CATHYW

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  1. Sentinel Event

    CATHYW replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, not a word. OMG, those poor parents. I feel badly for the nurse, too, but she should have CHECKED, if she wasn't

  2. Having a nurse as a CEO?

    CATHYW replied to kaycee's topic in General Nursing

    Thumbs up to the RN/CEO! I think only folks with a medical background should run hospitals! Maybe this is the beginning of a new tide in

  3. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    CATHYW replied to ironjohn929's topic in Emergency

    John, I know that, here in GA, an RN has to take a one year EMT course and then sit for the licensing exam-I checked into it for myself. I was hoping that, with First Responder Training and Fire...

  4. Breaking rules: what about ETOH for DTs?

    CATHYW replied to Rainagrey's topic in General Nursing

    Simple-if they know coming to the ER would get them a shot of something besides a diazepine, you'd NEVER get'em out of the ER! Plus, as soon as one of them got a drink, he'd be up and OTD, not...

  5. my back hurts.......does yours?

    CATHYW replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

    Hot soaks in the bathtub, as flat on my back as I can get. No bending, lifting, reaching, or pulling, when it is really bad (for a few hours, or a day), getting help when I needed it at work to lift...

  6. Allnurses.com history?

    CATHYW replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    What Ted

  7. Employee Satisfaction Surveys

    CATHYW replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLOL! Man, have you got it

  8. Employee Satisfaction Surveys

    CATHYW replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing

    I think these things are bogus, and a perfect waste of time and money. The hospital I used to work for did these annually, and so does the company I work for now. Nothing EVER changes! I think the...

  9. obituaries

    CATHYW replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are printed on the bottom left corner of the front page of the paper here. I check the list quickly as I am reading the front page. If it is someone I know or have taken care of, I go right to...

  10. What or who was your inspiration for becoming a nurse?

    CATHYW replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like Maureen, it was reading a book about Clara Barton during the Crimean War in elementary school. I read and re-read that book, multiple times, and then anything else I could find about her. I...

  11. mask for MRSA?

    CATHYW replied to Flynurse's topic in Infectious Disease

    I'm with Tiki-when I did agency nursing in ICU, that was that hospital's policy also-never knew a nurse to even become a carrier, and we had no in-hospital spread. BTW, we used the same policy in ER...

  12. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    CATHYW replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    Not an OR nurse-but, had an ERP throw a chart at me one day. I threw it back, and told him when he handed it to me, I'd take it. He handed it to me, and I took it. He never did it

  13. Stress Tests

    CATHYW replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Rick, When I helped with stress tests they were in the cardio lab, just across the hall from the ER (that was why I helped-occasionally an RN would call in, and they'd pull one of us from ER). We had...

  14. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    CATHYW replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    How about NONE? Nobody here is medically oriented, and have no concern or interest for whether there might be a Nurses DAY, much less a Nurses WEEK! Of course, my manager is the HR Manager, a...

  15. Do you watch Medical shows?

    CATHYW replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    No way, no how. They just are not accurate enough. I think their medical consultants must go on vacation a lot-they seem not to get even the basics right! Before I was a nurse, I liked St....

  16. Telemetry newbie

    CATHYW replied to Amyi's topic in Cardiac

    Also, every time the alarms sound on the monitors, ask someone what it is for. Most often, it will be nothing but artifact, but that is important to be able to recognize, too. Run stsrips of...

  17. Promethazine IV Question

    CATHYW replied to PMercier's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I once took care of a young construction worker who had been injected ARTERIALLY in the radial artery (inadvertently) with Phenergan. When I had him, he was on telemetry prior to having his hand...

  18. Brink of nervous breakdown!

    CATHYW replied to SbRN2002's topic in General Students

    Forget all of my advice about the relationship, Shannon! We must have cross-posted. Take care of

  19. Brink of nervous breakdown!

    CATHYW replied to SbRN2002's topic in General Students

    you sound like you're carrying a heavy load right now. first thing, if the weather is decent, go out for a walk. looking at all of things god has made and done for us kind of puts problems in...

  20. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CATHYW replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Roll on, Mississippi... Loved it, Micro! A lot more interesting and fun than the *itchin' and

  21. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CATHYW replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Micro.... A river rat...? (-: One of the healthier addictions, I would

  22. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CATHYW replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    your post, while done throughly tongue in cheek, basically tells the long history of nursing. early nurses did live together, and had to dress "modestly and appropriately" when not on duty. men were...

  23. pillow therapy

    CATHYW replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    One of our ERP's used to think that aerial spraying of Prozac wouldhelp diminish the crowds in the WR. For the ones who could still find something to complain about, he suggested Ativan in the...

  24. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CATHYW replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Could it be the fruity breath of a diabetic, or some other carbohydrate as it is

  25. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CATHYW replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    as a certified bat (breath alcohol tester), i disagree: suzannasue, breathalyzers don't generate a number, they either are positive or negative. this is totally incorrect. the bat, administered in...