NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

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  1. What would you do?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! I'd have done the

  2. Comfort Care

    NurseKatie08 replied to byaya3's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    On the floor I worked on as a tech, when pts were on comfort care, we didn't check vitals. No vitals, fingerstick blood sugars, tele monitoring, lab draws, etc. Just turn & reposition for comfort,...

  3. Whats your facilities policy on isolation for MRSA, CDIF, VRE, etc?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen cohorting of CDIFF, VRE or MRSA in my hospital. They always have a private, and if no private is available and we take them, they go into a semi with the other bed closed until a...

  4. can i print my results?

    NurseKatie08 replied to lpnnj479's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yikes! 30:1? As a new grad--I'd be running the other way while I still had my license in my hot little hands. What type of floor will you be working on? Good luck & congrats on

  5. HELP Looking for Contraindications in placing NG Tubes...

    NurseKatie08 replied to kitkat7077's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I once had a pt who had to have an OGT instead of an NGT because of problems with epistaxis

  6. UMASS Worcester GEP

    NurseKatie08 replied to cclem1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    My screenname makes it easy to guess (you're right)--not sure I know who you are, but I figured I knew most people from school at least by sight. Small world,

  7. UMASS Worcester GEP

    NurseKatie08 replied to cclem1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I did, in May. We must know each other if you did too---small

  8. UMASS Worcester GEP

    NurseKatie08 replied to cclem1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I went to Salem State too--were you in the day undergrad

  9. New Grad needs a JOB!!

    NurseKatie08 replied to parrot07's topic in Nursing Career

    Two weeks for a job search isn't that long--give it time. I have been job searching since early February--months before I graduated in May. Got my license at the beginning of July. Had an interview at...

  10. Anyone else call 'em johnnies?

    NurseKatie08 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    What area of Boston? I find that many 20-somethings in my peer group say soda, however I come from a long line of native Bostonians, and it has always been tonic in my house. Generally, the older...

  11. certification programs for 8 hours or more for nursing students

    NurseKatie08 replied to agirl021's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do a google search for phlebotomy or EKG classes in your area. Do you work as an NA at a hospital? Maybe your employer has resources. ACLS is a good suggestion--as a new grad w/ no job yet I'm looking...

  12. 8/8/08 lucky day!

    NurseKatie08 replied to Nurse K8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats!!! Send some of that 8/8/08 luck my

  13. Grades don't matter!

    NurseKatie08 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I haven't heard that from any of the hospitals I've applied to. Not that I wouldn't be happy to hand in my transcript, because I'm a Commonwealth Honors Scholar & darn proud of

  14. Why Is It So Hard To Get Into Nursing Programs If There Is A Shortage For Nurses???

    NurseKatie08 replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    On that note, it is impossible to "slip by with D's" once you actually get in to most nursing programs. My college required that you get at least 74 © or higher in all nursing courses (won't even...

  15. What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    NurseKatie08 replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In the second job mentioned, where I was allowed and encouraged to look at the chart, it was because I was a student nurse and was there to learn as well as work. My position was slightly different...

  16. What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    NurseKatie08 replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    When I worked in LTC as an aide, I did not have, nor did I seek access to the patients charts. We were told & knew just what we needed to know to care for that resident. When I worked in the...

  17. "English Only" Rule at Work?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    When I was an aide in LTC, the rule was English in patient care areas. I was the only aide that spoke only English, and others routinely conversed in their native language (Creole) in front of me. I...

  18. Is there a difference between BS with major in Nursing and a BSN?

    NurseKatie08 replied to kaylajane08's topic in General Students

    Interesting. I never knew this. I have a BSN from (Insert city here) State College School of Nursing...I didn't realize that it was possible to have a BS with a major in nursing, but not have it be a...

  19. Would you work during nursing school if you didn't have to?

    NurseKatie08 replied to justme1972's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i worked through nursing school, but not full time. didn't have the choice. i had loans & scholarships which covered most of my BSN (mom and dad offered to pay the balance, so since they did that,...

  20. OK-this is ODD-and SCARY

    NurseKatie08 replied to KCR411's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, your license comes in the mail (in most states, if I've heard correctly some do strictly online verification, but don't quote me) I didn't get my license in the mail till about 3 weeks after my...

  21. What clinical rotations have you done?

    NurseKatie08 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Students

    I think every school does it a bit different, but this is how my BSN program was structured. Clinical rotations start your fourth semester into the program (2nd semester, soph year), nursing courses...

  22. The Best Hospitals List

    NurseKatie08 replied to DanFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I did my peds clinical at Mass

  23. Question about nursing school

    NurseKatie08 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    Us either, we did fetal pigs in

  24. Anyone else call 'em johnnies?

    NurseKatie08 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ah those are called Port-A-Potties here. Although I have heard the term, going to the John. I love hearing about regional differences in

  25. What was the hardest skill for you to learn?

    NurseKatie08 replied to FutureNurse33702's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    True. The way I read one of the PP's seemed like someone was talking about taking the pt off the bedpan, measuring the output, degloving and washing hands, recording the output, and then regloving to...