Guttercat ASN, RN

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    is anyone else being laid off, reduced hours, etc?

    Guttercat replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    The OP's post sounds veeeerrry familiar to me. Our hospital built a brand new facility, during which time the fear mongering started with carefully orchestrated "letters from the CEO." "We want to...
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    A Word To The Wise.........

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

    I like the OP's presence here. I welcome input from dialysis patients in this forum. I do not always agree with him (nor understand all of his posts for that matter), and he can be incendiary, but I...
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    Thanks, guys.

    Guttercat replied to englishgeek's topic in General Nursing

    You're one of the AN peepls (one of those interesting and intelligent-yet-guarded posters) I'd love to have a beer with, and then post about....:) :)
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    What's harder, nursing school or the education program to be a teacher?

    Guttercat replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I found the nursing program to be "boring." (Read that disillusioned.) It was not the "hard science" of medicine and pathophysiology that I had envisioned learning, just very time consuming, as others...
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    Walkie Talkie

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

    "Crispy Critter" is one term that literally makes me want to punch the person using it. I've worked ER, and I've dealt with severe burn patients (MVA's, house fires), and if I ever hear anyone refer...
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    Thanks, guys.

    Guttercat replied to englishgeek's topic in General Nursing

    The cat in my avatar is not my cat. Just so we're all clear. However, my cat is so cool it could not only snowboard, but do so while saving our planet from aliens. Upside down. With one
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    Walkie Talkie

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

    I haven't read all the posts, but I'm pretty sure I am responsible for coining the term over 22 years ago.
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    What is Talent Plus or Top Talent?

    Guttercat replied to MaddieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of "Talent Plus," but good to know. From what I am reading, this is less about finding "natural talents" and more about finding cookie cutter plug-ins for certain positions. I'd bet that...
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    Well here's something I didn't think about: secondhand pot smoke?

    Guttercat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently accepted a position in a nice facility, after a year and a half hiatus to go back to school. I am now about to go through the pee and background checks. It's never been an issue in my many...
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    Well here's something I didn't think about: secondhand pot smoke?

    Guttercat replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so relieved. I'll just go toke up, and when my pre-employment pee test comes back positive I'll just tell them you said it was OK. I've seen some inane posts on these forums over the years, but...
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    Quit First Job After 3 Days of Orientation

    Guttercat replied to CaseyFutureNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    98 patients??? That must be a typo. What will they want next? A plan to invade Turkmenistan in between insulin
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    I am screwed, horrible score

    Guttercat replied to katerinsols's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fire alarm for 25 minutes? 100% unacceptable. It would not only affect a test-taker during the exam, but would affect them long after the alarm ceased. "Just do the best you can" is not an answer....
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    Guttercat replied to cassi_future_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!! But I'm an old dog--from back in the day when you had to sit in a giant auditorium for two full days with a few hundred of your closest friends--everyone in the state who graduated that...
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    June 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Guttercat replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Yes. We're twins. I know what you're thinking, and if we had hands we'd slap you for
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    Funny/Embarrassing Moments of Nursing School

    Guttercat replied to Kellz321's topic in General Students

    In OB rotation (this was over twenty years ago), I passed out just as the doc was about to perform an epesiotomy. Last thing I saw was the head crowning, and the last thing I heard was the doc saying,...
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    Vanco: give or wait for vanco trough?

    Guttercat replied to rn.5245's topic in Patient Medications

    Does your facility have standing Vanco protocol? I would assume so, since the MD ordered "per pharmacy dose." Pharmacy is then responsible to dose according to lab draw results. Lab draw was late,...
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    Walked in on a pt rolling a joint

    Guttercat replied to Anonymous666's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ^^^This. This and
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    Walked in on a pt rolling a joint

    Guttercat replied to Anonymous666's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "...Maybe he was masterbating into the menu?? You never really know what a cigarette pack can hold..the imagination of me! " Thank you for the much needed levity, Ladyfree. Now we can all have a good...
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    Just a bad shift...

    Guttercat replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    What a nice thing to say. Thank you for posting. Keep in mind, however, that many a hospital administration does not view nursing staff as an "asset," because our services are not billable. As opposed...
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    Walked in on a pt rolling a joint

    Guttercat replied to Anonymous666's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm pretty sure you drown kittens and put puppies in the microwave, too. In all seriousness, let it go. Some people made up their minds on page one, and no amount of backpedaling or explanations will...
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    Walked in on a pt rolling a joint

    Guttercat replied to Anonymous666's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The pile-on surprised me. When I read the OP, I understood "enjoys his meds too much" to mean nothing more than "takes a lot of them." I think, to be fair, give the OP the benefit of the doubt. If...
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    Nursing judgement in dealing with difficult patients.

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

    That's a high compliment. I'll take it, and thank you so
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    Nursing judgement in dealing with difficult patients.

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

    Usually, it's explained by the cold, unfeeling, randomness of one's own genetics. Some people get lung cancer who have never smoked or been exposed to known, airborne carcinogens. Some people smoke...
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    how to deal with an evil boss...

    Guttercat replied to jlynn167's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A mean-ish boss is nothing new, but lying about your work performance with false accusations is a very, very big deal. I would a. ) leave the facility or b.) address this further (might see if you...
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    Does it get better being a new nurse?

    Guttercat replied to telealli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tele is the floor where new nurses go to learn how to throw up before each shift. That's why tele floors love new grads--precious little unsuspecting lambs that jump into the deep end unawares. Tele...