travkitty

travkitty specializes in Med-Surg, ER.

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1. What to do when your manager is the bully.....

   travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I guess I forgot to add that this bullying is making my physically ill from the anxiety & stress. I get nauseated on my way to work. I can't do this for 3 more years. Sad that the climate with...

2. What to do when your manager is the bully.....

   travkitty posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have a manager who is the textbook of psychological bullying. She constantly creates drama by telling me & others things about others, spreading gossip about people having nonexistent affairs...

3. Day in the life of a PMHNP

   travkitty posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm currently in the USI ACNP program, but I'm hearing from people who just graduated with FNP & ACNP who are having trouble finding jobs. I've always had an interest in psychiatry, & would...

4. Seriously?!?!

   travkitty replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   We've had people check in for "cramping" after drinking mag citrate.

5. How high have you seen??

   travkitty replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

   1600 in a frequent flier in our ED & ICU. Type 1 Diabetic who just insists on not using his pump. Every other week he comes in at death's door, we get him stable, ship him to ICU for a week with...

6. University of Southern Indiana ???

   travkitty posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I applied for the Acute Care NP program for Fall. Does anyone have an inea of how long it takes for the application to be reviewed & to be

7. UMSL RN-BSN program

   travkitty replied to rkrs6673's topic in General Nursing

   Ah. That option wasn't there when I went through the accelerated program in 2009-2010. So, can't offer you any advice as I don't know how it

8. UMSL RN-BSN program

   travkitty replied to rkrs6673's topic in General Nursing

   sbain51, are you traditional track or

9. Certificate vs. Masters

   travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in Forensic

   I just started the certificate program with UC-Riverside. So far, so

10. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    travkitty replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    *standing

11. Frequent Flyers

    travkitty replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    OMG, Christy1019, this is a fantastic idea! My ED needs this

12. Need a little feedback re: transferring a psych patient

    travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, though I wasn't there, she did rouse with sternal at med time & the nurse called a raid response. The MD ordered an ABG. During the ABG, the pt must have responded good...

13. Need a little feedback re: transferring a psych patient

    travkitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, today in my ED I was in charge of our psych holds. One female, who I've had before, & is normally a smidge anxious but always able to be talked down, was quite over-the-top on the manic...

14. Lazy Staff

    travkitty replied to Lauryen828's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a critically ill patient in the ER, intubated, extremely hypotensive, even after 10 bags of fluid & 4 units of blood. It was about 6:45 pm, shift change at 7pm. I was basically stuck in...

15. Time For Another Days vs. Nights Debate!

    travkitty replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    You could always meet in the middle & find a job that offers a mid-shift. I am a night owl, but 7p-7a messed with my real life too much. I can't function at 7a, so that shift was out. So, I...