To Wearing Whites and The Cap!

   kittylover replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   First off, bankers and lawyers don't have to deal with body fluids getting on their nice clothes, and they don't have to fight with confused patients or crawl up on beds to perform CPR. I think scrubs look professional, and families and patients tha...

4. So.... How many years have YOU been a nurse??

   kittylover replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

   I have been an LPN for 25 years, 3 years as an aide before that. Judy

5. Going Back To Wearing Whites and The Cap!

   kittylover replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   I don't miss the whites or caps. I love the freedom that we have to wear whatever color or print that we want. Our hospital went back to whites for a while, and most nurses were very unhappy. The patients often comment on how bright and cheerful our ...

6. Introductions

   kittylover replied to Brian's topic in Oklahoma

   This is cool. Greetings to all you Oklahoma nurses. I have been an LPN for 25 years, and have been on my recent job for 21 of those years. Wow, that makes me sound old! I moved to Oklahoma from North Dakota in 1982 to find work, and found a job righ...

7. Humor Units, Humor carts

   kittylover replied to kittylover's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the links NRSKaren! I've found some good ideas. I have not heard of Patty Wooten, does she have a web site AudreyFay?

8. Humor Units, Humor carts

   kittylover replied to kittylover's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Eltrip for the idea to check the Patch Adams site, I hadn't thought of that. Yes, I will let you know PJRNc2 after we get this project started, how it goes over.

9. Humor Units, Humor carts

   kittylover posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital has started a Merth (humor) unit, and our unit (Oncology) is going to be starting a Humor cart. I am trying to find out if any other nurses have had any experience or involvement in this, and what kind of activities do you do on the hum...

10. Survey: Does your facility use a paper or computer based charting for patient record

    kittylover replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We just started using the computer for all admission assessments. We still do paper charting and meds on paper, but have heard that med sheets will be the next thing to go on computer, and then nursing notes.