Bobbkat

Bobbkat

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  1. how did they pass theyre boards??

    Bobbkat replied to reginachanana2660's topic in General Nursing

    You're kidding? All that idiotic argument for a situation that you MADE UP? Seriously, it isn't even worth a response. Stay away from my patients.

  2. CNA scope of practice

    Bobbkat replied to deemalt's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was never a CNA, and being a nurse in the NICU our PCA's cannot record any sort of pain value, because the only way to complete it is through assessment and interpretation of patient signs, so this...

  3. 12 hr Night shifters who use day care?

    Bobbkat replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    I use daycare, but only during the day. My husband is home at night and on weeekends. When he gets up for work, he gets our daughter ready and takes her to daycare. Then I get home, sleep, and they...

  4. Is it out of the norm to apply to multiple hospitals?

    Bobbkat replied to Nevran's topic in General Nursing

    I applied all over the place. While it would be ideal to be able to pick and choose the hospital you would like to work at, the reality of the situation in our current economy is that as a new nurse...

  5. considering Nursing: questions

    Bobbkat replied to ccparsons11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work in the Neonatal ICU, with sick/preemie/not transitioning to life well babies. I interact with the new moms as they visit the babies, but I do not nurse them. My patient population varies from...

  6. How do you address your patients?

    Bobbkat replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, in the NICU I call them 'snugglebunny', 'stinkpants' or any number of other terms of endearment:p. I've been known to call them 'Mr. or Miss last name' though, if I don't know their first name...

  7. Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    Bobbkat replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught how to do IV's in nursing school, but not venipuncture. I think the rationale was that if you could start an IV, you could do venipuncture as well. I do venipuncture on my unit. I'm in...

  8. Best way to get into the neonatal unit when I graduate?

    Bobbkat replied to magichospital's topic in General Nursing

    Find out if there is a local unit you can volunteer in while you are in school. Many have cuddler programs, where you could go into the unit and snuggle some of the crankier clientele. There are...

  9. Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

    Bobbkat replied to mariposabella's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Heck, I can make 80-90 K as a nurse in my part of the country. I question why she says that CNM's are only needed in Kentucky? I'm originally from Michigan, and they seemed to be plentiful there....

  10. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    Bobbkat replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I'm oddly enough pretty decent with IV's, but terrible at doing draws. I cross my fingers that we WON'T be doing a septic work-up whenever I'm up for first admit on the unit, because I just KNOW I'll...

  11. Hypothetical New Grad Residency Pregnancy Question

    Bobbkat replied to Cinquefoil's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently pregnant and in a residency program, though mine only consists of classes once a month for a year. I'll be missing the last 3 months of my classes, but my facillitators don't seem to...

  12. Stethoscopes?

    Bobbkat replied to luvnhim's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We weren't allowed anything except for sprague stethoscopes in nursing school. Everyone who had went out and bought a fancy one was pretty disappointed. The instructors reasoning was that we didn't...

  13. What is your MYERS BRIGGS personality, and what area of nursing are you going into?

    Bobbkat replied to cdrcan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm an RN, not a pre-nursing student, but I've been browsing the forums. I'm an ENFP, NICU nurse. Our unit is big, with so many nurses that we definately run the gamut on personality

  14. Nurses with families...how do you manage??

    Bobbkat replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    I have a wonderful husband, a 3 year old, and am 8 months pregnant with another. When I work nights I get about four hours of sleep if I am off the following night. I wake up around 12-1, get on...

  15. States without reciprocity requirements??

    Bobbkat replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that Connecticut requires any RN work hours to obtain licensure by endorsement. We aren't a compact state, you would have to apply for

  16. Not scared of the doctors

    Bobbkat replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    I was never taught that calling docs was a scary thing while I was in school. The doctors and nurses on our unit have a great relationship. We all call each other by our first names, and have...

  17. Night shift and mom RN's...will it be ok???

    Bobbkat replied to kimbalotz's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 3 year old, and am 7 months pregnat with #2. I love nights. When I work a 12 hour day shift, I don't see my daughter at all. I leave before she wakes up, and get home after bed time. When...

  18. Do you stop infusion "for a walk?"

    Bobbkat replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Since my patients aren't mobile, it's not a prob for me. I know as a patient once I was allowed to walk around with my antibiotics running. I just wheeled the pole around the floor with

  19. How did you choose your first nursing job???

    Bobbkat replied to jaznia15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BTW-glad to hear things have turned around in Georgia. I remember hearing it was pretty bad there last year when I was in the midst of my own job

  20. How did you choose your first nursing job???

    Bobbkat replied to jaznia15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I submitted about 200 aps, not picky at all about when, where, or what. My nursing job chose

  21. How important is it for nurses to have knowledge of Nutrition?

    Bobbkat replied to NutraNurse's topic in General Nursing

    In general, yes important. To my particular specialty (NICU), not important at

  22. NICU nurses working on Peds

    Bobbkat replied to schoolnurseadmin's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We float too. We are supposed to only float to infant/toddler if we are gong to a general peds floor, and we are supposed to only get babies....but. Sometimes we get older kids, and sometimes we are...

  23. Night shift and Sleeping

    Bobbkat replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    I have never fallen asleep on nights. I work in a hospital. We have one PCA on nights that is notorius for sleeping in the break room. It's obnoxious. She comes to work, does close to nothing,...

  24. New grad...ER or NICU?

    Bobbkat replied to Shanlee79's topic in General Nursing

    If you are offered both, but aren't completely sure that you want to stick to NICU, I'd take the ED. I'm in the NICU, and while I love, love it, I realize that one day if I want to switch...

  25. how long to take off after a baby?

    Bobbkat replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm due in 2 months, planning on taking 12 weeks off, then I'll be back to work. I plan on taking my pump to work and pumping. We always have lot's of staff in various states of pregnancy/maternity...