CardiacKittyRN

CardiacKittyRN has 1 years experience and specializes in Cardiac.

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1. How common is it for employers to pay for BSN?

   CardiacKittyRN replied to mcapuano's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm starting back next semester to work on my BSN and my hospital will pay for one class a semester. I get 100% if I make an A, 75% for a B, and 25% for a C. Once I'm done with my BSN I believe I'll get a whole $1/hr raise. Lol. But worth it to furth...

2. CPCU

   CardiacKittyRN replied to CPCUNURSE's topic in Cardiac

   I'd look at drips - calculations, indications, what to monitor for, and your facilities protocols related to these. We run a lot of amiodarone, Cardizem, nitro, heparin, Integrillin; occasionally some Dopamine and Natrecor. I'd brush up on standards ...

3. New RN...Am I being under paid???

   CardiacKittyRN replied to RNewbie's topic in Career Support

   That seems really low! What type of facility do you work in?? I'm in Ga and make $27 after night shift diff in a hospital setting.

4. patients on methadone plus PRN pain meds

   CardiacKittyRN replied to sassyann85's topic in Medications

   I'd probably wait about an hour for the tramadol and two hours for the percocet. Depends on the situation, pt, and what is causing the pain too though..

5. Do you believe that socioeconomics and educations are biggest factors?

   CardiacKittyRN replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

   I don't believe this is always true. Some people are just u RUDE. Rich or poor, educated or not. Some of the nicest, most thankful patients I have had come from lower socioeconomic groups. Often, I find it is the "better off" people who appear more e...

6. Time to vent - my apologies in advance.

   CardiacKittyRN replied to Levitas's topic in Med-Surg

   You have ever right to be mad!! I agree it's a systems flaw. I personally think ED should have a certain amount of time from when they received an order to when it must be carried out. At my facility, that lab would be considered a "critical value" a...

7. Hygiene After Hospital Shift

   CardiacKittyRN replied to nifty_n's topic in General Nursing

   Good point indeed. Honestly haven't thought of it that way.. Unfortunately this is the only thing I've found to work to control my breakouts. So I will continue using, despite "knowing better".

8. Hygiene After Hospital Shift

   CardiacKittyRN replied to nifty_n's topic in General Nursing

   I don't really do anything special. I agree with everyone saying you're more likely to get exposed elsewhere. I do always wash my face and pull up hair and just throw the scrubs in with the other laundry. If it's been a particularly rough night, I wi...

9. Side effects "normal" to medications

   CardiacKittyRN replied to rbscc's topic in Medications

   What answer did you pick? Just curious, but to me when a pt has a headache Tylenol would be my first thought to give.. Most questions are really just common sense. Give some examples of side effects and I'll share. Too tired at the moment to come up ...

10. Nclex should be harder

    CardiacKittyRN replied to chrisbauerwrat's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats! I didn't think it was too bad either; nothing like people worked it up to be. Honestly, when it cut off at 75 I knew I had passed. There were only maybe one or two questions I really had to think on for a minute. Now the real test and learn...

11. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    CardiacKittyRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Medications

    ASA, Coreg, Coumadin, clonidine, Cardizem, pacerone, Heparin, Lorcet/Percocet, Lipitor, Lasix, restoril, and morphine... I work on a Cardiac a Progressive Unit.

12. New nurse and feeling discouraged by older nurses?

    CardiacKittyRN replied to x28y31's topic in Relations

    I am also a new nurse, about 9 months in now. First off, I want to tell you this, the more time passes the more the "new" wears off, and your coworkers aren't going to see the need to find "teachable moments" in regards to your pts. They are going to...

13. Pain assessments - gabapentin?????

    CardiacKittyRN replied to martymoose's topic in Medications

    We reassess it too :/ along with a few other things such as Solumedrol given IVP. It wants us to reasses after an hour with the "time infusion ended". All pointless to me..

14. Hospital Wide SCD patient education

    CardiacKittyRN replied to chylerlove's topic in Education

    We were having a problem with compliance of TEDs/SCDs orders recently.. But it was mainly because they are in an order set and doctors were literally ordering them on EVERYONE. I work cardiac and a large majority of our pts are receiving IV Heparin o...

15. Devastated on First Write Up

    CardiacKittyRN replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in Safety

    So sorry this happened to you!! And I have to agree with others that this SMALL mistake was not your fault completely. Yes, you messed up, but in the grand scheme of what was going on, I think you did well! I'd like to see how your manager would have...