Katie5

Katie5

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  1. Quitting a job after a month?

    Katie5 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    "Work and home- thy two shall never meet." Sweetie, when you leave work, you should leave work. Congrats on your pregnancy. Don't just quit just yet, cut back on shifts , pace yourself while at...

  2. Education vs Experience

    Katie5 replied to Airforce1's topic in General Nursing

    Experience trumps education over and over again. But experience gets you where you are and education takes you where you want to be. Combine the two and you've got an almost perfect match. Don't...

  3. Am I skeptical,when

    Katie5 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    We easily see the log in another's eyes but fail to see the speck in ours. I've seriously taken the biblical principle to heart and I'm slow to respond.You just never know, I tell

  4. Am I skeptical,when

    Katie5 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    That is what I think it comes to,

  5. I gave the last dose...

    Katie5 replied to pedsrnjc's topic in General Nursing

    Huh?!! You totally misused that smiley

  6. RN's asking Dr.'s for medical advice

    Katie5 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, a real issue indeed. Sorry I did not mean to laugh, but how in the world does your colleague asking the doctors questions affect you? Perhaps you would love to ask, but just don't know how, so...

  7. Something a nurse said to me at clinicals...

    Katie5 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Not to correct you or anything, but the Op stated that the patient was completely

  8. Breakfast before a 12 hour shift..

    Katie5 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Would sardines work

  9. Breakfast before a 12 hour shift..

    Katie5 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Scrumptious.

  10. What's with all the work gossip and bull****? A lot of it can be avoided.

    Katie5 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Not neccessarily, we don't. Beyond sharing a few pleasantries and small talk that make for a conducive working environment, we don't

  11. LVNs training RNs???

    Katie5 replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    Calm

  12. LVNs training RNs???

    Katie5 replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    What this pretty much boils down to is the mode of training in RN classes. These instructors consciously or unconsciously give out these vibes that LPN are below nurse( which in degree they are,...

  13. Am I too young?

    Katie5 replied to mariemac89LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Why was

  14. Am I too young?

    Katie5 replied to mariemac89LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you learn? Can you perform? Stop buying into other people's concept of how you shold look like or how

  15. Nursing Career & Relationships, Marriage

    Katie5 replied to OnePostAndDone's topic in General Nursing

    How does one graduate

  16. Nursing Career & Relationships, Marriage

    Katie5 replied to OnePostAndDone's topic in General Nursing

    Cut him some slack please. He is concerned enough that he sought out a forum to ask this question of ACTUAL nurses. That is some committment. If nothing else, give him that at least. It's no big...

  17. Written up today for something stupid

    Katie5 replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    You will or you do?which

  18. Japan needs nurses, STAT

    Katie5 replied to betakurt's topic in General World

    I can even believe yoou suggested this- how do you relate? And what if you needed something urgently, to tell patient, family or doctor, then what

  19. What do I do? Quit?

    Katie5 replied to HelenLouise's topic in General Nursing

    All fine and dandy to write on paper. "Perfectionists and people who care put themselves through this" Definitely not for four years on the ame tocni Perfectionists and people who care don't put...

  20. If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    Katie5 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    LOL, she's too

  21. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    Katie5 replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    defn of status- buying something you don't need, with money you don't have, to impress people you don't

  22. list- best states for pay?

    Katie5 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    @OP, your reasons are yours- you owe no one any explanations. If you live by the golden rule, then you should be fine. There certainly is nothing wrong with wanting to get the best possible out of...

  23. Patients who stay on the phone when you come...

    Katie5 replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    Give them privacy the first, second time. Set a time limit when you would return( or better still, ask them to give you a time to return). Third time, smile and go ahead and interrupt, perform your...

  24. My first needle stick today... :(

    Katie5 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I like

  25. Let's hear how awesome nursing is!

    Katie5 replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is it the truth you want to hear or some feel good talk? Either way, nursing is awesome- the ability to help nurture another person can be satisfying at times. Have a focus in mind and never lose...