catstks BSN, RN

catstks has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU, Cath Lab/IR CCRN. SRNA Class 2026.

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1. Pushing IV Propofol as an RN under Surgeon who is Board Certified in Anesthesia

   catstks replied to R1999's topic in General Nursing

   Good choice in leaving that position. If one reads the BON practice guidelines RNs can only administer it if the patient is mechanically ventilated. surg techs monitoring the airway? Yikes! Does no one care about losing a license they worke...

2. COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

   catstks replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in COVID

   It is very common for patients to be doing better and then all of the sudden they decompensate and need intubation. As an ICU nurse, doctors have used the term "let their lungs rest" for years for other conditions. Considering Covid causes severe AR...

3. COVID: I'm ready to leave the hospital until the end of the pandemic guilt

   catstks replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in COVID

   We do not test everyone that comes into the hospital for Covid. If a respiratory disease is suspected, then yes, they test for all upper respiratory disease. I work in procedures, everyone is Covid tested so that everyone, including other patients an...

4. Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

   catstks replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   We need to be creating work environments to keep nurses at the bedside. Many states have a surplus of nurses choosing to work in other jobs. Although there are many reasons people run from the bedside, safe staffing is the most fundamental structural...

5. Safe Staffing in Illinois: Not Over Yet

   catstks replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Headlines

6. Doctors offended by TV show about nurses

   catstks replied to FullGlass's topic in General Nursing

   Yet heads would roll if we did not identify that we were not a doctor... smh.

7. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

   catstks replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   Not exactly cost related to what you have posted, but there are studies that show the cost-benefit of having nurses with fewer patients. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207188/pdf/hesr0046-1473.pdf a link to one of many that indeed exis...

8. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

   catstks replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   Amen, the HCA facility that I worked in had the worst reputation for staffing in the area (Florida) and the nurse manager consistently stated: "We pride ourselves for staffing on the guidelines of the American Nurses Association". Out of the other s...

9. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

   catstks replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   Hospitals are doing this in states without mandated ratios. It will happen with our without safe staffing.

10. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

    catstks replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals are getting rid of these services with our without safe ratios. It should not be an excuse to say no to safe staffing ratios.

11. Doctors offended by TV show about nurses

    catstks replied to FullGlass's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors complaining about this is absolutely absurd. I didn't see anything that trash-talked them. Most medical TVs are about doctors, not nurses, the complaining doctor should be more opposed to those shows for presenting negative attributes of phys...

12. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    catstks replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    Their legislation looks great on paper. Problem is... many states who have acuity based legislation are still struggling with unsafe ratios and working on getting ratios because of it. For example... Ohio, they have the ANA state legislation, ICU nu...

13. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    catstks replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    The ANA legislation is worthless in a lot of hospitals as management staffs from a budget and census. Not necessarily acuity. The benefit of having ratios is that it "sets a limit" to the number of patients a nurse must take. It includes acuity so th...

14. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    catstks replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how much more clear it can be made with the post that the bill for mandated ratios actually includes acuity. Read the part about acuity. SMH... Anyone who works in facilities that actually follow their staffing committees recommendations...

15. Rally for National Nurse-Patient Ratios

    catstks replied to nrsadvocate's topic in Activism

    Rally information page on FB, look up SMYS For Change South Carolina Chapter We have partnered with SMYS and that organization has formed state groups. I am not sure if SC has any planned trips but you can go to the FB page and find out more state...