travkitty

travkitty specializes in Med-Surg, ER.

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1. What to do when your manager is the bully.....

   travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in Relations

   I guess I forgot to add that this bullying is making my physically ill from the anxiety & stress. I get nauseated on my way to work. I can't do this for 3 more years. Sad that the climate with dealing with bullying in nursing seems to be just ...

2. What to do when your manager is the bully.....

   travkitty posted a topic in Relations

   I have a manager who is the textbook of psychological bullying. She constantly creates drama by telling me & others things about others, spreading gossip about people having nonexistent affairs with each other, admonishing you for doing exactly ...

3. Day in the life of a PMHNP

   travkitty posted a topic in NP

   I'm currently in the USI ACNP program, but I'm hearing from people who just graduated with FNP & ACNP who are having trouble finding jobs. I've always had an interest in psychiatry, & would likely be a psychiatrist if I had gone to medical s...

4. Seriously?!?!

   travkitty replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   We've had people check in for "cramping" after drinking mag citrate. *facepalm*

5. How high have you seen??

   travkitty replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

   1600 in a frequent flier in our ED & ICU. Type 1 Diabetic who just insists on not using his pump. Every other week he comes in at death's door, we get him stable, ship him to ICU for a week with his sugars looking awesome, then he's back over 1...

6. University of Southern Indiana ???

   travkitty posted a topic in NP Students

   I applied for the Acute Care NP program for Fall. Does anyone have an inea of how long it takes for the application to be reviewed & to be accepted/denied?

7. UMSL RN-BSN program

   travkitty replied to rkrs6673's topic in Missouri

   Ah. That option wasn't there when I went through the accelerated program in 2009-2010. So, can't offer you any advice as I don't know how it is.

8. UMSL RN-BSN program

   travkitty replied to rkrs6673's topic in Missouri

   sbain51, are you traditional track or accelerated?

9. Certificate vs. Masters

   travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in Forensic

   I just started the certificate program with UC-Riverside. So far, so good!

10. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    travkitty replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    *standing ovation*

11. Frequent Flyers

    travkitty replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    OMG, Christy1019, this is a fantastic idea! My ED needs this badly.

12. Need a little feedback re: transferring a psych patient

    travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, though I wasn't there, she did rouse with sternal at med time & the nurse called a raid response. The MD ordered an ABG. During the ABG, the pt must have responded good enough, & the ABG indicated, that she was okay ...

13. Need a little feedback re: transferring a psych patient

    travkitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, today in my ED I was in charge of our psych holds. One female, who I've had before, & is normally a smidge anxious but always able to be talked down, was quite over-the-top on the manic spectrum today. She was unable to stay in her room &am...

14. Lazy Staff

    travkitty replied to Lauryen828's topic in Relations

    I had a critically ill patient in the ER, intubated, extremely hypotensive, even after 10 bags of fluid & 4 units of blood. It was about 6:45 pm, shift change at 7pm. I was basically stuck in this room with the patient until he was ready for a ...

15. Time For Another Days vs. Nights Debate!

    travkitty replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    You could always meet in the middle & find a job that offers a mid-shift. I am a night owl, but 7p-7a messed with my real life too much. I can't function at 7a, so that shift was out. So, I found my perfect 3p-3a ER gig. Problems solved!