katmarieRN

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1. Charting Bloopers

   katmarieRN replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   "Wound irrigated with litters and litters of worm saline" Op note for abdominal washout.

2. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   katmarieRN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   1/2 NS w/ 20KCl. = house wine GBGB = Gastric bypass gone bad

3. Feeling like Im back in high school...

   katmarieRN replied to Blueorchid's topic in Critical

   I'm so sorry you are going through this. But I understand it. I do agree you should talk to your manager about it. If anything is being reported about you, your manager should be discussing it with you also. Unfortunately, what you are seeing is ...

4. What are your thoughts ?

   katmarieRN replied to german_girl11's topic in Critical

   For what it's worth, I was hired in an ICU as a new grad and have been a critical care nurse for a couple years... If you are willing to learn about the pathophysiologies and become more of a critical thinker more than a task orientated nurse, you ma...

5. UVA CNL May 2011 applicants

   katmarieRN replied to Meg11's topic in Virginia

   Heidi, Sounds like you have a good package: extra curriculars, hospital experience, grades. I know they also look at GRE scores. As far as being out of state... I'm a 2010 grad and we a several out-of-staters... I don't think that will play a fa...

6. Spinal Cord Injuries and Turning Q2

   katmarieRN replied to katmarieRN's topic in Neuro

   Thank you!

7. Spinal Cord Injuries and Turning Q2

   katmarieRN posted a topic in Neuro

   I work at a Trauma ICU where often our patients are in C-collars until spines are cleared-- presuming ligament damage when no vertebral damage is seen in CT. I know this is a silly question... but I cannot find it anywhere. Do you hold C-spine when...

8. Working for the VA

   katmarieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Quick question for those who work for the VA. I know the initial application process takes a while (I was told to expect 6 months), but once in the system, how easy is it to move to different specialties, if I wanted to try different things (i.e. f...

9. caring for prisoners

   katmarieRN replied to rn438's topic in Critical

   When I'm caring for a prisoner, I usually don't know their crime....nor do I want to know. They are usually accompanied by 2 guards, so I feel relatively safe. I never give information, and if they do inquire, I either give something very general...

10. UVA CNL May 2011 applicants

    katmarieRN replied to Meg11's topic in Virginia

    Because you are graduating in May, you'll have more opportunities outside of UVA than we did being August graduates. Most everyone that applied to UVA got a job there (maybe not your choice unit...but somewhere close). Some got jobs out of state. ...

11. UVA CNL May 2011 applicants

    katmarieRN replied to Meg11's topic in Virginia

    RN'ti4uva and Meg11, Really excited to hear you both got in! Congratulations!!!! :yeah: Kathleen

12. BLOOD TRANSFUSION

    katmarieRN replied to MSvirgo84's topic in Critical

    Curious. At my facility, we spike the blood bag with tubing and let the blood prime the tubing.... we never use saline. Anyone else?

13. I AM AN RN!!!!!

    katmarieRN replied to Taryn963's topic in NCLEX

    WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :yeah: :yeah:

14. Does everyone feel like they've been hit by a mack truck

    katmarieRN replied to katmarieRN's topic in NCLEX

    YAY!!! The wait is over! I passed! WHEW!

15. Does everyone feel like they've been hit by a mack truck

    katmarieRN replied to katmarieRN's topic in NCLEX

    UGGG! Tortorous weekend! Serves me right for taking the @#$% thing on a Friday. Still getting the good pop-up. Aside from a few bald spots on my head.......I'm hanging in there.