Natkat BSN, MSN, RN

Corrections, neurology, dialysis

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    medicine or wives tale????

    Natkat replied to leigh21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What's the big deal about having boys? Will you love a girl less? I struggle with the idea of gender selection. It makes me think females would be selected out of existence and that makes me feel...
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    Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    Natkat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have spent the last 4 years trying to get into nursing school. I had to jump through many hoops and work really hard but I finally made it. While I was going through this process I met many...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Natkat replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    OMG you must be kidding. Only one missed call? Now I've heard everything.
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Natkat replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Aww, come on. I recently sent my daughter to the ER for a sunburn. She is from a northern state, is very pale, has never had a tan, sat out in the Florida sun for 2 hours in the hottest part of the...
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    Pet peeves!

    Natkat replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar thing happen only this was at nursing school orientation. The faculty ran down the list of things required of us before class begins. As I was leaving a fellow student latched on to me...
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    What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    Natkat replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    Hi BJZMom. Be ready for a looooooooong learning curve in dialysis. You will think you're a failure because it takes forever to catch on. Believe me, it's worth it though. Don't give up when you come...
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    I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    Natkat replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha. Someone here made the point "maybe it's work you don't like." I had to laugh because that's me. I am not afraid to admit that I am happiest sitting on my butt doing nothing. I've been unhappy...
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    New Rule on My Unit......

    Natkat replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, but in places where "teamwork" kinds of situations have been implemented, there are always those who abuse the system. I've seen folks work slowly on purpose because they know they'll...
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    Oddest things found in a patient!

    Natkat replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's right out of "Appalachian ER" on Saturday Night Live. Every week he comes in with something else that "accidentally" got stuck up there. "I was at home practicing Karate naked. I was doing the...
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    What happens if you dont get in?????

    Natkat replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh man, that sucks! They're always finding a way to set the bar higher. At my school students aren't docked for re-taking class, but instead they have limited the number of times a person can repeat...
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    What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    Natkat replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I think things like that vary by state. For example: I work as a dialysis tech in Texas. We are allowed to push heparin IVP and can do pre-treatment assessments. We had a tech join our clinic after...
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    Oddest things found in a patient!

    Natkat replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen anything personally, but as a transcriptionist I heard quite a bit. I've heard lots of cases of folks with pica and self-mutilation tendencies and those go without saying, but I have a...
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    Distressed Please Help

    Natkat replied to CaliAlli's topic in California Nursing

    I did a similar thing when I moved to Texas. I scheduled as many interviews as I could in a week, then rented a suite so I could buy my own groceries and cook while I went on those interviews. I'm...
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    Not sure if nursing is the right field for me...

    Natkat replied to jgriff650s's topic in General Nursing

    I have that book on my "to read" list. I'd heard about it from someone else. I plan to read it sometime this summer. To veer slightly off topic for a minute I just read "Freakanomics" by Steven...
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    Not sure if nursing is the right field for me...

    Natkat replied to jgriff650s's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to go to nursing school because of money and job security. I'm not much of a caretaker but I'm passionate about medicine. I just LOVE the medical field, medical information, and so on. I did...
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    What happens if you dont get in?????

    Natkat replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Think of it as practice for the real thing. I think part of learning anything is not getting it right the first time. The same is true of getting into nursing school. There's nothing wrong with you if...
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    What happens if you dont get in?????

    Natkat replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck, Spill. I hope everything goes well. And best of luck to anyone else going through this process. You may not get it the first time.....or the second.....but it's all part of figuring out how...
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    Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    Natkat replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Texas too. The school I was just accepted into uses a point system with a combination of grades in certain classes (but not all), pre-regs completed and the HESI score. GPA isn't even factored...
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    What happens if you dont get in?????

    Natkat replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fair? Unfair? Doesn't matter. What matters is jumping through whatever hoop is presented to you. Some schools look at GPA. Some look at test scores. Others look at life experience and how well you do...
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    What happens if you dont get in?????

    Natkat replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for all the well wishes, everyone. Yes, you will have to make great sacrifices to do this. I'm fortunate that I'm in a relationship where my SO is willing to support me while I'm in school....
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    What happens if you dont get in?????

    Natkat replied to Dreamer528's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I spent four years trying to get in. I finally made it this year. I kept retaking classes until I got A's. I retook the HESI and kept improving my score. I just did whatever I had to to get in. I had...
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    Nursing conflicts

    Natkat replied to purp4sh's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the advice. I handled this situation all wrong. I'm not in a position of authority and basically have no power in the situation, other than notifying the clinic manager of her persistent...
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    Nursing conflicts

    Natkat replied to purp4sh's topic in General Students

    Wow I could sure use some advice on dealing with conflict. I work in a dialysis clinic and we have a problem with a patient's private sitter who wants to "help out" in our clinic. We've told her...
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    interested in dialysis nursing

    Natkat replied to coconut2006's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would just apply at all the clinics in your area. I asked the nurses in my clinic how they found out about the job, and they all said they knew the manager and she asked them to come work for them....
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    Ever been accused of being an "overcompensator"?

    Natkat replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Same here, Josh. My ex-husband and I like each other a whole lot better now that we're divorced. The kids are happier too. Now when we're together it's because we want to be and not because we're...