Katie5

Katie5

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  1. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    Katie5 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW wow wow...slow slow. Now you're pushing it. Being courteous, she may CHOOSE to let you remain where on your particular floor. But she has EVERY right to relocate you where she deems

  2. Missed a call for an on-call shift

    Katie5 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Really? That's illogical justification- I bet when one is out of a job, that 26dollars becomes good enough. No one asked her to remain awake all night long- the only thing required of her was to be...

  3. Missed a call for an on-call shift

    Katie5 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    If you're on call,m I believe that should be for the whole duration of your shift.You should also let them have your home phone. All the rest are just

  4. One word...one more word about jobs in healthcare..

    Katie5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...and I'll eat a chocolate bar! And that's extreme:D. Ok enough about healthcare having jobs, it's getting tooo old plus annoying....

  5. Getting upset at work

    Katie5 replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    It happened, you got over it. The next step now is to handle your colleagues,( depending on how they are). Put on a bold front and get back to work. Remember, it happened and you got over it- no...

  6. is rape reportable?

    Katie5 replied to Holly.G's topic in General Nursing

    A 16-year old boy, did you say? I guess they teach them younger each year. Talk about warped

  7. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    Katie5 replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    I bet it is not just the younger generations but older ones too that love their blackberries. Being younger, means you get attributed more

  8. Anxious... Will I have my job if not hired for new job?

    Katie5 replied to bsunurse23's topic in General Nursing

    It's all the more suspicious because your manager did not inquire as to why you wanted to leave her unit and

  9. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    Katie5 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Any other job, where I had a chance to play power dressing:). Since in this, I must remain in a cocoon( scrubs), then in another, I want a chance to become a butterfly(

  10. The All-Important Bedside Manner.

    Katie5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you're in nursing and you have to deal with patients and their families on a daily basis, then you know what I mean. It's that approach that is welcoming and yet professional manner you have with...

  11. how can we fix healthcare if ppl keep abusing the system?

    Katie5 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on which side you're looking at it from- another could argue, that people abuse healthcare because it isn't fixed.

  12. Student Nurses opinion in online chat VS. being reported to Board of Re

    Katie5 replied to buddha619's topic in General Nursing

    Truer words have not been

  13. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    Katie5 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't be asking us- we don't know the answers to that. You should be asking your preceptor- she's the one doing the yelling.( And may see something you don't or may just be her...

  14. Almost made my first medication order while on orientation how do you get over it.

    Katie5 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's okay. "Almost" is the word here. Don't let fear get a hold of you. You realised your mistake, go with it from there:) We can't always predict situations but we can and should decide what...

  15. Ok.. so.... what state PAYS the best for an RN in your opinion?

    Katie5 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    Low

  16. Night Shift Blues

    Katie5 replied to MissyRN83's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is brutal when it comes to work...ANY kind of work. Moreso, in a profession that requires all your concentration and no half measures. For those of you that work nights and love it, I...

  17. What's your "to-go-to" book?

    Katie5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a palm, but I'm thinking of a quick reference medical textbook that I can quickly flip through and find drugs, medical diagnoses, disease process that i'm looking for? So what book do you...

  18. What's your "to-go-to" book?

    Katie5 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Is that just the

  19. LTC versus Hospital?

    Katie5 replied to critical thinker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you can, look for a hospital. You will be more grounded with a healthy dose of

  20. Best Doc Stories

    Katie5 replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing stories y'all have here. Doctors are amazing and God is AWESOME- we need to remember

  21. are there alot of cliques on your nursing floor?

    Katie5 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    My advice to you- look for the dominant of the clique. You don't have to be buddy-buddy, but develop a communicatop rapport with her, and you'll have someone unconsciously giveing you a say. It's hard...

  22. are there alot of cliques on your nursing floor?

    Katie5 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Cliques are not always necessarily a bad thing. You have people you connect more with and so drift towards them. It becomes bad, when it singles out another and oppresses

  23. Do u think of inovative ways of doing your job as nurse?

    Katie5 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I like to vary the routine so as not to get stuck in a rut. If you do this one week, try and vary. And plus, it lets you see what way works better. I try to remember one thing, that just because...

  24. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    Katie5 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    It still remains what it is- fear of something happening. How do you propose she continue work if she has that looming over her shoulders. Why not take the bull by the horns? Does submerging her...

  25. If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    Katie5 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    I may not agree with what you say nor how you say it, But I do recognize your right to say it. I give you kudos for your staunch support of your girlfriend and her