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  1. Sometimes it's

    mycatmax replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have read this before and I love it!! Thanks for posting! I am going to copy this and email it to all my friends!

  2. Please Please explain!!

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just did a little research and discovered that the RN-BSN program i just started is not accredited by the NLN, but it is approved by the board of nursing in the state that I live in. However, I...

  3. Please Please explain!!

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Ken I agree! I want weekends and summers off as well. However, in the state that i live in you only need to have a Master degree in nursing (any nursing master degree) to teach. I do not know...

  4. Please Please explain!!

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    I just found out that this program is CCNE accredited. I believe this is just as good as the NLN accreditation. Is that

  5. ? about doctor specialties

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do GI doctors treat pt's who have cirrhosis of the liver? I am a new nurse and last night I had a pt who's ammonia level came back critical @ 92. The day before it was critical at 80 and they...

  6. ? about doctor specialties

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    lmao!!! i feel like such a dummmy!! :trout: thanks for explaining in such simple terms.

  7. I feel lost

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I decided to go into nursing after working with the metally handicapped people. I LOVED working with them. I went through nursing school and I am a brand new RN. I worked at my local hospital as I...

  8. I feel lost

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone! I found something about each and every post that i will take with me. I posted this thread a few days ago and i worked during those few days. My night last night was extremely...

  9. Please help me!

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a brand new RN - BSN student and I have my first writting assignment. Writing is my greatest weakness! I hate my writing and I feel like it's at a 8th grade level. This assignment is supposed...

  10. cardiac case senario(not a real patient)

    mycatmax replied to xochi33rn's topic in General Nursing

    If u witness it on the monitor, can't u just "thump"

  11. developing that "thick skin"

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    So how do you do develop that "thick skin"? This is my 5th week on the floor... brand new rn... Today was the first day I had a doctor try to make me feel like a bad nurse. Just a rude comment was...

  12. greasy nurse :(

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    yea this is a goofy question... I am new and i have been working 12 hours shifts. Well needless to say, my days are crazy and run my butt off. So 6 hours into my shift my face starts getting really...

  13. New grad on telemetry unit

    mycatmax replied to JennyMac's topic in Cardiac

    I am a new grad too and i just started on a tele unit about a month ago. It's very fast paced and so much to learn... very tough! The turn over is very high on our floor b/c of burn out and people...

  14. Telephone orders....question

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a Very very new RN. Today was my second time getting a TO. I had a patient ready to be d/c ed from the cardiac doctor and i had to call the PCP and see if he was okay with it...anything to...

  15. just a little stressed

    mycatmax posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated Nursing school in May. I am now working at the hospital where I worked for 2 years as a PRN aide. I started 2 weeks ago. The first week was classroom things. I have been on the floor...

  16. just a little stressed

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for all of the encouragement. I know it takes time to learn the organization, judgment, priority skills, but i just find it frustrating that i can't have them NOW. I guess that is what...

  17. What does your login nickname mean to you?

    mycatmax replied to NNNikki's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks devil duckie! He is very special to me! And YES! we are

  18. Warning - Thieves

    mycatmax replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to my boyfriends card. It was the same exact charges. It was to a company that made games called "blizzard entertainment". We got his card canceled and he got a new one. But when I...

  19. Documentation

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started my new RN job about 2 weeks ago. I feel like things are going pretty good except that I don't care too much for my documentation. I'm actually pretty embarassed to even write this...

  20. What does your login nickname mean to you?

    mycatmax replied to NNNikki's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My Cat Max is very important to me. I've had him for 3 years and he is such a good companion. He runs to greet me at the door the minute I get home and rubs himself all over me. He has this...

  21. Theraputic communication

    mycatmax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a very new RN. 2 weeks in my position. I used to always get these questions right in school (which is the most theraputic response)...joke...kinda... BUT I feel very awkward when i am in a...

  22. called me a maid

    mycatmax replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    That is HILARIOUS!! I seriously pictured this whole senerio as I read it. Too

  23. Theraputic communication

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    I know i don't always have to say something.... I know that a lot of times patients just need someone to listen to them. But what about those times where u do kinda have to say something

  24. Telephone orders....question

    mycatmax replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU! everybody! I KNEW I was doing something wrong....it just felt wrong! I am going to look into my hospital's policy. Thanks

  25. apart of RN job duties ?

    mycatmax replied to Ilubrize's topic in General Nursing

    This is hilarious! I will never forget the time I was telling my grandmother about my job.... She is 67, perfect health, and a little snooty. When i was telling her about my job, my grandfather...