kat911

kat911

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

    kat911 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am Co-Chair of our Recruitment and Retention Committee. Prior to this year the committee was essentially a Nurses Week activites committee. I want to change that and have lots of ideas. This...

  2. PICU Transport

    kat911 replied to EyesForward's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have never worked the PICU but I did the Peds transport for our hospital, one of several transport nurses we had. We did adult, Peds and OB transport. Some Teams have seperate adult and peds...

  3. Alaska Nursing

    kat911 replied to Merideth's topic in General Nursing

    uck

  4. mandatory scrubs?

    kat911 replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    On January 1 we went to colored scrubs for our hospital. RN's in navy, Lvn's in columbia blue and Tech's in teal. The hospital spent a year preparing for this change over because of the unhappy...

  5. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    kat911 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    :imbar Jean Watson, who in the heck is she?? I barely remember Sister Calista ???whatsherface and her theories. From what I gather here I think she went a little far is she beleives we need to care...

  6. And what is with the wacky interview questions?

    kat911 replied to princess99's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Dixielee I want to be your friend! I'd end the interview right then, if the NM is this wacko during an interview then what will it be like working for her/him!! :uhoh21:

  7. Please explain this nonsense to me!

    kat911 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have Adult Protective Services in your state? That is another option. they can require a medical

  8. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    kat911 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    "Positive suitcase sign" = There is an overnight case under the stetcher. Most dramatic example of it was a confused little old man who was brought in by his family at 11:30 pm on a friday night....

  9. Snow emergency excuse?

    kat911 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Man I would have been out scrounging for stretcher pads and anything else to lay down on. Our hospital doesn't need to do this much, not much snow in Texas usually, but we do allow staff to take over...

  10. tired of bedside care, options???

    kat911 replied to sun_chica's topic in Nursing Career

    You need to find out what it is you do well in nursing. What do you enjoy? I like one on one patient care, more than two patients and I'm nuts. If that's the case, ICU or ED is good. Only the ED...

  11. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    kat911 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never forget to talk to your patient, even if you think they can't hear you. Let them know what you are about to do and what your plan for them is for that shift. Find out what they want and how...

  12. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    kat911 replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    That was a NO! NO! YES!!!!! YES!!!! experience. A great thing you did for

  13. Quit or be fired?

    kat911 replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    Wendy there is a principle called greater need. It is one of the few things a nurse can claim if she must leave a patient care area understaffed. You might consider filing a complaint against your...

  14. ER- Fire Disaster

    kat911 replied to jerry5657's topic in Emergency

    Have you checked the Homeland Security web site? Look for the standards that are out for disaster preparedness for hospitals. Talk to the safety manager for a large hospital they can probably give...

  15. Your Ideal Patient

    kat911 replied to Smilyn45's topic in General Nursing

    Angioplasty you have no reason to apologize, you answered this thread in the manner in which it was intended, I think. When I saw this thread my first thought was "unconscious". :chuckle Makes me...

  16. How do you stay awake?

    kat911 replied to Compton's topic in General Nursing

    You'e right it is bad for you, of course none of the rest of us has ever done anything that was bad for us. The years I worked nights I would read Stephen King if it was quiet, nothing works better...

  17. Challenge: 25 Words or Less

    kat911 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Report, Staffing-oh no! Rounds begin,beeper, beeper, beeper,more rounds, recovery place, beeper, beeper, CPR in progress = celestial discharge, beeper, rounds, Staffing

  18. Nurses's need an opinion...

    kat911 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the doc, since the scarletina rash was gone on Saturday it is probably an allergic reaction. They can happen anytime with any dose (after the first dose usually) Since it is all over and itchy...

  19. Grandma's Outing

    kat911 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: I know this woman, I worked with her!

  20. Snow emergency excuse?

    kat911 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    We get snow here about once a year for about 24 hours, never stays cold for long here. Everything grinds to a halt. Couple of years ago we had an ice storm. I was working for EMS. It took me an...

  21. Is there nursing after 50?

    kat911 replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    Malt123 and MissPiggy it sounds like there is a lot to your stories. Maybe I'm way off base but I think a lot is going on for both of you right now. I have been part of a peer review committee, we...

  22. Youngest labor patient?

    kat911 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

  23. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    kat911 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    TOBASH- Take out back shoot in head. FDGB- Fall down go boom WADAO- Weak and dizzy all over

  24. Working with a racist

    kat911 replied to xmaxiex's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Definitely go to your HR people and let them know what's going on, she can't be that good if she is using racial slurs or making inappro :stone priate

  25. Do I LOOK Like A Nurse To You?

    kat911 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    In the 70's I heard a speaker talk about her experiences at a Nuring Convention, she said there was no doubt that everyone was a nurse because everyone was wearing polyester pants and tops. She...