Guttercat ASN, RN

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    Musicians, Artist career changers?

    Guttercat replied to Elsa15's topic in General Nursing

    Your vocals are freakin' FIERCE! I love hard-driving rock. This stuff might be just a leeetle too far into the dark arts for my comfort, though.
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    BRN says I have a conviction but I don't!

    Guttercat replied to DinaLin's topic in General Nursing

    What a nightmare. I am so
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    Bullying or Not? Rant!

    Guttercat replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    You lost me at the whole fart thing.
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Guttercat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Heal up, Esme. We, your fans, eagerly await your full recovery. So glad to hear you are
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    16 Ice creams

    Guttercat replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    Good gawd. I was nauseated just reading that post.
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    Article NY Times! Spot on...I think so!!

    Guttercat replied to NurseLRW's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Great little Opinion piece in that NYT article linked above. Computerized charting is not the enemy. The enemy is in how it was conceptualized as a need in the first place...for capturing charges,...
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    I want to quit ICU after one week.

    Guttercat replied to Lady4Scrubs's topic in Critical Care

    Actually, I think it is the opposite. I fared quite decently in ICU right out of nursing school. I did not have "the heart of a lion." In fact, it quite was the opposite. ICU afforded me the...
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    Would you choose nursing again or another health profession?

    Guttercat replied to Abbr's topic in Nursing Career

    DVM or DDM. Edit to add: but I really, really like what I do now as an R.N. Great team, great
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    HO-HO'd out!

    Guttercat replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I read this before I realized this post was in the LTC forum. I thought the OP meant medical residents. Imagine my confusion as I continued to read through the
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    Any good patient prank stories?!

    Guttercat replied to peterlecompte's topic in General Nursing

    Small-ish clinic with repeat customers. We were family, man!
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    could get fired!

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

    Why is this even a
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    after 35 years, I cannot believe it

    Guttercat replied to Carolyn1234's topic in General Nursing

    What would I do? Walk. You are not getting any younger. If you retire when you are 70, will they miss you
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    Any good patient prank stories?!

    Guttercat replied to peterlecompte's topic in General Nursing

    I pulled a prank on one of my patients once to get him back for pranking me first. He reciprocated my one-upsmanship by greasing the doorhandles of my car. He
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    We were all wrong about nursing home nurses

    Guttercat replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked LTC/SubAcute/Rehab early on in my career (back in the 90's). It was a wonderful facility with great support and professionalism. I loved it. But, I would never go back, knowing how things...
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    Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    Guttercat replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Run away, run
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    Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    Guttercat replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for my daily ha-ha. That was gold.
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    Burn Nursing

    Guttercat replied to traumaRUs's topic in Burn

    That "charred smell" stays in your nose forever.
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    Acute Dialysis Nurse:Patient Ratios

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

    The State doesn't matter as much as the hospital contract (assuming it is an acute program run by an outside entity that is contracted to deliver inpatient dialysis services). The hours, call, and...
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    The View (non)Apology. "Wanna-be doctors."

    Guttercat replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to add that I do not know if this woman's account is accurate. Perhaps she's flat out fabricating. Who knows? Still, it's interesting to think about it terms of why there was so much...
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    The View (non)Apology. "Wanna-be doctors."

    Guttercat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Interesting video account below of what was said backstage. I really believe this exemplifies why Stetha-Gate hit so many so viscerally. It's fear. Fear that what we suspect regarding public...
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    The Real Brian Short - Words from a Friend

    Guttercat replied to allnurses Admin Team's topic in General Nursing

    I'm speechless. I had no idea. Poor, dear family. This makes no
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    Acute Dialysis Nurse:Patient Ratios

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

    I highly appreciate the DaVita Acutes program I work for. We have a fantastic team of people that ensure no one has to work extended shifts (beyond 13 or 14 hours) if they don't want to. Call is never...
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    Thank you, Joy Behar!

    Guttercat replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    What bothers me most is that she is probably representative of what the average citizen thinks of an RN's skill and
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    About To voluntarily surrender my lpn license .

    Guttercat replied to emiledreck's topic in Georgia Nursing

    That's horrible. I am so sorry,
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    Primed dialyzer and tubing

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

    One hour? Two hours here, per facility PP. OP, please let us know the outcome of