Katie5

Katie5

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  1. Never enough-vent

    Katie5 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    *cough* Pt. has a

  2. Never enough-vent

    Katie5 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    Did you direct the family member to the vending

  3. Never enough-vent

    Katie5 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    Get them a chair from where? Another pt's room and then have to spray it down and disinfect it? Is the patient passing? If so, then please by all means take the pains and do it. Otherwise, every pt's...

  4. sleep breaks?

    Katie5 replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is the field of matyrs. Never can agree on

  5. Comments about personal appearance

    Katie5 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Just because you're a patient doesn't make you, "socially dysfunctional"- I know many a people who would vehemently disagree with you on this.One may become socially dysfunctional according to...

  6. I refuse to be a punching bag - NO MORE ASSAULT

    Katie5 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Prim and proper,

  7. Comments about personal appearance

    Katie5 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but this comment almost had me spewing my water. Say what again?This is a fair give-away to patients. Courtesy is not determined by being a patient or not. Courtesy is a habit(character)...

  8. Comments about personal appearance

    Katie5 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    make sure you get you a pepper spray or some other form of

  9. Comments about personal appearance

    Katie5 replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this happen a lot, even to me. It's okay to make fun of the skinny weenies but when the tables are reversed, they cry being not politically correct. That's not exactly fair, if you can dish...

  10. Division of Labor in Nursing

    Katie5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is the best way to go. I read a poster's comment on having seperate professionals for a different routine and it is simply amazing the benefits of that. RTs for patients at all shifts, PCTs for...

  11. Nurses receiving poor care....

    Katie5 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    No it's not just healthcare- it happens in all facets of all. The, "Who you know."

  12. Nurses receiving poor care....

    Katie5 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    What's there to hide? Go ahead and be the patient like you're supposed to be and let the nursing professional do her job. if there is something being done incorrectly, speak up in a...

  13. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    Katie5 replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    If the ANA has abandoned bedside nursing as you state, then who do they have

  14. Division of Labor in Nursing

    Katie5 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I see where you're coming from,but of course it would be a team, otherwise it wouldn't work. And like you mentioned, the nurse has the responsibility of overloooking the whole team. Just because the...

  15. What would you ask your hospital administrator to change?

    Katie5 replied to live4rachael's topic in General Nursing

    We may be at the same hospital LOL. But I can'tbegin to state how very much helpful this is, a true blessing, I tell

  16. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    Katie5 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes that's all we can do- be there for each other.You're in my prayers and we'll see how the other stuff works out:). You won't go

  17. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    Katie5 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    This too shall pass. Hope,faith and love-greatest is love.I can mouth all the words I want, but if nothing concrete is done. It doesn't help much.Perhaps a fund could be started for

  18. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    Katie5 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    Don't always listen to what "they" management tells you. Do what you know to be best, because when push comes to shove, they WiLL throw you under the bus.Not charting was a mistake. Those were actions...

  19. Accidentally gave an IM intradermally

    Katie5 replied to natashrn11's topic in General Nursing

    Do they still do that? Because of the sciatic nerve located

  20. HELP!! this might as well had been a MED ERROR!!!

    Katie5 replied to yikib38's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm good point:up: To the OP, send them out anyway- you never want to wonder, if that would have made a

  21. What are your thoughts on working PRN on top of FT?

    Katie5 replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you can handle it along with your other responsibilities, that would be an excellent way to make a few extra bucks nd I'd say go for it. It's less burdensome, because it'sjust one day and plus, it...

  22. Working nights-maybe!

    Katie5 replied to twinduff's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of coffee and keeping busy. Strongwill works up to a

  23. Nicely undermining you.

    Katie5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yes I know, both words cancel out each other.But have you ever had that feeling that you were being undermined but in such a nice way, it's hard to even tell. For instance, someone says something...

  24. If I can't sleep NOBODY CAN!

    Katie5 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    Please

  25. Night shift and Sleeping

    Katie5 replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose blasting itunes on the job is more