nursecathi

nursecathi

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  1. New grads in specialties without the basics

    nursecathi replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I had a student nurse, a senior BSN student. The week before graduation, I still had to remind her that she had to chart the BP and pulse when giving a beta blocker and other such meds. And the...

  2. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    nursecathi replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The nursing shortage is because no one wants to actually take care of patients anymore. Everyone wants to be management. I've been a nurse for 35 years. Have an ADN. Been floor nurse in ICU and other...

  3. Transfers to GIP

    nursecathi posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have to vent. I work on s 5 bed inpatient unit inside a hospital. One RN, one LPN who work as a tech. Most of our admissions are transfers from other units within the hospital. It makes me so mad...

  4. Transfers to GIP

    nursecathi replied to nursecathi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    GIP=general

  5. Career change from ICU to Hospice

    nursecathi replied to ecresn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I worked critical care for 22 years--ICU, PACU, Stepdown, ER. Got tired of all the adrenaline drama. Now in inpatient hospice and love it. There are worse things than

  6. If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    nursecathi replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    Did he have a problem with gluten or perhaps an allergy to the peanut butter or chocolate in the cookie? Will the lawyer say you should have checked the chart before giving said cookie? Is it possible...

  7. How do we do what we do?

    nursecathi posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I had a patients family member ask me the other day "how do you do what you do and still just go eat lunch?" I, for once in my life, didn't know what to say. How do we? How do you? I mean, I know...

  8. Best MD note

    nursecathi replied to beckster_01's topic in Nursing Humor

    Must be new protocol at my hospital but all H&P's now include "pt not currently breast feeding" That's good to know when the patient is 70-80 years

  9. Staffing ratios

    nursecathi replied to MickiSkibinski's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not sure I want the government with no healthcare experience dictating how many patients I can safely take care

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    nursecathi replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Leonca, as a dog owner I knew what you were saying. As a nurse,I'm ashamed of those you are saying you don't belong on a nurses forum. But you have to remember, those are probably the ones who eat...

  11. Charting Bloopers

    nursecathi replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    More and more on H&P's, even on elderly ladies , we're talking 80's & 90's! Not currently breastfeeding. Not a blooper. Must actually be part of the docs new charting

  12. Nurse Slang Yo!

    nursecathi replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Dang! I thought I coined that phrase. Was brain dead at the end of a wild shift and couldn't think of the words "anchored a foley" and "intubated his member" came out

  13. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    nursecathi replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is hard on the body! Been a nurse for 30+ years. Mostly days, some nights. Mostly bedside. Some management. Had to jump thru more hoops and be yes-woman in management. Not my style. Enjoy taking...

  14. You are NOT allergic to...

    nursecathi replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    And everyone is allergic to codeine because it makes them

  15. Over night family guests excluded for medical problems?

    nursecathi replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You'd have to check your hospital policy. I work inpatient hospice and there have been times when we've had an elderly pt and the kids drop mom or dad with Alzheimer's or non-ambulatory in a w/c off...

  16. We are Nurses and we can do anything

    nursecathi replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fix the copier. I've worked on it more often than

  17. Where did you start?

    nursecathi replied to jojo489's topic in Nurses Rock

    Spent most of my own childhood in Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. Had awesome nurses. Thought back then I wanted to be a pediatric cardiologist. Became a CNA at 19 then an LPN and now an RN (ADN)....

  18. Nursing Supervisor salary

    nursecathi replied to KBICU's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I disagree with the naysayers. I had 22 years of critical care experience in a hospital when I was hired as an ADON in a LTC facility. Within 8 months, I was acting DON when the Director was off on...

  19. First Day Jitters - Peds

    nursecathi replied to NurseNugget's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Bless you. While I love working in hospice (in patient adult unit) I could never do peds. Maybe having 10 grandchildren has something to do with that. You have experience in pediatrics so that's a...

  20. New Nurse on Paxil

    nursecathi replied to elomi18's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have rarely met a nurse who wasn't on some sort of antidepressant/mood stabilizer. Never thought it would be me. After a horrible year of personal and professional sry backs, I joined the crowd. Don't...

  21. New Grad - Ain't he special!

    nursecathi replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people interview well and are good at pulling the wool over

  22. Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    nursecathi replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My "dislike and burnout" from nursing turned out to be depression. On happy pills now, feel better and LOVE my career

  23. Nurses forced to work as aides

    nursecathi replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Used to work with an RN who would walk out of a patients room looking disgusted and tell me (I was the charge nurse) to "find an aide to pick up the patients meal tray or get the patient a glass of...

  24. Black Humour

    nursecathi replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, I find humor in almost everything. I do have a very dark, dry sense of humor. Even some if my coworkers don't understand it. I've worked critical care, long term...

  25. CC RN moving into home hospice

    nursecathi replied to hopefulinTN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I worked critical care for 22 years before going to LTC for 5. Now I'm in hospice (newbie of 4 months) and LOVE it. Going from critical care to LTC was totally different. Hospice wasn't that big of a...