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    Dialysis to other areas

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

    This question is asked with greater and greater repetition over in the Dialysis/renal forum. You might take a peek over there hint hint. Yes, dialysis can transition well to other areas. There are...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wear bigger
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    Technology taking over

    Guttercat replied to mpink74's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. There are wonderful things about the concept and application of e-charting...when it works. When it doesn't (like our Cerner programming that has bad code written on top of bad code, ad...
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    If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    Guttercat replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Our area was hit particularly hard by the early stages of the H1N1 outbreak a few years ago. At one point, we were overflowing with H1N1+ patients on vents. Our youngest patient was an early-twenties...
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    what's the most important things to know about Dialysis patient??

    Guttercat replied to beatrice1's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You can be a great help to the dialysis team, because your eyes and ears have more access to the patient than ours. Kudos to you for taking an interest in playing an active part in your patient's...
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    Technology taking over

    Guttercat replied to mpink74's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the software. Ours was coded by five dweebs passing around a
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    Advice/Suggestions for my Success!

    Guttercat replied to HopefulNurse2011's topic in General Nursing

    You have a biology degree? Pass jail go straight to PA School. Or become a veterinarean.
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    If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

    Guttercat replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    In the event of a rampaging psycho-gunman or bomb threat, our hospital's policy states: "run for your lives! unless you are a nurse or a CNA in which case stay where you are and protect the patients...
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    Hello and nice to meet you.

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

    Welcome to the dark side. Mwwwahh hahah hah haaaah.
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh now you've gone and done it...entitlement. "I'm a nursing student and the mean DON at my clincal site yelled at me for parking in the wrong parking lot so should I lodge a formal complaint with...
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    How to find your NICHE in nursing??

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

    This has long been one of my major pet peeves in nursing (I've been at it twenty years). RN schools/academia, and employers tell you to "find your niche" without truly assisting students to realize...
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    Can stupid people pass nursing school?

    Guttercat replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had one of those too. We were both stupid because we married them in the first place. But my guess is, we are now both less stupid for the experience.
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    DWI and taking the NCLEX..

    Guttercat replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Oy. Tough thread. In the late 80's/early 90's laws weren't as tough and some of the crap I pulled as a teenager/young adult...it was by luck and circumstance and grace that I did not kill myself or...
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    Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    Guttercat replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Holy cr$p. You need to move. I graduated twenty years ago in 1992 and was making base rate $15/hr as a new grad. The last time I saw $24/hr was twelve years ago in Wy/Montana (both of which vie for...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The remedial
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    Can stupid people pass nursing school?

    Guttercat replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To the OP, "Stupid" is relative. A lot of what comes down to successfully practicing in the health care field is what some call "common sense." Common sense can be learned and refined. Common sense in...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The "would you will you could you have you want to" date a doctor threads... ...if I click on them, I make sure I have been NPO for at least two
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    Does rtpa cause hypertension?

    Guttercat replied to unsaint77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    unsaint, this is a very basic, easy, critical thinking question. netglow tried (in vain) to lead you on the path to your own, "a-ha" moment. I won't coddle you, if you're an RN (or even a first or...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    U insultid me furst. and you probably hate new grads too and dont care about yoyur patience. I hope you are never my nuse. You obviously dont care and judge everyone! >insert Beevis
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being late to this party makes me sad. But holy shizzle there are some brilliant posts in
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you'd ever read my thread regarding the rampant use of poor grammar and punctuation, you'd know it was intentional irony, and echoing what Wooh posted. And btw, "your a idiot" is a widely used...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Guttercat replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And your a idiot. :) :)
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    So discouraged and ready to quit

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

    I really didn't like micro lab. Trying to identify the actual cells under a microscope bored and confused the snot out of me. Hated
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    So discouraged and ready to quit

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

    P.s., I knew a lady that involved her teenagers by holding a "quiz mom night" every week on the same day, every week. She'd take her flashcards or notes with questions outlined, and have her teenage...
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    So discouraged and ready to quit

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

    Oh man. I so feel for nursing school students that have multiple demands on them with children and work (and an absent husband to boot!). I went through college supporting myself/living alone and...