katherinecm

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1. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

   katherinecm replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida

   Hey, I no longer live in Florida but I did go back & forth between it and the midwest as a child, and my dad was the chief of police in his town and my stepmom a teacher there. The schools have concrete walls for a couple of reasons: 1) They se...

2. I Acted terribly unprofessional today...

   katherinecm replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Relations

   Everyone has something that triggers them, no matter the situation. The trick is to learn to overcome it. In my experience with both patients and family members, the two things that help the most are 1)scientific and 2)spiritual. From a scientific pe...

3. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

   katherinecm replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida

   I think the point was that there IS a difference, it's NOT semantics. It's all the same to you, but to them while redneck is something they take pride in, hillbilly is people from the Appalachian mountains with no common sense or exposure to modern c...

4. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

   katherinecm replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

   I have regretted sharing personal info even with "little old ladies" in LTC because they later tried to use the info to manipulate me, "I try to not complain about you because you.... blah blah blah, but..." and my biggest pet peeve is being condesce...

5. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

   katherinecm replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

   Could this be fixed with a quick call to your state's overseeing agency to anonymously complain about unsafe staffing levels? Track a day with bad winter weather, burned out mandatory overtime (when staff gets the flu?), and when a patient has someth...

6. can a nurse refuse to give vaginal cream to a patient?

   katherinecm replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a cna for a staffing agency. the other day I was at a ltc facility and got physically attacked (both forearms scratched) by a pt for refusing to wash inside her anus while giving her a shower. The really annoying thing about it is that whil...

7. Recommended Hospital in Iowa

   katherinecm replied to futureRNtraveler08's topic in Iowa

   I can't speak for specific hospitals, but I think Des Moines is the best place to live in the state. People are super friendly, the shopping and amenities are great, and when we have crappy ice storms the public transportation is pretty good too. Jus...

8. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

   katherinecm replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida

   No, I mean el-cheapo dry meat tenderizer in a salt-shaker type dispenser that consists of mostly of an enzyme extracted from papaya that breaks down proteins, sometimes with salt and msg. It's in the spice section of most grocery stores and sometimes...

9. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

   katherinecm replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida

   I'm from Florida. I can't speak with any authority on nursing there since I am only a student, but my family has been there since it belonged to Spain. When my parents divorced when I was a kid I started going back & forth between the midwest and...

10. If I hate being an CNA, will I hate nursing?

    katherinecm replied to emily84's topic in CNA/MA

    Emily, It sounds like you have a really crappy CNA job. Find another one. You shouldn't be assigned so many patients alone unless half of them are fairly independent. Try for either home health or hospital work. Or ask around for a place with a low c...