NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

Geriatrics, Transplant, Education

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  1. Getting report during change of shift

    NurseKatie08 replied to CTnewgrad826's topic in General Nursing

    It does happen...last night my admission was booked at 2100 and I didn't get report until

  2. Denying Death As A Society

    NurseKatie08 replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Beautifully written. I wish it were easier for family members to grasp when their loved ones' time has come. I am thankful that my last two terminal patients were able to speak their minds before it...

  3. New way to ID your IV solutions

    NurseKatie08 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    We have these Heparin bags on my unit...love

  4. Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    NurseKatie08 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Get well

  5. Had to code my best friends husband

    NurseKatie08 replied to wannabeagreatRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OP, what a horrible thing to have to experience! My heart goes out to you and your best friend. Be

  6. Nurse Patient Ratio

    NurseKatie08 replied to lolaimation's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm in New England on a Transplant Med Surg floor...we have 3-5 patients between 7a-11p and 6 from

  7. Lets play the drug of choice game

    NurseKatie08 replied to 30days2nclex's topic in General Students

    Prograf (tacrolimus), cyclosporine, CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) for organ transplant

  8. Keep my cell phone......or landline

    NurseKatie08 replied to Vwpenn's topic in General Nursing

    They text regarding staffing needs at my work as well. Personally, as a night shifter I love it because if I'm sleeping a text never wakes me up and I can answer/not answer when I am

  9. Common meds in transplant ICU

    NurseKatie08 replied to Melissa1986's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work with liver/kidney transplants in a med surg setting...depending on your center's preferences, I'd expect to be giving/seeing: tacrolimus, sirolimus, cyclosporine, thymoglobulin, mycophenolate,...

  10. How a stethoscope can get stolen?

    NurseKatie08 replied to osi2011's topic in General Students

    I always have mine on my neck...as do most all my coworkers. However when I worked at my last job in rehab, I kept it on my med cart. It's now migrated to my neck as I no longer use a med

  11. Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    NurseKatie08 replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ours used to display all our credentials before our logo was redone and we got new badges. I was upset it was taken away as I had just earned my MSN and wanted to display that. However, it is...

  12. How many different nursing positions have you had?

    NurseKatie08 replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in General Nursing

    Celebrating six years as a nurse next month...I worked for four years on a subacute rehab floor of a SNF and have worked for the last two years at a Level II trauma center on the transplant med/surg...

  13. Why do people don't like it when we send resident out?

    NurseKatie08 replied to ChampRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't sweat it, you definitely did the right

  14. First time fired by a patient

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

    Count your blessings, OP. Patients like this can make our job miserable. Don't let it get you down, you did everything

  15. What game show describes your workplace?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    After the night shift I just had, I'm going to go with

  16. Transplant nursing

    NurseKatie08 replied to pugmom79's topic in Critical Care

    I'm a liver/kidney transplant nurse...what are you looking to

  17. Master's prepared nurses working as RNs. Do you do advanced assessments?

    NurseKatie08 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I have my MSN with a concentration in Nursing Education. I did not take an advanced physical assessment course. My core courses focused on research, health policy and theory, while my...

  18. Which drugs are you required to count?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm surprised about the places that count Tylenol, etc. We do count Tramadol and Lyrica as other posters mentioned as well as schedule 1-4 drugs. Our Pyxis keeps a running count, and a full manual...

  19. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    NurseKatie08 replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In defense of transport (not sure how it is at your hospital), at my hospital they are not allowed to hook up O2 as it is outside their scope. However, they should wait until someone comes in who

  20. Nurses working as CNAs

    NurseKatie08 replied to nolanurse88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We will do this on my floor if we are overstaffed nurses and understaffed aides and staffing has no aides to send. (happens on occasion at night). I've done it only once, and some nurses definitely...

  21. Should I have pushed Doc for more?

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

    Would have definitely called a brain attack at my facility...have called them for much less than what you

  22. I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    NurseKatie08 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I've been twice in my life...once when I was about 20 months old my parents brought me because I stuck M&Ms up my nose. They were told that they'd melt and I'd be just fine, which was the case. I...

  23. $15/hr

    NurseKatie08 replied to txrn23's topic in Travel

    Hard to say as rates/cost of living vary per region, but it seems very low to me. I live in MA and make significantly more than that as a RN. What are rents like the in the area where you'll be...

  24. How do you handle the rest of your assignment during a code?

    NurseKatie08 replied to Ativan's topic in Medical-Surgical

    One more reason why I love the teamwork on my floor. Whenever one nurse is in a rapid response situation, everyone else always goes to them and asks what they can do for the rest of their group. No...

  25. Pedal pulses/Head to toe assesments

    NurseKatie08 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I check everything, always with a full, thorough head to toe assessment. I think it's scary that people