catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Has anyone here worked the night shift as a single parent?

    catlady replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 12-hour night shifts for years as a single parent. It was brutal trying to find decent babysitting (at least your parents will help you with this). I worked a Baylor when she was little...

  2. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    catlady replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    I am a unit manager in LTC with many years of ICU experience. We don't call report to the ER--we give report to the ambulance service over the phone, write a detailed W-10, and give a verbal report...

  3. Listen, Nurse

    catlady replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

    Feistynurse, I love your "alternate" poem. I'm really happy for those nurses who feel they still have time to do the little extras (which used to be basics, but when you're forced to prioritize, some...

  4. med pass observation

    catlady replied to nursenel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a former staff development coordinator and nursing instructor, I am distressed by your description. It is very important that the supervisory/disciplinary process and the educational process be...

  5. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    catlady replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that easy, being as most programs these days insist on an MSN as a minimum for becoming a nursing instructor, and many are pushing for Ph.Ds. So the really good bedside nurses don't have the...

  6. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    catlady replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing instructor, I had ten students, and I did not dump them on the nurses. If a nurse wanted to show them something, fine, but it was my responsibility to supervise their...

  7. Ques. about presetting up of meds

    catlady replied to mondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't imagine signing off MARs before giving a med. What if you're not the one who ends up giving the meds? I know nurses who go through the med book at the beginning of the night and sign off all...

  8. cpr requirements???

    catlady replied to jama's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response, Stargazer. There are plenty of CTCs in the area, and I had one that wanted to use me, but I couldn't show them proof that I was a current instructor because my affiliate...

  9. cpr requirements???

    catlady replied to jama's topic in General Nursing

    I just get cranky when I hear about BLS and ACLS. I was an ACLS instructor, which is a pain to get (and very expensive). I don't know if it's true in other states, but here in CT, the AHA divested...