nursecat64

nursecat64

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  1. Dumb things new nurses do....

    nursecat64 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And she might have been 60! I made a similar mistake. I now just ask "visitors" to step out. Or if I'm inquiring, I ask "Is this a relative?" Learned to never assume anything in this

  2. Dumb things new nurses do....

    nursecat64 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :no:You Don't put them in the bag that contains their liquid nutrition, (like I did). You stop the pump and put the meds into the tubing directly into the peg tube. (and as someone else here said...

  3. Dumb things new nurses do....

    nursecat64 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another one as a student: Couldn't get a blood pressure reading on a pt. Got my instructor. ME: " I can't get a reading, I've tried everything" INSTRUCTOR checking pt.) "you can't get a reading...

  4. Help I think the charge nurse wants me out

    nursecat64 replied to AJ1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree: Follow the chain of command. Try to work it out first with the charge nurse. I think many problems arise in the workplace due to lack of communication. This lack often leads to a "he said...

  5. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    nursecat64 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  6. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    nursecat64 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    [quote= To the OP, IMO some of the things you stated were mean spirited and could be considered personal attacks. I'm just saying. I don't think they were. No names were used. Everyone has thoughts...

  7. New Grad Entitlement

    nursecat64 replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's true-It was (and still seems to be)the philosophy of the time. Us as parents were told to say "good job, you're the greatest!":bow: for every little thing a kid did. The problem was, the kids...

  8. Help! NEED STETHOSCOPE ASAP!

    nursecat64 replied to EbonyQueen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    A stethoscope is the one thing you don't want to cheap out on. It's your most important tool, you use it everyday, you use it a lot, and you'll use it for years.. I started out with the cheaper...

  9. Dumb things new nurses do....

    nursecat64 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :eek:As a student I had to give meds to a pt with a peg tube who was being fed at the time. Rather than asking for help I crushed up the meds and dumped them in to the feeding bag. My whole class...

  10. nurses that take anxiety meds

    nursecat64 replied to forgivenfaith119's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    :no:Do NOT tell. They don't care about your well-being, they care about lawsuits, their insurance premiums, absenteism, etc.. I recently applied for a job, was given a form to list medications,(I...

  11. I need help with a Care plan PLEASE!!!

    nursecat64 replied to mzwest83's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was poor in school also. I got a lot of books second hand. There is a great book called "Care plans made easy" that helped me. Does your school have a bulletin board that you could post on asking...

  12. Cheesy Activities in LTC

    nursecat64 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    There's research that shows a large decrease in depression in nursing home residents who had their own plants to care for.

  13. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    nursecat64 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yes.. these stories are true! We had a lady who was exactly like that, she would ring her call light and ask the aid to do spread her cheeks to pass gas. She also rang for the bedpan (she could get up...

  14. Only a nurse would say......

    nursecat64 replied to enigmaticorange's topic in Nursing Humor

    AAHGG I'll never eat cookie dough

  15. If us nurses could invent something, what would we choose?

    nursecat64 replied to nursn4u11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :thankya:Yes, actually, there is this amazing stuff called "never wet". It's a super-hydrophobic substance that completely blocks water. Right now it's a spray or liquid, but manufactured clothing is...

  16. Nursing school is pretty easy so far...

    nursecat64 replied to rjones416's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In Nursing you can't just memorize and spit back facts. It involves critical thinking. For example, on a test with scenarios they will ask not what you would do in a situation (because you actually...

  17. At the end of my rope...

    nursecat64 replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just in nursing. People in general are spoiled. They have too much. I saw a show (Oprah I think) Where they went into a very poor area in Africa and gave all the children a pair of shoes and...

  18. Why can't I get it!

    nursecat64 replied to brownbook's topic in Patient Medications

    just remember "anti" means against. Separate the words as in medical terminology. If you can define cholinergic, then you can know anything "anti" will work against

  19. This has been bothering me...

    nursecat64 replied to tss2507's topic in Men in Nursing

    Unfortunate but true, old stereotypes die hard. People are just not used to male nurses (at least in some areas) as it is still a female dominated profession. I have often thought the title "nurse"...

  20. Pregnancy and dismissal from nursing school

    nursecat64 replied to Bronxtale's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Is there any way you can make up some of those clinical days now when you're doing ok so you won't be hanging on the edge? I had a situation when I was a student- I had a son who became ill (we could...

  21. Pregnancy and dismissal from nursing school

    nursecat64 replied to Bronxtale's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I went to nursing school with a lady who was pregnant and Despite warnings from her doctor to quit, she continued school and ended up LOSING her baby! Very very sad..:cry:she can't get her baby...

  22. Help!Do I have to disclose my medical records?what about hippa?

    nursecat64 replied to nursecat64's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    To clarify- My prescriptions were verified as legit.:) It's just that I had heard that "be honest and no problem" but that's not the case-they have already drug out the process by about 2 months. I...

  23. Help!Do I have to disclose my medical records?what about hippa?

    nursecat64 replied to nursecat64's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thank you for the reply and the links:) What I want to know is what will happen if I don"t bring my records to the appt. and ask for an evaluation based on what they see. When I called and asked that...

  24. Hit rock bottom... ruined nursing career... life is a mess right now...

    nursecat64 replied to NurseCard's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This a reply to "which way is up" 150k as a nurse? where?? :eek:I think 60k is good! That's $1000+ a week. I don't know ANY nurses who make as much as you say you can. How can you be so...

  25. Depression

    nursecat64 replied to jenn8500's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Perhaps-(since you have been unable to find ANY job)- you need to take a look at your interviewing skills, your resumes, cover letters and all that. I found great help using "worksource" they will...