chocokitten

chocokitten

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  1. Know-it-all, nonmedical bosses

    chocokitten replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would be scary too! Not all kids are

  2. Do nurses have it all?

    chocokitten replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the OP that you quoted so I can't speak for her. But I have fun without illegal drugs, and I only drink when I do NOT work the next day (not that I drink enough to get a hang over...

  3. Know-it-all, nonmedical bosses

    chocokitten replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    stupid people... that is a limb threatening complication this is why we need school nurses, not unlicensed, untrained personnel assessing

  4. Know-it-all, nonmedical bosses

    chocokitten replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    being a shortie myself, this makes sense :) tell her to try

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

    chocokitten replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I had a patient that always asked for her husband and I would say "He's at the hardware store" she accepted this with no issues. Her husband suggested this, apparently he spent a lot of time at...

  6. Do nurses have it all?

    chocokitten replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 23 and I have a husband, a 6 y.o., and a full time job as an RN and I still have tons of fun :) My family doesn't like when I work 4-5 12's in a row cause they hardly see me, but the 5-6 days off...

  7. need info about IV vancomycin

    chocokitten replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to the above, I gave vanco two days ago and i drew the trough level 30 minutes before admin time, then checked the results before giving it and notified the MD cause the level was a little high...

  8. not coding a non dnr patient

    chocokitten replied to acerila's topic in General Nursing

    ... yeah, sounds like a legal suit waiting to happen...

  9. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    chocokitten replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    at our facility we have "an honorable mention" box where our vets can put in comments. I got one where my patient said "Melissa really took the time to teach me about syncope. Plus she is very...

  10. Step-Down woes need info please

    chocokitten replied to TikiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a 20 bed tele/step down unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Our staffing ratio is about 3-4:1, maybe 5:1 if we are VERY short staffed. Plus we have at least one aide on the floor on...

  11. Certified RN-Coders are Being Recruited for Code@Home Jobs

    chocokitten replied to glb1960's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse I wouldn't really want to work anywhere that wasn't willing to foot the bill for any required education beyond my BSN. The VA pays for my ACLS, EKG cert etc. And when I go back for my MSN...

  12. Nursing Uniforms that don't need ironing.

    chocokitten replied to moomoo111's topic in General Nursing

    call me lazy but I never iron my scrubs I wash them, dry them and eventually I fold them (maybe lol) and put them away. If I take them straight out of the dryer and fold them nice and straight I...

  13. She did not just say that . . .

    chocokitten replied to Flagellum Dei's topic in General Nursing

    second graders on myspace O_O lol not likely but yeah, I get what you mean though ^_^ I know I have a 6 year old and she might say "*gasp* you said the S word!" but it's not like she hasn't heard...

  14. Do you chart medication errors?

    chocokitten replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I think this was a misunderstanding, the way I read her post she meant "correct time" to meant to write the time she administered the med, not the "incorrect time" which would be lying. that's my...

  15. Fish oil pills

    chocokitten replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My daughters pediatrician suggested we give her fish oil (she has ADHD) for her moods. If it helps, it helps

  16. Do you chart medication errors?

    chocokitten replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    as a new nurse I defered your question to the two senior nurses sitting beside me here at the nursing station. their respones were "no" and "no". I think that if you fill out an incident report,...

  17. That Phantom Nurse

    chocokitten replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    XD LOL so

  18. That Phantom Nurse

    chocokitten replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    I can't for the life of me remember the term he called this "nurse". his words were "and that black .....(can't remember this word, but it was a strange one, like word for a fighter or stage actor)"...

  19. That Phantom Nurse

    chocokitten replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    one of my patients was convinced that a nurse wearing a long black cape came into his room in the middle of the night (he told me this on day shift the following

  20. Four years for an associates?

    chocokitten replied to Annieee's topic in General Nursing

    it took my 5 years to get my BSN. I went to school full time (albeit the minimum 12 credit hours to be at fulltime status) pretty much all year round, but I also obtained a minor in psychology at...

  21. She did not just say that . . .

    chocokitten replied to Flagellum Dei's topic in General Nursing

    can you imagine if the quote for the doc read "I help the nurse

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

    chocokitten replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    *waves*

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    chocokitten replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    UGH I read ALL the stories up to this with no problem, even laughed at most of them.... this one made me gag lol. I told my co-worker and now she won't let me tell her anymore stories XD poor gal,...

  24. Relationship based care/Playing the game

    chocokitten replied to Firefly RN's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO TO THAT! I didn't go to school for 5 years to be forced to read "Welcome to X may I take your

  25. Made a Med Error and sick over it!

    chocokitten replied to Martinette's topic in General Nursing

    wow, what a horrendous patient load with really bad circumastances! That place sounds like a SERIOUS med error just WAITING to happen >_> and I wouldn't hold that med error against you. You did...