kat911

kat911

ICU, ED, Transport, Home Care, Mgmnt

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  1. what is your nurse to patient ratio?

    kat911 replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

    You just need to find a better ER. Come to Texas, we have lots of choices. 7:1 is ridiculous. No wonder you are stressed out. Get out before you burn

  2. 800lbs plus man

    kat911 replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread. I don't know if all of you are aware that there is a new bed out for the super obese. It will turn the patient for you. It is an air bed and it has a motor so you can drive it...

  3. Small Hospitals

    kat911 replied to CametoitlateTexan's topic in Texas Nursing

    What do you consider a small town? I've worked in a town with 5000 people and now in a small city with 75,000. In Texas you cqan probably find what ever you want. There are good places to work in a...

  4. Finding my "nitch" as a nurse.

    kat911 replied to snowfreeze's topic in Nursing Career

    Diversity is one of the best things about Nursing. I have tried a few areas, ICU, CCU, ED, Management-Supervisor, Nurse Manager, DON, Home Health, Med/Surg, Critical Care Transport(my absolute love),...

  5. Doctor oriented hospital

    kat911 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    GET OUT!GET OUT! GET OUT! That place sounds archaic. Eventually they will destroy the hospital. Happened to one I worked at, I didn't give up my chair for them, I didn't call them Doctor and I went...

  6. Scenario - Surgical Nurses Please Respond

    kat911 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    What is his fluid intake since being seen in the ED, How much blood has he received. What was his EBL in the OR, what about the ED? What has his UOP been in the OR and then in PACU. When was the...

  7. Lpn moving to texas

    kat911 replied to jenjen8199's topic in General Nursing

    What part of Texas? Check with the BNE for any regs on reciprocity. Do a search for Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. They handle both RN's and LPN's

  8. Should I go or stay?

    kat911 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You could give the new DNS a chance to show you what she/he is made of, you may be pleasantly surprised. Sometimes decisions are made in order to accomplish a specific set of goals, usually they are...

  9. Pt refused to leave!

    kat911 replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Since Mom thought she was in labor maybe you should have had them walk to stimulate contractions, all night.

  10. Hypotension and when to treat

    kat911 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    It does depend on the person, what type of B/P do they usually run. What else is going on, tachycardia associated witht the low pressure? What is urine output doing. If uop is low and hr elevated...

  11. Salary question??

    kat911 replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    PedsER-RN:uhoh21: if you aren't making at least 19-20 an hour base pay you need a raise. That is average for new grads in the Houston, Dallas, Austin

  12. Timely documentation

    kat911 replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

    I have worked with people who always do documentation at end of shift. They do that because they don't give it priority. Things do get missed with this type of work habit. Retraining and consistent...

  13. Nursing supervisor report

    kat911 replied to trixie's topic in Nurse Management

    Wow, I'm impressed that #1 you have a day supervisor, and #2 you actually get written comments from your units. We get specific patient information from the units when we make rounds, providing we...

  14. Hey, is this legal????

    kat911 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Board of Nursing and Board of Pharmacy issue, dispensing is not within the realm of responsibility for Nurses. If part of training said staff were responsible for the cost of meds opened but not used...

  15. Nutrition Class Vent

    kat911 replied to bandas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hang in there, I can't relate at all. Only thing I remember about nutrition class was the instructors lips:eek: She had them painted bright red and they were very carefully outlines with two points...

  16. Doctor oriented hospital

    kat911 replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    A doctor oriented hospital believes they exist for the physicains and not for the patient. They believe the patients are there for medical care and not nursing care. They tend to devalue the nursing...

  17. Situation Haunting Me

    kat911 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I am going to assume that you documented all your contacts with the doctor. Next time you don't get an adequate response from a physician then tell your Charge Nurse and she should tell your...

  18. Aching legs and feet... Advice?

    kat911 replied to StudentC's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used to wear the new balance shoes but they didn't completely stop my foot pain. I tried the Crocs and love them, no more pain. There has been a lot of good advice, you need to find out what will...

  19. What nursing Managers fail to see

    kat911 replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    YEAH- WHAT LADYBUGLASS SAID. NurseKat64 you said that you don't seek professional help for all the trauma's and you put your family second. You perhaps need to rethink your choices. If you won't...

  20. SERVANT LEADERSHIP ...whats your opinion?

    kat911 replied to GeminiInLove's topic in General Nursing

    Paternalism in action. Some of the ideas are good, taking care of your staff but some is Baptist Conservative Party line beliefs being hidden behind a veil of management theory. Our "leadership" has...

  21. "Incidental overtime"

    kat911 replied to optimisticSRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Incidental overtime can kill a budget and not all of it is necessary. There are people out there:rolleyes: who regularly wait for a few extra minutes to clock out just for the OT. An extra thirty...

  22. My Mom has extensive Arteriosclerosis and no risk factors, need advice please!

    kat911 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Cardiac

    Family history has a lot more to do with risk than life style, usually. Look at your mom's family and they are a good guide for cardiac risk and when there will be problems. Remember the marathon...

  23. Artificial Nails Anyone

    kat911 replied to hGooding's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry I have to respond to your remark that you "don't care what the studies say." I hope you have read the other posts here especially the article from Oklahoma and the neonatal deaths. Your...

  24. When doctors don't listen

    kat911 replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you feel the Resident is not responding in the appropriate manner call the staff doc, he/she has the ultimate responsibility for the patient. Make sure you DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT! Don't be...

  25. Feeling humiliated/Vent.. How would you respond?

    kat911 replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire No need to apologize to that jerk.m You did nothing wrong. You explained why you called and he was the one with the problem. If you are not comfortabel with confronation then simply say...