Guttercat ASN, RN

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    Port protectors and scrub the hub

    Guttercat replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

    What is your facility's protocol re: dialysis central lines (dressings and accessing ports)? Any difference? For many years now, dialysis has adhered to its own PP's, but it seems in the last couple...
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    Devastated on First Write Up

    Guttercat replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think the OP was inferring any of the above. She's adjusting to a new unit, and taking responsibility. I don't blame the OP one bit for wondering where all of her coworkers went. Breaks are...
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    Guttercat replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've worked med-surg units that were well oiled machines and a joy to be in. I've worked some that are nightmares. Overall, though, in today's working landscape, I say no way no how would I want to go...
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    Devastated on First Write Up

    Guttercat replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This post made me want to cry for you. We bust our humps juggling elephants and chainsaws for twelve straight. Any of us that have been at this for very long know EXACTLY what it feels like to do...
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    dialysis nursing...i want to run fast and far away

    Guttercat replied to RN yogi's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Very astute observations.You made some excellent points, especially that last paragraph. It seems so obvious now, but I hadn't thought of it in those exact terms until you described it that way. As...
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    dialysis nursing...i want to run fast and far away

    Guttercat replied to RN yogi's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    One of the problems is that you haven't been given a chance to like dialysis. If the first time I tried pie was because someone hit me in the face with it and then shoved it down my throat until I...
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    New hire to the OR

    Guttercat replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats! That is wonderful and I wish you much joy and success. I find it funny, though, because OR (along with OB) were my last choices of where I wanted to land upon finishing college. I nearly...
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    dialysis nursing...i want to run fast and far away

    Guttercat replied to RN yogi's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You are correct. KT is successful because he is a brilliant, opportunistic businessman thriving in a window of a financial niche that is now ruled by who has the most $$ to buy attorneys, and...
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    LTC weekend on call

    Guttercat replied to organicnurse24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lots of call experience here. Basically if you are on-call, expect to work. A lot. Yes, you will have to cover for staff that call out. One weekend of call every six weeks is small beans if you...
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    Big bad bullies

    Guttercat replied to ljrn135's topic in Emergency

    Nurses don't eat just their young, they eat each other. I'm not sure I've ever encountered a "group" of people so willing to jump on each other. Sadly, I'll admit that I've been not only a receiver,...
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    dialysis nursing...i want to run fast and far away

    Guttercat replied to RN yogi's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As much as I am not a fan of Corporate Dialysis, the move to make techs the predominant presence in outpatient units is not KT's fault alone. He is brilliant, and was poised to not only ride the wave,...
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    Night Shift Dulls your brain

    Guttercat replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    "The Lost Years." That about sums it up. We are generally not designed to work against nature. I worked night shift for a few years--it was OK for a while, but, God willing, never again. I lived in...
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    Epic vs Cerner EMR

    Guttercat replied to RN_Fan_Club's topic in General Nursing

    Judging by the responses thus far, I think you're dead-on correct. Experientially, I find Epic to be streamlined and intuitive where using Cerner to accomplish the same task has been a nightmare of...
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    "Warrior Angels rise above corporate health care rules"-Letter to the editor

    Guttercat replied to whichone'spink's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of us balk at the label "Selfless Angels" because it infers super human qualities that Corporate loves to exploit-- to their own benefit. Rising to the occasion, being a team player, going...
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    Please read! I desperately need advice!

    Guttercat replied to RN94's topic in Nursing Career

    Wait. What? Fired for a med error? Either that was one horrendous (life threatening or life ending) med error, or there is more back story here than we are privy to. Also, 20 years at the same...
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    Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    Guttercat replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    That's the thing about ADD folks. They often have a curious ability to hyper-focus on problem-solving and details. They can struggle with extended periods of multi-tasking. It is in my humble opinion...
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    Cut Throat Competition Makes Me Sick

    Guttercat replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There are Acute programs set up right. You just weren't in one of them. The >cough Corporate monopolies have something (a lot of things) to do with this phenomenon, because the Big Guys will do...
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    Cut Throat Competition Makes Me Sick

    Guttercat replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Corporate culture really has put a wet blanket on health care in many places. You could always go back to acutes. :) (ducks under
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    dialysis nursing...i want to run fast and far away

    Guttercat replied to RN yogi's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    "Culture" is not something that you will fix as a newbie. If the situation is that bad, get out now. If you think you can hang in there for a time until you get your bearings, by all means stick with...
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    Career Advice

    Guttercat replied to NatureLoverx3's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm glad you ask them about their trips. Not all study abroad trips are challenging. It depends on the place, and the organization they went in with. For instance, someone that goes to "Africa" on a...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    Guttercat replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dear SirI and Trauma, Regarding all these edited posts in this thread:
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    Guttercat replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Daggum uppity females, anyway.:)Ebola does not fall (yet) into the "conventional wisdom" category, but I wonder if this nurse would have been met with terms such as "arrogant b-word" if she had been...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    Guttercat replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Really? Really??? Did you really just say that she's an "arrogant *****?" Maybe she is arrogant. Maybe she is the b-word (my guess is you are male simply because you used this sexist terminology)....
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    Career Advice

    Guttercat replied to NatureLoverx3's topic in Nursing Career

    Research project abroad. Hands down. It will not only help you land that position you want out of school (looks good on a resume, especially if you write a bang up report filled with nifty looking...
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    Are there any nurses happy to be a nurse?

    Guttercat replied to frequentFLyER's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent