kathy313

kathy313

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  1. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    kathy313 replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You're in Cali, I'm guessing. (lol...the name gives it away). I've seen so many listings for CNA and Medical Assistant. When there are LVN positions posted, I'm sure they're flooded with apps. And...

  2. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    kathy313 replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked as an aide at an LTC, then as a tech at a hospital before I became an LPN. I took the CNA course at the nursing home, basic stuff (adls, lifting...) when I started at the hospital, I...

  3. Nurses who also work as Paramedics??

    kathy313 replied to redheadludi's topic in General Nursing

    We had an ambulance transport service (from stable to high acuity) that employed medics and nurses. They would transport to/from nursing homes or from hospital to hospital. My ex is a firefighter/emt,...

  4. To be a RN or a LPN???

    kathy313 replied to Chanelle's topic in General Nursing

    I really think it depends on your state. I had no problem in Ohio as an LPN finding a job. Here in California, different story. Still looking after almost six months, I have some decent experience...

  5. Do you feel like you do enough?

    kathy313 replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    Were you an aide prior to becoming a nurse? That was my problem, I felt the same as you, finding someone to do it could take longer than actually doing it. I had also worked in an e.d., so we pretty...

  6. Rudeness by physicians!! Anyone else experienced this?

    kathy313 replied to aussiemom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was acting as unit secretary in the e.d. one night, I had calls out to a doc r/t one of his patients who was going to be admitted, he wasn't calling back....the e.d. doc was furious (that was his...

  7. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    kathy313 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    You should speak to the manager about her behavior. If she's not reporting it when a patient needs a med or is ignoring a patient's request for certain things, then that can be considered neglect. And...

  8. Trouble With Understanding VT scenario

    kathy313 replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mean

  9. Just aggravated!!

    kathy313 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I moved from Ohio to California (East Bay) in September. It took so long to get my LVN endorsement...now it's taking forever to find a job! I left a decent job, nice apartment, gave up pretty much all...

  10. Burnt out on LTC. Suggestions PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

    kathy313 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC can be monotonous at times, same meds, same residents, same routine...but it is a job and they are sort of scarce lately. Maybe a change in floors, try and take some classes or as someone...

  11. question about narcotic dispensing

    kathy313 replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Definitely agree, if someone was d/c'd home or passed, those meds went back to pharmacy. The criteria they used though...if the facility was hanging onto the room for the resident (hospital admission)...

  12. question about narcotic dispensing

    kathy313 replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We had several residents who were in/out of the hospital. We sometimes did keep the narcs, once the resident came back from the hospital, we used them....provided we did have the order....pharmacy did...

  13. I wished I worked @ Wal-Mart

    kathy313 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, I would swear that "*****" is an education requirement for

  14. Want to hear your pet peeves in LTC nursing

    kathy313 replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Let's see....Aides who won't answer a light because it's not on their assignment, the aide who says, "All you have to do is pass pills." Nope, I gotta watch your lazy behind too. The dayshift nurse...

  15. Nurse with potty mouth.

    kathy313 replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My last DON called me a "conversational cusser". I can have a pretty foul mouth but I always maintained at work. One evening, two aides were sitting on their behinds with call lights going off (not on...

  16. Charting by exception

    kathy313 replied to icunurse1955's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked CCU/Stepdown, we had to do the full assessment in CCU every four, but in the Stepdown we did the full at the start of our shift and then chart any abnormalities. If I was doing twelve...

  17. I'm very disturbed by this

    kathy313 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    She did something...which is far better than doing nothing at all. Granted, she should have used a mask, but we've all done things in an emergency that could make others

  18. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    kathy313 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I met mine online...gamer...he lived in cali, I was in Ohio. He works in biochem for a pharmaceutical

  19. Night shifters - are you noctural all the time?

    kathy313 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It was hard for me to adjust, I put a fan on low to help with the noise (cars, neighbors, kids), I also used those room darkening shades too. I also didn't go right to bed when I got home, I'd do some...

  20. Name a situation that is not your responsibilty...

    kathy313 replied to NurseCallus's topic in General Nursing

    At my last job, maintenance gave me a key so I could fill the toilet paper if it ran out....employee or resident bathrooms. I had no idea this fell under "other duties as

  21. Just passed my RN boards!!!

    kathy313 replied to jschut's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations!!!!!

  22. As a Nurse what are some things that make you sick?

    kathy313 replied to Josh.P's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely when they just pull it out on their own...still inflated. Sitting there in the bed, waving it around, usually still has that little ring of goop on

  23. temp license/reciprocity application

    kathy313 replied to piscean75's topic in General Nursing

    The UPS in my area did the

  24. temp license/reciprocity application

    kathy313 replied to piscean75's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you plan far enough in advance. I lived in Ohio, applied for my license here in California in August. I had to find a place that did hard card fingerprinting (most police departments could...

  25. What do we talk about when we talk about dying?

    kathy313 replied to VTRN774's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an aide, there was a gentleman on my assignment who had been hospitalized several times over a short period, he always seemed to end up on our floor. Very nice man, wonderful family. He had...