Katillac RN

That's not a pic of me. That's Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest for you young pups.

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    At a crossroads

    Katillac replied to Just me.'s topic in General Nursing

    Cutting someone off while they are giving report is unprofessional and rude. That's on them. For some reason, you're choosing to make it about you and be personally affronted and hurt by it. You "just...
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    dealing with stress response

    Katillac replied to guest1074638's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say whether this is a stress reaction, PTSD or something else. But here's the psych speak for what happened to you; those in authority over you repeatedly refused to allow you to set...
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    Get to shadow a hospice nurse, advice?

    Katillac replied to skydancer7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I hope others will weigh in here, because my strong and immediate response is to say if others' grief is too much to manage after half a shift, this is not the specialty for you. In ten years of...
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    Advice for new hospice admissions RN

    Katillac replied to NurseV32's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congratulations on your new job! Hospice needs good nurses and your insights show that you have every chance of becoming a great hospice admissions nurse. I love that this early in the game you...
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    On Call: Vsit or Not?

    Katillac replied to NTS's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow, this part of allnurses has gotten quiet. There is no part of this scenario as presented that would have triggered an automatic visit from me. The patient called about a symptom. When you called...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    Katillac posted a topic in School

    I feel horrible for everyone involved in this situation. LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A family says their daughter suffered a traumatic brain injury and is now in a vegetative state after her school...
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    PRN nurse forced to take a call shift **NEED ADVICE**

    Katillac replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to adjust your expectations. You seem to expect that schedulers, including this team leader, will be considerate, reasonable, fair and/or interested in your priorities. Some may be, but...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    Katillac replied to Katillac's topic in School

    Yep, for sure there's more we don't know than we do. All I've been able to glean from other stories is the student was 14 years old and the school has denied responsibility. It could have gone down so...
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    Aide Documentation - Rationale?

    Katillac posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can some of you wise ones help me with the rationale for aides restricting their narrative notes mostly to documenting care plan tasks they've performed? I've come up with some dont's, but I'm stuck...
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    Aide Documentation - Rationale?

    Katillac replied to Katillac's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not technically tasked with the role, but to protect myself and the organization I feel I need to, as this aide's supervisor at times, direct the aide away from inappropriate charting. I say...
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    Positive pre-employment drug screen! What will happen?

    Katillac replied to Pmb's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have a prescription for what they found, it's a failed test. It doesn't matter why. Some employers report to the BON, it doesn't appear to be consistent even by state. If you got notified...
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    Aide Documentation - Rationale?

    Katillac replied to Katillac's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more, but it's not my
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    Two Job Offers

    Katillac replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    If you think the vitamin people are shady and unethical, it's a pretty good bet potential employers will wonder the same thing when they see it on your resume. With the competition for nursing jobs,...
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    RN Visits

    Katillac replied to 1jazzynurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Your state board isn't likely to weigh in on the standard of care for a hospice patient. It's Medicare that writes the standard, or the conditions of participation. Your agency does NOT meet the...
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    Non compliance?

    Katillac replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient Education

    I think I'm glad I wake up being me and not your colleague. I can't imagine how much stress he or she must be under thinking they are responsible for delivering outcomes over which they have zero...
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    not getting the info I need

    Katillac replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Thanks! It comes from working with volunteers, AKA herding cats. When you have the responsibility but not necessarily the authority, you have to get creative. I'll bet when you try it you'll find out...
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    not getting the info I need

    Katillac replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    I love the idea of automating in the form of checklists as much as possible. Then you can have a matter of fact conversation with her that goes, "I took a look at the checklists, and X and X aren't...
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    OSBN Complaint and new APS charge

    Katillac replied to tchippers's topic in General Nursing

    This page will give you a good idea of what license actions the OSBN takes and why. Specific examples are given going back a year. Whether it can be proved that the not given Vanco was related to the...
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    Do I have to disclose mental illness

    Katillac replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    This is about state boards, not schools. "As you know, the obligation of any state board of nursing is to protect the public by ensuring that those who are licensed are competent and safe...
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    Job and moving advice please

    Katillac replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    If I get this right, your biggest concern is whether to take the permanent job for six months once you're done with the residency, versus move then. I say take the position. First, you don't have an...
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    CE boundaries with psychiatry patients

    Katillac replied to Venusafrodita's topic in General Nursing

    Try Google: "CE professional boundaries in mental health nursing" returns this:...
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    LVN On Call Hospice Fair Pay Rate

    Katillac replied to NamasteLVN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think you aren't getting answers because hospices are all over the place with what they pay on call nurses. Mostly it's a minimal stipend per hour or shift with a per visit rate, plus mileage. I'm...
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    Ads For Health Coach Course

    Katillac posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else have the ads for the Health coach Course popping up all over allnurses splash page when you sign in? My curiosity got the better of me, and I checked them out. To begin with, they want you...
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    S & M Nurses

    Katillac replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    You made me spew perfectly good wine. Now the cat's scared and I'm STILL
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    Weird Interview!?

    Katillac replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, that's unsusual. Likely speaks to the culture of the unit. If that spirit resonates, you've hit the mother load! If you like things a little more formal, it might be something you'll need to...