kat911

kat911

ICU, ED, Transport, Home Care, Mgmnt

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  1. Changing Specialties -ATTN: Managers

    kat911 replied to oncrnmom's topic in Emergency

    One of the best Rn's I worked with in the ED was an onc clinician. She gave great care to her patients, we lost her to Mayo. Keep looking, youll find a place, point out your strengths in assessment...

  2. stupid er tricks

    kat911 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Elderly gentleman brought in to have a 3 liter bottle removed from his member. Wife was very ticked off. Cut off the bottle with the cast saw and someone remarked to the wife, well I guess he won't...

  3. The Dos & Donts of my first flight...

    kat911 replied to Me3's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Wear layers of clothes, take a change with you. Don't wear anything that can be blown off. Don't put your hands above your head.

  4. What is a short spurt of PAT's???

    kat911 replied to kaseysmom's topic in Cardiac

    I guess I could finish answereing your question, your patient is having short runs of a rapid narrow QRS rhythm, to put it into ACLS

  5. What is a short spurt of PAT's???

    kat911 replied to kaseysmom's topic in Cardiac

    Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia, Rate of atrial tach that is above 160. SVT is now usually used to cover most non ventricular in origin tachycardia. PAT is what we used in "old" days. I can't believe...

  6. Abbreviations

    kat911 replied to stephera's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't know of any sites but your nursing text books, if you still have any qould be the best place to look. Some abbreviations are regional. If you list them here the viewers could...

  7. Dr.'s ARE NOT MGMT. MATERIAL

    kat911 replied to andrewsgranny's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you have been his employee for 2 years there needs to be a benefits package for you. You should have some sort of sick leave and vacation time available to you. Insurance and retirement...

  8. Terminal Agitation

    kat911 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That may not be enough Morphine for this lady. That is not much for a cancer patient with a lot of

  9. When physician's act up/out

    kat911 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome aboard Peachy 720, we need nurses who want to do patient care. I once thought about Med school, figured I would do a better job than some of the docs I was working with, then I figured out...

  10. Urgent Warning***beware

    kat911 replied to CHATSDALE's topic in Nursing Humor

    I heard they were in the neighborhood and was ready for them in my boots with my spurs on they seemed real interested until I cracked my

  11. What do you HATE to do at work?

    kat911 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    That's cause it was in your nose, try blowing your nose next time!

  12. What do you HATE to do at work?

    kat911 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you on that cold dead air coming out of the cooler, luckily I don't have to go to the morgue very often. Worst for me is infected trach's. YYUUUUUCCCCCCCKKK!!!! Before we had gloves and...

  13. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    kat911 replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like you are in a toxic enviornment, why do you stay? There are so many choices for nurses. If you can't fix what is wrong, move on to something else. If, however, you find your self always...

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

    kat911 replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital that was being sued. The nurse mistook the central line for the NGT and gave the patient pepto bismul, SURPRISE, the patient coded. Another nurse in another hospital put maalox...

  15. What do you think is the MOST difficult clinical skill to acquire in your experience?

    kat911 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    For the women and the baby girls put a Qtip on your sterile area and use it to find the meatus, taught to me by an older nurse, works pretty good. When trying to cath the LOL's sometimes you need to...

  16. Truth about Nursing diagnosis

    kat911 replied to UTRN2005's topic in General Nursing

    I was never an A student and never really strived to be, not very good study habits, I learn better by doing and observing. I agree hands on is where you learn to be a real nurse. There are a lot of...

  17. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

    kat911 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I think there needs to be more realistic nurse patient interaction for nursing students. Unfortunately I hear of too many instances where a nurse has opened her mouth and stuck both feet in and begun...

  18. New Nurse Managers required to work holidays for shift supervisors!!

    kat911 replied to KayKB's topic in Nurse Management

    As one of four shift supervisors I appreciate the Nurse managers working one holiday shift per year. All of them are included and there is always at least one of us "Regulars" on one of the shifts...

  19. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    kat911 replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    My podiatrist recommends the New Balance 800 series and above. bStay away from SAS, they don't have enough arch

  20. What does your screenname mean?

    kat911 replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is my first initial is K an I love cats, and I was working in prehospital services at the

  21. Capping Ceremony

    kat911 replied to Timora's topic in General Nursing

    You said just a capping ceremony, we did capping of white cap, no stripe at 3mo into our program and then capped with one stripe at end of first year, of course this was 25 years ago. Upon graduation...

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    kat911 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle I have many a gross story but heard this one recently when I was talking abut having a bad day with a local cop. He beat me hads down. Seems he made a traffic stop and had pulled over one...

  23. Interview questions

    kat911 replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I had one of those interviews once and was asked what was my best day in nursing and what was my worst. Turned out it was the same day! I was offered the job but didn't take it. Is it legal for...

  24. what does c=rn mean?

    kat911 replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Students

    It's not the grade you make it's the ability to take the information and translate it into patient care. There are a lot of "educated idiots" out there doing horrible things to patients. RN's, MD's,...

  25. RN + Paramedic

    kat911 replied to MarcusKspn's topic in Emergency

    If you plan on being a flight nurse the paramedic will be helpful. Most programs in our area require paramedic for the nurses. I let mine lapse when I left transport nursing, too much education...