Guttercat ASN, RN

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    Given a do over, which (feasible) career would you pursue?

    Guttercat replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Vet! Large
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    Don't know what to do???

    Guttercat replied to _bobby_leee's topic in Nursing Career

    If you want to be a doctor, skip the nursing and focus on a pre-med degree for your undergrad. Getting an RN degree first would be like getting a degree in speech pathology in order to become a family...
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    Can I lose my license???

    Guttercat replied to Staceyface65's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Glad it wan't
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    Solutions for Acutes?

    Guttercat replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    In my experience, many times the nephrologists on call defer to the ER doc's recommendation-- especially if they'e been awakened at
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    Levophed and the CVP

    Guttercat replied to BonnieLass's topic in MICU, SICU

    Like.
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    Solutions for Acutes?

    Guttercat replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Acutes is the best gig going, in theory. I love it...when it works as it should. The nephrologists (and the degree of accountability they are held to) can make or break a large(er) program. Especially...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    Guttercat replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    In my ER stint, I valued the EMT's/Paramedics highly. I heavily relied on them. Damn if those folks couldn't run circles around me in certain situations. Way underpaid, in my
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Guttercat replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My gripe exactly. I like what technology has to offer in theory, but with the advent of computerized, well...everything, I find that am increasingly treating a computer, not the patient. The art...
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Guttercat replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have a Pit Bull and a .357. I knew we were soul
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    Guttercat replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^^^This, this, and this ^^^^ Especially
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    MD-RN Relations -- There is Hope

    Guttercat replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was walking down the hall today behind a couple of MD's that didn't know I was there. They were griping about the nurses.
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    can you be floated while your on orientation?

    Guttercat replied to labnars's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Welcome to nursing! I see nothing has changed. My first job out of college was in a sizable ICU (Cardiac/thoracic and MICU combo). They gave me--a new grad-- exactly two and one half weeks with a...
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    Joint commission and their ridiculous mandates

    Guttercat replied to nightdove's topic in Critical Care

    OK there. Whoa up. There is a difference between "back charting" and outright falsifying. We all know that it is humanly impossible to chart everything, every day in real time. For back charting we...
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    ANA urges increased workforce funding; 1.1 Million new nurses needed

    Guttercat replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I posted about this topic from ANA some time ago. When you walk into a hospital and find that the majority of RN's are under thirty and have six or less years of experience, this is not an accident,...
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    Don't yell at co-workers in front of people

    Guttercat replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Last week I was extremely fatigued due to lack of sleep, consecutive assignments of "challenging" (to be diplomatic) patients, and crazy variable hours over four days in two cities. By day number four...
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    Joint commission and their ridiculous mandates

    Guttercat replied to nightdove's topic in Critical Care

    I've always been amazed at JCAHO. They come in every year, find something (usually paperwork and paperwork-related processes) that they hate, and tell us how to fix it or else. We fix it, even rewrite...
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    Stipend restrictions

    Guttercat replied to jeddine's topic in Travel

    Thanks so much. I will check into that site, and thanks for being such an invaluable resource in these parts.
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    Stipend restrictions

    Guttercat replied to jeddine's topic in Travel

    Ned, Here's a related question: It is necessary for me to travel home for a couple of days each week in between work stretches (my shifts are consecutive). The facility I am working at is...
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    any career changers?

    Guttercat replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    What about those of us that started nursing early (been at this gig for 21 years), but now wish we had gone a different direction? I always wanted to be a DVM--large animal practice, to be exact. A...
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    CMA externship in renal/urology

    Guttercat replied to catlady113's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Consider it a bonus of sorts. You will be exposed to a multitude of disease processes, and to a lot of very challenging patients in terms of comorbidities. As far as what an MA does in these...
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    How do you staff your Fresenius?

    Guttercat replied to sammyjo24's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    It's become a fascinating industry to observe from the business perspective. Once it was noted that there was $$ to be made (guaranteed ROI), dialysis became the realm of some really, really savvy...
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    Union Intent on Improving the Lot of Nurses Nationwide

    Guttercat replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    And the conditions at another hospital a few miles over are going to be better? Unlikely, due to the massive amount of consolidation we're seeing across the nation. Hospital A is now owned by Hospital...
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    How do you staff your Fresenius?

    Guttercat replied to sammyjo24's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    How is one supposed to take a section of patients, simultaneously manage another section, and still oversee the goings on of the unit/techs and all that that entails as Westie described? Do they have...
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    Thank you

    Guttercat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Psychiatric

    Yuppers take care of you! Speedy recovery, darlin'. Really glad you have some great RN's that are in sync with understanding what it means to be in the unique position as caregivers needing support...
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    Please read! I desperately need advice!

    Guttercat replied to RN94's topic in Nursing Career

    Med errors are nothing to sneeze at. It's a big deal. But you've been an RN on this same unit for twenty years and not had any issues until recently? If you have had a great working career up until...