kat29

kat29

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  1. anyone from/work in Port Angeles?

    kat29 posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I will graduate soon and my fiance and I are wanting to locate to WA within a couple hours of Seattle. Through internet research, we like Port Angeles best although we have not yet seen it. Can anyone...

  2. New grad looking for the best hospital

    kat29 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Graduation is right around the corner and Im ready to start putting in applications. I now work at a great hospital where things are clean and organized, pay is decent, ratios are...

  3. need a "problem" in nursing

    kat29 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi! I need to come up with a problem in the nursing profession so that I can look up 5 research articles that relate and do a review paper. An example would be the nursing shortage problem or...

  4. need a "problem" in nursing

    kat29 replied to kat29's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    daytonite, do you have the web

  5. study question advice

    kat29 posted a topic in Pediatric

    What would be a good way to tell a four year old that your going to be straight cathing her? Its a case study question for peds

  6. 1st job interview-- need some advice!

    kat29 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Im a 2nd semester BSN nursing student and I FINALLY have a Nurse Aid job interview! Its on a "cardiac progressive" unit in a good sized hospital. Can anyone give me some tips? This will be my first NA...

  7. 1st job interview-- need some advice!

    kat29 replied to kat29's topic in Cardiac

    I GOT IT!!! I start next week. Thank you so much for your advice!:) :) :)

  8. 1st job interview-- need some advice!

    kat29 replied to kat29's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks so much. Ive already learned do most of those things plus more, so I feel a little more confident. Cant wait for my interview. Ill have a big happy post if I get the

  9. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    kat29 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Word of advice from one who made that rediculous trip to the ER.... stay far, far away from hot chili eating contests :uhoh21: ...hey, I made 3rd place (never ever again)

  10. 1st job interview-- need some advice!

    kat29 replied to kat29's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks! That'll help a bit. What types of clinical skills do the NA's usually do on this type of floor? All I know are the things Im being taught to do in my Nursing classes. I dont even know if...

  11. need major help with pathophysiology

    kat29 replied to jincyjoseph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I found that it helped me to write down the things that confused me and look them up online. Make sure its a reputable source (ex:mayoclinic.com). I was able to first read about the subjects in a more...

  12. ER the T.V. Show

    kat29 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    THEY KILLED OFF DR GREEN??!! I knew there was a reason I quit watching. Glad I missed that

  13. where are the nursing shortages?

    kat29 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    Out here in the Heartland there are plenty of jobs if you like to work in the rural (sometimes VERY rural) areas. The pay is never as good as the hospitals but its rewarding

  14. What about the spouse??

    kat29 posted a topic in Travel

    Im looking for as many travel nurses opinions as possible! Im a student with a couple years left and and a couple more years of experience to get before I start traveling. (which is my ultimate dream)...

  15. final exam help - identifying lesions

    kat29 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have finals this week and will need to identify and describe skin lesions from photos. Im having a difficult time with this. Does anyone know of any good websites with pictures and maybe tutorials...

  16. final exam help - identifying lesions

    kat29 replied to kat29's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Immensely!

  17. final exam help - identifying lesions

    kat29 replied to kat29's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well we dont have to go that much in depth. We need to describe primary and secondary lesion pictures with words like macule, papule, pustule; scale, crust, fissure, ulcer etc. We also have to...

  18. Traveling and your phone(s)

    kat29 replied to rjflyn's topic in Travel

    Depending on where you are, there are alot of restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, etc now that have free wireless internet. You just bring your laptop with a wireless card, buy a latte and use...

  19. Travel Nursing in your RV full time

    kat29 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    Congratulations!! Your living my dream! I have a couple years of school and a year of experience left to get before I can sell my house and RV it for a few years. If you dont mind me asking Im...

  20. cancelled. again

    kat29 replied to tigger2sassy1's topic in Agency Nurses

    Im not an agency nurse but Im hoping to be once I get my experience. I was under the impression that the agency sent you to an assignment for a few months at a time. Does this mean that you are sent...

  21. Offended by Prayer

    kat29 replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    No. I wouldnt be offended in the least. Im claim no organized religeon, but I believe that prayer is ones way of coping with life. If it makes you feel better to pray over me then go right ahead. Im...

  22. Pharmacists refusing to fill orders for The Pill

    kat29 replied to KarenAR's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our great god-fearing President Bush will just love this one. How long will it be before he tries to add this one to the

  23. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    kat29 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    No wonder health insurance is so expensive. I cant help but wonder that if we did more to teach families about "death with dignity" and that sometimes its just time to go, that insurance wouldnt be a...

  24. Traveling with multiple animals

    kat29 replied to madore57's topic in Travel

    Im thinking about selling the house and buying a large RV to travel with...I know youd be cramped but If youre the camping type you'd have your house with you and could maybe keep it at a campground...

  25. What is appropriate?

    kat29 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi! Im a first year nursing student in Missouri. Ive been working part time at a physicians office as an assistant. While giving a "prep" to a patient for her upcoming colonoscopy, I let her know that...