chatty-cathy

chatty-cathy has 1+ years experience.

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1. What are your pet peeves?

   chatty-cathy replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

   Hahahaha that is such a funny scene! Thanks for the much needed laugh after an exhausting day :)

2. What are your pet peeves?

   chatty-cathy replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

   My pet peeve for the day is a mid 20 something y/o female sitting up in bed eating cookies with her friend playing on the phone with a CC of nausea and vomiting x 2 days. Ok first of all put the cookies down and second of all you and your friend are ...

3. What are your pet peeves?

   chatty-cathy replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

   People who keep talking on their cell phones about nothing important like what's on TV. They come in begging and crying for pain meds and then act like I'm disturbing them if they have to move the phone to other hand so I can medicate them....sheesh!...

4. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

   chatty-cathy replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

   Sounds like you just have a case of the nerves and you are doing just fine! Be gentle with yourself hun. The first day on any new job can be overwhelming let alone a busy ER. These are all minor things that can happen to anybody so try not to forget ...

5. New nurse here who keeps getting bad advice....help!

   chatty-cathy replied to chatty-cathy's topic in New Nurse

   I was really frustrated the other day and needed to vent and ask for some help and I really appreciate you guys for taking the time to post some great advice, thank you. I really appreciate it. Sometimes in the middle of the moment it is hard to focu...

6. New nurse here who keeps getting bad advice....help!

   chatty-cathy posted a topic in New Nurse

   First of all I love this site and read topics on here constantly because as a new nurse I am hungry for all the information that I can get my hands on. And right now I need to get things off of my chest and seek advice on how to appropriately handle ...

7. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   chatty-cathy replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I see it's your first night shift, are you sure that's enough!?

8. Easy, dumb, common new grad mistakes

   chatty-cathy replied to SubSippi's topic in New Nurse

   Mistakes are going to happen, so go easy on yourself when it happens. As a new grad myself I would suggest to ask questions! There is never a dumb question, especially when it comes to patient safety! Things may seem to be overwhelming at times so as...

9. Malpractice insurance

   chatty-cathy replied to Best_Name_Ever's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent advice on on that link GrnTea, thank you for taking the time to spread your wealth of knowledge!

10. Malpractice insurance

    chatty-cathy replied to Best_Name_Ever's topic in General Nursing

    Great, thanks for the tip! I hope things worked out ok for your colleague because that sounds like such a stressful situation!

11. Nursing program under warning

    chatty-cathy replied to cheriealexa8's topic in General Nursing

    Save your money and Run! Otherwise it will have been a waste of time, money, and effort

12. Malpractice insurance

    chatty-cathy replied to Best_Name_Ever's topic in General Nursing

    Im a new grad and very interested in getting malpractice insurance. I was wondering what are some good insurance companies to consider? Thank you!

13. Intermediate ICU Interview help ~ New grad!

    chatty-cathy replied to chatty-cathy's topic in Job Hunt

    THANK YOU so much for your insight and advice and I really appreciate this information! I'm very excited about this opportunity and I do work well under pressure so I think I will be a great fit for this unit. It helps me a lot by knowing what they a...

14. Intermediate ICU Interview help ~ New grad!

    chatty-cathy replied to chatty-cathy's topic in Job Hunt

    Thank you so much Chibi-chan (love that name :)) for your thoughts and input! I like the idea of renting a room before hand so I don't have to worry about traffic or being late or any other disasters. All 7 of your tips are extremely helpful so I app...

15. Intermediate ICU Interview help ~ New grad!

    chatty-cathy posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hi everyone, I am a new grad as of December and I am super excited and nervous about having an interview later this week at a prestigious hospital for their Intermediate ICU department or their Med/Surg Dept depending on where they feel I would fit b...