cathyrn01

cathyrn01 has 9 years experience and specializes in ICU, Telemetry, Med-Surg.

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1. Is there life after the night shift?

   cathyrn01 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in General Nursing

   How do you do night shift in home health? Sorry if that's a stupid question, but in our area home health is days

2. am I wrong?

   cathyrn01 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   Any chance the OP is ever going to come back to this discussion? I would like to hear more of your

3. am I wrong?

   cathyrn01 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   So the patient would be coming into an already occupied bathroom to urinate? At any rate, the CNA was already busy with a patient, so yes, I think you were

4. Small nose piercings at work?

   cathyrn01 replied to SarahAnn10's topic in General Nursing

   I honestly don't remember what the guidelines were in school, but at the small hospital where I work small nose piercings are acceptable. We are also allowed any number of ear piercings, as long as...

5. What color is your stethoscope???

   cathyrn01 replied to sch1109's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I have three, a Litttmann Cardiology III in hunter green and my master cardiology and classic II are both navy

6. Need to vent

   cathyrn01 replied to NurseLily22's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the other posters, you need to get out of that

7. What color scrubs do you wear?

   cathyrn01 replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

   At my facility the nurses have to wear royal blue or white or a combination of the two. We can wear whatever we want on "Spirit Days" ( the first Friday of every month) and holiday prints at...

8. What do you pack in your work bag?

   cathyrn01 replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

   In my work bag: hemostats, bandage scissors, tons of pens, notebook, tylenol, ibuprofen, nail clippers, Leatherman tool, gum, EKG book and PDR, stethoscope. In my locker: more pens, more notebooks, a...

9. Do routine, non-controlled meds need to be behind double lock?

   cathyrn01 replied to cathyrn01's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, no I'm not from JCAHO. We are having a bit of a disagreement at my facility regarding locking up routine meds (not controlled meds). Our policy is under review and no one can agree if there is...

10. Do routine, non-controlled meds need to be behind double lock?

    cathyrn01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if anyone knows if there is a national standard on this issue, or does it vary by facility?

11. People are idiots

    cathyrn01 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Perhaps your staff dislikes you because you refer to them as

12. What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    cathyrn01 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    What does your policy and procedure manual say? Have you asked your immediate