chocokitten

chocokitten

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  1. RN vs. Phlebotomist

    chocokitten replied to sweet sue's topic in General Nursing

    P.s. I work on a telemetry/step-down unit. also, I have a friend that works at the hospital down the road and the floor RN's are not allowed to labs at all. There is a 24hr on call lab team. He...

  2. How do you "turn it off" after work?

    chocokitten replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    of course having research/experience to back up those concerns... makes it harder to ignore that nagging voice in your head, ya know? I know I have tried to hold my tongue but sometimes I have to say...

  3. RN vs. Phlebotomist

    chocokitten replied to sweet sue's topic in General Nursing

    on my floor the RN would draw if there is a STAT order that is too far away from the scheduled lab draw times (6am, 10am, 1pm, 6pm), during code situations, when the patient is a difficult stick and...

  4. It's not the nicotine patch!!!

    chocokitten replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    and given that this is true, silly patient wants to run outside to smoke and therefore intake MORE nicotine? oh my. That won't help the palpitations, that will just make them

  5. Diagnosis Wenckebach- YouTube video

    chocokitten replied to agent66's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I loved this video ^_^ I put it on my PDA and showed all my coworkers (I work on a tele

  6. Danger money/ early retirement

    chocokitten replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never heard of a nurse making more to work psych or getting to retire early because of it. Psych nurses know what they are getting into and different people like different fields. Some people...

  7. Paramedic on Medical Surgical Units outside of just the ER

    chocokitten replied to ParamedicGuy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of on the fence on this question... I think they would be a valuable asset but I also worry that management would see this not as a way to lighten the nurse's load, but as a way to increase...

  8. Need Help with Blood Administration

    chocokitten replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    I always run NS first and fill the tubing up to above the level of the fliter. I was told that this provides a "cushion" so to speak so that fewer blood cells are destroyed during administration. We...

  9. Large med pass at 6 am!!!!!!

    chocokitten replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working in an Assisted living while in nursing school (unlicensed staff). We had about 20 elderly (very highly medicated) patients. Sometimes there would be only 1-2 staff on days (max...

  10. Bad to be concerned with money?

    chocokitten replied to patwil73's topic in General Nursing

    to beat a dead horse... ^_^ Nothing is wrong with caring about the money so long as you also do you job well. We are not martyrs. Don't let some of the more "traditional" nursing stereotypes deter...

  11. How would you feel?

    chocokitten replied to bellcollector's topic in General Nursing

    I know I would never take that job! I cant imagine having to pretend to be a "normal" nurse and spying on all my coworkers. Sounds

  12. New Grads at VA Hospital

    chocokitten replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government, Military

    I applied in February (two months into my final semester) and I was hired in May. It does take a long time and the application process is tedious (you have to do credentialing, security clearance, a...

  13. New Grads at VA Hospital

    chocokitten replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a new grad working in tele and I lov the VA :) I had THREE months of floor orientation with a preceptor in addition to a month of hospital

  14. Drinks in the nurses station...

    chocokitten replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    We are allowed to have drinks at our nursing station, but we have to hide them when IC comes around (aka the "pop cop"). We rarely have spills and everyone cleans up after themselves and others....

  15. Stand up if you're not in it for the money!

    chocokitten replied to eldragon's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Exactly! I take my break and I get all my work done anyways. When I was in orientation my preceptor said something that I never expected him to say but I will always remember "Good nurses take their...

  16. Doctor refuses to acknowledge VA doctor

    chocokitten replied to Karynica, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this at the AL that I worked at also. The "house" doctor didn't like getting orders from outside docs >_> was always a pain in teh

  17. Can a unlicensed person gave and take orders?

    chocokitten replied to 5kids & 1 husband's topic in General Nursing

    depends on the state and the situation. I am in michigan and when I worked in an assisted living unlicensed staff (not even MA's, just high school degree) took (verbal, written, etc) orders, called...

  18. Color Coded Braclets

    chocokitten replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Elopement risk respiratory/contact precautions? it DOES get ridiculous cause you can hardly get your fingers under to feel a pulse in addition to not being able to access ANY of the veins in their...

  19. Help! Nursing and heartbreak

    chocokitten replied to janaas's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps try to switch with co-workers to arrange a few days off for you to recoup and work through this? and ditto on the above

  20. Ms. Jekyll or Ms. Hyde, what will it be this time?

    chocokitten replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    the nurse felt TERRIBLE. poor patient thought his mom died while he was ill

  21. Do nurses have it all?

    chocokitten replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    lol me too!!! my line is "I amuse myself, that's all that matters"

  22. Do nurses have it all?

    chocokitten replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    me too! lol My husband (not a nurse) always tells me to stop

  23. Ms. Jekyll or Ms. Hyde, what will it be this time?

    chocokitten replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Funny story... a nurse on my floor once took car of an 80 year old (slightly confused) gent that wanted to talk to his mom She told him that his mother was dead and he cried and cried and was quite...

  24. How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    chocokitten replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    lol me too! *shame -_-

  25. Do nurses have it all?

    chocokitten replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    *cough* gore, poo, and sex? it's like a quentin tarantino movie! no wonder the staff let them stay