CrazyCatLadyRN

CrazyCatLadyRN BSN, RN

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  1. Are you so busy that you don't get a lunch break?

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to cashew1's topic in General Nursing

    I am on month 6 of my nursing career on a busy progressive care/ tele unit. I think I can count on one hand how many times I ate lunch in the break room, and I think they were during orientation when...

  2. Fl. educated nurses

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to SBurns's topic in Florida Nursing

    Spring 2011 BSN Kaplan (program made us use it) passed first time with 75

  3. New grad position in S. Florida???

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to jmi0886's topic in Florida Nursing

    Im in the district (broward health) All of the hospitals in the district are really great

  4. New grad position in S. Florida???

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to jmi0886's topic in Florida Nursing

    south florida is really hard right now. I was lucky enough to get a job down here right after graduation but that wasn't so for several of my other friends. My nurse manager explained to me that in...

  5. Transfusing blood

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    oh and we stay with the pt for the full first 15 minutes. Great time to do some

  6. Transfusing blood

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was taught prime with NS then clamp that. Then open the blood tubing and let it run until it gets to the end of the tube then clamp again. Attach to pt and turn on. Why would you have to wait for 15...

  7. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work nights on a surgical stepdown/tele unit and our ratio is 1:5-7. We typically have 1-2 PCA's and 22-27 pts. It's kind of nuts. It feels like I'm constantly treading water with 6 and like I want...

  8. IV Push through cvc with triple lumen

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to ksl777's topic in General Nursing

    can you be running the heparin through the same cvc anyway? on my unit I am pretty sure we always have to use a whole separate IV access site for a heparin drip. Never stop the heparin! We just had an...

  9. shift organization....HELP

    CrazyCatLadyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    SO I'm a new graduate and I'm all done with orientation but I feel like I still can't get a handle on how to start out my shift. Typically I get my pt assignment and make a quick round to say hello...

  10. PBDS test . How to prepare?

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital if you are on a tele floor you have to take the basic arrythmias test if have either taken a BA course or you have already worked on a tele floor. There wasn't any interpretation on the...

  11. Nursing Research Topics! Any Ideas?

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to judieli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We had to do one every semester in my program for clinicals. I did one on pressure ulcer prevention once. I actually found a quantitative article on preventative measures. It was evaluating the...

  12. Preceptor gift

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to stumaxtan's topic in General Nursing

    I gave my preceptor a gift (female). I am a new grad and I feel like she pretty much taught me how to be a nurse in 9 weeks ;-) It really is nuts how much you learn when you start to work. I got her a...

  13. Night Shift Nursing

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to mooremds's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have a pretty big shift diff too..... it comes out to be about an extra 600-700 dollars a month....while I don't have kids, I'm DEFINITELY taking advantage of

  14. Night Shift Nursing

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to mooremds's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've worked about 4 night shifts now. I am a new grad and just got off orientation. So far, it's been alright, but there have definitely been some struggles. While I haven't had a really hard time...

  15. shift organization....HELP

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for all the advice! I'm definitely trying to not be so crazy about charting everything right away. We have computers mounted to the walls in all of our pts rooms, so it does make things a...

  16. Maintaining EMT-B cert as an RN

    CrazyCatLadyRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I got my EMT-B certification last summer and just finished my RN license this summer. My question is how do I maintain my EMT-B cert without working as an EMT? I work in the hospital on a...

  17. Any S.Florida EMT's here?

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to IndecisiveInMiami's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm an EMT-B and nurse. I did EMT-B in bewtween my second and third semester of nursing school. I loved it! I went to Palm Beach State College, the instructors were great. They have the highest pass...

  18. 2nd week in Nursing school and freaking out

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to ekullerd's topic in General Students

    Does your instructor give you objectives to know for each chapter? It's a requirement for a lot of schools, just so that teaching is more organized and you know what you are being held accountable...

  19. advice for RN student

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to nursingstudent_2012's topic in General Nursing

    When I did my NICU experience it was basically just a observation day within our L&D rotation. The nurse went over assessments with us and she let us help put in OG tube in a baby. I wouldn't...

  20. First RN job in a LTC facility.....help me

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to KarriRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    there's a nurse on my floor (surgical tele) that spent like 30 years in LTC and just made the switch last year to hospital. She seems to be doing fine with it. I'm also a new grad (yay c/o 2011 !) and...

  21. 3rd week as an RN!

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to an MD or pt family and feeling like you really have no idea what's going

  22. 3rd week as an RN!

    CrazyCatLadyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    SO I am now in my 3rd week of orientation of my first nursing job. Everything has gone super fast....graduated, took boards, and started work all within like a month and a half. These three weeks have...

  23. 3rd week as an RN!

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks guys! I told my preceptor that I really wanted to work on getting the plan of care down for my patients and putting it all together and she told me not to worry about it right now. Maybe I'm...

  24. What would you do scenarios in job interview...what were yours?

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to DolceVita's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got asked a scenario on chest pain management, customer service issues, and delegation/ working with

  25. New grad nurses- what did you do to get hired?

    CrazyCatLadyRN replied to bornthisway's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hit the pavement. With all the job applications online for hospitals, I think it's important to give yours a face. The day or two after you apply online, walk into HR and give them a HARDCOPY of your...