RNKitty

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  1. Full Time Night Shift

    RNKitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just had a question for those who have done night shift full-time. How is it to do 40 hours a week, 8 hour night shifts? Are 3 twelves easier on your body? Either way, My husband will watch the...

  2. Full Time Night Shift

    RNKitty replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so now my question is: On you're weekend or day off, can you get up and go to the lake with the kids at 10am or is your whole body cycle going to be screwed if you disrupt your system after...

  3. Full Time Night Shift

    RNKitty replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    You should call her at 0200 and ask for your aunt's favorite chili recipe or something, then feign surprise that she was actually sleeping at that time! Warmly,

  4. Full Time Night Shift

    RNKitty replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the insight from all of you. I've been trying out some night shifts, and actually just got home at 5:am - dh needed the car or they would have kept me until 7:30. It is nicer when it is...

  5. Nursing Job?

    RNKitty replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people misunderstood you. I went through nursing school and found out I didn't like sick people. I've done nothing but L&D/Mother Baby nursing for the 7 years I've been a nurse....

  6. Full Time Night Shift

    RNKitty replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the insight! To those who have done nights, what helps you get into a rhythm? On your days off, do you still stay up late into the night and sleep in during the day, or are you obsessed...

  7. merit based salary increases

    RNKitty replied to woo 2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "shiny poopola" Thanks Dennie. I needed that! LOL. I'll try to remember the terminology when I potty train my

  8. Kentucky won't set nursing ratios

    RNKitty replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow, Karen and JT. Keep posting - I learn every time! You two might be added to my list of mentors.

  9. Is getting married in nursing school a bad idea?

    RNKitty replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    Too many major life events at once leads to GREAT STRESS. Nursing school is stressful enough without adding more stress on top of it all. I love my hubby very much, and we waited to get married until...

  10. Filipino Nurses

    RNKitty replied to Oscar's topic in Philippines

    Exactly right, Tiara. Why is there a "shortage" of bedside nurses in the US? According to other posts on this board, there are 500,000 nurses licensed but not working right now in the US. They all...

  11. Lunch breaks

    RNKitty replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I get a headache if I don't eat at least every 4-5 hours. I am NOT a volunteer and I DO take my breaks. 12 hours is just too long to go with only a 30 minute break. Studies have documented that...

  12. For those that have left bedside nursing.

    RNKitty replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I left last Friday. Saturday, I was a little emotional.:) I did L&D for 5 years and loved every minute of the job. My husband is a student, and we always managed to have one of us home with the...

  13. Non-ICU nurse pulled to your unit...

    RNKitty replied to askater's topic in MICU, SICU

    . Not if you are an L&D

  14. Hospital Child Day Care

    RNKitty replied to SueM's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that hospitals that arrange for childcare only seem to accomodate the daytime administrative schedule. (ie, if you work 7-7, 3-11, or nocs then you are SOL). Thank heavens my husband...

  15. Use of scented products

    RNKitty replied to Betty Bridges's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! You said all that in one breath? (No

  16. What Freaks You Out?

    RNKitty replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    At my last job, the gross story is not about a patient, but about a doctor. This doctor was a hefty 350 lbs and would wheeze around the unit. Once at a delivery (L&D) I watched her pick up the...

  17. Help - Career Day at Preschool

    RNKitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need suggestions! My son's preschool teacher asked me to come for career day and talk to 18 3-4 year olds about what a nurse does. I'm only supposed to take 15 minutes. Any age appropriate...

  18. Help - Career Day at Preschool

    RNKitty replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, it's done. I thought it went quite well, but as I was driving my son home from preschool I asked him how I did. He looked at me seriously and said "Not good mom.":rolleyes: I brought a book...

  19. Staffing concerns

    RNKitty replied to all alone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And God Bless the NICU nurses! I'll take care of them in utero, but I really LOVE to see a good NICU nurse at a delivery gone bad. You just can't trade a body for a nurse with specialized skill and...

  20. Non-ICU nurse pulled to your unit...

    RNKitty replied to askater's topic in MICU, SICU

    NO FLOATY! I was spoiled by working on a closed unit. No-one floated to L&D, but I also didn't have to float to sick pts. I now refuse to float outside my clinical expertise unless I am used...

  21. Staffing concerns

    RNKitty replied to all alone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Last June I left a CNY hospital for the poor staffing. Same scene: Level II nursery, 40-50 del a month. The manager posted the schedule with me as the only nurse for eve shift two Fri's in a row. I...

  22. Nurses that change their jobs often. Is that common?

    RNKitty replied to 25yearsrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've worked in 5 hospitals in 5 years. Three jobs I liked, I had to leave because our family moved. One hospital (last year) was so unsafe to work at I had to leave. Now I love my job, but I will...

  23. What Freaks You Out?

    RNKitty replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    EEWW!

  24. What Freaks You Out?

    RNKitty replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Vomit and toe jam. Yup - the smells are just too much. I hate helping a pt take off their

  25. Anyone allowed to nap on their breaks?

    RNKitty replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do you realize that by the unit "being too busy" and the nurses not taking breaks it violates labor laws? I always insist on my break unless my pt is actively delivering the baby. I don't get paid...