Katie5

Katie5

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  1. ACLS certification

    Katie5 replied to jwconn1104's topic in General Nursing

    Where would you be practicing this skill when

  2. Suspended

    Katie5 replied to ajuma's topic in General Nursing

    Don't leave just yet...if for nothing else, then to hear what they have to say?Why leave before you have

  3. What do you carry...

    Katie5 replied to ilove2dce's topic in General Nursing

    I believe

  4. Can you "look good" as a nurse?

    Katie5 replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    This is whining. If you work night shift, yes it can still be

  5. Making mistakes lowers my confidence at job-New Grad RN

    Katie5 replied to newsupernurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Certified Medication Aide, aye? Katie bite your

  6. Making mistakes lowers my confidence at job-New Grad RN

    Katie5 replied to newsupernurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sometimes mistakes are made to be learned from. Yes it can be very demoralizing, but try not to waste a single moment dwelling on it. Learn what you can from that and move on. And at this point in...

  7. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    Katie5 replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    But short of pulling licenses and confirming, how do you really tell, that what a person puts up there as years of experience really is. Except going by honor

  8. So I Wore my Cap Today

    Katie5 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wait till it becomes practice at your place of

  9. should I have done an incident report?

    Katie5 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Is it normal for a person to drink out of a urinal especially a used one? Your response to that question should determine what your action should

  10. Budget-Cuts my Butt!

    Katie5 replied to HeroOfNone's topic in General Nursing

    The more expensive and well-kept the place looks, the more costumers you attract. If you're honest with yourself, if you need a procedure done, wouldn't you rather prefer the neat, more organized...

  11. Do doctors really yell at you, and get away with it?

    Katie5 replied to copyandpaste's topic in General Nursing

    No, not all doctors yell at you.I've never been yelled at. Most of the doctors I work with are nice and soft-spoken. This is just a fallacy people buy into with the media/shows exacerbating it...and...

  12. My proposed solution to being bullied, will it backfire on me?

    Katie5 replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Fight for your sanity as you must and should do.Though confrontation sometimes can have it's bad effects, I applaud you cos you seem to be in fighting spirits. That is good. Now, have you tried...

  13. Daytonite has passed away...

    Katie5 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow. I never met her but I am touched and very shocked. May her soul rest in peace.

  14. What happens now? Am I in trouble?

    Katie5 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't seem to me like an incident for sure..but thorough documentation would be in

  15. Where do people like me work?

    Katie5 replied to AggieNurse99's topic in General Nursing

    Please stay in your current place. You see all these qualities. Good, but give yourself a bit more time so that when you do change, it won't be because, "No one notices my qualities." but rather...

  16. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

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

    I posted before I'm sure but really propriety needs to go out the window here. It is only fitting and proper you give as good as you get. And pick out the toughest of the bunch when you do

  17. Med aides giving insulin

    Katie5 replied to smarti15's topic in General Nursing

    Nice. Be doubly sure as well that your CNA is one who pays utmost attention and does not have the readings mixed

  18. Do you admister oxygen on your floor to a pt complaing of chest pain?

    Katie5 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't mean that they are ignorant- it just means that they know no better. No one ever listens or wins in a heated argument anyways. Try teaching them calmly and if you have to, back it up with...

  19. New RN w/$99k debt - Pay Off Plan

    Katie5 replied to sozo's topic in General Nursing

    Why would anybody buy a new car if you're in debt?You cannot keep up with the Joneses if you're going to be

  20. Adoptive mom brings in pumped breastmilk to feed baby: what are your thoughts?

    Katie5 replied to redbeads's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Such true sports as friends:). How's the baby

  21. Cried at work today

    Katie5 replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    Or she may not or something. It's possible she's just elderly and not

  22. skirts to work

    Katie5 replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    Skirts are lovely. Don't base your decision based on what others think is proper, especially when it comes to matters like this. And what you think people may notice, people end up not paying...

  23. Addicted Nurses.. Who to blame !

    Katie5 replied to hoope's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody is to be blamed except the person involved. People need to learn to own their faults. Perhaps others may have in some unconscious( or perhaps) conscious way abetted the person involved. But...

  24. Told to work 7 days/week or lose job

    Katie5 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Think it, but don't show it. As in all things, if you show your desperation , people will take advantage. Not everyone is nice enough not

  25. Bullied by Charge Nurse? Or am I taking things to personally?

    Katie5 replied to mouseynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not really. I wouldn't think too much of it. Being assertive here and there may be needed. But nothing else much. You do have really great teammates who carry their weight. Ignore the three people...