Natkat BSN, MSN, RN

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    At home medical transcription

    Natkat replied to seanymph's topic in General Nursing

    If you get a certificate from a community college it takes about 2 years. If you take one of the online courses it is self-paced, but if you go at the pace they recommend it takes about 18 months....
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    Fresenius medical care...taking over dialysis unit HELP!

    Natkat replied to hodgpodge's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our clinic has an LVN working there. As far as I know they hire LVNs. As for getting out, I have no idea. Dialysis seems like a good gig for a nurse. I'd stick around and see how it
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    Fresenius medical care...taking over dialysis unit HELP!

    Natkat replied to hodgpodge's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It varies by state. Your state's board of nursing makes the determination about what meds you give. For example, I am in Texas and techs give heparin (IV push) and lidocaine (intradermal). We don't...
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    Ben Taub Hospital Emergency Room

    Natkat replied to HappyNursey07's topic in Emergency

    I know of someone who worked at Ben Taub when she first got out of nursing school. She then decided to work at a smaller ER closer to home in a smaller town north of Houston. She got bored very...
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    Introduced as "The Nurse"

    Natkat replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    This is similar to what happens to my girlfriend. She's a programmer but can do a good job of taking a computer apart and putting it back together. Anyway people in her family are constantly telling...
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    At home medical transcription

    Natkat replied to seanymph's topic in General Nursing

    Be very, very careful before you lay your money down for a transcription training program. There are a lot of rip-offs out there. They make it sound so heavenly - work at home!!!! set your own...
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    Texas Children's Hospital not what I thought

    Natkat replied to anonymousrn2007's topic in General Nursing

    I go to nursing school in Conroe. I hadn't planned on working at Texas Children's but thanks for the
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    Better to just call-in?

    Natkat replied to appleheadRN's topic in General Nursing

    Eww. I think it's always bad form to call in sick on a day you had requested off. Some places will terminate you immediately. Others won't but it will leave a bad taste in their mouths and probably...
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    Cliques in nursing field

    Natkat replied to lizzyberry's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have seen this lots of places. I've made mistakes and wound up with the whole department hating me. But over time I learned how to get along with people well enough to not be a target. Now I just...
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    Standard Orientation vs Internship

    Natkat replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    The internship would be the option I'd go for. Two years isn't all that long if you ask me. Seems like they would be teaching you a lot more than what you'd learn in a standard orientation. Sometimes...
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    Any School Nurses?

    Natkat replied to Tooka's topic in General Nursing

    When I did my clinical rotation with the school nurse I was very surprised at how busy she was all day. The bulk of her work seemed to be giving kids asthma meds and ADD meds. There were some cut...
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    Good Advice for nubs.

    Natkat replied to first_lobster's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, true, but this recently morphed into "noob". But yeah, "nub" had me confused for a minute
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    Please don't eat your young.

    Natkat replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let it bother you. If a nurse is rude to you, ignore it. You will deal with far worse problems than rude nurses........like rude family members, rude doctors, etc. Stay focused on your goal -...
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    How to prep myself for nursing school

    Natkat replied to s5995's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if reading the text is very helpful. It won't make any sense to you and may not be the best use of your time. My best advice: Stay organized. Every day in class we get bombarded with...
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    Hello, could anyone help me with my first semester of nursing school?

    Natkat replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

    I don't use index cards either. I also found them too time-consuming and I wasn't benefitting from the results. They worked for me in other classes, but not nursing. Focus on nursing process - for...
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    nursing school

    Natkat replied to parkergirl19's topic in General Nursing

    You might have to wait until their more self-sufficient before starting school. I didn't go to nursing school until my kids were grown, and I didn't even have triplets. But I had no help AT ALL from...
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    Please help me with my new Customer-er...I mean Pt

    Natkat replied to KellNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    18 years? Do kids get out on their own at 18 nowadays? When I did my OB clinicals I was shocked to see that now they let mothers request inductions. I somehow got the idea that they had to be...
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    Ever feel like this...?

    Natkat replied to bisson's topic in General Students

    Sometimes being an A student reflects being good at taking tests. I was raised in the "memorize and regurgitate" era of education. I never leanred to think. Nursing school requires being able to think...
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    TOO Old??? 41 1/2 years old

    Natkat replied to chubbi's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm 45 and in my first year or nursing school. I'll be a few days shy of 47 when I graduate. I spent 4 years trying to get in - my school is very competitive. Lots of people told me I should just give...
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    I must be getting old: A rant

    Natkat replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    UGH! I know! I just about fell out of my chair when I saw her interview with Matt Lauer. Here she is expecting her second child, dressed like a trailer trash ho, her boobs falling out of her shirt,...
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    Reciprocity...

    Natkat replied to itzdafred's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please tell me this is true! I'd heard rumors that they were going to make it a nationwide thing. I hadn't heard that they actually did it. I am going to school in Texas and planning to move to...
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    Diagnosis for increased BUN

    Natkat replied to Natkat's topic in General Students

    "I suspect that you are not fully understanding renal failure." Okay, everyone, get a grip! I've worked in dialysis for 2 years. Believe me. I understand renal failure very, very well. The patient...
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    Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

    Natkat replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the tip. I have no problem with the r/t and AEB. I was having trouble figuring out how to prioritize things past ABC. I can find a ton information about r/t and AEB but nothing about...
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    starting ADN clinicals soon...COLD FEET?

    Natkat replied to JenniferRDH's topic in General Nursing

    Boy do I love that idea! I hated never knowing if today was my day or not. I hated scrambling to look up 12 or 20 meds and then the instructor doesn't show up. I could have been doing patient care...
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    Diagnosis for increased BUN

    Natkat replied to Natkat's topic in General Students

    The patient still has normal urinary output - >30 mL per hour. Electrolytes are normal except for a slightly increased potassium (5.7). He is not on dialysis. He makes urine but the BUN indicates...