NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

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  1. Medicare Charting guidelines

    NurseKatie08 replied to dimpsogre's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm also in MA, and this sounds the same for my facility. On our TCU, all patients need to have daily Medicare notes. They are divided between day & evening shift, as the night nurse has to do...

  2. nurses with anxiety and depression

    NurseKatie08 replied to Akercat's topic in General Nursing

    I have GAD, which I've managed with cognitive-behavioral therapy and prn Atenolol prior to big events (my NCLEX, for instance). My anxiety is fairly well controlled, and I don't find it detrimental at...

  3. Got a job offer at a rehab hospital - need advice

    NurseKatie08 replied to wanjik's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working in rehab for 5 months today--3pm-11pm. We have our unit divided into three "teams"--team one has nine beds, team two has nine beds & my team, team three has 8 beds--so I max...

  4. Got a job offer at a rehab hospital - need advice

    NurseKatie08 replied to wanjik's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE rehab---it is also my first job as a nurse--I do Geriatric Rehab & we see everything-- COPD/CHF exacerbations, joint replacements, head injuries, wound vacs for chronic wounds, IV...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    NurseKatie08 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    During report last night, an a&ox3 patient parked his wheelchair just in front of the nurse's desk because he was looking for some one to put him to bed. Me: Can I help you? Pt: Yeah I'm looking...

  6. Any Adult/Geriatric CNS's around?

    NurseKatie08 posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Hi All, I'm looking into grad schools (probably planning to apply within the next 1-2 years) and wondering if there are any Adult/Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialists lurking around the board. I'd...

  7. NO MORE LPNs

    NurseKatie08 replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing

    Gotta love the mysterious "they". As other posters have mentioned, maybe LPNs are not utilized as much in hospitals, but they surely are in other settings. I work on a subacute floor within a SNF...

  8. For those that work off shifts

    NurseKatie08 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3p-11p Monday-Friday. I have definitely flipped schedules. I don't function before 11am, and I sleep late even on the weekends, because I don't go to bed until between 2 & 4 am. Yesterday I...

  9. ** Help with a Simple Care Plan **

    NurseKatie08 replied to Sl1011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It seems that most people that post here don't tend to jump to provide answers. Why don't you tell us what you have come up with so far, and I'm sure some people will offer

  10. Students who move out of state to pursue nursing

    NurseKatie08 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I didn't move out of state, but I moved to a college 45 min away from my house & lived in a dorm to get "the college experience". I don't regret the way I obtained my BSN. If moving out of state...

  11. Would you have done the same? Recieved wrong prescription.

    NurseKatie08 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! As the above poster has stated, I would contact management, and continue to go up the food chain until the issue is resolved! Glad Grandpa has such a conscientious person living with

  12. Had my epiphany...found the dream, now I just want to live it.

    NurseKatie08 replied to biok8e's topic in General Nursing

    Not all non-hospital jobs are "crappy" you know, some of us love our non-hospital jobs. I'm sure you probably meant nothing by that statement, but it could be taken many

  13. New Grad Boston Rn's Making $55/hr??!!

    NurseKatie08 replied to lisa41rn's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    OP, I think your friend is full of it. Boston can barely offer JOBS to new grads, let alone that sort of

  14. Pinning and Graduation Announcement Questions

    NurseKatie08 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I had both pinning & graduation, as well, in that order. Pinning was a Friday night, graduation was the Saturday morning We got invitations from our school, only so many were allowed at each...

  15. really scared of my pt tomorrow

    NurseKatie08 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    My school did the night before method, but only for Fundamentals & Med Surg (and I do recall a lot of my Med Surg patients changing when I got there in the morning.) From there on out, we got our...

  16. Nurse - Patient ratios in your hospital?

    NurseKatie08 replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    3-11pm in Subacute rehab, our ratio is 8-9:1 with 3-4 nurse techs. The floor can hold 26, and its divided into one 8 bed team, and two nine bed

  17. discharge or drainage: same thing?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I usually refer to drainage from a tube--like a Foley cath or JP drain, or from a wound--"dressing changed secondary to large amount of soaking drainage". Discharge I would say comes from some sort of...

  18. first year nurses.......what is the longest you have stayed passed your schedule.....

    NurseKatie08 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work 3-11 on a Sub-acute rehab wing in LTC--my team can max out at 8 patients (right now, I have 7). The latest I ever stayed was 1am, finishing a complex admission (that ended up getting sent back...

  19. invoke hcp

    NurseKatie08 replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HCP=Health Care Proxy I would imagine that this order means the resident/patient is deemed unable to make medical decisions for themselves, and that their Health Care Proxy should be contacted for...

  20. What are the differences between an ADN and a BSN?

    NurseKatie08 replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are many threads on this subject, in fact, a whole forum on them---try using the search function in the upper right hand corner of your screen. HTH.

  21. raging esophagus from chemo

    NurseKatie08 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient with radiation esophagitis...wonder if this is along the same

  22. Pay scales

    NurseKatie08 replied to JMDRN09's topic in General Nursing

    How much you make will completely depend on your facility and the area of the country you plan on working in. Try the regions forums, to talk with nurses from your home state, or state you intend on...

  23. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    NurseKatie08 replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    I had that kind of a night, too, BelleKat. I work 3-11pm on a rehab unit...7pm, my s/p ex lap, hemoperitoneum pt tells the aide "I want the nurse to empty my JP drain". Aide comes to get me, I'm in...

  24. Nursing School Tests/Starting Salary/Per Diem

    NurseKatie08 replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

    Passing requirements vary widely by school. My school required a 74 to pass, and passing of both lecture and clinical components to pass a course. We were only allowed one repeat of a clinical course...

  25. Quincy college

    NurseKatie08 replied to lolalery05's topic in General Nursing

    I would give the Massachusetts nursing forum a try--there are quite a few posts about Quincy College over there! Good