CatDogMomRN

CatDogMomRN BSN, RN

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  1. Most Common Patient Diagnoses

    CatDogMomRN replied to beauty912's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My medical floor sounds EXACTLY like yours, carluvscats (love your name!) Our floor excludes tele patients though until our new hospital is built, at which point all medical floors/nurses will be tele...

  2. What is your favorite part of your job?

    CatDogMomRN replied to GirlDotson's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I started school, I was only interested in Women's Health or NICU. If you had told me I would be working in Med Surge, I would've never started nursing school. However, the current job economy...

  3. Why do doctors do this to me?

    CatDogMomRN replied to qqu9569's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If they are too stupid to foresee the likelihood of acetaminophen being required (either for pain, a fever, etc.) then they deserve to be awakened. At my hospital, there are a few things ALWAYS...

  4. Love for med surg

    CatDogMomRN replied to Tua15395's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you're concerned about getting stuck in Med-Surge, I recommend you peruse the job ads for the hospitals in which you are interested. My hospital rarely has critical care/ED jobs, but when they do...

  5. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    CatDogMomRN replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    Corey B, While you may utilize this forum to "get motivation" to get through nursing school, please bear in mind others use the forum for different reasons. In this case, the OP needs support and...

  6. Seeking information on BSN programs in Colorado: Pros/Cons

    CatDogMomRN replied to MR1010's topic in Colorado Nursing

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  7. Seeking information on BSN programs in Colorado: Pros/Cons

    CatDogMomRN replied to MR1010's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I believe you meant to say CU Denver, as the Boulder campus has no nursing

  8. Jean Watson Caring Science

    CatDogMomRN replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Christian who actually chose Jean Watson's theory to present in my leadership class. Additionally, I exchanged emails with her and found her to be a very intelligent, compassionate human being....

  9. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    CatDogMomRN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel EXACTLY the same way. I just could not believe it when I got the good pop up. Guess I'll just have to wait until Tuesday. **Edited to add: I passed through a miracle of God. I guessed on every...

  10. During a job interview, what do nurse managers expect from fresh/green/new nurses?

    CatDogMomRN replied to extraordinary's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here are some questions I was asked in a phone interview: Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult patient and what you did to solve the problem. Tell me about a time you went above...

  11. Devastated.

    CatDogMomRN replied to sayang87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Aw, I'm really sorry you are feeling down. Believe it or not, even New Grads with BSN's are having a very difficult time finding work right now. I hope you find something

  12. HOW CAN I PROCEED WITH MY CAREER AS A REGISTERED NURSE

    CatDogMomRN replied to RNwilfredorios's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's pretty discouraging! It's the same thing in

  13. Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    CatDogMomRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    At first I couldn't figure out what PPRM stood for. Then I figured it out! That would be great if you could get in there, great

  14. New jobs anywhere?

    CatDogMomRN replied to Macha156's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where in Texas specifically if you don't mind me

  15. One entree per person,please

    CatDogMomRN replied to jmtndl's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Agreed...classy with a capital

  16. Who's Ready for Graduation?

    CatDogMomRN posted a topic in General Students

    Who's ready to graduate?? My pinning is May 7 and commencement is the 9th. Who else is graduating and

  17. Who's Ready for Graduation?

    CatDogMomRN replied to CatDogMomRN's topic in General Students

    Congratulations to everyone! I think the consensus here is that we are all tired of our Community Health courses etc. and are just COOKED to a

  18. CCNE Accreditation is important???( Urgent )

    CatDogMomRN replied to Ava82's topic in General Nursing

    Many hospitals here in Denver require your BSN to have either CCNE or NLNAC accreditation -- let alone the graduate schools. The military also requires BSN to have graduated from schools accredited by...

  19. What grade is "passing" in your nursing school??

    CatDogMomRN replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Students

    75, because that's what NCLEX

  20. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

    CatDogMomRN replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

    My prereq's did not impact my personal life in the least. Nursing School, however, has proven to be a different ball of wax. Everyone will find their road/experience different. Don't get caught up in...

  21. Older Nursing students

    CatDogMomRN replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    Hello! I am 43,the third oldest in my traditional BSN program. My experience is that I am a much better student now than when I was younger, and I have the maturity to keep my mouth shut when needed....

  22. 20 Questions about Schools???

    CatDogMomRN replied to buncobabe's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in Tampa for many years until I moved back to CO 3 years ago. There are a couple of different accreditations you should look for. First, your school needs to be approved by and in good...

  23. new grad hiring freeze

    CatDogMomRN replied to newgradrn2's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Current NCLEX pass rates for CU and Regis are 97.94% and 96.95%, respectively. UNC's pass rate is 100%. DSON's ADN passrate is 72.5%, and the BSN passrate is 88.73%. With this in mind, I am curious...

  24. Entry into RN Practice: Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

    CatDogMomRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank you for this excellent piece and the considerable effort you put into its

  25. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    CatDogMomRN replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    One of my closest friends in my program did her clinicals at Fort Logan last spring and absolutely loved it. You will see everything -- it's really a great experience as far as really seeing the...