Katie5

Katie5

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  1. Newer nurses with TOO much confidence?

    Katie5 replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    Then not telling her is going contrary to your kind suggestion

  2. Patients and the race card

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

    Payback is a female

  3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

  4. Patients and the race card

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

    WWJD.

  5. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    Katie5 replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    She did indeed go too far. Her priority was to take care of the patient and not bring in personal feelings. And if she felt violent towards the patient she should have asked for a new

  6. Got myself in a tough career spot. What would you do?

    Katie5 replied to OliveRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have her lie for you?Oh no dear. Pls DO NOT do that.For all the obvious reasons as well as a disregard for her, to have her lie for you? I know you would never think of doing that:)- you're most...

  7. Patients and the race card

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

    Please explain more

  8. How do I tell them?

    Katie5 replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    Unless there is the small probelm of running mouth disease, the above poster nailed a perfect response to that question. Thumbs up at LouisVRN and congrats on your new

  9. Current job won't give the day off for new job orientation.

    Katie5 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it is good to TELL, not

  10. Current job won't give the day off for new job orientation.

    Katie5 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    Why?What's wrong with that.She was being honest, which should have been very much appreciated (and will be) when the old boss gets over her leaving. She did

  11. Current job won't give the day off for new job orientation.

    Katie5 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    It's petty, true. But why fret?The new job is willing to work with you.So it's all okay. Just be thankful and move on with it.Congrats on your new

  12. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    Katie5 replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Someone makes you mad and yo stuff your face.You hate it, it makes you sob, but still yet, you stuff your face as you sob? How

  13. Dressing up on Halloween... unprofessional?

    Katie5 replied to agent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    VERY....unprofessional.

  14. One bad egg...

    Katie5 replied to OttawaRPN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. This post made me LOL. We gripe eeryday about doctors and their pomposity and all, when the truth of the matter is that everyone wants a heriarchy, a ranking to set them above the rest. This is...

  15. If you go to the ER or doctor's office, do you tell them you're a nurse?

    Katie5 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Only if there is a problem and a camaraderie is

  16. Ignores my being an RN

    Katie5 replied to LovemykittyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Eureka, another

  17. Ignores my being an RN

    Katie5 replied to LovemykittyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what power play?You have a CRNA and you have an RN, and the call was made according to advanced degree. What power play is in this?I fail to see

  18. Ignores my being an RN

    Katie5 replied to LovemykittyRN's topic in General Nursing

    You may be acknowledged as a nurse to watch."You will be" is a process of being, it does not a nurse already make you. But I'm sure your fellow parishioners will be nice and acknowledge

  19. My Preceptor is making life miserable!!

    Katie5 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    How like a man to be upfront about it.Kudos to him, such maturity. The OP should attempt to reason with her preceptor BEFORE involving the nurse educator.No need to jump the

  20. My Preceptor is making life miserable!!

    Katie5 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your first day on the job and you come in exactly at 7am?One would think you would want to show up early and orient yourself. No one needs to tell you that. Your probably set the tone of this...

  21. Am I too nervous to be a nurse? Any advice please?!!

    Katie5 replied to claireb's topic in General Nursing

    From what you have written, I wouldn't exactly call you overly nervous- more like you need skill sets to build your confidence level. Most of the nervousness will fly out the window once you find a...

  22. Am I skeptical,when

    Katie5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I go "Yeah right!", when I read comments students make like, "Oh, she did this or that...", "Oh she said this or that..." I don't ever want to be like that and then later on, you turn around and find...

  23. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    Katie5 replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No one is advocating to be rude about it, but giving them directions, getting them an EMPTY cup should be clue enough. You can be pleasant and still get your points across. You were totally...

  24. Rant about ungrateful, demanding patients

    Katie5 replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're crazy! You went to get two glasses of water for her friends!You are

  25. Tactful way to say why I want to leave?

    Katie5 replied to jess477's topic in General Nursing

    You needed something more challenging.( Well with 20patients, you'd have to really sell this one). That line of nursing now for you. Prefer a more hands on interaction in patient care. Your reason...