Katie5

Katie5

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  1. woot! Im RN Today

    Katie5 replied to alohanars18's topic in General Nursing

    Testify! Congrats

  2. Hopkins ER vs UMMC ICU

    Katie5 replied to Azriel1331's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Two choice offers. Good luck and think twice. Which one has more opportunity for advancement? Were you able to sample the work environment of

  3. I need advice before Wednesday

    Katie5 replied to kitkatRN's topic in General Nursing

    About the advice, you can simply wait and see, then you can tackle it. But, did you offer to go in immediately? In matters like this, the more time passes, the more it is allowed to

  4. I need advice before Wednesday

    Katie5 replied to kitkatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with above poster. The patient's pain was an 8-10 all night long. You really shouldn't offer- you should go in there and offer options on what could be done to lessen this patient's pain. Even...

  5. Took out wrong person's IV

    Katie5 replied to jess17's topic in General Nursing

    I just had a deep belly laughter. :rotfl:. How so very like a guy, from a guy's

  6. Took out wrong person's IV

    Katie5 replied to jess17's topic in General Nursing

    My dear, I'm only responding based on the post she made. Neither one of us was

  7. Why are nurses so hard on each other?

    Katie5 replied to Dragonsmack's topic in General Nursing

    You're not supposed to state the obvious. It takes away from the

  8. Took out wrong person's IV

    Katie5 replied to jess17's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse- "Can you take out her IV for me?" Student- "Yes. Hers?" "Okay. Whose?" I find it a bit weird, that you did not return any comment or even acknowledge the request in any way. But just lumbered...

  9. Why are nurses so hard on each other?

    Katie5 replied to Dragonsmack's topic in General Nursing

    I fail to see how that phrase about "being human nature" is no more an assumption that what the OP wrote. "Big fat bully"? How stereotypical is that. "Just because one is big doesn't mean one should...

  10. Why are nurses so hard on each other?

    Katie5 replied to Dragonsmack's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sweat the small stuff. Life is full of things that can cause stress, you've got to draw the line somewhere on what's going to make you upset or

  11. nurses hide from high-needs pt

    Katie5 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing

    I don't fault that nurse(s) one

  12. Alright to have your husband start an IV on your patient?

    Katie5 replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we create more to situations than there really are 1. Was the husband a certified and practising RN? 2. Was the patient a hard stick and did he get the IV going? 3. Was there proper...

  13. Patient asks my opinion...what's appropriate???

    Katie5 replied to jorla9903's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm sometimes people just wants things explained to them in layman's terms.Again, I don't know how if I'm already hyperventilating from having surgery in the first instance, you'd give me( most...

  14. Patient asks my opinion...what's appropriate???

    Katie5 replied to jorla9903's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, that was the word I need-

  15. Patient asks my opinion...what's appropriate???

    Katie5 replied to jorla9903's topic in General Nursing

    This is where therapeutic counseling comes in. The patient already is leaning towards one option but wants to hear the question being asked of him/her. Things are sometimes put in greater perspective...

  16. Too many people who think they know everything!!

    Katie5 replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in General Nursing

    Then that someone did not truly want that opportunity.Desire backed by faith, knows no such word as impossible. So even reading it on internet should not limit the person. Fight for your

  17. Too many people who think they know everything!!

    Katie5 replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in General Nursing

    This is totally totally digressing from topic, but I see and hear this all too often. The English language has officially been murdered! What happened to past participle tenses? "Could have gone"...

  18. Scared Of Bullying

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

    Truer words have never been written. But then, that's all they are...words. (Not to digress but as I typed this, I sort of envisioned the president saying,"Just words...words matter). But I digress....

  19. Charting

    Katie5 replied to nurseshante's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, did you have to shorten almost every

  20. pls help

    Katie5 replied to hopeless case's topic in General Nursing

    Lol. YOU have the internet at your finger-tips. It's amazing what it can do for you, when you put it to the

  21. Question about submitting resume? do you include references

    Katie5 replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    Over-kill. Let them ask for references. First impression counts-you get a chance to wow them on first interview and then they want to find out more about you. Kinda like a first date- you don't tell...

  22. Best Way to Leave a Job after a Short stint at It?

    Katie5 replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOO..Role reversal. "Not a good fit." She'd probably have bug's

  23. Backbiting

    Katie5 replied to celticgirl's topic in General Nursing

    If you're not part of the problem or part of the solution, then you DON'T NEED to know about it! It's as simple as that. Backbiting continues because there are people with "ears" to

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

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

    Now dear, it's time to stand up for yourself- when you work situation begins to affect your home life, then it becomes unacceptable. So now, you're no longer fighting to get respect at work, it has...

  25. New to ER nursing....wondering if I made a huge mistake?

    Katie5 replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    You have to go with you gut feelings. If you think you made a mistake, you most likely did. Try to get another opinion next time when in doubt. It's okay to do