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catebsn25

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  1. Will an IVC bar me from obtaining my license?

    catebsn25 replied to ANursewant2be's topic in General Nursing

    involuntarily committed for a psych issue? if that's the case that will have no effect whatsoever on obtaining a nursing license. that is your past medical history and the BON would have no way of...

  2. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    catebsn25 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    "Tending the fires within so others can feel the warmth." "If you worked for me I would fire you right this

  3. My first death

    catebsn25 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for about 2.5yrs now... and have been working at an acute locked inpatient psych unit for the majority of them. This past Friday at 0630 I had my first code and the patient didn't...

  4. My first death

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're right... thank you so much for the kind words and

  5. Disrespectful patient

    catebsn25 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree... My thoughts were some type of Axis II pt and possibly Bipolar I D/O, currently manic. OP, try to meet the patient where they are. Instigating them by insulting their behavior during an...

  6. My first death

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    One more thing I forgot to mention that also is bothering me... When I dragged him from his bed to the floor his shorts were inadvertently pulled down to his knees. The pt wasn't exposed as he was...

  7. My first death

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I work at a very small organization and we don't have an employee assistance program. I have been talking a lot with the staff who were with me at the time and other coworkers and it has...

  8. Ratios in acute psych

    catebsn25 replied to Lano1's topic in Psychiatric

    the hospital I work at is trying to cut staffing now for the noc shift in the locked/hospital unit... we can have a census of up to 18 but on average it's 13/14. I am the only RN in that building and...

  9. Withdrawal Protocol Question

    catebsn25 replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    At my hospital the protocols taper down day by day... if a patient is able to take every prn dose of whichever protocol they're on then the chances are we will need to then detox them from the...

  10. New hire RN accused of being "mean."

    catebsn25 replied to NS885RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you ever converse with the CNA's about anything other than when you are delegating tasks? Try getting to know them on a more personal level... Another suggestion that could be helpful in improving...

  11. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    catebsn25 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    oh boy I wonder if we were wrong! anyone else have the

  12. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    catebsn25 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    In my rehab clinical I had to document an ulcer forming in a patient's buttcrack... I asked the nurse I was assigned to, "How do I document this? Do I write buttcrack?" We laughed so hard! She wasn't...

  13. Work in it...or is living it enough?

    catebsn25 replied to melme's topic in Addictions

    Not the same for everyone, but getting a therapist and seeing her regularly helped me immensely... Just a thought. Good luck to

  14. What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

    catebsn25 replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I might chart 0 even if a patient is NPO because it shows that you checked, and also I don't like to leave anything empty while charting. I doubt my coworkers would do any such thing, but just as a...

  15. BON asking for certified court documents

    catebsn25 replied to almostRN#12's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am not in the same state as you but I can tell you what my experience was. I have a few misdemeanors on my record and was able to be licensed in MA and NH after going through similar steps (court...

  16. Work in it...or is living it enough?

    catebsn25 replied to melme's topic in Addictions

    Your story is very similar to mine. Long story short, yes it is possible. In fact, I believe your background will make you a much more empathetic and understanding nurse in an addictions or psych...

  17. Ending the old and starting a new

    catebsn25 replied to nowim clean's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How wonderful!! Thank you for coming back to share with all of us... Congratulations to you! What an accomplishment. I wish you the best in the rest of your long and happy career. Think of all the...

  18. Gifts for Patients?

    catebsn25 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I am a new nurse so I wanted to present this to you guys to see if this would be appropriate or not. I might just be looking way too deep into this, (which I do with a lot of things haha), so...

  19. Gifts for Patients?

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was afraid of. I ended up just bringing candy to share with everyone since it was so last minute and I didn't want to do anything wrong. I was planning on just saying that Santa came or...

  20. Gifts for Patients?

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    and that must have taken her so much time!! what a thoughtful thing to

  21. Gifts for Patients?

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    that's a wonderful idea but the thing with that is that it's an acute psych unit so when I go into work tomorrow afternoon I will be meeting all of the patients for the first time... I was thinking of...

  22. Gifts for Patients?

    catebsn25 replied to catebsn25's topic in General Nursing

    thank you both for

  23. POSITIVE DRUG TEST

    catebsn25 replied to pinktattooed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My response was more to her accusation of having a drug problem, not the capitals equaling

  24. patients on methadone plus PRN pain meds

    catebsn25 replied to sassyann85's topic in Patient Medications

    How unfortunate that there is a nurse on here who has no empathy for the disease of addiction. Luckily your opinion does not matter. I hope your patients can't feel your ignorant judgments. Please...

  25. POSITIVE DRUG TEST

    catebsn25 replied to pinktattooed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How on earth did you come up with that from the original post?? Anyway, I think you have a problem with judgment and coming to conclusions before having all of the appropriate and necessary...