kate1114

kate1114

NICU, PICU, MNICU

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About kate1114

kate1114 has 10 years experience and specializes in NICU, PICU, MNICU.


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  1. Nursing Musicians?

    If you change that to an instrumentalist, then you have my story I absolutely loved music and wanted to have a music career, but always had this nagging doubt in the back of my mind that it wasn't...
  2. Quit my job (again)...

    I think you're doing the right thing. It's not worth putting your licensure at
  3. Duoderm on blisters?

    I am fairly new to the adult world, and in my NICU experience, we used duoderm mostly for beginning stages of skin breakdown or for facial protection to anchor OG tubes and such. Recently I've seen a...
  4. Well obviously it was a tremendous priority since she waited almost 12 hours to give the med (sorry, can't find the "rolling eyes" smiley!). There are rude people in every profession. I think we just...
  5. Going To Nursing School

    I say you should focus on your primary area, but be very open minded about others. I thought I would love L&D, but it wasn't a great experience and I found that I liked other areas more,...
  6. Trouble c accents at work?

    I love this quiz! Pinpointed me exactly, as I'm a "Midlander", which explains why all my Midwestern colleagues keep telling me I don't sound like I'm from Texas Gave the quiz to my husband.......
  7. Trouble c accents at work?

    I also lived in the Dallas area for quite some time, but spent my childhood in Illinois. I was always asked where I was from because my vowels were "different". And I am caucasian. I think it has more...
  8. any comment?

    IMHO, this sounds like a bit of an abusive situation, since your husband is effectively controlling your environment. If he controls your ability to work, then he also controls your ability to care...
  9. Generational Differences 1. What generation do you belong to? Traditionalist (born between 1925-1945) Baby Boomers (born between 1946-1960) Generation X (born between 1961-1980) 1971 Millenials (born...
  10. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    I'm a little conflicted on this one. I would be supportive of a policy for small (30 minutes or less) naps as long as the patient load is assigned to another nurse (like it should be at lunch also)...
  11. Why don't the big boys understand??

    How frustrating! I see two major problems with his logic: 1. A lot of larger hospitals in larger areas have problems with running out of beds (or staff to work the beds). Many ICUs in large cities...
  12. First Med Error

    I completely agree. Also, to the OP, I don't think it looked like you were trying to "make excuses" for your med error, just showing that you had really thought this through and pinpointed where the...
  13. Thoughts on being a nurse

    :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: Congrats on your excellent comeback! That is so incredible! You and your kids should...
  14. Thoughts on being a nurse

    My favorite thing has to be making a difference in people's lives. I know it's cliched, but if I can ease their pain, help them find peace, and advocate for their needs, then I really feel like I...
  15. there's got to be a place for me...?

    Do you have the opportunity to shadow another nurse for a while? I've done this before in an ER setting and I am currently arranging this for a friend who is considering a move from NICU to an adult...