catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Infection Control and Caps

    catlady replied to Fiona59's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't seem like it would be any more infectious than any other article of clothing--or the hair itself, as long as it's laundered on the same

  2. Our Rights vs. Chemicals???

    catlady posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was in the middle of the nurses' station this afternoon when a housekeeping worker came in with one of those big metal containers with a spray nozzle on the end and just started spraying the carpet...

  3. Our Rights vs. Chemicals???

    catlady replied to catlady's topic in General Nursing

    I have to tell you that last night, right after I went to bed, without warning my airway suddenly closed up almost completely, and I was probably about 15 seconds away from passing out and dying when...

  4. A question for those who have been there... done that...

    catlady replied to Lady Nicole's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to be critical, but it's not really fair to suggest to someone who's put in ten, twenty, thirty years at the bedside and has had enough that they should just give up nursing altogether....

  5. Our Rights vs. Chemicals???

    catlady replied to catlady's topic in General Nursing

    I've been questioning that since I started working there. It is the nastiest, fugliest, dirtiest looking thing I've ever seen. It's worse than my carpet after my cat throws up on it. I can't even...

  6. Bedside/Face-to-Face Shift Report

    catlady replied to Northwest_RN_4's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine it taking less time, unless your assignment exactly matches what the other shift had. Yesterday I had four patients in four different rooms and had to give report to four different...

  7. scrubs catalogs?

    catlady replied to olivedrab's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Well, that's pretty crummy. Do you know anyone who sews? Maybe you could give them some patterns and some fabrics that you like and they could run them up for you. Just a

  8. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    catlady replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with a lot of PTs and thought they had to be pretty knowledgeable, but doggone it, today my jaw almost hit the floor. I had a patient who developed chest pain on my tele floor this...

  9. Stna Help!!!!!!???

    catlady replied to Blondyi's topic in General Nursing

    You need to do a TON of research developing your business plan before you even think about spending a penny to start. It sounds like you have a germ of an idea but really no idea how to proceed, and...

  10. University of Phoenix RN-BSN program-cost?

    catlady replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in School, College Programs

    http://www.uopxonline.com/tuition.asp

  11. online RN-MSN w/ BS in non-nursing field

    catlady replied to momentum's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have done a lot of research on this question, and I finally went with U of Phx. Their bridge requirement is less than most of the other schools I researched, and most online programs will only...

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

    catlady posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am trying to decide whether to pursue an MSN through University of Phoenix, or a Ph.D in business with a health care concentration through Northcentral University. Both are distance programs. I am...

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

    catlady replied to catlady's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My BA is in political science and my MA is in business management. I started with U of Phx this past

  14. med-surg vs other options

    catlady replied to forest2525's topic in General Nursing

    No matter where you go, the learning curve will be steep. If med-surg is where your heart is, you should give it more time. If your problem isn't really your organization skills but where your...

  15. What do you do when the narcotic count is off?

    catlady replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously you're never worked with someone who diverted meds. I hope you never do. Then you wouldn't say what you just said. Yes, I really do think someone would lie about a mere two pills. This...

  16. Three 12's vs. 7 on/off

    catlady replied to ADNgrad2006's topic in General Nursing

    If she actually gets out after her eight-hour shift, it's probably a good deal. If it's like the typical job where eight hours turn into ten or eleven, not so

  17. You're working HOW MANY shifts?!

    catlady replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I live for my days off but I've known a nurse or two who'd go a couple of months without a day off. They each had an agenda which motivated them--buying a house, etc. It didn't see to bother them...

  18. nursing jobs for wife right out of nursing school

    catlady replied to retrvrman's topic in General Nursing

    Not to belabor the point, but this is post #21: And this is post #23: And this is post # 25: Either we have some really psychic nurses here or there's an earlier post that's gone

  19. nursing jobs for wife right out of nursing school

    catlady replied to retrvrman's topic in General Nursing

    is this the post that you guys are referring to? it's not erased, here it is, with him admitting that he's a sex addict. good luck, hubby. :) No, there was an earlier one which made the original...

  20. Frequent Nursing Rounds Decrease Call-Light Use

    catlady replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I can't get out of the ICU mindset to check on my patients at least every hour, although I am now on a tele floor. Somehow, though, it doesn't seem to stop them from ringing the light 30 seconds...

  21. IV Push Meds Question

    catlady replied to Carla25's topic in General Nursing

    I would never want a Dilantin IVPB on anything but a pump, and the patient attached to a monitor that someone's actually watching

  22. meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

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

    You mean you're not a perfect nurse today? That line forms over here. Right here, behind me. No pushing in the back of the line,

  23. State Health Inspector..how do you become one?

    catlady replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    Why would everything be ok when the inspectors come--they come unannounced. They can't hide things that well. If you are that unhappy with your grandfather's care, you need to move him. Now....

  24. Crocs!

    catlady replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actually have a pair of Crocs on right now as I am stretched across my bed typing this. But they're not all that comfortable, and goodness knows, they're ugly as sin. I just put them on because...

  25. What do you do when the narcotic count is off?

    catlady replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing short of a code should have stopped that RN from actually counting the narcotics she received. I used to make the pharmacy drivers wait until I counted all the drugs they delivered, not just...