nursecathi

nursecathi has 20+ years experience and specializes in critical care, LTC.

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1. New grads in specialties without the basics

   nursecathi replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I had a student nurse, a senior BSN student. The week before graduation, I still had to remind her that she had to chart the BP and pulse when giving a beta blocker and other such meds. And the intervention for pain. She has no initiative, no priorit...

2. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

   nursecathi replied to RNDave's topic in Professionalism

   The nursing shortage is because no one wants to actually take care of patients anymore. Everyone wants to be management. I've been a nurse for 35 years. Have an ADN. Been floor nurse in ICU and other critical care areas, management in LTC, staff nur...

3. Transfers to GIP

   nursecathi replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice

   GIP=general inpatient

4. Transfers to GIP

   nursecathi posted a topic in Hospice

   I have to vent. I work on s 5 bed inpatient unit inside a hospital. One RN, one LPN who work as a tech. Most of our admissions are transfers from other units within the hospital. It makes me so mad (and sad) when they transfer a patient to me who loo...

5. Career change from ICU to Hospice

   nursecathi replied to ecresn's topic in Hospice

   I worked critical care for 22 years--ICU, PACU, Stepdown, ER. Got tired of all the adrenaline drama. Now in inpatient hospice and love it. There are worse things than dying.

6. If You Give a Patient a Cookie

   nursecathi replied to Mully's topic in Humor

   Did he have a problem with gluten or perhaps an allergy to the peanut butter or chocolate in the cookie? Will the lawyer say you should have checked the chart before giving said cookie? Is it possible he aspirated the milk? Did you do a swallow scree...

7. Best MD note

   nursecathi replied to beckster_01's topic in Humor

   Must be new protocol at my hospital but all H&P's now include "pt not currently breast feeding" That's good to know when the patient is 70-80 years old!

8. Staffing ratios

   nursecathi replied to MickiSkibinski's topic in Activism

   Not sure I want the government with no healthcare experience dictating how many patients I can safely take care of.

9. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   nursecathi replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   Leonca, as a dog owner I knew what you were saying. As a nurse,I'm ashamed of those you are saying you don't belong on a nurses forum. But you have to remember, those are probably the ones who eat the young nurses too. Welcome.

10. Charting Bloopers

    nursecathi replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

    More and more on H&P's, even on elderly ladies , we're talking 80's & 90's! Not currently breastfeeding. Not a blooper. Must actually be part of the docs new charting process!

11. Nurse Slang Yo!

    nursecathi replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Dang! I thought I coined that phrase. Was brain dead at the end of a wild shift and couldn't think of the words "anchored a foley" and "intubated his penis" came out instead.

12. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    nursecathi replied to Nacki's topic in Professionalism

    It is hard on the body! Been a nurse for 30+ years. Mostly days, some nights. Mostly bedside. Some management. Had to jump thru more hoops and be yes-woman in management. Not my style. Enjoy taking care of patients. Work inpatient hospice now. We're ...

13. You are NOT allergic to...

    nursecathi replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    And everyone is allergic to codeine because it makes them nauseous.

14. Over night family guests excluded for medical problems?

    nursecathi replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You'd have to check your hospital policy. I work inpatient hospice and there have been times when we've had an elderly pt and the kids drop mom or dad with Alzheimer's or non-ambulatory in a w/c off to stay with their spouse. We are not allowed to d...

15. How do we do what we do?

    nursecathi posted a topic in Hospice

    I had a patients family member ask me the other day "how do you do what you do and still just go eat lunch?" I, for once in my life, didn't know what to say. How do we? How do you? I mean, I know we're helping people die with dignity and in peace. I...