kat911

kat911

ICU, ED, Transport, Home Care, Mgmnt

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  1. What's you're favorite skill?

    kat911 replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Start feeling and tracking your own veins and those of your friends. If they have good veins don't need a tourniquet. close your eyes and track the vein by feel only. Get used to the spongy feel of...

  2. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    kat911 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    :barf01: hang in there, the shift will eventually

  3. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    kat911 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    There are way to many drama queens in our profession. I am amazed at how many "migraine" suffers there are, the number seems to be multiplying monthly. I am not putting down anyone who truley has...

  4. Do you ever think about going to medical school?

    kat911 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    A few years out of nursing school I thought about going to med school, thought I could do a better job than the doc's I was dealing with Luckily I came to my senses and realized being a doctor wasn't...

  5. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    kat911 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Maybe I missed the "Two dudes attacked me for no reason", that is almost heard as much as "two beers". The one's I want to give "High Dose Slap Therapy" to are the ones who were out in the parking...

  6. dress code policies in hospital setting

    kat911 replied to ianpstudent's topic in General Nursing

    If your managers are not going to enforce the dress code you have now changing the code won't change things. Our hospital went through the same process last year. Completely changed the dress code....

  7. Scrub sizing vent...grr....

    kat911 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I am not that tall only 5'4" but I like a 32 inseam. My "regular" length pants are too short. I wear 3XL so I guess I'm also supposed to be short if I wear that large a size , at least by the...

  8. An ICU nurse manager told my wife that her Med/surg experience was hurting her!?

    kat911 replied to Roland's topic in MICU, SICU

    You are probably right about the two modes for hiring at that hospital. I would be more concerned that your wife was looking to move on after only 6 months. New grads, at 6 months, are just...

  9. My "crazy" plan - ANY thoughts are appreciated!!

    kat911 replied to Someday-C.R.N.A.'s topic in General Nursing

    Get your CNA and come on down. Most of the hospitals here will work with you on your schedule if you want to go to nursing school. Probably easier to go LVN then RN then CRNA route while you work....

  10. Funny Sign In Slips

    kat911 replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Not a sign in slip but a phone call, I crushed a demerol pill and mixed it with water then I shot it up my arm. Now my arm is black, should I be worried? HHMM, go

  11. HORRIBLY painful bowel movements-help

    kat911 replied to nursejoey05's topic in General Nursing

    I have two thoughts, could his pain be neuropathic? If that is the case pain meds won't help. If this is constipation gone bad perhaps he would benefit from learning self hypnosis to help with the...

  12. What squicks you out?

    kat911 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Come on ER nurse, suck it up! Eye boogers???? Hee Hee Hee! I am always surprised at the gross stuff we can take and something like an eye booger will make some one urp. Only patient I ever had to...

  13. I'm going to ask....

    kat911 replied to OBRNinTN's topic in Nursing Career

    IF you have specific interests then you need to apply for jobs in those areas. If the facility has a nurse recruiter, talk to her/him and let them know of your interests. They should work on getting...

  14. What squicks you out?

    kat911 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    We called that "Twat rot". Really bad when they "forget" about that tampon they put in one or two weeks ago.

  15. What squicks you out?

    kat911 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I can! Add to the melena smell chemical toilet smell plus body odor(no bath for months) plus incontinent of stool, multiple times or multiple days, much of it bloody and old urine. Had to...

  16. Why is it that

    kat911 replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nurses live by the Principles of Murphy's Law. If it can go wrong, it will. If it's a nice night,and you notice, all H$LL will break loose. There are also gremlins who watch you and just when you...

  17. Alaska Nursing

    kat911 replied to Merideth's topic in General Nursing

    Contact indian health service and see what they have to offer, that's how I got my job up there. I spent 2 years in Bethel working for the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital. Worked hard and...

  18. Bad Nurse...Need Advice

    kat911 replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    Management can't reprimand or fire someone on "someone said". If you want something done then put the specific actions on paper and give it to your supervisor. I sometimes hear people talk about how...

  19. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    kat911 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    My relief last night got a phone call from a visitor ( in the middle of the night) who just happened to be next to the morgue, he wanted to schedule a tour. He had never seen a morgue and just wanted...

  20. Fire Ants

    kat911 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    Usually a little local reddness and swelling will occur. You are using the right stuff, she may be sensitive to the bites. Cellulitis is a common problem with these bites. I've had so many over the...

  21. Psych pts needing medical tx

    kat911 replied to Morning-glory's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It sounds lilke this patient pushed all the right buttons and got to you. You can't force someone like this to be compliant, in fact they love all the attention that this type of behavior generates....

  22. concious sedation

    kat911 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Versed can be given rectally or intranasal. We tried it but it is not very efective, takes to long to act and usually inadequate sedation. We use IM ketamine and it works great. Love watching the...

  23. comfy shoes

    kat911 replied to analiezel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but the Zcoil is the ugliest shoe I believe I have ever seen. I have seen several nurses with them but I haven't tried them, I'm afraid I'd fall off of them. :rotfl: I wear New Balance,...

  24. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    kat911 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't decide to be spontaneous and get a privy parts piercing which will hit an artery and bleed, and bleed, and bleed . . .then you will have to go in to the ER where you work and ask one of the...

  25. Ten Ways To Nurture Your Nurses And Create A High-Performance Organization

    kat911 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for the information. I have a lot of reading to