Cattitude

Cattitude

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  1. Removing needle from syringe

    Cattitude replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle i caught that one too but too lazy to even address it. you did nicely . [color=#483d8b]

  2. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Cattitude replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    sounds like a great program and it's motivating me to find a good cause to donate my time to! i too tend to get my heart rate elevated into the cardio range. i don't always do it on purpose, its...

  3. Removing needle from syringe

    Cattitude replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

    yes you can separate the needle from the syringe. many times they are packaged that way. but didn't you ask a lot of questions regarding this alleged stick last week? he's not even sure it happened...

  4. Need a Moment to Vent!!

    Cattitude replied to Wgbem's topic in Home Health

    get a routine set early. let them know to respect your time. elderly people are much better about that. i have a lot of younger,chronically ill pt's and they are harder to keep home for my visits...

  5. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    Cattitude replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm confused. your pay as a phlebotomist is $11.00 per hr? and you are asking us to consider that as rn wages? the purpose of this is? [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]and no i would never work as...

  6. Posters that are not nurses

    Cattitude posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm going to keep this nice and polite i promise mods!:) i'm just hoping that one of the smart student/new nurse posters can answer this. i know that we have quite a few people on here that do not...

  7. Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    Cattitude replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    well i wasn't just talking about this post and issue. he's posted about a couple of negative sounding things at his hospital. it doesn't sound like a nice place to work , at least the way it's...

  8. Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    Cattitude replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    you have lots of negative things going on at your hospital. is there a better one you'd like to work at when you graduate? [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]and was this accusation taken seriously? did...

  9. Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    Cattitude replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    and you've heard of many female pt's accusing male nurses of things? because i haven't. [color=#483d8b]

  10. What about smoking?

    Cattitude replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Home Health

    well it's a bit delicate. number one it is their home. even though you are there to help, you are still considered a guest. you would hope that everyone would just be considerate and not smoke but...

  11. Need a Moment to Vent!!

    Cattitude replied to Wgbem's topic in Home Health

    welcome to my neck of the woods! i do long term hh. i like it as i have had most of my pt's now for years and really get to know them well. my pt's consider me "family" :nuke: although i know when...

  12. Nurses with a hx of Med Surg Experience

    Cattitude posted a topic in General Nursing

    are you glad that you have that experience? [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]i know that i am. i started my career on a combination ortho/med/surg floor. i stayed for 4 1/2 years and feel it gave me...

  13. QA Nurse changing my Oasis answers!!

    Cattitude replied to PCUSheryl's topic in Home Health

    yes, if she's changing it, she should be signing it. i sometimes cannot believe the stuff we go through. my supvr. loves to tell me what to chart. recently i told her that i will chart how i want...

  14. Nurses with a hx of Med Surg Experience

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    i know that there are new grads that go into the er. i can't imagine it. i know they have special orienattion programs for them and such but still, i just can't imagine it. i think that you have...

  15. I have patient gown dyslexia

    Cattitude replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    well i'm an idiot too. i like gowns with no snaps, snaps drive me crazy. there's always one more snap then there should be left over. oh what to do with the extra snap? lol, i think i was into my...

  16. Nurses with a hx of Med Surg Experience

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    wow. 15 years! that's incredible and you are so valuable. i for one appreciate you ! i know that med-surg is truly one of a kind. but i didn't want this to be a thread of should everyone work it....

  17. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Cattitude replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i forgot if i mentioned this, i also work at weight watchers part time as well as follow there plan. one of my coworkers there said this: if you break one egg do you throw away the other 11? no! same...

  18. Thinking about HH and VERY nervous!

    Cattitude replied to saireyRN's topic in Home Health

    i too was very nervous leaving my hospital position after almost 7 years. i felt like i was leaving a very good and dear friend! it ended up being a great decision for me, i probably will never go...

  19. Private Duty Annoyances

    Cattitude replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Private Duty

    you sound like the perfect family member:smilecoffeecup: . but you know both sides. i think you gave good advice. i too would casually say to that nurse something about "are you ok?"....

  20. Self inflicted

    Cattitude replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the soda in my nose!!! :chuckle :rotfl: :roll

  21. My job has no meaning

    Cattitude replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    ok, there is absolutely no way you work in america!!! :lol2: [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]they treat nurses like gods??? seriously? i wanna work there:nurse: . [color=#483d8b]...

  22. does this sound right to u

    Cattitude replied to reddellrn's topic in Home Health

    we don't use points. they like us to see 25 visits a week but it's not mandatory. i have my own caseload so i decide who gets seen weekly and who gets seen qow. [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]i...

  23. Self inflicted

    Cattitude replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    once on med-surg, i had a female inmate who would swallow anything at all to be able to stay in the hospital. we did our best to remove things from th room but she found ways. [color=#483d8b]she...

  24. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Cattitude replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    hello everyone, [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]i think i stepped a toe off the wagon into sugarland . female woes had me craving a bit. first salt, then sweet. oh well, back on track now....

  25. Private Duty Annoyances

    Cattitude replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Private Duty

    families like this are really annoying. not pc to say but it's true. if they don't want to be there why on earth do they think you want to give up your own family time to be there??? [color=#483d8b]...