Cat_RN ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Cat_RN

    .9 = Nine 8-hour night shifts in two weeks. Too much?

    Cat_RN replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did that schedule and I burned out. Had to reduce my days. It's not the hours, it's the amount of nights devoted to working which means sleeping all day and becoming totally disconnected with the...
  2. Cat_RN

    Worst case scenario needle stick

    Cat_RN replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, keep us updated!! We do care. Your first labs were negative, so far so
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    Do you shower right after your shift?

    Cat_RN replied to CharlieTaco's topic in General Nursing

    I shower immediately after I get home, shoes left outside and scrubs in the washer. Don't wash my hair every time though. I cannot sleep if I feel sticky and itchy after
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    CDiff Smell?

    Cat_RN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    The 'neuro' smell is the same as the 'trach' smell for me! I always think people with trachs smell like
  5. Cat_RN

    um this does not seem right

    Cat_RN replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I would be LIVID if transporters were messing with my IV's like that! I really don't like anyone touching my IV's to be honest, especially if it's beeping and the aides just keep silencing it so I...
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    Quick question- PICC flushing

    Cat_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many mL's of NS does it take to completely flush a PICC? 10mLs? I was flushing a power PICC yesterday between ABXs and wondered if I had completely cleared the line with the 10mL
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    why the lack of baths

    Cat_RN replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Gross. Sometimes we get patients from hospitals that haven't been bathed and smell to high heavens. I get it if they can't have a full, hot shower but how bout a face cloth or sani wipe to the groin,...
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    On call staff having a difficult time

    Cat_RN replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please. Tell her to get off her lazy butt and look in the chart herself. How can she expect a PRN nurse to know everything? Especially when the offgoing FT nurse didn't bother to mention it. I...
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    What are you best work tips?

    Cat_RN replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the aides taught me this: When putting someone on a bed pan, especially if they're heavy or can only minimally help you, put some body lotion or peri-wash on the pan and it slides right under...
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    I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    Cat_RN replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd make it 24 French! I'm sure he wouldn't want to me 'touch him' after
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Cat_RN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a nurse pull 70mg of IR oxycodone instead of oxyCONTIN and think it was 'the same thing'. I stopped her. A nurse I was working alongside of got report from the offgoing nurse that she had...
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    Opinions ? RN who reads at grade 5 level ?

    Cat_RN replied to gilberra's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't mean she will be an incompetent nurse. Nursing is an applied skill and one that can be learned and understood despite various learning impairments. I have excellent reading skills but I have...
  13. Cat_RN

    Seriously, resumés aren't that difficult...

    Cat_RN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Nursing Career

    So did actually you have any productive reason to start this thread? Because right now you're just one more annoying thread about resumes. Worse
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    how long do you have to stay at work because of paperwork?

    Cat_RN replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Usually in the case of a late admission like that 11-7 would have to finish it. I've done entire admissions before on 11-7, multiple times. No big deal. You shouldn't have to stay over,
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    Can't wait to go to work tomorrow.

    Cat_RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I love to go to work too! When I am not feeling overworked or spread too thin and can really spend adequate time with my pts it makes me so happy. I really love nursing too, but when I'm...
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    if you are a sensitive or highly sensitive person.....

    Cat_RN replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just do it. Nursing will harden you and give you coping skills to deal with oversensitivity and adversity. Can't go around in life hiding under a shelled armor. You'll adapt quicker than you'd think...
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    Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    Cat_RN replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like male nurses! I don't know why, but I guess it's nice to have someone else who 'gets it' about the job, haha. And they don't have to take their work home either
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    Bookish, low common sense... will I fit in?

    Cat_RN replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Students

    You just described me. When it comes to appliances and machinery and other tactile things like IV's and pumps etc, I have no troubleshooting skills at all. I am horrible at figuring something out just...
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    Preceptor from hell- no more killing with kindness

    Cat_RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm, she might even start to like you if you give it right back to her! It's weird what makes some people
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    Halitosis invasion

    Cat_RN replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Tonsiliths!
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    Halitosis invasion

    Cat_RN replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I know what you mean. Make sure you see a hygienist regularly. You might have some plaque and gingivitis going on causing your breath to smell bad so quickly during the day.FLOSS at least once a day...
  22. Cat_RN

    Is there a nurse on the plane?

    Cat_RN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Not to derail the thread but this has me curious; what is the protocol for giving meds like that if there aren't say, any paramedics? How does it
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    o2 @ 2L

    Cat_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am aware that this is probably a REALLY dumb question I have a COPD pt who wears her o2 despite her really 'needing' it as she would be 95% on RA- she says she's always used it at night at home and...
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    o2 @ 2L

    Cat_RN replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Labs weren't ABGs- this was from a
  25. Cat_RN

    why do people get contractures, and what to do about it?

    Cat_RN replied to ADDnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not