catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Need some help

    catlady replied to xjae's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to do a little research first. And no, it's not rare to see a male

  2. Do RN's work in Dermatology offices??

    catlady replied to caligirl2's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with the topic, but I don't wear my glasses while on the computer, and I read your user name a little differently than it actually is...wondered what type of nurse we're...

  3. Wanting to move after i Graduate

    catlady replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should apply to take your NCLEX exam in the state where you want to practice, which will save you a lot of money and even more time. I took my exam in PA and promptly moved to another...

  4. I'm sick of nursing unions!!!

    catlady replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    The employees can vote to decertify their union and bring in another

  5. RN LTC 3rd shift payrate

    catlady replied to adrn03's topic in General Nursing

    Gee, way to be respectful of all your staff. That DON needs a firm bonk on the head. Nights work just as hard as days. It's a different kind of busy, and they do it with less staff and less...

  6. Nursing Shortage?

    catlady replied to Pupnshnooter's topic in General Nursing

    I think there are a lot of nurses out there with an entitlement mentality. Most of them, I suspect, haven't been through the nursing cycle and don't remember when we were being pushed out of our jobs...

  7. ADN vs. BSN

    catlady replied to MiRnSoon's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, no, no, no, no!!!! Please don't start up this never-ending

  8. Andrea Yates R.N.

    catlady replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have what I call "daymares" on a regular basis. Usually they consist of something I've done irreversibly wrong that has set the clock ticking and I have about a minute to live. Lately they've...

  9. Considering a career change to nursing

    catlady replied to enerjazed's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you spend some time reading the thousands of posts in this forum, you'll get an idea of how people feel about nursing. Some love it, some hate it, some are in-between, and some have to...

  10. "do" or "sit"

    catlady replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you hate it, you gotta go. I'd say welcome to long-term care, but you already know about it as a CNA and an LPN. Go into acute care. There are plenty of elders on that side of the fence. You'll...

  11. Is This A Normal Practice???

    catlady replied to kersti's topic in General Nursing

    I'll bet I know what hospital you're at in CT. I remember the night supervisor telling us we weren't entitled to any kind of break because we were only scheduled for twelve hours, not...

  12. Career Change/Age Discrimination?

    catlady replied to youngheart's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you can't just walk out of school and become a CRNA. Nursing experience--emergency room or critical care--is required, and then you have to go back to school after you've gone up...

  13. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    catlady replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's expensive to live in California, but it's not that much cheaper to live in many other metropolitan areas to justify such an enormous discrepancy in pay. I don't begrudge the new grads...

  14. Morgellons Disease-what is it?

    catlady replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.morgellons.org/ OTOH:

  15. ANOTHER new CMS guideline

    catlady replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Yah, can you just see one of those alert residents whining to the state that they got left off the last Wally World outing and now they're depressed--F-tag coming! I wish I could say hang in there but...

  16. Help! LTC facility LPN scope?

    catlady replied to blardyblardyhelp!!'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You'll get better. Don't worry. :) In LTC, the LPNs are usually very independent. Except when someone needs an IV push med or a PICC flush, the LPNs are often indistinguishable from the RNs except...

  17. University of Southern Nevada and/or Touro University

    catlady replied to want2rn's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I have no experience with either of these programs, but a search indicates that both of them are in the process of obtaining regional accreditation. Have you contacted the schools directly to have...

  18. Geri-psych?

    catlady replied to PeachPie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Being a resident of a nursing home isn't supposed to give rights to commit acts that weren't ok before they entered the nursing home. Assault and battery is assault and battery, regardless. It...

  19. How does this job offer sound to you?

    catlady replied to Spring_Peeper's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You work in long-term care and you think she's going to find a better ratio than 1:8 for a CNA? But seeing as she posted her original question two months ago, I'd say she's probably come to a decision...

  20. will somone enlighten me?

    catlady replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    Around here, they advertise for teachers' aides. College degree required. They just don't have those nicey widdle education credits. And they're offering a whopping $8/hr. Even CNAs here make more...

  21. Request for pain meds and then asleep

    catlady replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused here. If you assessed her to have a pain level of zero, why would you have prepared a pain medication for her, as you mention in the original post? And why would you treat this...

  22. starting school and need advice

    catlady replied to amylc's topic in General Nursing

    You could start memorizing. For starters, you'll likely need to memorize parts & function of the cell, major muscles, bones, how to trace a drop of blood through the circulatory system, parts...

  23. Problem...Should I Go Back Or Not

    catlady replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    If you've resigned three times, then I think you need to see a fundamental change in the way they do business, or you'll be resigning a fourth time. What is it about your facility that leads you to...

  24. will somone enlighten me?

    catlady replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed on the insular nature of this forum...complaints tend to breed new complaints, and then they take on a life of their own. My complaint about the pay is the wage compression. No way should new...

  25. My new job...

    catlady replied to McArdle's topic in General Nursing

    I think we're actually in agreement. I have to wonder if there has been a breakdown in communication between the OP and her employer and the state that's paying her. I wonder if they realize the...