catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Online BSN programs

    catlady replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if there are specific written criteria, but I'd be evaluating the following considerations: 1) Cost. Cost per credit hour, number of credit hours, cost of those cute little fees they like...

  2. LPN Needing Advice About RN thru Excelsior!

    catlady replied to nursienurse_81's topic in Excelsior College

    Many, many times. Some younger people forget--or never knew--how life existed before personal computers.

  3. How many units does it take?

    catlady replied to scnewgrad06's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect there are as many answers as there are nurses. Me, I've been an RN for 21 years and still haven't found my niche. Am I typical? Nope. Am I unique?

  4. LPN Needing Advice About RN thru Excelsior!

    catlady replied to nursienurse_81's topic in Excelsior College

    Have you considered the low-tech research technique of *calling* or *writing* the BON in Tennessee? The College Network wants to sell you a bunch of study guides for the program that you're already...

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

    catlady replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Where did she say she didn't complain? She said they've been complaining about it for years and the managers did nothing. When the patient has a need and the nurse is not there, are you going to...

  6. asking

    catlady replied to nighteyes719's topic in General Nursing

    Here, let me help you with that chip. Must be hard carrying it on your shoulder all the time. To the OP, I'd suggest you contact some travel nurse companies, and they can give you an idea of what...

  7. was this handled right?

    catlady replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    If the techs have no place to sign off on the flow sheet, then they shouldn't be writing anything on the flow sheet. If you are the one signing off on everything that's documented on your shift, you...

  8. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

    catlady replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect it has to do with the fact that MAs don't even register on most nurses' radar unless there's a negative incident such as described by the OP. I myself have never worked with an MA, and my...

  9. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    catlady replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    You do realize that the person to whom you are referring made her point three years ago and hasn't been back

  10. New nurses in Med/Surg a must?

    catlady replied to writrix's topic in General Nursing

    The comparable experience in your case would be to work pedi or newborn nursery before NICU, but as long as the facility is comfortable offering new grad internships, it's nobody else's business what...

  11. New nurses in Med/Surg a must?

    catlady replied to writrix's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very old-fashioned, and I used to be a very strong advocate for that one year of med-surg, but I've slowly come around over the years to the view that you do what works best for you. Which isn't...

  12. Does Banner offer referal bonuses? If so. . . I'm looking for work in AZ, CA

    catlady replied to neophyte's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Why, yes, having been registered on this site for seven years, I've averaged a whopping 0.16 posts per day, or about one a week. Golly. $24/hr works out to just about $50,000 per year. You can...

  13. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

    catlady replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    No, and if she continues to tell people she's a nurse, she may hear from your state's Board of Nursing with a cease and desist order or worse. They take a dim view of nurse

  14. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

    catlady replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I probably wouldn't have dignified her comments with a response. I met an MA instructor when I was teaching LPNs, who basically told us instructors the same thing as your friend. We just...

  15. Just passed my boards! No work yet.

    catlady replied to judie's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I've had a CT license for years, which I got by endorsement, and I've never heard of such a thing. What 1500

  16. Any of you living in Arizona??

    catlady replied to EnergyRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think the guy who owns my house lives in Atlanta. From what I understand, he did originally live in the house. It's been through quite a few people since then; I know, I get all their mail and...

  17. Does Banner offer referal bonuses? If so. . . I'm looking for work in AZ, CA

    catlady replied to neophyte's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You mean because somebody in that other thread you started said she saw an ad for nurses making $90K? I'd surely like to know where that is, because I just got hired on staff by a hospital in Phoenix...

  18. No response to resignation letter yet!

    catlady replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you have three managers? You should only have one direct supervisor, and that's the person to whom you direct your letter of resignation. Most of the time when I've resigned, the manager has...

  19. Gripe!

    catlady replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I shudder to reopen the financial discussion, but are you working at the meat plant because it pays better than

  20. does anybody knows???

    catlady replied to jocy01us's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think she's saying she wants to become an LPN because she doesn't like cleaning patients. I think she said she chose phlebotomy over CNA work because she prefers blood drawing to giving...

  21. New Med Surg Nurse Drowning

    catlady replied to jacque7305's topic in General Nursing

    Edited because I really shouldn't post when I'm really wishing I was

  22. Nurse manager email - Opinions?

    catlady replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Too many nurses get promoted because they were excellent nurses, not because they had any demonstrable managerial skills. Someone ought to "accidentally" print out this thread and slip it under the...

  23. Millionaires on nursing salaries

    catlady replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, seniors are the one aggregate for whom it is still legal to discriminate. That's how so many 55+ parks have been set up, and they're perfectly legal. Oddly, though, there are many...

  24. Wouldn't you consider this stealing???

    catlady replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm in the minority, but I see this as even more serious than the OP presented. I wonder if the wound care nurses ought not to be disciplined, perhaps even terminated. Stealing is stealing....

  25. CPR certification

    catlady replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

    BLS is Basic Life Support, which encompasses CPR training for healthcare providers. It is offered through American Heart Association, which is the gold standard for CPR. You may take a CPR class...