katnurseswims

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1. Do You Have To Be Religious/Spiritual to be a good Nurse?

   katnurseswims replied to Soliloquy's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Absolutely NOT! In my experience, those with strict religious beliefs care about one thing.....values based on a book about fantasy/male domination. That does not equate to patient advocacy, in any...

2. Medical Terminology

   katnurseswims replied to Newbie_1's topic in General Nursing

   You won't be able to work in the profession without the

3. Pain management

   katnurseswims replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

   I had no idea it was legal to dilute pain meds like that. Is this in the

4. Do you have to be certified to debride wounds in a hospital?

   katnurseswims replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Go to the Nurse Practice Act of your state & follow policy/procedures of the facility. It sounds like the nurse probably overstepped her boundaries. Its most definitely your responsibility to...

5. You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

   katnurseswims replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   It's pretty much all based on behavior now. They want to know what you would do. They already know you have skills, knowledge, & some sort of experience. Or they can train you in to their...

6. 2 glove technique? HUHH?

   katnurseswims replied to RN1822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   That was my first thought

7. LTC facility, can an LPN adjust TPN?

   katnurseswims replied to angelabLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   If you need an IV certification in Florida and you don't have one, then don't do it. End of story. You are risking your

8. How clean is a "bathed" patient?

   katnurseswims replied to tiredtech's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   I came across a patient once who received a "bath" full of baby powder. Instead of just cleaning this patient like one normally would before bed, this CNA was so lazy they thought the baby powder...

9. Stopping patient care for another patient

   katnurseswims replied to sAssy_NurSe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   And to "been there done that" (not willing to view every post to copy the quote again).....how are you able to give two patient's pain meds at once? There are strict policies when it comes to med...

10. Stopping patient care for another patient

    katnurseswims replied to sAssy_NurSe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your DON was wrong in approaching you like this. I would not have attended to the other patient until the other patient's scheduled meds were passed. The family has unrealistic expectations of how one...

11. Indiscriminate Empathy?

    katnurseswims replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the most unprofessional posts I've seen on here. Grow

12. Advice -- ADN or BSN for a second career

    katnurseswims replied to NatHol71's topic in Texas Nursing

    Do you still need those same pre-reqs with the BSN completion program? Btw....you can do the BSN completion program online. You would not need to apply to a program than requires those pre-reqs if...

13. What does Florence Nightingale mean to you?

    katnurseswims replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Very interesting in that the "heroic" qualities she is known for, came about because of her own mistakes. Don't get me wrong, she certainly was a pioneer in the nursing field, but not necessarily a...

14. Man with Law Degree Considering Nursing

    katnurseswims replied to JSBes's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't see much about your post besides the "business" of nursing as a career to make some money. Honestly, be prepared for a lot more than that. I see people disregard the "taking care of people at...

15. Spouses/Visitors In Patient's Beds

    katnurseswims replied to jpmrt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i see the post about there being liability issues here and the first thing I think of is that aren't you then responsible elsewhere for visitors, being they are in your facility? why discriminate by...