CalicoKitty BSN, MSN, RN

Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care

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

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    How many chances do you give a job before you quit?

    CalicoKitty replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I think I was unhappy at my first job for a while. I found a per-diem position elsewhere and realized how toxic my first place was. One night at my old job, the other nurses pretty much ganged up on...
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    Another one wanting to bite the dust.

    CalicoKitty replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I am an anxious, stressful driver. I used to take public transportation to work, but got a new job that's 45 minutes away, mostly commuter highway. I bought a new car that can almost drive itself (but...
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    CalicoKitty replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Easier to buy more house with 2 incomes. Our house was over 400k. He pays the mortgage (~2k/mo), I do most of the bills and groceries. We don't share
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    finding time for clinical

    CalicoKitty posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am thinking about graduate school for FNP. My current job is 4 weekdays per week. How does one fit in 250 clinical hours in a semester while working a m-f job? Applying to Chamberlain since it...
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    Staying Honest...?

    CalicoKitty replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    One time I pulled a percocet for a patient, but pulled it under another patient from the pyxis. I uh, fixed it, by asking the other patient if they needed pain medication. Luckily, it was a yes. So.....
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    Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

    CalicoKitty replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Some (probably at least 1 or 2 every week) of the med-surg patients I have dealt with become very agitated if you say hello to them wrong. They will use the call bell every 10 minutes. They become...
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    Oral vs IV Pain Medication

    CalicoKitty replied to kristine_bean's topic in General Nursing

    For the "how much pain are you in from 1-10", after being in pain I would rather die than go through again. I don't believe there is 10. It can always get worse. =*( Probably around 8 is when I'd...
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    Oral vs IV Pain Medication

    CalicoKitty replied to kristine_bean's topic in General Nursing

    If the pain was severe, and the orders did not say otherwise (give PO first), I would have given the IV. Then come back in an hour (or the soonest time) and given the PO if the patient was still in...
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    Nurse Superhero!

    CalicoKitty replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Batnurse.. I have a Tshirt and a Hoodie.. I’m the nightshift. I am BatNurse because batman isn’t the only hero up all night!...
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    Per Diem pros/cons

    CalicoKitty replied to kitten0509's topic in General Nursing

    I know others mentioned it, though. Just get married, LOL. I married my husband (after 10 years together) because I was graduating nursing school and my school insurance was disappearing. Since we...
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    Which Nurse are You?

    CalicoKitty replied to Guest856929's topic in General Nursing

    I think I can end up being a Frantic Frances. (perhaps subtype of Chatty Cathy). Gets anxious watching task list build up. Walks at the speed of light one way (and back again!) Spends at least 5...
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    So, who are you?

    CalicoKitty replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    I am a wife. My husband on his (constant?) conference calls often informs his colleagues that "My wife is a nurse..." I am a coffee addict. I have no desire to quit, and aside from headaches...
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    COVID Faces

    CalicoKitty replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I started a new job a few months ago. Some of my colleagues I am learning their faces because we have Zoom meetings... But, many of the other staff I work with are all scrub caps and masks.. the...
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    Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    CalicoKitty replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Though, I think the origin of this topic was more geared towards the surgical interventions done on "Gender-Normalizing Surgery" for "intersex children". I've seen a few documentaries about this. And...
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    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    CalicoKitty replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Been nursing 9 years. I'm 46 years old. Just swapped from bedside to inpatient wound care and really liking it. Debating if I want to become an NP (still wound care focus). But it is soooo expensive...
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    Offered Labor & Delivery position as a new grad. Should I take it or keep applying to a bigger teaching hospital?

    CalicoKitty replied to babynursefay's topic in General Nursing

    These are very different types of nursing. You are starting your career. More than general "knowledge", I think starting your career in a workplace with awesome coworkers that will help you start your...
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    Patterns?

    CalicoKitty replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Not really "patterns"... My mom took care of my grandmother after she developed dementia. I lived thousands of miles away, and was not really there. When the time came and my grandmother's last...
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    "I'm not floating."

    CalicoKitty replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    This is a an old thread from 2013 and 2015. But figured I'd respond. When I worked on my first unit, it was in a union hospital. Some days we would be "overstaffed", and our options would be...
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    Patient’s medication taken away

    CalicoKitty replied to Marlen0802's topic in General Nursing

    I also don't think it sounds correct. If the patient had instead given the filled prescriptions to a friend or family member before being admitted to your facility, they would still have access to it....
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    allnurses Time Travel

    CalicoKitty replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I just read through my first few posts. They were "OMG, I just got accepted to nursing school". Apparently, my first username was likely my name. ? My expectations were to move and buy a car (neither...
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    Continuous PAPR area for COVID patients/rule outs?

    CalicoKitty replied to Allison Greco's topic in Emergency

    When I was working on the "covid" unit at work, I just wore an N95 all day long. Didn't use PAPR. Each of the rooms was either built negative pressure or they put in negative pressure systems, but the...
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    Why Black History is Important in Nursing Education

    CalicoKitty replied to Stacy Winters's topic in General Nursing

    I think I've been lucky in many ways that most of my work experiences (both in science research) and nursing have been very diverse. But, I do find the diversity has often been immigrants, rather than...
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    What’s the farthest you would be willing to commute?

    CalicoKitty replied to MountaineerFan57's topic in General Nursing

    3 hours (almost) per day commute is a lot. It may be "better" if the commute involved public transportation since you could spend some of that time napping or something. I already feel like I spend...
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    Permission

    CalicoKitty replied to Davey Do's topic in Ars Gratia Artis's Artis

    Me 2! Me 2! Davey Pics are one of my favorite parts of the site! Popcorn is fun, too, but sometimes I wonder if I can remove the handprint from my
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    Which On-Line WOCN Programs + Clinicals

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

    Just an update. I am in the process of renewing my wound certification, again through WEBWOC. They offer online clinical now, which is very relieving. ? Many of my coworkers have gone through Emory...