catlady

catlady BSN, RN

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  1. Tele experience for CCRN?

    catlady posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I first earned my CCRN in 1989 while working in CCU, and recertified thereafter for my SICU experience. Now I am working on a busy urban tele unit, and want to know if this will qualify for the...

  2. Some musings about reading posts here...

    catlady replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    Heh. Talk about your .sig being on topic. I think that was the most literate thing Mickey Rivers ever

  3. The heart attack thread

    catlady posted a topic in General Nursing

    The mod closed it before I could post this cite showing that it is, indeed, an urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/medical/healthyself/coughcpr.asp But beyond that, I am always suspicious of any email...

  4. Nursing is like _______. One word, fill in the blank. Then explain.

    catlady replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    quicksand. You keep thinking you're on solid ground, and the earth swallows you up every

  5. Credit Check for employment???

    catlady replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent point. Here are a few more credible sources: http://www.ksbn.org/knap.htm "Mental and physical illness, including alcohol and other drug addiction, can potentially impair practice and...

  6. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    catlady replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because they were leaving, not staying. Management has no interest in retention; they can get younger nurses for less money. They would rather pay a sign-on bonus than a retention bonus. And when...

  7. Calculator not permitted?!

    catlady replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    You know, it's not really a nursing instructor's job to teach you basic math. That was the job of your elementary school, junior high, and high school teachers. The nursing instructor is there to...

  8. Some musings about reading posts here...

    catlady replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that you, yourself were acting as a grammar Nazi (and the plural of Nazi is Nazis, without the apostrophe), or I would never have called you on

  9. least physically demanding nursing positions?

    catlady replied to GratefulHeart's topic in General Nursing

    All of those fields are hard on the back as they all involve physical care of adults of varying sizes and strengths. It has been my experience that it's not usually one single incident that throws...

  10. Going to start looking for another job!

    catlady replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I believe that if the state sees the administrator or the DNS working the floor, it's a violation. Which isn't to say that lots of directors don't work the floors to fill a need. They just don't get...

  11. A day (night) in the night of a nightshift LPN in LTC- anyone care to share theirs?

    catlady replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was an agency RN on 11-7, but the duties were the same as the LPNs. Take report, count narcs, check MARs for midnight meds, change tube feeding bottles/tubings/setups, change O2/neb setups, go on...

  12. Gone From Rn To Adon/mds Coorditator Overnight!

    catlady replied to purplesdk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good luck. You're going to need it. Have you actually done MDS

  13. Help!!

    catlady replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I became a unit manager, I instructed the staff to stop putting diapers on the residents when they were in bed; skin was to be open to air and only cloth soakers on the bed. The DNS immediately...

  14. "Don't Send Anyone Out!"

    catlady replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hah. Ethical issues aside, the nursing supervisor isn't as hip on the economics as he thinks he is. A long-term resident whose stay is covered by Medicaid but has Medicare available will come back...

  15. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    catlady replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    No, no, no, a thousand times no. Anything but this. Hindsight's such a lovely

  16. Unfair Exam Practices

    catlady replied to angel5113's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is an interesting thread. If the standard for successful graduate study is two to five years of solid clinical experience, how can the universities claim to produce competent graduate-level...

  17. Is there any nursing job that'll make $30,000+/yr for the FIRST job?

    catlady replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    Ten years ago when nurses were being laid off and otherwise generally abused, I remember a lot of nurses who were going to give up nursing to become computer techs and programmers. That's certainly...

  18. Chat room! :)

    catlady replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I tried the other night when you first posted, and no one was there. Perhaps you need to set up a date and time for the

  19. Some musings about reading posts here...

    catlady replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    TraumaRUs got to you before I could about "buffoon," but I get to :trout:the crap out of you for ending a sentence with a preposition (the LOL tacked on at the end doesn't change that). You should...

  20. Calculator not permitted?!

    catlady replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    Short of titrating drips, I do almost every calculation in my head. Not long ago, I was showing a nurse the IV piggybacks she was going to have to hang, and she demanded to know the formulas for...

  21. Delivering lab specimens...what do you think?

    catlady replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    You need to demand to be paid for your time, and mileage. If it puts you into overtime, perhaps they'll reevaluate their policy of using you as a free courier service. What happens if you

  22. Calculator not permitted?!

    catlady replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    These are all pretty easy (did them in my head just now), but c'mon, they need to get in the real world. In over 20 years, I've never seen anyone order morphine by grains. In fact, the only...

  23. Getting CNAs to WEAR GLOVES & WASH HANDS?!?!

    catlady replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    I know all about the rules for not wearing gloves in the hall (I did infection control for a while), but doggone it, just yesterday I had to carry blood-soaked dressings to the soiled utility room (no...

  24. Ever Get Insomnia B-4 Work?

    catlady replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I take a double dose of melatonin on the nights before I am scheduled to work. It helps me get asleep but it doesn't help me stay asleep. I was up for good at 3:30 this morning after waking up...

  25. employee health and pre-employment physical?

    catlady replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I went for a pre-employment physical recently and yes, it took two hours. It included testing by a PT to see if I could physically meet the demands of the job, including lifting and carrying 50 pound...