kittagirl

kittagirl has 16 years experience.

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1. Students in Delivery Room

   kittagirl replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Think of it this way, if you in your role as a Nurse had a patient who said I know that this is a teaching hospital and everyone has to learn but I am not comfortable with having students in the room...

2. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

   kittagirl replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

   Hate to be the one to tell you but these habits will stay for life. . . . I have been off the wards/floor for many years and away from cardiology for more than that but still wake up occasionally...

3. Maintain Nursing Licence

   kittagirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me about nursing licences in the US and how you maintain yours. Actually the above question is a bit ahead of myself. My question is once...

4. Most embarrassing thing that happened to you at work

   kittagirl replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, how about the time I somehow managed to spill tomato soup all down my bum? Oh and the laundry room was locked and me being a big girl no-one else’s uniform or scrubs would fit, and being the...

5. Literally cried in front of the person interviewing me

   kittagirl replied to AB normalRN's topic in General Nursing

   That interviewer was a total puppy's mother. . . . . . It is so horrible (and hard) to try to sell yourself without sounding big-headed and then to realise that it was all for nothing. As said...

6. Share Your Saying

   kittagirl replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

   Sorry I haven't had a chance to look at all the pages, but here are some of my current favourites Current house rule! Do NOT get between the woman with PMS and the Chocolate!!! Personal favourite: Who...

7. Smelly co-worker

   kittagirl replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I grew up in a large family, I won't say we were poor, well we were, but as kids we didn't know, everyone was in the same boat. BUT no one smelled, my God my parents would have died of embarrassment,...

8. What was your most embarrassing moment?

   kittagirl replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

   I asked a patient post left leg above knee amputation to ' hop out of bed’ so I could change the sheets !!!!!! Luckily she had a sense of

9. Anybody regret leaving the bedside?

   kittagirl replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Nursing

   No no no no no no no no no no no no no no Get the idea? no no never thought I'd hate not having the patient contact, but working in a clean happy area with GOOD pay and people who treat me like an...

10. Life of the average nurse

    kittagirl replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    I was a ward nurse for 18 years and over half of that on nights. I left for 50% health reasons. My Hospital brought in internal rotation, that is I couldn't just work nights, which wasn't too bad when...

11. EVERYBODY IN! need info on average vacation time use

    kittagirl replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    wow I had always heard that you didn't get much paid holiday time in the US but never really realised it. Anyway it is about the one thing the NHS get right in regards to nurses. over here it's On...

12. University Of Dundee

    kittagirl replied to KulRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can't say that it is valid or not but have never heard of it before. The University of Dundee is real and quite well known, what would worry me is the "celtic-scholar link", if that makes sense. This...

13. Too many attempts at a spinal tap?

    kittagirl replied to Moe75_Rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LONGGGGGGGGGG reply (you've been warned) Several years ago I required a spinal tap. At the time I was a nurse I was working at the hospital in to which I had been admitted, and it was a teaching...

14. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    kittagirl replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    'Do you have a stat box in which you keep a few doses of things you might need quickly? Like potassium, benadryl, antibiotics, narcan, things like this?' In nursing homes, No they don't. In a case...

15. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    kittagirl replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    fultzymom: As I said above in an acute site we have a doc on site 24/7 in the community ie: nursing homes etc, the GP are required by law to provide a 24hr call out service, they can either do so...