katgross57

katgross57 has 26 years experience and specializes in orthopedics, psychiatry, med-surg.

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1. Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

   katgross57 replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

   I am a school nurse and frequently have kids complanning with sore throat. I can smell strep a mile away. It smells like rancid meat. Even though nurses can't diagnose, I usually recommend a doctor's visit for any student with even mild redness and t...

2. Sick of floor nursing, what now?

   katgross57 replied to r0seRN's topic in Career Support

   Hi. I was like you, in that I never cared for hospital nursing. I drifted from med-surg to oncology to nephrology to urology, and finally psychiatry. I did enjoy psychiatry, but I found out after years of nursing, that acute care was just not my nic...