catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you know you can't continue this discussion because for a lawyer to go back to become a nurse, you must be certifiably insane! And before anyone gets mad at me, here are all the appropriate...

  2. LPN Salary & Info

    catlady replied to MrsCD's topic in General Nursing

    I left LTC in CT two years ago as a salaried RN with 20 years and made about $28/hr; that was after nagging my boss for five months to give me a raise. Four years ago I was making $25/hr as a unit...

  3. your insurance costs

    catlady replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Are we superior to our patients who also pay for their insurance? Who also have to choose between network and non-network providers? What does it have to do with ethics or morality? Are you...

  4. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Ri-ight. The person who wrote this, before Timothy ever posted, must be a phantom: I've been a nurse through four administrations, and I don't think any of them have spent two nanoseconds...

  5. Taxes on Relocation reimbursement?

    catlady replied to Soon-to-be-NurseJess's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, indeedy it's taxable, and you should be grateful to your employer for taking the taxes out now. Many years ago I received a small relocation reimbursement (which didn't even begin to cover my...

  6. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    catlady replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    From http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3940/is_199905/ai_n8852239 : Where registered nurses work for FLSA-covered employers on an hourly basis, they are considered to be nonexempt under the...

  7. Need a quick answer

    catlady posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started a new job two weeks ago. It was not what I really wanted, but I've been wanting to break back into acute care and the offers were not exactly flying off the shelf. I was really hoping for...

  8. Which would be better--MSN or Ph.D?

    catlady replied to catlady's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Karmyk, thanks for the response. I did look at Samuel Merritt, but the online programs they offer are either for APRNs who need to get an MSN, or a new degree in case management. I have case...

  9. Who pays for nursing home care?

    catlady replied to kpr1024's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately for your friend, Medicare will not pay for her husband's nursing home care. It is only intended for short rehab stays, to a maximum of 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay....

  10. 4 Weeks Notice a Requirement!!!!!

    catlady replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    The rule of thumb in business is that you give an equivalent number of weeks to the weeks of vacation you accrue. So if your employer gives you three weeks per year, you should give three weeks'...

  11. Question about a college..

    catlady replied to WannabeOrthoSurgeon's topic in General Nursing

    UofPhx is regionally accredited, which meets the academic requirements, and CCNE accredited, which meets the nursing requirements. Beyond some personal bias by an evaluator, there's no legitimate...

  12. "Limited Resuscitation"

    catlady replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of the confusion is over what actually constitutes a "code." Is it only actual pulselessness and absence of respirations? Does it include a thready pulse and profound hypotension? Is it...

  13. kids and being Nurse

    catlady replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Dad was awake for the baby-making; he needs to roust himself for the baby-diapering. As an actual single mother who never had anyone with whom to share the responsibility, I would have no patience...

  14. personality tests???

    catlady replied to c fiser's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, I am something. As opposed to what? Nothing? :angryfire You do know that the OP hasn't posted in four years, and the second poster whom you reference hasn't posted in seven. What are the odds...

  15. kids and being Nurse

    catlady replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a true (read: never married) single mom for 16 years. Baby was preemie, too, so she went home after three months with meds. I worked Baylor nights until the hospital took it away. Had no...

  16. personality tests???

    catlady replied to c fiser's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OLD THREAD ALERT!!! Seven year old thread,

  17. How much autonomy do nurses have??

    catlady replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Well

  18. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? I wasn't even referring to you. I didn't recall what you wrote. You're not that special. I would have to go back and read what you've written. I was referring to the overall tone of this thread,...

  19. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't sound like sleeping was truly the source of the problem. Sounds more like an incompetent, lazy person who happened to work nights. That just happened to be the issue that caught

  20. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that the truth? All us old nurses, raise your hands if you remember when there was no such thing as permanent day shift for any staff nurse. All day positions were done in rotation with...

  21. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting how the anti-nappers seem to suggest that someone who might need a little help forcing their body into an activity it finds truly unnatural, has some kind of deviant character flaw. I...

  22. Tips on getting people to come to staff meetings

    catlady replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    I worked one place where if it was mandatory, staff was written up for not attending. Not recommending that, just reporting

  23. How much autonomy do nurses have??

    catlady replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I wondered, too, at the harshness of the responses; then I went back and reviewed the OP's posting history. Here is someone who, in a very short span of time, has claimed to want to be a nurse, then...

  24. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Then they shouldn't let half the crew be on break all at the same time. It is no different than half the crew being down the street at Starbucks on their unpaid break. I worked nights for many...

  25. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of those interventions that sounds really good on paper, on the Internet, in theory, but that is not so simple when put into practice. Perhaps calling the HR director at home, at night (as...