CathyLew

CathyLew

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  1. Freezing cold- what can I wear under my scrubs?

    CathyLew replied to caffeineRx's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    silk long johns from LLBean....they are the best! wick away mosture (sweat) and make you feel like a million bucks. not bulky under

  2. Can you give me the darkside of working as a RN

    CathyLew replied to hathead91's topic in General Nursing

    my worst experiences I have had as working as a nurse had to do with life in general. The things that would have happend anyways, if I were a nurse or not. The dark side is there always...doesn't...

  3. Updating resume's for reconsideration

    CathyLew replied to 2busyb's topic in General Nursing

    well....if you already interviewed at the place, I don't think an updated resume would have any effect. and as far as the places you already turned a resume into....I think first impressions are...

  4. IV start gone bad

    CathyLew replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    had that once with a same day patient for a GB removal. She was nervouse, said she hated needles, etc... Had siezure like activity when I started her IV that lasted just a few seconds. then she woke...

  5. Control of controlled medications

    CathyLew replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    with our controled meds, the automated system prompts the user to do a blind count every time the cell is accessed. If the count is off, the nurse has a chance to re-count, if still off, it records...

  6. Automated medication dispensers

    CathyLew replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    MDG is the one we just purchased (half the price of Pixis, and has mobile med carts-or smart carts) They are the new kid on the block compared to the other vendors.

  7. How do you like report?

    CathyLew replied to Emery's topic in General Nursing

    heck, in my hospital, it dependend on the nurse I was reporting off to... which makes it hard to generalize! I knew nurse A wanted all lab results, and tests that were to be done that day.....Nurse...

  8. nurses injured on the job

    CathyLew replied to Wabanaki's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. you never know what lasting effects an injury will cause. I have 2 friends who were injured at work, and both lost out big time. One out of work, the other on restricted duty.... part...

  9. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    CathyLew replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    at our hospital if you are hired as a sitter, regardless of what your job title is, you get the sitter rate, and are only there to sit with the patient. You can hand them stuff--like things on their...

  10. Poor spelling in charting

    CathyLew replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch! I resemble that

  11. Wish us luck! survey tomorrow

    CathyLew posted a topic in General Nursing

    well, we got word our survey will be tomorrow. Sort of an unofficial heads up.... This is not JC, but their competition... DNV. Another accredidation organization. But it seems like everyone...

  12. Wish us luck! survey tomorrow

    CathyLew replied to CathyLew's topic in General Nursing

    good for you talking to staff. One of my big gripes is that upper management knows all the answers...but the surveyers ask the lower working stiffs the questions! let us know how you want the...

  13. Sample interview question re: confidentiality

    CathyLew replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask in the interview what is the chain of command or hyarchy in the facility. They didn't give enough info. Is this a staff member under you, or over you? If you are over that staff...

  14. Friends at work?

    CathyLew replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I took a charge nurse seminar once, and they said don't fall into the trap of having anyone under you a friend.... I thought that was awful. We are all professionals, or should be.... I have been...

  15. Who died and made Joint Commission "God"

    CathyLew replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the joint commission (tjc) operates voluntary accreditation programs for hospitals and other healthcare services. tjc certifies hospitals as having met the condition of participation required for...

  16. How can I put my credentials on a nametag without writing a book?

    CathyLew replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Just be happy if they spell your name right! I went for several years with my name misspelled on my first badge. And now I just got a new title, I was happy to have my name spelled right....but...

  17. Who died and made Joint Commission "God"

    CathyLew replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    One of the last times JC was at our hosp, they told us we were doing things the right way, just that our written polices were a mess. So we got dinged big time for that. hmmmm... so is it better to...

  18. Things pts do that make you want to go hit your ahead against a brick wall.

    CathyLew replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Oh the reach arround is older than the hills! you will see it time and time again! and sadly, someday, I feel we will all do

  19. Shaved Mons - Phenomenon

    CathyLew replied to recbest's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I fugured that was how it happend! and how many of those bare-back cases, were just .....honey, can you trim it up a bit? and they went

  20. Is it the hospitals responsibility to educate the public!!

    CathyLew replied to scootertrash nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a real small hospital... my father was the only Pharmacyst at that hospital when I was a kid... My mom had a hyster at the hosp when I was young. We could not go in and see her. Policy on...

  21. A rought night at work

    CathyLew replied to Jay,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Jay, you will find that almost every job has those high school click throw backs. those kids that would push arround people in the playground, on the bus, etc,....they grew up, and are still bullies....

  22. Is it the hospitals responsibility to educate the public!!

    CathyLew replied to scootertrash nurse's topic in General Nursing

    yes, the hospital is responisible, and as nurses you are responsible for education. Joe public is dumb. On almost every level. we have a no visitors under 12, and limit 2 visitors per room...

  23. Patient or Client?

    CathyLew replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm...because as nurses we are getting --!!Blanked!!--- as much as hookers? actually, some of our upper managment call our patients residents.... some of our frequent fliers do seem like they...

  24. I and Os!

    CathyLew replied to ChiSmile6's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a pump is put on a patient when not cleared when taken off the patient before. So the pt before may have been getting something at 150cc hr.... pump taken off, cleaned, but never cleared...

  25. Shaved Mons - Phenomenon

    CathyLew replied to recbest's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting post.... and how the heck does a 9 month pregnant woman even reach the