NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

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  1. Colon therapy and enemas.

    NurseKatie08 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen it called Colyte...at least not at the hospital where I am a tech. I was taught GoLytely in nursing school, and have seen big old jugs labeled GoLytely on pts bedside tables. Maybe...

  2. 1st semester clinical rotation

    NurseKatie08 replied to amdale's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say definitely your own stethoscope and BP cuff, be sure to clean them appropriately, and if you're in a contact precautions room, use the equipment dedicated to that pt. Penlight too. Med...

  3. Need to pass HESI to graduate...any suggestions?

    NurseKatie08 replied to LadyK,SN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My school requires us to take a HESI after each course in that specific area of nursing AND an Exit HESI before we graduate! On the course HESIs, we have to get a 900 to pass, and if you get below,...

  4. Squeamish folks

    NurseKatie08 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I can't deal with vomit...any other bodily fluid I'm pretty much ok

  5. Help!!!!!!

    NurseKatie08 replied to mr.rn-2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've done both, at different points during nursing school. After sophomore year, with only fundamentals clinical under my belt, I worked for the summer in LTC. It was the perfect thing to do at the...

  6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    NurseKatie08 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My grossest, well, probably also the saddest ever was something I saw today. I'm a student nurse tech on a medical floor...we've got a patient who is end stage renal, refusing HD, and was recently...

  7. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    NurseKatie08 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    I've never really heard that, at least in my workplace. As another poster mentioned, at work my badge says student nurse (because I'm a student in a BSN program), but I work under a CNA protocol. I've...

  8. Hospital nursing assistant

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

    I work a day/night rotation, 2 twelve hour, 2 eight hour shifts. If I work in the morning, I am assigned 5 patients for AM care. If you work evenings and nights, you are not assigned to particular...

  9. Where Do You Work?

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

    I work in a hospital on an Adult Medicine unit--mainly GI/renal/infectious disease/pulmonary and some neuro pts (so a little bit of everything.) I used to work in LTC on a dementia unit. I'm an RN...

  10. CNA salary

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

    i work at a major boston hospital, and make 13.25 as a student nurse

  11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    NurseKatie08 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Classic Dirty Old Man story--my second day working on a busy adult medicine unit at a large hospital this summer as a student nurse tech. I thought I'd seen my share of crazy things working in...