Katie5

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  1. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    Katie5 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me. Not to degrade anybody, but there's a reason why one profession goes to school longer and studies more. Just like RNs cannot be paid Physicians' fees, why should it be any different from...

  2. Nurse with very strange behavior.

    Katie5 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, how quick, we are to diagnose. Is it any wonder

  3. Do you think I should change my major?...PLEASE HELP?!

    Katie5 replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Such innocence:). Why not look for something to do on the side while you continue to your dreams. Hope deferred does not mean delayed.If you want it badly enough, it will come.I said a little prayer...

  4. I need 50 ways to get out of my med surg job.

    Katie5 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    "The grass is always greener on the other side" syndrome...but wait darn it!. "You will never know until you've tried"... Or..or, how about, "You don't know what you have until you lose it... but...

  5. Ugh...mini-rant

    Katie5 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Only goes to show that doctors are humans too- they forget. Which is why there is the checks and balance of us helping

  6. Forced to Quit My Job To Follow My Dreams

    Katie5 replied to Queenqmw's topic in General Nursing

    I love conversations like this. The Lord will NEvER give you more than you can bear. To paraphrase Mathew 19:26- "ALL things are possible with

  7. RN going back to be a medical assistant

    Katie5 replied to nurse441's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you. Whatever happened to scope of practice? Especially if you weren't hired under that license.You didn't pay for an RN, you paid for a MA. And as such, you get what you paid for- the only...

  8. Happy New Year

    Katie5 replied to AngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hear hear! Happy new year, my cyber family. Each of you have contributed, in part, to the knowledge I hold today. I never knew, that I never

  9. Feel like throwin' in the towel!

    Katie5 replied to ljb2584's topic in General Nursing

    I'm

  10. Going to hospitals in person-- yes or no?

    Katie5 replied to RN1298's topic in General Nursing

    It's a tough world out there, but be tougher still.Don't let one person discourage

  11. Going to hospitals in person-- yes or no?

    Katie5 replied to RN1298's topic in General Nursing

    YEs. I am all for going to the hospital in person. Don't be a number, be a name with the number.Plus every time ( at least for me), you step into that environment, it rejuvenates you all over again on...

  12. Bitter endings, sweet beginnings, and blessings in disguise.

    Katie5 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats Sarahbeth. When a door closes, God is always working behind the scene to ensure that a window definitely opens. Everything always has a way of coming around in ways we never thought possible....

  13. Post here about your new grad hiring woes....

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

    try not to feel hat way- she's your mother. one can only hope that when you get a job, you'd be twice as kind in repaying her. how can you mooch off your mother? that just seems funny to me, the...

  14. No return call from nurse manager, should I keep calling?

    Katie5 replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why call?You work at the place right?Go there in person. To get what you want, you must do what you have never done.Take the bull by the horn and do a casual drop by( with all your

  15. Looking for fellow black nurses!

    Katie5 replied to jtmonique's topic in General Nursing

    Some things should never be argued about, namely 1. Religion 2. Race 3. Whose Mother-in-law is more evil. Ok, the last one was a joke to lighten the

  16. Where did you learn all of the acronyms??

    Katie5 replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    *Shakes head* Just learned that one.

  17. Looking for fellow black nurses!

    Katie5 replied to jtmonique's topic in General Nursing

    I've been silently reading but just had to comment on this post- What exactly is it that seriously galls you about this thread? Why not calm down, sit back and let it happen? It seems to me like you...

  18. did your job give you a holiday gift??

    Katie5 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's

  19. Holiday Season and Weight management

    Katie5 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Ok this is the season of giving and we know all those family members that love to give. But darn, how does one maintain weight with all the delicious nibblings going on.What's a girl to

  20. Am I crazy because I love med surg???

    Katie5 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Love it away. Med/Surg was my first clinical love, albeit I couldn't practice it with the going ons now. But by GOD's grace, will still go back to it. I have a calling for where I am now and I am...

  21. Lovin Emergency Nursing....................BUT

    Katie5 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    Aha moment! That explains why I haven't been getting the "fodder" anymore. I've always hated gossip and I'm of the mindset that whoever gossips to you about someone else will definitely gossip about...

  22. How do you count liquid narcotics?

    Katie5 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Put it on a flat surface, eye-ball it and read it off. Pour into a measuring cup?!!!Is she trying to contaminate the medication? So how often would she expect to do

  23. Holiday Season and Weight management

    Katie5 replied to Katie5's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Are those calorie things for real?Because sometimes I'm blown away.Simply blown away. 300calories in one round sweet not bigger that my little pinkie.When I can consume so much more on 300calories....

  24. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    Katie5 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    With what? I understand that people can be very resourceful especially when they are determined. But with what are they attempting these hangings? I think that should be looked into too. I pray that...

  25. Death of the Physical Assessment

    Katie5 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Did you mean to write