katkonk BSN, RN

Occupational health, Corrections, PACU

Have been exclusively in Occ Health for the past five years, and at this point I don't forsee going back to any type of nursing other than Occ Health. Never say never...but..

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    Nurse being above emptying a foley catheter bag??!!

    katkonk replied to LPNfurever's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, stupid nurses come in all shapes, sizes, and ages....and experience levels. You will meet many of them in your journey. I think it probably would have been good to say something like..."I...
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    What do you do when you see a CO obviously abusing an inmate?

    katkonk replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    Hi there. I have a question that is just the opposite, but along the same lines. I will post it as a new post. I had a situation where the c/o's refused to do something....sort of abuse by...
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    New to Houston, looking for good Agency

    katkonk replied to Chellzy's topic in Agency Nurses

    Did you ever find an answer...saw this was posted in Sept. If you still don't have an answer, email me. I work through 3 different agencies here in
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    Agency inbetween travel assignments

    katkonk replied to Myrooo's topic in Agency Nurses

    I work both through Maxim and Supplemental. Both are good. The guys at Maxim really hustle and are VERY nice, but Supplemental often brings in more assignments. I don't think you could go wrong...
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    Housing difficulty

    katkonk replied to I love the OR's topic in Agency Nurses

    How inexpensive is inexpensive. El Paso has much lower rental rates than much of the country. If apartments are within your budget, try apartments.com and for rent.com, etc. Just search under apts....
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    Calif. corrections-how is staff/care structured in CA prisons?

    katkonk replied to katkonk's topic in Correctional

    Okay....I am still curious. I never got any replies from any Calif. nurses, and I am very curious about how it all works out there. Many thanks, in advance, to whoever answers.....ANY of the...
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    Elderly inmates needing skilled nursing care

    katkonk replied to ~~RN~~'s topic in Correctional

    Texas has one that I know of, but I think there may be more than one (It is a huge state- and part of the state has another contractor providing health services.) The one that I am familiar with is...
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    What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?

    katkonk replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    Hi. Just a reminder that those nurses who have not worked in a correctional facility don't really know how things operate which is what she said. I don't think any nurse who has not walked into a...
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    PACU charting, please help!!!

    katkonk replied to roziepig's topic in PACU

    Charting by exception and the Aldrete score is what it is all about in PACU. Don't narrative note if things are addressed in the other section (checking boxes in the charting by exception). With...
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    Small, rural hospital: OR RN's recovering their own patients

    katkonk replied to wilbur1's topic in PACU

    I agree with above (wise) nurses. You are right, PACU has a different set of skills than an OR nurse, although sometimes some nurses have done both (but that is a rarity). Since the management that...
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    Transfer of ABD Sx pts from stretcher to bed?

    katkonk replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    I think it is a good idea to use the slider board on most "big surgery" patients. It minimizes the strain on the patient, and even more importantly, it decreases the wear and tear and possibility of...
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    OHN overwhelming at times!!!

    katkonk replied to Jasil's topic in Occupational Health

    The one thing that she can do right now to help herself is to set the boundaries on the 24/7 call. She would want to make sure she is "on the same page" as her supervisors and human resources before...
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    OHN overwhelming at times!!!

    katkonk replied to Jasil's topic in Occupational Health

    You are correct, the first part sounds pretty standard for an OHN. However, all the ownership of the safety stuff is definitely taking on the safety department's job. It sounds like they simply have...
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    Does anyone work for Maxim Staffing Solutions?

    katkonk replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    I have been working for both Maxim and Supplemental since late 2008. My recruiters at both places do a good job. I have had a more difficult time with trying to get reimbursement for expenses such...
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    Very Excited :)

    katkonk replied to lvnhopeful's topic in Correctional

    Thank you very much for the explanation. I have been working in Texas corrections (through an agency), but they do not have a similar title, so I wondered what that label "safety" nurse meant....
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    Very Excited :)

    katkonk replied to lvnhopeful's topic in Correctional

    Just for my own information....what does a safety nurse do. I am unsure what the job description
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    Can't get passed Med/Surg

    katkonk replied to Nani 312's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so not everyone is cut out to be a nurse. So, don't worry about what the other people think, it is your life. When you have taken a path that turns out to be the wrong one, everyone feels a...
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    Unique job for new grad...

    katkonk replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

    Another thought... I think you could check with one of your professors at the university you are attending and likely turn your Central America experience that you are going to embark on, into a...
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    Where are there Nursing Schools that aren't as Impacted as California?

    katkonk replied to deeray02's topic in General Nursing

    Call UTMB (University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston). They are hiring like crazy to rebuild the staff in Galveston after Hurricane Ike shut down the hospital for a long time. UTMB does all...
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    For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    katkonk replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

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    For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    katkonk replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Start with the basics. First, if you function better on an antidepressant, then get one that does not have sexual side effects; i.e. wellbutrin or pristique, etc. In order to function properly, you...
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    Do you start IV's on inmates?

    katkonk replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    In Southeast Texas, we start IV's all the time; for Vanc. infusions, lots and lots of rehydration due to the heat during the summer and lack of A/C in the prison. Anytime we are sending someone out...
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    Is your infirmary busy?

    katkonk replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    ReddellRN and Eirene, just curious: which states do you practice in? I like to compare descriptions of which nurses do what from state to state.
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    Web site for federal prisons??/

    katkonk replied to RobLPN's topic in Correctional

    you can look at federal nursing jobs in general if you go to opm.gov, then to USA jobs, type in key words and ...there you are. That site has VA jobs, research jobs, every kind of nurse job you can...
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    New Nurse Grad with no prospects of work

    katkonk replied to nurse2009's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    When I graduated in the mid-90's, we were going through a similar "market contraction". The big teaching hospitals were only hiring those students who had been working for them as a student nurse....