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  1. Help, 4yo grandson killed my finches

    catrn10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    He tore their heads off. When I asked him why, he told me, with a flat affect, that he didn't do it. I told him their blood and feathers were on his hands and he looked me straight in the eye and...

  2. Help, 4yo grandson killed my finches

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Also :killing and beheading 5, yes f-i-v-e, Finches goes way beyond acting out. This is the crap serial killers did when they were

  3. Help, 4yo grandson killed my finches

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    You can't talk sense into a woman who has none. If you could it would have happened years ago. I am more concerned with my grandchild than her. I even wonder if one of his Uncles or his cousin could...

  4. What would you do?

    catrn10 replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't recommend taking that job if I already knew I wouldn't like it. And the 1:9 ratio isn't good either. Pediatric patients can be very tricky. Wait for a better offer. There is a Nursing...

  5. how do you feel about RN covering for LPN on the floor?

    catrn10 replied to GN1974's topic in General Nursing

    Many hospitals in my area require that an Rn co-sign the LPN's. I refused to do it and actually got written up for it! I was agency. so I refused to work outside of the units ever again. This same...

  6. This is sick

    catrn10 replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with fergus51 and plumrn. I was told to give morphine to a dying patient, in significant pain and discomfort. I was warned by the doctor that it was possible she might die as I titrated for...

  7. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    catrn10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok ladies and Gents, try this one on for size. See if you can correctly guess what is wrong with the patient before the Doctors finally figure it out! Real Life scenario: 17 y.o.w.f. presents to her...

  8. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    I had really meant the post to be an educational experience. Oh well. I appreciate the support I've been getting from everybody. I want to plug how good this kid is one more time though. During this...

  9. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't call her a liar, I said she lied about not having symptoms and denied, to me and herself what was really going on. At least that was what I was trying to say. She is a good kid and had not...

  10. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    And Oh but she had had a Neuro consult, right after the accident. He is the one who gave her the nerve blocks and she lied and said they had worked. Teenagers can go to extraordinary lenghts not to be...

  11. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I was not worried about a tumor as she had CT scans post MVA that were negative for everything except the "Brain Bruise" (The report actually said

  12. Can you guess the DX of this patient?

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Mom WAS there all along. But the child was hiding important symtoms because she thought she was going insane. She thought she was going to end up in a nut house. I could only tell what I knew and...

  13. I really need help

    catrn10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I remain very depressed. Things with Worker's Comp could not be worse. I still believe they are deliberately messing my checks up to create financial hardship. My lawyer sucks. He said they were...

  14. I really need help

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    Well, things didn't get better, they actually managed to get worse for a while. I finally had surgery on my lt hip May 5. Unfortunately, it took so long to get it done that now I have to have my rt....

  15. I really need help

    catrn10 replied to catrn10's topic in General Nursing

    I thank all of you for your caring. The Hotline I called was the only one in my area. The fee for counciling is based on income, something I don't have right now, all of it is mildly...

  16. migraine faker at the ED!

    catrn10 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    dear fab4- Perhaps YOU would like to inform my worker's comp. doctor about changes in CNMP. I have also never left a patient in pain. But the fact of the matter is , I live in

  17. Phasing Out

    catrn10 replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    My husband used to get on to me about time on the computer. Then I got hurt and he had to go to work full time for the first time in 7 years, night shift to boot. Now I can spend as much time as I...

  18. disciplinary nightmare

    catrn10 replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated from Nursing School, I was given a pin that said ETSU School of Nursing. As I lost it in bed linens about a month later, I can't check to see if it said RN. I was hired as a GN. I...

  19. migraine faker at the ED!

    catrn10 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Well, I am always in pain, and most people never even know it. I have DJD, need a hip replaced, and I get migraines about twice a year. As for having to shake a patient awake and have them rate their...

  20. Surgical consents

    catrn10 replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    My travel assignment was at a large hospital that required that the MD's get their own consents signed for EVERYTHING. Nurses could not even sign as a witness. At first, I thought it was crazy. Then I...

  21. nurses as battered women

    catrn10 replied to O'Rose's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have been a part of an abusive relationship for 17 years. Mine is not considered a physically abusive relationship because the abuse happens during sex. The rest of the time it is verbal and by...

  22. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    catrn10 replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree that customer service has become a major part of our many roles. I will also agree that is can be a pain most of the time. I have found that I walk around with a smile plastered on my...

  23. pct debate

    catrn10 replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

    Honey I just reread one of your posts and I know exactly where you work, and the hospital in Georgia and also the one in Chattanooga. I believe one of the hospitals is commonly know as Die County to...

  24. pct debate

    catrn10 replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN, and I too live in GA, near Chattanooga, Tn. I would like to know which hospital it is around here that is now allowing PCT's to start IV's. I personally refuse to work in most of the...

  25. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    catrn10 replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Nights are quiter, as for easier, I don't know. I've worked both and prefer nights. Not because of a lesser workload either. It's a different workload. It's been my experience in the units that...