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    Working nights, tons of work meetings scheduled during my sleep hours?

    Catch22Personified replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This happens to me so often and there is less than two days notice. I always hear MANDATORY FOR ALL NURSES. It's bloody absurd. Seriously have like the person doing the inservice just send my...
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    Thinking of switching out of LTC to something else

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's been almost a year since I've been working nights in LTC and I want to switch to another speciality however since I eventually want to go to grad school for either advanced practice or...
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    day shift vs. night shift *vent*

    Catch22Personified replied to melmonlove's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a nightshifter with the 3 shift system. 1. Day shift comes in late for me if the regular nurse is off because the floaters have to talk to the charge RN first to get assignment. The worst...
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    I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    I still feel stupid for forgetting SBAR and not doing the blood sugar. You know thats actually funny you mention that, the first thing my supervisor said was: "Was the bag inflated before you called...
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    I'm trying my best, but seriously stop putting me down on the phone

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    I talked to my mom as she is a seasoned nurse about the situation and told me: "Your intentions were right so do not feel bad, you probably should have done the blood sugar. I have to get you out of...
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    Your Starting Salary?

    Catch22Personified replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    23 an hour in New Jersey for a Skilled Nursing Facility/LTC for an RN. I feel like a slave with that wage since there is no
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    It was bound to happen, unpleasant coworker issues

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in an assisted living facility that feels more like a SNF/LTC seriously I have 4 G tube patients and most of them are total care. I'm the night nurse and the only unit regular nurse so I...
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    Why did you pick your username?

    Catch22Personified replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    During my job hunt, after an interview the Director basically said: "You are a Catch 22 Personified. You need experience to be hired in our facility, even for our new graduate
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    Average Salary for ADN vs BSN

    Catch22Personified replied to ltf500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No difference in pay. Being an RN in our place only gives us a $2 increase versus our LPN
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    Finally got called for an interview...

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a 2010 grad, I started my first job at a LTC facility back in May in night shift. It's not exactly where I wanted to start however, a start is a start I'm grateful for the person that helped me...
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    My patient an addict or does he actually need it?

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in General Nursing

    So back on the LTC floor I'm on, we have a new admit and the guy is quite a handful. The guy has typical diagnoses for an LTC patient in our facility: dementia, hypertension, and depression. I had to...
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    My career just started and all...not sure what to do

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So I landed my first full time job at a LTC facility three months ago. It's pretty good if the census is up. If the census is high more nurses get put on the floor which means less patients for me. I...
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    My career just started and all...not sure what to do

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    My preceptor told me to treat my current job as a stepping stone but right now, I feel like I don't know much at all. And if I did accept this job I would be going into the acute care setting with...
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    The night shift is starting to catch up to me.

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work nights at a nursing home/rehab facility 11P-7A and twice a week at my friend's university tutoring people in the evening. I'm happy to be working and earning a living but god damn the hours...
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    Was I right for questioning this order?

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Patient Medications

    That was the case here, the current MD discontinued the pepcid and protonix. I guess the meds just piled up at the
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    Was I right for questioning this order?

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Patient Medications

    One of the patients that was admitted into my unit had well...a strange combination of medications I brought this to the attention of my supervisor and she said: "Ok, put that in your report and let...
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    Question about Sliding Scale insulin

    Catch22Personified replied to qwertz's topic in Patient Medications

    I've seen the weirdest sliding scale insulin the other day for one of my patients. Has anyone ever seen a sliding scale where you actually have to give coverage at 80? Novolog Insulin is for coverage...
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    Percocet PRN

    Catch22Personified replied to ChristineWV's topic in Patient Medications

    Our facility says to follow the order to the letter: I don't know why but there is a nurse on our floor that just hunts for these kind of med errors. I catch about 2-3 med errors last month on our...
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    Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    Catch22Personified replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm probably going to add more fuel to the fire here but: What about the evening staff? I honestly feel really bad for them, their staffing is almost the same as nights in our building except almost...
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    Useless "charge" nurse

    Catch22Personified replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights so I don't have a charge nurse. What exactly is their
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    New name for nurses who are men

    Catch22Personified replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    I prefer the title of: "Frontline Paperwork Pusher"
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    Long term care is really THIS bad???

    Catch22Personified replied to hilzaberry's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC is generally the pits. I average 38 patients or so a shift. But the staffing is atrocious, you expect me to handle that many patients along with doing MAR reconciliations? The acuity is too high...
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    My Nursing Career In Six Words

    Catch22Personified replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    Still new. Racist administration must
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    how to lose weight as a busy new nurse

    Catch22Personified replied to sbostonRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a male with a 25 BMI which is borderline
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    how to lose weight as a busy new nurse

    Catch22Personified replied to sbostonRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Its funny I'm in a similar setting, sub acute setting but I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum. I'm so busy and tired from working when I do my calorie counts I apparently only eat 900-1000...