BelleKat

BelleKat BSN, RN

CVICU, Burns, Trauma, BMT, Infection control

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  1. Why hospitals wouldn't give a job to a new grad?

    BelleKat replied to I RN A's topic in General Nursing

    Dear,I don't think it's the fact that you're a new grad,in this economy many nurse's, new grads,experienced nurses are having a hard time getting hired. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time and I...

  2. Cephalexin

    BelleKat replied to dkduncan's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I've never heard of it,I'd be more prone to suspect that the throat/ear infection had somehow spread to his meninges to give him encephalitis or something. I'd be curious what his...

  3. Nervous over possible termination

    BelleKat replied to funsizedliv's topic in General Nursing

    "turn and burn nursing" An excellent description of today's nursing

  4. Nervous over possible termination

    BelleKat replied to funsizedliv's topic in General Nursing

    God bless! I know jobs are hard to come by now but that sounds like the job from hell to me too and I've worked in some very busy places and had tons of responsibility but the description of that one...

  5. Hang in there new and recent grads! Nine months and 286 applications.

    BelleKat replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go SarahBeth!!!!! :urck: :hotchocolate:

  6. please i need your prayers

    BelleKat replied to tigger2sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers for your husband and you,I'm sorry you are going through this.

  7. My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    BelleKat replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry Showbizrn. [[[[Hugs and

  8. "Fired for NO Reason"

    BelleKat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've definitely seen the nurses who "don't get it" and it's not for a lack of other folks trying to teach them in many ways. I don't think they want to sometimes. I find it very sad that the new...

  9. Need advice

    BelleKat replied to cristal08's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Liz,Sorry that you're having a rough time,the first year is the hardest by far. Due to budgetary restraints most places aren't staffed like they should be,most places are run around busy(in a...

  10. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    BelleKat replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    When Nurses,Teachers,Firefighters and Police make the big money instead of ball players and "actors" the world will be right. Not only are we not compensated for our experience if you get enough...

  11. Vent about nurses "eating their young"

    BelleKat replied to swirlygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are just ####'s,experienced,inexperienced,etc.. Generalizing it to a nurse eating their young is just bringing up that tired stereotype too much. That individual,regardless of her...

  12. In Shock about Missing Narcotics

    BelleKat replied to LHH1996's topic in General Nursing

    She destroyed her own home life,etc by breaking the law and using/selling narcs. That's a lot of narcotics,there's not just one or two missing. God knows what kind of home life those kids have.The...

  13. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

    BelleKat replied to rnffemtguy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid I might have been a "leaping nurse" early in my career having worked in a level I trauma Burn Center large teaching hospital. Fortunately for me(and all involved) I got schooled on how...

  14. In Shock about Missing Narcotics

    BelleKat replied to LHH1996's topic in General Nursing

    LHH you didn't ruin her life you probably saved her life,her life is in a shambles because she has a major substance abuse problem and now she will get the help she needs. If she is using like that...

  15. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me either Aloe Vera,my head is going to

  16. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't believe this was a med error but a failure to follow through on a dr's order to get a central line placed. That's pretty egregious.If this lady recovers and has any deficit from that anyone...

  17. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They'll care about it if she recovers and has to lose any of her arm,the hospital will pay big time. They are having a big trial(I think it might be over) but a pt accidentally received phenergan...

  18. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad you caught her. When I was in charge and precepting someone in Burns (dumb,I know) she stated her 3 year old pt was in pain and we both agreed that she needed 15 mgs DEMEROL (burn pt's need...

  19. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    BelleKat replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    "licensed to care and licensed to carry..." That's good,can I borrow it? I like it for a bumper sticker on my

  20. Fired recently - REALLY need advice!!!

    BelleKat replied to WhoaNelly's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately that's textbook "horizontal violence" at its "finest. I was also treated that way by a Nurse Manager. I would talk to the attorney if I were you. JCAHO is really taking a hard look at...

  21. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was assistant nurse manager of the night shift and I wrote this person up again and again,mainly because I usually followed her. I'd find the wrong IVBag,wrong antibiotics hanging,vasoactive gtts at...

  22. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did work with a very bad nurse who just seemed to hate all aspects of being a nurse.She didn't care about people,she was inattentive and careless,she made many mistakes. One pt who was critically...

  23. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really don't know of any situation where unplugging the vent alone would cause it to stop working unless RT had silenced ALL alarms and there are many redundant alarms ie low pressure,high pressure...

  24. Dangerous nurses

    BelleKat replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :yelclap::yelclap::yelclap:

  25. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    BelleKat replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    I never have a problem waking someone gently and with a smile no matter how tired I am,I respect that the pts are tired and stressed and need their rest. The ones who get my goat are the ones(usually...