Kittyfeet

Kittyfeet

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  1. How do you feel about this?

    Kittyfeet replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, aside from the fact that it's totally crazy to think nurses would have time to bake cookies... isn't that really gross? Just think about how many germs are all over us even when we wash our hands...

  2. Caring for amputees...post op and in general

    Kittyfeet replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of a lot of foot and toe amputees due to diabetes. Following post op, usually the most important things are of course pain management, and making sure the vitals are staying within...

  3. Best degree for Research Nursing?

    Kittyfeet posted a topic in Research

    Hello research nurses! I am hoping you can help me out with a couple questions that I have. I am a new grad RN (May 2005 Associate Degree). I am currently working in med/surg which I am enjoying...

  4. Teaching time management

    Kittyfeet replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and I often have a lot of trouble with time management as well, I think we all do. I just recently went off orientation (about two weeks) and when I have six patients I'm pretty...

  5. Best degree for Research Nursing?

    Kittyfeet replied to Kittyfeet's topic in Research

    Thanks to both of you for your input! I think shadowing a research nurse would be a great idea. To clarify my "backup" plan in case I didn't ever get into nursing school was to get a bachelor's in...

  6. Stress related near breakdown

    Kittyfeet replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You sound like me, a new grad, maybe you're experiencing it all over again after so many years away from med/surg Maybe you could transfer within the same hospital to a different area? But it might...

  7. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    Kittyfeet replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    I dream a lot that I am at work and rushing to give meds and running out of time. However the really weird dreams are when people from my normal life are inserted into my job as other nurses, like my...

  8. Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    Kittyfeet replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I was concerned about this and asked the charge nurse when I had to use an ampule, and I found out the normal needles we use to draw up most things were filtered needles. They don't come in a package...

  9. Calling all introverts! I need your input

    Kittyfeet replied to Puppy_Love's topic in General Nursing

    I am very shy when it comes to large social groups too. I was a little bit nervous going into nursing as well, but I got over it pretty quickly. Working in customer service before helped me more...

  10. Iv help pleeeeeasssssee!!!!

    Kittyfeet replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    I feel you... I suck at it too! I work on the floor and I don't come across it as much as you, but I still have a lot of people who have had their IV for a couple days and it just stops working, and...

  11. New nurse - wrong specialty- very panicked

    Kittyfeet replied to ringtail RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad too and I am enjoying med/surg but I know I will want to try other things in the future. A lot of the hospitals in my area offer nursing internships for nurses wishing to change...

  12. Not really "feeling it"

    Kittyfeet replied to SC ANP's topic in Cardiac

    I feel the same way... I'm a new grad, about to be off orientation after 10 weeks. I'm working on a Medical/Tele unit. I'm getting a lot of praise from my preceptors and manager, and I think that...

  13. checking BP before giving BP meds?

    Kittyfeet replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new nurse and I still ask my preceptor & charge nurse what they think when I'm worried. They usually say do a manual BP and apical pulse instead of going off the automatic results. And...

  14. You People Are Ripping My Heart Out!

    Kittyfeet replied to Blindsided's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You are right, there is no way to know the thousands of drugs. Something they told us in school that really helped me on the NCLEX was to not memorize drug names but know the classes. And sometimes...

  15. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    Kittyfeet replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's exactly how I feel! I want to be one of those awesome nurses that just knows what to do instantly and knows what all to look out for. I learned a lot about disease processes in school,...

  16. Trinity Mother Frances job offer

    Kittyfeet replied to sharkasurf's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck! They were my first offer too and I was pretty excited about it, just when I sat down and calculated the numbers it didn't make financial sense for me to move when I didn't have to. Tyler...

  17. Med-Surg Roll Call

    Kittyfeet replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a brand new Med/Surg nurse, I just graduated in May. It is split up in my hospital, and I am on the Medical Unit. I'm feeling pretty intimidated by the patient load and how busy my floor is!...

  18. Trinity Mother Frances job offer

    Kittyfeet replied to sharkasurf's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I interviewed there too, however I ended up getting an offer closer to home, so I took it to avoid having to move. If I didn't get the offer at home, I would have taken the offer from them. Are...

  19. First Day Anxiety!

    Kittyfeet posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, tomorrow morning I get up at 5am and go to my very first day on the floor with my preceptor. All of a sudden I have all this anxiety, when I've been fine all week! And of course I keep reading...

  20. I need some encouragement to stick with this career...

    Kittyfeet replied to katie_c_s's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I felt really overwhelmed and freaked out at first... even into the second semester I was questioning myself just because I felt so stupid and like I couldn't keep up (even though it wasn't true)....

  21. Taking my boards in 3 weeks!!! Support Needed

    Kittyfeet replied to thenurse2b08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel the same as you! I take mine in less than 2 weeks, I'm so scared! All my friends have told me there is really no way to study for what is on the test... just take practice questions and...

  22. Why we learn to calculate drip rates

    Kittyfeet replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    They made us learn how to do it at my school because we live in an area prone to hurricanes and power outages. It would suck if the power went out in the hospital, all the pumps couldn't run, and...

  23. Orientations woes, Vent (long)

    Kittyfeet replied to monkeyadale's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds really, really dangerous to me. You need to protect your patients and your

  24. CALLING---Those who have Jobs- WE need you!

    Kittyfeet replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    dear frustrated, jobless new grads... have hope, i was one of you a couple weeks ago and now i have a job! 1.what kind of floor are you working on? medical (their med/surg is split up into 2 diff...

  25. ACLS/PALS before passing NCLEX?

    Kittyfeet replied to melisgood's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! Congratulations on graduating...I just finished up my ADN as well, and I'm taking the NCLEX this month. I'm in the same boat as you..I had a great job during school but it was in an optometry...