catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Do you think I'm overreacting?

    catlady replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't sound like much of a family friend who would go to your mother and badmouth you like that. Is she a nurse? Does she know what it takes to be a nurse? You say you have committed yourself to...

  2. Kids talking like nurses

    catlady replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    Probably from all those medical shows on

  3. My new job...

    catlady replied to McArdle's topic in General Nursing

    There is a huge difference between working as an attendant and being asked to manage a ventilator and G-tube. If you are nervous as an RN with those tasks, imagine trying to do something for which...

  4. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    catlady replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    $46/hr for a new grad? I think I will cry

  5. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    catlady replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    Wordy word word. And

  6. My new job...

    catlady replied to McArdle's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you're not in my state. I'm pretty horrified that a state would allow--and pay for--a CNA to manage a ventilator and G-tube. Are you supposed to assess the patient's respiratory status, and...

  7. accredited Vs. unaccredited Nursing Schools

    catlady replied to want2rn's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.rn.ca.gov/schools/rnprgms.htm This lists all the schools that have been approved by the state of California. There seem to be quite a few. I'm sorry, but you're really asking for trouble...

  8. liquid agents

    catlady replied to monkeyman1000's topic in Travel

    I'm getting drowned in their e-mails, too, although I know it was because I had my resume up for about a week on monster.com. However, I am annoyed that they just assume I'm going to travel, when...

  9. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    catlady replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I had the misfortune of being hired into a management position exactly one week before the facility went on strike. The bargaining unit included nurses, CNAs, housekeepers, and dietary aides. Of...

  10. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    catlady replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget us poor little diploma RNs. Goodness knows the ANA

  11. "Those who can, do. Those who can't..."

    catlady replied to AnonymousCanadian's topic in General Nursing

    Without any actual nursing experience? I think

  12. Losing sleep over lack of job offers, is anyone else experiencing anything like this?

    catlady replied to pa0723's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you assuming the worst? If you go in with that attitude, you can be sure your expectations will be realized. Bullying is not a factor of age. Some of the meanest people I know were 21...

  13. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    catlady replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Word to that. I can't tell you how many times over the years I pleaded with doctors to prescribe medication, only to have them look at me like I was some drug-seeking lowlife. Unlike you, however, I...

  14. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    catlady replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely agree about the BSN. That's always been the reason I've refused to join. Their dues are ridiculously high, too. They were always high, even when the average nurse was making less than...

  15. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    catlady replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    It's the money, honey. Heck, I'm still finishing up the $100+ antibiotic I was prescribed for the tooth I had pulled the other day. Which I also paid out of pocket. I'm not delusional or paranoid,...

  16. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

    catlady replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Chronic depression, including major depression, currently

  17. Quick, you only have one line...what do you write?

    catlady replied to PumpkinButt's topic in General Nursing

    That isn't exactly a job description. One would hope it is applicable to all. :) PS, love your cat

  18. Anxiety

    catlady replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer has a right to expect you to come to work when you are scheduled. You shouldn't have to give a reason why you were out, but you do have to adhere to the attendance policy. FMLA...

  19. Quick, you only have one line...what do you write?

    catlady replied to PumpkinButt's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Fire Wolf. If you were a staff nurse, unless your job was unique, the recruiter is going to have a basic idea of what you did by what unit you worked. You can fill in the details at the...

  20. Why Can't Hospitals Offer Shifts Other Than 12 hr. 7 to 7?

    catlady replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. Aside from the days off, etc., think of the mental and emotional investment when you take report and start working with your assignment. I'd much rather only have to get myself going three days...

  21. Shouldn't have waited until the last minute to ask this, but...

    catlady posted a topic in General Nursing

    I posted a couple of weeks ago about my problems getting job offers due to my years away from the bedside and some job hopping during those years. I was offered a position on a telemetry unit with a...

  22. Protecting my license..

    catlady replied to piglets2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She should be thanking you on bended knee for being so conscientious. You are keeping someone from suing her for everything she owns, including your facility. It must be pretty difficult, though,...

  23. Losing sleep over lack of job offers, is anyone else experiencing anything like this?

    catlady replied to pa0723's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can work in a subacute unit, where you will have twenty or thirty patients instead of four or five, and usually the acuity isn't all that "sub." Very, very hard work. However, I agree that...

  24. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

    catlady replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...medical records clerk, therapeutic recreation assistant, receptionist, staffing coordinator, central supply technician....just for

  25. All You Lefty's Out there....

    catlady replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    I tried the mouse on the right--once--and it's like trying to scratch your armpit with your elbow. Just doesn't work. :) Phone used to be in the left ear until I had a serious ear infection as a...