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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    Is it hard to get a RN job in the hospital after being a corrections nurse?

    katkonk replied to Kitten403's topic in Correctional

    Which skills are you talking about "losing" as a new grad? How many times have you started an IV or done wound care? Let's just give a brief overview of what we do in the correctional setting. We...
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    Male vs Female Prisons

    katkonk replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in both. The women are definitely more needy, and they have all the female things to deal with....menstrual problems and pregnancy (I am NOT a women's health-kinda nurse). What I saw...
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    Is it hard to get a RN job in the hospital after being a corrections nurse?

    katkonk replied to Kitten403's topic in Correctional

    Just a hint to the OP. It is rather bad form to post on a forum for CORRECTIONAL nurses, and say...oh, and I hear the nurses in prisons are the ones that hospitals won't hire.....????? Who did you...
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    FMLA

    katkonk replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    we have someone that when one FMLA runs out he gets another one for something else. around here all you need is a signed note by doctor. hmmmm....There are only 12 weeks of FMLA allowed per year -...
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    VERY POOR JUDGEMENT

    katkonk replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in Correctional

    You don't need a physician order to irrigate or change a catheter, unless there are specific orders not to do so. I would have irrigated it first, and if that yielded no results I would have changed...
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    evil.. just so evil...

    katkonk replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    Simply approach it as you would a s/e in any other M/S unit....ask the doctor for orders of Colace and laxative if the Colace fails. If she is telling the truth, then she could potentially get a...
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    Lawyer who is a nurse

    katkonk replied to Ms Tusevljak's topic in General Nursing

    You call them a lawyer. Anything else, as far as where you practice, is simply determined by who you want to work for and their focus. Unless you want a private practice. Just go through the steps...
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    adn going to rn-bsn right away

    katkonk replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question: No, it will not hurt your resume. Nurse recruiters will only need to know what you were doing in those years, and you simply tell them you were in school full time. And if...
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    Any nurses that work in Peds Oncology?

    katkonk replied to Courtcatt's topic in Oncology

    As with any specialty, I would say that you don't know until you get there. If it isn't for you, you will find out. To volunteer, contact the biggest nearest pediatric hospital that is close to you....
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    Can You Become A FNP Too Quickly?

    katkonk replied to rnmet's topic in General Nursing

    I have been to school with and worked with a LOT of NP's and PA's. I could not agree more. Well stated! However, I will be a little less politically correct. I believe that PA's get a superior...
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    What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    katkonk replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree.....I believe that, built into this site, there should be a separate category for those who are students, thinking about being students, waiting to be students, etc. Can we not get a...
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    A nurse is a family member too.

    katkonk replied to livinthedreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I am understanding this right, she called the ER to let them know they were WRONG, since they had told her that her uncle "was fully aware" of the circumstances. I would do the same thing. When...
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    I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    katkonk replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the link to the article. I had read this article many years ago, and have thought about it many times in my career, but have never re-read it. Very nice info. to keep
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    I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    katkonk replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If I remember my pharmacology correctly, it is tetracyclines that can become toxic after exposure to heat. I don't have time to research that, but that is why I remember that you can NEVER leave...
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    Oklahoma - seeking info on psych/correctional nursing

    katkonk replied to OKEnquirer's topic in Correctional

    Assuming you have a JD degree, why on earth would you want to get an LVN degree? You would want to seek your degree in a BSN program. They have fast tracks for people with BS and higher degrees...
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    How to respond to choking on bedridden geriatric patient

    katkonk replied to Ericm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You do know that you never feed anyone lying down, correct? You would always have them in a sitting position while feeding. ESPECIALLY with soft food and/or G-Tube
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    Salary question?

    katkonk replied to Lilli-Anna's topic in General Nursing

    If you just want to make a lot of money, get into business with a business degree, Tech degree, Human Resource
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    arterial line insertion by OR/PACU nurses

    katkonk replied to jrgrad1912's topic in PACU

    OH MY GOODNESS, I did not realize that thread was begun SOOO long
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    arterial line insertion by OR/PACU nurses

    katkonk replied to jrgrad1912's topic in PACU

    I think whether it is out of the scope of practice would be dependent on the HOSPITAL's policy. I do not believe it is beyond the scope of practice per the Nurse Practice Act as an RN WITH THE RIGHT...
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    Chamberlain college of nursing...arlington campus...

    katkonk replied to Kelbelle21's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I do not know of it, but I am not in Arlington. The main thing is make sure it is accredited with the proper agency. Have you looked on any site to make sure it is? Also, research (if possible) on...
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    Employment-When to disclose discipline case

    katkonk replied to angel h's topic in General Nursing

    As noted by a previous poster, usually on the online application it asks a question about that, so there is no hiding it. They will know from the very
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    Novice nurse needs help with action plan

    katkonk replied to Lunar's topic in General Nursing

    Wondering, original poster, what eventually
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    Prision Nursing Questions

    katkonk replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, I am shocked at how many responded that know absolutely nothing about corrections nursing. That would be like me commenting to someone asking questions about what it is like to work in NNICU!...
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    Certification in OHN Online

    katkonk replied to Neats's topic in Occupational Health

    I've been certified since the late '90s and the only certification that counts at all is the COHN (if ADN) or COHN-S (if BSN). All others are hooey. That is the certificate that employers are...
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    Moving

    katkonk replied to Nurse2184's topic in Washington Nursing

    JUST READ IT on the board of nursing