CeilingCat ASN, RN

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    Tubal Ligation Failure

    CeilingCat replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let anyone make you feel bad. People who want babies don't understand what it feels like NOT to want one. I'm personally in a situation right now where I absolutely don't want kids, and...
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    How scary was your fist clinical experience?

    CeilingCat replied to aem31's topic in General Students

    I realized that everyone in my group was as lost as I was. 1st clinicals was at LTC. Thankfully the aides were around, and I was able to ask mine a million questions. She must've thought I was...
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    What do you hate the most about nursing school?

    CeilingCat replied to Jewl's topic in General Students

    I'm having a problem with the subjectivity of it. I am graded on what the instructor's personal opinion on some things are. They don't teach me why they'd come to such a conclusion. Or instructor A...
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    For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    CeilingCat replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    A piece of land somewhere really quiet and rural, perhaps a mountaintop in WV. Or even better, a vacation cottage. A small-but-reliable motor home. And the hot tub idea sounds great,
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    Dear future nursing students,

    CeilingCat replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure if you posted this in jest or as a vent or as a serious piece of advice. If it's serious advice, it sounds like the problem isn't the other students. There will always be someone...
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    Co-worker selling her own prescription meds!

    CeilingCat replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    People sell or give away Rx drugs all the time. The best you can probably do here is to educate her. If she doesn't want to hear it, you've done what you can. Short of calling the police (with no...
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    Mobbing support - threats, hostile work environment

    CeilingCat replied to NurseBrittney's topic in General Nursing

    Stop hiding from them. LET them become verbally abusive. LET one of them touch you. Because from now on you'll carry a notepad and jot down everything inappropriate other nurses say. Then you'll have...
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    student with fibro + bad shift hours = flare up

    CeilingCat replied to CeilingCat's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Nobody has any suggestions or words of support?
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    Lied on...what to do?

    CeilingCat replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    Don't assume someone was lying. It's so easy for a syringe to fall or be moved. You should not have left the room without it in the Sharps container or your hand. Chalk it up to a learning...
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    Spouse Turning Nonsupportive During NP School

    CeilingCat replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    If you quit school, you'll not only be shortchanging yourself & your kids, you will always resent him. If you keep going to school but don't do anything for him, he'll keep resenting you. So...
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    Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    CeilingCat replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Some might say it'll illegal for nurses to strike because of the general risk to public safety. But the flip side of that is, who looks out for nurses rights who are forced to work? Is the only...
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    got yelled at today- for volunteering

    CeilingCat replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    Well... technically she was right. You AREN'T there to volunteer. Not that it's wrong that volunteering can help with finding a job, but she may have felt you didn't understand why you should be...
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    How to not suck at clinical

    CeilingCat replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    Pay close attention to your individual clinical instructor: what does she seem to focus on? What is important to her? What does she say to bring to the facility? I found that preparing well the...
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    Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    CeilingCat replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I say WHAT nursing shortage?! Right now everyone is in a hiring freeze. Those who are hiring tend to want years of experience. If you're a new grad, forget it. Even the internship jobs are...
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    This is a shocker

    CeilingCat replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    I'll wait for the other side of the story. Before we go on a witch hunt against fellow nurses, let's wait and see what the investigation finds. There might be an issue of confusion or delirium...
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    How did you afford to go to nursing school? (nursing ed. loan) I feel so overwhelmed.

    CeilingCat replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I go to a community college, which in total will cost me about $5k including books to get my R.N. Can you look at state universities? Community colleges? Or perhaps getting most of your...
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    Healthcare Reform-ER

    CeilingCat replied to latebloomer74's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have what might be a stupid question, but are we sure there is a PCP shortage nationwide? Or is it like this supposed "nursing shortage" we keep hearing about but now that I'm in nursing, I fail...
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    Missed a call for an on-call shift

    CeilingCat replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    What's done is done. No sense losing sleep over it. What matter is what you'll do to prevent it from happening again. If it were me, I'd give them my home phone #. Get an answering machine and...
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    Re: Noise Levels While Studying

    CeilingCat replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    It's one thing if the "noise" is a radio I turned on low in the background to a station I like. But usually noise is the rowdy students in the library who are so busy laughing loudly amongst...
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    Study Groups: Their structure & benefits

    CeilingCat replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Find one person with similar goals as you, i.e. if you're hoping for A's don't pair up with the disinterested C student. A study group doesn't have to be 4-5 people... and sometimes smaller works...
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    Unemployed Associates and Bachelors RNs

    CeilingCat replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in General Nursing

    I had a far easier time getting my bachelor's in computer science than getting my associates (for R.N.) in nursing. I also needed almost 2 years worth of pre-reqs before I could even apply for the...
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    when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    CeilingCat replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I miss them, too. I think they're
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    Co-worker eats like a cave woman...

    CeilingCat replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's your place to decide how others should eat. If you find it offensive, just go somewhere else to eat. Is it unprofessional for her not to use utensils? Maybe... but is it...
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    Pre employment physical while pregnant?

    CeilingCat replied to xaymi's topic in General Nursing

    You're setting yourself up to be seen as sneaky or dishonest when, once hired, they discover your big secret. If you lie to them in the process of the health screening, I'd wonder if this might...
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    Fish Oil and Fibromyalgia/Arthritis/Chronic Pain

    CeilingCat replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you want Omega 3's without the odor, expense, and possible contaminants of fish, then check out flax oil. But there is a big debate though about how much additional supplementation we really...