CalicoKitty BSN, MSN, RN

Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care

Three cats in the yard. Life used to be so hard...

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    Night Shift & Relationships

    CalicoKitty replied to nurse2592's topic in General Nursing

    I just dislike weekend work mostly. For nights, I'm content seeing my hubby when I leave/arrive home. Working nights, my evenings off I'm up with him. I just stay up and sleep while he's working. It...
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    CalicoKitty replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like finding and taking care of the "missed" item/s. Sometimes it's realizing a lab hasn't been done (perhaps from days ago). Sometimes it is just pulling off 10 bandages from phlebotomy/IVs and...
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    Adequate enough??

    CalicoKitty replied to PediatricMA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats on almost getting started on phase II! You will still be drained from work. Work is work. Some can be pretty draining. I find 12 hour shifts and only 3 days/week to be better than 5 days. 5...
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    What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    CalicoKitty replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Doing something (usually elbow deep in $), and my phone buzzing/beeping repeatedly for the patient that hits the call bell constantly. The stupid phone will alarm like 5 times every 30 seconds or...
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    How to commit to proper diet and exercise as a night shift RN?

    CalicoKitty replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any real advice. Pack lunches rather than delivery. I'm lazy, so usually I'll pack a microwave dinner and a bag of frozen veggies. Some people actually, yanno, prepare food or cook....
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    Does ANYONE like the hospital?

    CalicoKitty replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    I'm med-surg float pool. I like my job. I like going to different units and not getting too stuck on the unit politics. I go in, do my job, go home. Most of the units appreciate me being there, and I...
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    Benefits of PRN nursing?

    CalicoKitty replied to kcolli45's topic in General Nursing

    Since you don't have ER/ICU experience, you'll need to be fully trained to either of those units. Chances are it would be a full-time gig for a while, possibly with an orientation and work commitment....
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    Texas school sets dress code for parents

    CalicoKitty replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I'm rewatching Little House on the Prairie. (On Amazon Prime).. That's high fashion for all the
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    Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    CalicoKitty replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    He said he slipped while playing
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    Cry me a river...?

    CalicoKitty replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is talking about one kind of crying and many posters about another kind. There's a difference when you're crying because you have feelings towards your patients. Death is an emotional...
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    Choreographed Nursing Care

    CalicoKitty replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I sing "I've got a ticket to ride" pretty much every time I gotta print one of those things out for patient
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    CalicoKitty replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Asked a doc why we had a DNR/DNI actively dying patient on telemetry. "Well, we can get an accurate time of
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    So I called the police on a patient

    CalicoKitty replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    My dad had dementia. But, before then, he had some mean and violent tendencies. I believe at one of the hospitals he was at, he assaulted a nurse and they pressed charges against him. Not sure...
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    Schedules of Nurses and I am scared to start working as ED nurse

    CalicoKitty replied to ScaredRN's topic in Emergency

    Not sure about where you're going, but at the hospitals I've worked at, you self-schedule (and hope to get what you want). If you rotate, they usually require you schedule your required amount of...
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    Make a Meme Nurses Week Contest

    CalicoKitty replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Now, you better tell me what's wrong with me! No! You can't take any blood. No needles! I can't go into one of those machines! The blood pressure cuff is too tight, take it off! Who cares what my...
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    Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    CalicoKitty replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm not sure about unusual since I don't know the norm. I just thought that starting with 1 patient would be something reserved for new grad nurses. Even some of the new grad programs start them with...
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    Share Your Favorite Nurse Nurses Week Contest

    CalicoKitty replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I like Claire Temple from Marvel's Netflix Comic series including Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Defenders. She plays the inadvertent nurse of the superheroes. She's knowledgeable...
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    Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    CalicoKitty replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't quite understand why they would start with 1 patient and increase. When I joined the float pool at a new hospital, I had 3 days of training - one day on 3 different units. Plus the usual...
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    Looking up patients on Facebook

    CalicoKitty replied to falconersys's topic in General Nursing

    I had one patient that wanted me to look up stuff he had done. I did. But, didn't have the heart to give him my opinion. Another patient I looked up because he said he was a doctor. With the name...
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    What is One of the Most Memorable Moments in Your Nursing Career?

    CalicoKitty replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    One for me was a woman admitted from hospice at home for increasing respiratory distress. She just could not get enough air. We had her on bipap and respiratory treatments. Family including her...
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    5 yr Nurse Burnout

    CalicoKitty replied to ambersky004's topic in General Nursing

    I like float pool a lot. A nice way to "change things up". See how different units work. Less unit-based
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    Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems

    CalicoKitty replied to ezckimo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have one of those fancy clipboards and a tether for my pen on it. (I refill the ink when needed!). When I start my shift, I print out a sheet with all my patient info, on our Cerner, it is the...
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    looking for ostomy & continence preceptors

    CalicoKitty posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I'm finishing up the courses through WebWOC next week, but don't have a preceptor lined up, and should have the clinical hours completed by Jan 31st. My original plans fell through, and I haven't been...
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    looking for ostomy & continence preceptors

    CalicoKitty replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Wish I could offer advice. The place I went to was through the old contract. And a few hours drive for
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    Is it me? Need guidance and thoughts!

    CalicoKitty replied to Tamygutchi123's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes when my old hospital had rapid responses, it was the RR nurses (probably same as Stat nurses) that would show up first. If there was more than 1 rapid going on, the nurses would be split,...