Southernkitten

Southernkitten has 6 years experience and specializes in oncology, hospice.

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1. Stem Cell Transplant pressure

   Southernkitten replied to mmpatient's topic in Oncology

   Don't allow yourself to be pushed into ANYTHING. This is your life, your journey and the outcomes will affect only you. I work on a stem cell transplant floor now and have seen many people with good...

2. Portacath protocols

   Southernkitten replied to msb0811's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   1. Do you work in an outpatient setting or inpatient? Outpatient doctor's office/clinic 2. If a port is not used how often is it flushed? (exp 4-6 weeks) We currently do not have a policy concerning...

3. Anyone knows any OR training programs for NON new graduates?

   Southernkitten replied to iToniai's topic in Operating Room

   Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem NC has an ad posted on monster as well as their website:[h=3]RN Post Graduate Student | Surgical Operations[/h]Job ID: 29902 | Full-Time | Regular Open...

4. For all you 2nd, 3rd or 4th career RN's?

   Southernkitten replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree with everything said so far. I am graduating from a BSN program in 1.5 weeks (YAY!). I retired from the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic after 22 years, 8 months the week AFTER I...

5. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

   Southernkitten replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I was just told that I was hired at the hospital here in town! I only applied there, but I have a scholarship/loan with them, and the VA whom I haven't heard from. I didn't realize the job market...

6. Almost the end of the semester and I would rather...

   Southernkitten replied to happilymarried's topic in General Students

   I would rather be sitting in the sun, working in my garden, cleaning my house, doing my laundry, walking my dog - anything! But studying for the last test before the final in the last med-surg class...

7. Travel Nursing

   Southernkitten replied to ailailuj44's topic in Travel

   So how do you get the experience necessary to jump in and be the all around expert that travel nursing sounds like it needs? I graduate in May 09 and have a contract with my local, 300 bed hospital...

8. Don't Rain On My Parade ....2009 Grads

   Southernkitten replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Students

   I, too, graduate in May 2009 (God and everyone else willing). It has been such a long, hard trip and I'm still a little worried but I feel confident it will be okay. Congrats to all of us for making...

9. Butterflies ~ Anxiety

   Southernkitten replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Congratulations on your acceptance to nursing school! I bought several "nursing school" books through Amazon and they really helped me out a lot: Mosby's Tour Guide to Nursing School: A Student's...

10. Grading Scale

    Southernkitten replied to amyb2684's topic in General Students

    We are on the 7 point scale here: 93 - 100 A 85 - 92 B 78 - 84 C My kids had a 7 point scale when we moved here for high school but before that I'd never seen it. ALL the other programs at our...

11. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Southernkitten replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Wow! With the livescribe pen I wouldn't need anything else! What an amazing discovery/invention - thanks so much for sharing. P.S. I need most my Palm T/X and my Dansko shoes - starting my senior...

12. Shift report form

    Southernkitten replied to MaryCQB's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I REALLY liked the form you just "whipped up" KCIN! I am trying to find a form that is not really for report, but that I can document all my stuff throughout the day on, so that when I go to document...

13. Stressing out over first nursing assignment

    Southernkitten replied to blur411's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We were required to get Ackley's Nursing Diagnosis Handbook (NURSING DIAGNOSIS HANDBOOK ACKLEY edition 8, ELSEVIER SCIENCE ISBN: 978-0-323-04826-2) and it has all the NANDA (North American Nursing...

14. Age you will/were graduated?

    Southernkitten replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I graduate in May '09 and I will be 44 years old. My second career and I am really

15. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Southernkitten replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Must haves: Some comfortable shoes - almost all the people in my clinical group got the Dansko's and everyone had happy feet! PDA - I have a Palm with bluetooth and wireless internet capability - no...