Katie5

Katie5

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  1. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Katie5 replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    That, I do believe, is the

  2. Question for those who work with a majority of Filipino nurses

    Katie5 replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

    How very ethnocentric?How do you purport to judge a category of people without even knowing them? Take a step back from your positioj and presume( if you can) to reason how another might feel placed...

  3. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Katie5 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i would have a field day with

  4. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Then you must not have seen patients who picked offense because back-up was called for in repositioning

  5. Does this make sense?

    Katie5 replied to FutureRN618's topic in General Nursing

    Are you done with your

  6. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be so quick to draw. The poster might be referring to having to reposition patients with greater weights who expect you to do it all by yourself. Afterall, it is a quick turn. Imagine a tiny,...

  7. how did you study?

    Katie5 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an area of concentration? If yes, great. Otherwise, repetition would get it to sink it and if somehow understand how mechanism work, that would be a

  8. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    Katie5 replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful what you wish

  9. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence to the contrary which you repeatedly state and even as I write have failed to produce a shred of proof supporting your

  10. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken, this particular thread refers to "Compassion or reality for obese patients.?" . It is on this topic that we would, in all due respect, base this conversation on. We will NOT...

  11. Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    Katie5 replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    If it's not- it should

  12. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Why would would think I would be so quick to go there? Is this part of the prejudice? No intent to argue though.This isn't about either one of us- it's about

  13. What would you have done?

    Katie5 replied to wbdtrt's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Not country...just

  14. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, if you say so. I would ask a question but it would be regarded as not being

  15. What would you have done?

    Katie5 replied to wbdtrt's topic in General Nursing

    Dictatorship! There is perfectly nothing wrong with asking questions- it all depends on the way you phrase it. You did not just pull rank during an emergency(perfectly acceptable). You pulled ENORMOUS...

  16. What would you have done?

    Katie5 replied to wbdtrt's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me? But how is yours any better? You just triggered a landslide. This was a first occurrence. The intent was not to do harm but to assist( in a totally wrong manner) superseding that RN who was...

  17. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

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

    Flogging a dead horse... I wonder is it this way with other professions or just nursing? Is it because it is a female dominated profession where one has to put another down to make themselves feel...

  18. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I do not understand how you can genuinely post that:confused:. I would go into comparative advantages and disadvantages but that wouldsimply take too long. Disregarding other things- "feelings" alone...

  19. Need advice about job situation

    Katie5 replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    You left messages and emails to HR. LOL, your shadow should have been darkening their door

  20. Need advice about job situation

    Katie5 replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    Never assume. Did you network? Did you speak with the neccesary persons?Don't just assume because you went to RN school, your bosses would be mind-readers to know you wanted in. Your post reads like...

  21. Taking a pay cut to enter into Nursing

    Katie5 replied to dragn2623's topic in General Nursing

    It better be a dream too and not just a passing

  22. This forum is scaring me!

    Katie5 replied to Laurel32's topic in General Nursing

    The burdens of yesterday plus tommorrow's worries carried on today's shoulders makes even the strongest person falter. Pls worry about school first. What you think about most, you magnify- Quit...

  23. Why are people encouraging me to become an M.D. rather than an RN?

    Katie5 replied to tnewman's topic in General Nursing

    Now you are one degreed person:). Why be anything else when you can be top dog? I say, look into your intentions and if it's want you want, then shoot for it. In the end, what matters is you and not...

  24. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Katie5 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I see your point. Tell me if I interpreted correctly- for skinny people(irrespective of disease), it's okay because they are skinny as opposed to overweight people because they are well,bigger. I...

  25. 16 hr weekend shifts

    Katie5 replied to jmitchell-85's topic in General Nursing

    Take the 16's and then have some fun on your days off:). Like someone said earlier-