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travkitty

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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  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. 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

  5. Certificate vs. Masters

    travkitty posted a topic in Forensic

    I'm fairly certain I want to become a Forensic Nurse. However, I'm torn about whether to go about it through a certification program or go the Master's degree route. Obviously, the certification...

  6. Seriously?!?!

    travkitty replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

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

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  9. UMSL RN-BSN program

    travkitty replied to rkrs6673's topic in General Nursing

    sbain51, are you traditional track or

  10. Certificate vs. Masters

    travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in Forensic

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

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

    travkitty replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    *standing

  12. Frequent Flyers

    travkitty replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

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

  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. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. 2012-2013 HRSA Nursing Scholarship Application

    travkitty replied to MarkTX's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got the HRSA in 2009 & didn't have ANY volunteer experience. Things may have changed since then, but it was based on your EFC & then a lottery. I don't even recall ANY essays. However,...

  18. Certificate vs. Masters

    travkitty replied to travkitty's topic in Forensic

    I just wonder if it's even worth getting the Master's if the certificate is

  19. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    No, I can't give you anything for pain until the Doctor sees you! Actually, I did say that, but outside the room I said to myself, "Why the frack do people think I, a nurse, can give them a narcotic...

  20. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    travkitty replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm an atheist RN in an ER at a Catholic hospital in a VERY Catholic city. I get letters all the time, with compliments, telling me I'm the best nurse ever (I'm not, but I think I'm above average)...

  21. E.D nurses "set up to fail"

    travkitty replied to nurs2012's topic in Emergency

    I had a year of med-surg & had 8 weeks of orientation at my ER job. My preceptor says new grads need at least 12 weeks or more, depending on the nurse, of course. Many new grads are only given...

  22. Anyone hiring for new grad. BSN in MO?

    travkitty replied to bluebird_326's topic in General Nursing

    Why won't BJC hire you? As of August 2010, they were hiring new grads like crazy. I know everyone in my class at UMSL had jobs waiting for them at places around St.

  23. Admissions during change of shift

    travkitty replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    As a former med/surg floor nurse, I used to get mad when an ER admit would arrive during change of shift. Yes, it can be dangerous. However, now that I'm in the ER, & work 3p-3a, I sent the...

  24. Just moved to STL - Need RN job @ good TEACHING hospital

    travkitty replied to Rees's topic in General Nursing

    I have a couple of classmates who work there now & they say it's unsafe now. They are looking for a job somewhere

  25. Just moved to STL - Need RN job @ good TEACHING hospital

    travkitty replied to Rees's topic in General Nursing

    It's nurses talking about how dangerous it was when they worked there, like they felt their licenses were forced to be put on the line every