NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

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  1. RNs eat their young... Not at my unit

    NurseKatie08 replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    Good to hear of another unit like that! My unit has been great as a new grad--the ADON, DON, unit manager, etc are constantly on the floor asking me if I am doing ok. The other nurses I work with are...

  2. Why is hand-off reporting to so hard?

    NurseKatie08 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    It's taken me a while to get used to giving report. I work on a transitional care unit within a LTC facility, so most of our patients are there for probably as brief a stay of two weeks to as long as...

  3. How do I make the "right" choice??

    NurseKatie08 replied to cupid09's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let your classmate bother you...you should do whatever is best for yourself. I have found that the best thing for me has been to just let things happen. I have let my experiences shape my goals,...

  4. IV tubing....why don't you recap it?

    NurseKatie08 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I find at my facility (rehab within an LTC, mostly we do IV abx, occasionally we do continuous IVFs) people simply aren't aware of our policy regarding tubing for intermittent infusions, and...

  5. Apologizing when paging physicians

    NurseKatie08 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I don't tend to apologize when paging a doctor, unless I'm paging them again right after I hung up the phone because I forgot something important. If they don't like answering their pages, maybe they...

  6. Some serious questions

    NurseKatie08 replied to AGal110's topic in General Nursing

    hello, this is the first day i've stumbled upon this site and i've been on it for literally 10-ish hours reading different posts. i have a few (or a lot...) of questions about nursing that i would...

  7. Aides Passing Meds

    NurseKatie08 replied to PiperLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm in MA, and CNA's that have been trained and have demonstrated compentency do fingersticks on our TCU. As far as I know, the nurses do them on our LTC

  8. Questions about RN role in LTC

    NurseKatie08 replied to debd72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm an RN working in a LTC facility, and I am a staff nurse. My facility has a mixture of RNs and LPNs working as staff nurses, and RNs in management

  9. "You take the BUS to work!"

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

    I would ask them what concern it was of theirs. My mother drives me to work (occasionally I take public transportation...known as the "T" in my neck of the woods, but due to working 3-11, i prefer not...

  10. For BSN did you take Calculus or Stats?

    NurseKatie08 replied to sam3992's topic in General Students

    Most BSN programs I've heard of require college algebra & statistics. I don't think Calculus would be particularly relevent to nursing. My BSN program required Statistics. I always hated math, so...

  11. Do you keep in touch with your old nursing instructor?

    NurseKatie08 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i keep in touch with quite a few instructors from my bsn program...i was invited back to speak to the seniors about the transition now that i'm more than half a year (Yikes, that went fast!)

  12. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    NurseKatie08 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    My only point is the IMO, in this economy, I find it foolish to expect an employer to provide a meal as a benefit. Expect them to provide health insurance, dental insurance, etc, of course, these are...

  13. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    NurseKatie08 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    While I do agree that workers should fight for their rights, I don't believe that's the issue at stake here. We're not talking about people being forced to work without break, pay/benefits being...

  14. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    NurseKatie08 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    In an economy where many nurses are struggling to find jobs, I wouldn't dare complain about your employer "only" providing soup & a sandwich. I work in a LTC/Short term rehab facility &...

  15. Is this normal ??????

    NurseKatie08 replied to Joebrown's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say it's a normal feeling. I'm seven months out of nursing school, and have been working as an RN for four of those months (graduated in May, licensed in early July). I haven't started to feel...

  16. How do you check the patient's blood glucose??

    NurseKatie08 replied to Meltem.Y's topic in General Nursing

    I do the following: Wipe the finger with alcohol, allow it to dry Lancet the finger Clean the first sample off with a 2x2 Apply the second sample to the test strip. However, as I work on a rehab unit,...

  17. Is it more of an accomplishment to be a younger nurse?

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

    I think nursing school is an accomplishment at any age. I went straight out of high school, so I am now a RN at 22, because that was the route that was best for me. I have friends from nsg school in...

  18. NP's in LTC... to be or not to be!!!!!

    NurseKatie08 replied to sinursie's topic in General Nursing

    i work on a tcu within a ltc, and the np we have is great--i also agree that they are

  19. Writing RX as a nurse

    NurseKatie08 replied to ale_kat03's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? No RN or LPN/LVN in ANY state can write prescriptions. Sure, a NP with prescriptive privileges can write prescriptions, but a nurse

  20. How often do you get sick?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    I've missed one day of school in the past ten years---and it was in April 08, my last semester of nursing school, had a terrible cold (psh, it was probably pneumonia, but i never went to the doc even...

  21. What skills/personality types are needed in what specialties?

    NurseKatie08 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you say "no offense" regarding rehab in the LTC setting? Isn't a rehab unit a rehab unit? My unit (TCU within LTC facility) requires structure and organization, and some of my patients are also...

  22. A question for RN's and RN students.

    NurseKatie08 replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    A BSN can open up a lot of doors for the future. Is it possible to go middle of the road & get your BSN from a state college (public four year college) rather than a private college/university? I...

  23. Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Faeriewand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks, Sue. He saw my graduation & pinning, so at least I have that...he wasn't around for when I passed NCLEX this summer but I know he was there in

  24. Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Faeriewand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm working all holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Day and New Years Eve & Day) per my own request. My father passed away 6 months ago, and we're not going to be having much of a holiday...

  25. cna's doing dressings??

    NurseKatie08 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, if a resident/patient had soiled a dressing, I would let the nurse know, and most often they'd let me watch while they changed it because they knew I was in nursing school. Only...