Katie82 RN

Katie82 has 42 years experience as a RN and specializes in Med Surg, Tele, PH, CM.

Latest Activity

1. I am a male nursing student - What Did I Get Myself Into?!?!?

   Katie82 replied to nomadd917's topic in Male Students

   Scared of working with women???? Poor boy.

2. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

   Katie82 replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that under normal conditions, this would not be considered beyond your scope of practice. As a RN, you should be able to handle telemetry. I did. The last hospital where I worked Med/Surg pulled me to Telemetry all the time. The big deal with...

3. Can "listen to the science" be misinterpreted as the doctor is always right?

   Katie82 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   You have to separate the science from the doc sometimes. Science is designed to be objective, although it does wander occasionally. But docs sometimes lean more toward the subjective side. Can be due to their own personal beliefs, the policy of the h...

4. Finally Leaving Nursing...For Good!

   Katie82 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

   Clearly you have made a wise decision. Good luck to you.

5. Peds Clinic RN. A good start?

   Katie82 replied to GOAL2BRN's topic in General Nursing

   Take it. Consider it a resume-builder. This is a busy time for you with your children, so enjoy the job and spend time with your kids. You might really like Peds. In the meantime, it will be another skill to add to your resume. But you will definitel...

6. Did you start as a med-surg nurse? What specialty are you now?

   Katie82 replied to sunflower101's topic in General Nursing

   Always been my feeling that Med/Surg is the best place for a new grad to start. Specialty floors seem to expect more of you than a new grad is often prepared to give. I worked Med/Surg for 10 years because my hubby was active duty Air Force and it wa...

7. Not doing a good job

   Katie82 replied to lizet4455RN's topic in General Nursing

   I think many of us would admit that they "hated" their first job. For a lot of reasons... stress, feelings of inadequacy, unrealized expectations. And the list goes on..... Time to admit that this will not be your forever job and plan for a change of...

8. Is asking to switch my preceptor in this scenario rude/wrong?

   Katie82 replied to brandnewicu's topic in General Nursing

   It has always been the case that the powers-that-be feel that every Super-star nurse would make an equally super preceptor. Not the case at all. In fact, the very qualities that build super-nurses prevent them from being good teachers. The problem he...

9. Being written up

   Katie82 replied to Springdaisy04's topic in General Nursing

   To say that post-CVA patients can be a little wonky is an understatement. And I have found that most family members will support this wonkiness because they may not want to acknowledge that "Aunt Matilda" is a little altered. I was once accused of no...

10. Job: Clinic vs Hospital vs Case management

    Katie82 replied to Pocadots's topic in Case Management

    With the science we have learned about COVID, you probably know that you are as likely to be exposed to COVID outside your work setting as in it. At least at work, you are protected. COVID testing may be ineffective in a clinic setting, the results t...

11. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    Katie82 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    We have worked hard to be classified as "Professionals". Personally I do not like being associated with dingbats who have to sneak off to the bathroom to take selfies in PDE to gain "likes" on social media. Especially since cell phones are banned in ...

12. Anyone else wearing old scrubs whilst shopping/running errands?

    Katie82 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I wear old scrubs around the house. Seems I cannot function without my pockets, and to agree with you, they are very comfortable. But I do not wear them in public, especially now that everyone is worried about cross-contamination from COVID.

13. Using RN after your name in a different state.

    Katie82 replied to emipn's topic in General Nursing

    Your license is pending by reciprocity, most states will allow you to work during this process. But are you working in a healthcare facility? I never sign my name with RN unless I am at work in a healthcare facility.

14. ER nurse dealing with bullying...

    Katie82 replied to guest1156666's topic in General Nursing

    If this is the worst thing that is ever said to you, you will be lucky. Definitely not bullying. I have been a charge nurse - they naturally have conversations with managers - "how do you think so-and-so is doing?" " Fine, she is catching on, but i...

15. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    Katie82 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's unprofessional. There is mention of the fact that I graduated from nursing school on my profile should someone choose to dig, and I have occasionally offered my credentials when questioned during a comment, but I would never post a pictu...