NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

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  1. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

    NurseKatie08 replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad RN in sub-acute rehab (7 months working as of next week). Right off of orientation I was taking a full 8 pt team by myself...since I always take care of the same four...

  2. Subacute Rehab nurse/patient ratio

    NurseKatie08 replied to blueeyes87's topic in Rehabilitation

    yikes. we have 26 beds & three nurses/four aides on days/eves, 1 nurse and 2 aides on nights. we do 8/9 pts:1 nurse during days & evenings, and even with that ratio and admissions, the floor...

  3. Signing off orders

    NurseKatie08 replied to Texas77's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't think it's legal, but then I'm not sure because I've never worked in a setting like that. Our unit secretary is a LPN, so there is no issue with her taking or signing off orders. I'd be...

  4. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    NurseKatie08 replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I slept 6-7 hours per night while in nursing school. I also tended to nap for 1/2-1 hour on most afternoons or late mornings in between classes. I also worked 1 part time & 1 per diem job, and...

  5. LPN and RN: What are the differences?

    NurseKatie08 replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the facility and state board of nursing. Where I work (sub acute w/in a nursing home), we're all staff nurses, whether RN or LPN. The only main difference at my facility is that I can...

  6. Best way to prepare for 5 pts at start of 12h day?

    NurseKatie08 replied to rtbabb's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love a five patient assignment, but then again I work in a completely different area. I do evenings in sub-acute rehab (which gets more and more acute by the day) and can have up to 8 patients. I...

  7. Omnicare Pharmacy-discuss

    NurseKatie08 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We use Pharmerica too, and while the E-kits we have are helpful for most things, I've had some frustrating experiences, mostly due to working sub-acute where there are LOTS of new admissions (for...

  8. CNAs in Mass Hospitals

    NurseKatie08 replied to sarahlpnwannabe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I worked at Tufts Medical Center while in nursing school. Are you a nursing student, or are you taking a CNA course? Some hospitals don't call the position a CNA. You may see posting like Patient...

  9. Nursing School vs. Reality

    NurseKatie08 replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    i have learned more in my first 6 months as a geri-rehab rn than i did in four years of my bsn

  10. Patient ID Bracelets in LTC?

    NurseKatie08 replied to kwvath's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have ID bracelets for the short-stay patients. LTC residents at our facility have bracelets that are put on if they are sent out to the hospital or go to an appt, etc. All patients (short stay and...

  11. Fess Up! How much HSP stuff is in your drawer???

    NurseKatie08 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i try to empty my pockets...but i make it home alcohol wipes usually, and thats normally about it...except for the duoneb vial that made it through the washer and dryer unharmed last

  12. Who should get a transplant?

    NurseKatie08 replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say you would never want an alcoholic/drug user to get a transplant. I said I was willing to bet that many posters who automatically condemned alcoholics probably had no personal connection...

  13. Who should get a transplant?

    NurseKatie08 replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I'm willing to bet that neither you, or any of the posters who'd deny an alcoholic/drug addict a liver have any personal connection to someone with a substance abuse problem. While they may have...

  14. Medical Shows on TV

    NurseKatie08 replied to chadaniel0415's topic in General Nursing

    I :redbeathe CRIMINAL MINDS!!! Thank God for DVR--I record it every week to watch when I get home because I work FT 3-11pm. Bones is great,

  15. What should your title look like?

    NurseKatie08 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recall stating that I would sign my name with BSN or MSN if I were not an RN. I was just making a comment that I'd heard somewhere that it goes degree, then license (if you feel the need to...

  16. What should your title look like?

    NurseKatie08 replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I remembered where, I'd have to do a search, but I remember reading somewhere that the college degree goes first because your academic degree cannot be taken away, but your license can be....

  17. Name Badge Credentials

    NurseKatie08 replied to 1joyfulnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our IDs have photo, our first name (or nickname we prefer to go by) in large capital letters, and then under our photo it lists our full name & license Mine simply says Katie Lastname, RN We...

  18. Hang in there new and recent grads! Nine months and 286 applications.

    NurseKatie08 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats Sarah! I've been crossing my fingers for you all this time. Hope it goes

  19. Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    NurseKatie08 replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I try to round frequently on all my patients, but certainly NOT hourly. I work 3p-11p on a sub-acute unit and have up to 8 patients, depending on if my side is full. Even though they are sub-acute,...

  20. What's a BA,RN to do?

    NurseKatie08 replied to MarkE86's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    A BA in another field has nothing to do with becoming an RN, and as far as I've seen, it gives no extra brownie points when it comes to the job search. One of my co-workers (another new grad RN) has...

  21. Is this odd to you too?

    NurseKatie08 replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    I still haven't had the heart to delete my dad's cell number from my phone. When I was in denial, I called it a good 2-3 times hoping he would pick up even though I knew in my heart he

  22. RN:patient ratio in SNF in Ca

    NurseKatie08 replied to Oranges3420's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Yikes...I work subacute (as a new grad) and I guess I feel lucky--my orientation was 6.5, almost 7 weeks. (5 weeks on days, and then two weeks on eves, I am permanent eves). Our ratio on days/eves is...

  23. Is this odd to you too?

    NurseKatie08 replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    My dad also required an autopsy because he died suddenly at 51 in otherwise good health. They figured it was a MI, but had to confirm. Even though I understood, I didn't like it at all. My dad was an...

  24. Help with delegation

    NurseKatie08 replied to forreal's topic in General Nursing

    i think the two of you above are making the assumption that the op is trying to delegate everything to her cna, so she has nothing to do. if the op could do all of the nursing tasks, then there would...

  25. Help with delegation

    NurseKatie08 replied to forreal's topic in General Nursing

    Respect your CNAs! If you don't do that, you won't get anywhere when it comes to delegation. Most of the CNAs I work with are old enough to be my mom & have been doing this for years. I am 5...