NightNurseKathy

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1. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

   NightNurseKathy replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

   BSNnursejlcads, I am so sorry to read of the way your friend was treated in rehab. Obviously we still need a lot of education on the treatment of all peoples, not just the homosexual. Nurses can be...

2. RN's that graduated before 1980...I need your help!!

   NightNurseKathy replied to aholdridge123's topic in Retired Nurses

   1. Why did you go into nursing? I wanted to be a nurse from the time I was a little girl. 2. Where did you receive your education? I was an LPN for 21 years. Became an RN in 1989 (sorry, but figured I...

3. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

   NightNurseKathy replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

   I don't treat a patient any different because oh their lifestyle. Homosexuality is only ONE lifestyle we deal with. We have the DRUG problems, the non compliant Diabetics, and on and on. ALL of...

4. backstabbing co workers

   NightNurseKathy replied to qje999's topic in Medical-Surgical

   For me , I would call them VERY DIFFICULT co workers....luckily the one I have dealt with is NOT my co worker, but on the day shift. She is an LPN (getting her RN) But she is difficulty with all of...

5. Whites or Colored scrubs?

   NightNurseKathy replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Haven't been here in simply ages... we have been dealing with this issue... seems alot of hospitals are.... we simply have to STAND together to defeat the people over us, and continue to have OUR...

6. state is threatening to go after license over precharting

   NightNurseKathy replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I guess there is something to be said for computer charting which we do where I work. You CAN'T prechart as you CANNOT chart ahead with the computer. Now MED sheets that is another thing. I have...

7. Medication error

   NightNurseKathy replied to kittiesareus's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Where I work, we emphasize TWO forms of ID for the patient BEFORE we give the meds. ALWAYS check the ARM BAND, ASK the patient their name (if they can give it) . Our other form of checking is the...

8. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

   NightNurseKathy replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

   So far, the best I've come up with is, "It sounds like Christ is important in your life. Tell me more about that." Thoughts? Opinions? You have had a GREAT PSYCHOLOGY teacher!!! That is exactly how...

9. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

   NightNurseKathy replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   The Middle Wife, By an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher: I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own...

10. "Just an LPN"....does anyone else get discouraged?

    NightNurseKathy replied to DeniseLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Denise, do NOT be discouraged, you ARE A NURSE.... a nurse takes care of people. I was an LPN 21 years, and NEVER felt LOWLY and treated like I was not as good, that I remember.... I HAVE seen RN's...

11. Your Worst Mistake

    NightNurseKathy replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Insulin med error.... That sort of error is WHY it is ALWAYS the best idea to have another nurse check critical medications. Where I work , we must double check with another nurse that we have the...

12. Would you assist in abortions?

    NightNurseKathy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am currently readin a book titled BLOOD MONEY, written by an EX abortionitst.... her description of HOW many FINGERS AND TOES were put down the GARBAGE disposal made me want to VOMIT.... FINGERS AND...

13. Any one from rural AZ

    NightNurseKathy replied to mittels's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I lived and worked in Douglas , pretty rurual compared to Tucson where I live and work now! Got my RN at Cochise College, which is primarily in Douglas, with a campus in Sierra Vista. Trained in...

14. moving from MA to AZ

    NightNurseKathy replied to emlpn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    well one thing for sure, you will not make that sort of salary in the hospital setting here in arizona... i am in tucson, and i know that health south pays really good like that. but if you want to...

15. Tucson Neighborhoods

    NightNurseKathy replied to dwag's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have lived in Tucson since 1982. The BIGGEST thing to consider when moving here is the traffic flow. It is HEAVY coming west in the morning, and just the opposit in the eveing. I know from where...