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  1. Nursing caps required at your job?

    kathc replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any workplaces in the Rochester, NY area that require caps. BUT I just graduated December '04 and we were required to wear them for our clinicals at the hospital. I think they still...

  2. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    kathc replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    You are exactly right. Federal resources were lined up prior to the hurricane to be ready to go. My Dad spent many years with the National Red Cross in the disaster control center before he retired...

  3. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    kathc replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I bet we

  4. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    kathc replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally wouldn't....but I don't have a problem with those that have the proper support and backup systems in place. The ones I have a problem with are those that want to do it unassisted - and...

  5. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    kathc replied to Mama2-3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I totally agree and don't forget the 3 checks. That has saved my behind more than once. I check as I pull them and I check as I put them in the cup. I guess in this day and age its hard to check...

  6. Illegals affect Healthcare?

    kathc replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a difficult issue - especially for those in the health care industry who are caring individuals. BUT if we can't afford to take care of our own, how can we take care of others? Its pretty...

  7. Trouble getting job

    kathc replied to Kashlee's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have not heard anyone having trouble in my area. I know several who have finished the program and are working. BUT it is recognized by NYS. You need to check your nursing board. I thought about...

  8. Received an "F" for a "B"!

    kathc replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing here...I just graduated from LPN school last December and we had 3 tries to pass with an 85% on our pharm calc test. It was 100 questions. 1/3 of the clall failed the first time. Not...

  9. Now I am really questioning nursing

    kathc replied to socalirn's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in many different areas..the military, McDonalds, Kodak, etc. The same complaints..low pay, too much work, administration/management woes, customer complaints. You can't imagine the...

  10. Ever get called in and mandated?

    kathc replied to emeraldjay's topic in General Nursing

    We have a 500 bed LTC facility. We all rotate on a mandatory list for a week. You know in advance that you are on the list and need to make plans in case you have to stay. They first try and get...

  11. Study: Nearly 16 million insured adults lack adequate health coverage

    kathc replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sounds like both were not just an issue of having no insurance...but I would need to know more. I wish I had more time to talk about both - but I have to go...I just wanted to say that the children...

  12. Study: Nearly 16 million insured adults lack adequate health coverage

    kathc replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where do you all live? In NYS there is no reason why a child should go uninsured. We have healthy new york...doesn't matter how much a parent makes, they can get it. There are also plans for small...

  13. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    kathc replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They do hire LPNs here at hospitals too and they do the same job as an RNs..although that can't push IV meds. But it isn't easy to get a job in the hospitals, especially if you have limited...

  14. patient to nurse ratio

    kathc replied to SueNYC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    2 plus one charge nurse and a nurse manager on days. Weekends, evenings and nights we have 2 nurses. We have anywhere from 33-35 residents with most of them being respiratory problems (trachs, O2,...

  15. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    kathc replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow..that is a waste. Not that being an aide is a waste, but if you go to LPN school and can't utilize that education..it is a waste. You must have a lot of RNs in your state to not utilize LPNs as...

  16. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    kathc replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As an LPN who works in LTC, this is not true. I pass meds, do treatments, etc. Yes on occasion I pull an assignment (code word in our place for an aide job). But that is usually because we have too...

  17. What are your thoughts on unions?

    kathc replied to jkaee's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses in our facility belong to a union..a county union. I really do not see the benefit to being in it. Perhaps at one time it helped, but the last contract we signed was not that great. 2%...

  18. Co-sleeping?

    kathc replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it depends on the child. Some children self wean at age 1 or 2. Some need a little encouragement as the mother sees them moving to a new stage. It the same decision process that goes into...

  19. Co-sleeping?

    kathc replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There really isn't much more to say. It IS normal, healthy and recommended. It is only because of a cycle in our culture that caused it to seem "odd". I don't blame Sherry for thinking the way she...

  20. Co-sleeping?

    kathc replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Forgot to add that I too co-slept. But I also sleep very light and stay in one position unless I wake up and move. BUT I don't think it is for everyone. I can understand hospitals being weary about...

  21. Co-sleeping?

    kathc replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nothing wrong with breastfeeding a 3 year old as long as both mother and child want that. Another part of parenting that our culture has damaged. I bf my last child until she was almost three....

  22. Does your hospital use agency nurses?

    kathc replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a 500 bed LTC and we do use agency nurses and aides. We do float if possible, but there is a minimum staffing level on each floor. Unfortunately we don't have enough of our own to fully...

  23. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    kathc replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly! I too hate to give my son a pill everyday....but I would hate more for him to continue to miss out on life. He has ADD (no hyperactivity) and lives in a fog at times. A few weeks after...

  24. Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    kathc replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric

    Tom Cruise is just another in a long line of those that know nothing about medicine, but think they do. I've been told by numerous people for years that I am "drugging" my child because I put him on...

  25. Resident to nurse ratio

    kathc replied to LPN01112005's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sheesh! No way would I do that. On occasion out night nurse has to work alone (2 aides) with 35 residents with 7 tube feeders, BGs up the ying yang and heavy meds. I think that way too much. It is...