Katie71275

Katie71275

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  1. Few questions.

    Katie71275 replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    How long have you been a nurse? What age did you become one? 6 months(grad May 2013) Are you married?yes, 10 yrs Do you have children? Yes, 4(age 10.5, 9, 7, 4). And an extra question, is it...

  2. Workplace Bullying-Nursing or 7th Grade?

    Katie71275 replied to rbs105's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a new nurse, and on my floor, there is a nurse in particular that is rude to patients, residents, other nurses, and anyone "beneath her"(the clerks, the aides, housekeeping). As a new nurse,...

  3. Perkins Loan Cancellation

    Katie71275 replied to NICU<3RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes that would be considered full time. I am doing the

  4. Nurses with tattoos and piercings

    Katie71275 replied to emmygirle's topic in General Nursing

    We had to cover them at our school. Mine is on my wrist and I covered with a bandage...yep, I always felt ppl were wondering if I was a cutter lol! Work wise, it's not a problem at

  5. Relocating this summer...6mon exp..When to apply?

    Katie71275 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am a L&D RN with 6 months of exp. My husband and I are planning to relocate from Louisiana to Raleigh, NC this summer with our 4 kids. I have already applied for endorsement for my NC...

  6. My mom died just before Christmas - advice needed

    Katie71275 replied to Gloryboo's topic in General Students

    I'm so sorry for your loss. My mother died when I was in my 3rd quarter of nursing school in 2004. I ended up dropping and then changing my major, only to go back to nursing school later in 2011....

  7. Lesbians (LGB) in OB Nursing

    Katie71275 replied to PunkRockRNLA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally, it would not bother me at all! I think that it shouldn't come up. Women are chatty...we all know that..they will ask details about your personal lives(any children, married, etc)..it's...

  8. New Graduate; HELP!

    Katie71275 replied to kellycombs2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work L&D and started right after nursing school(grad May 2013) and I LOVE it. I get all my skills in(plenty of IV, catheters), and see many high risk pt. I think if you know that's your...

  9. Grad nurse residency wants 3 year commitment

    Katie71275 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    10k is a LOT of money to save up. You never know where life will take you. Personally, I would not feel comfortable accepting a job with that kind of

  10. 7 months of RN experience and need to relocate

    Katie71275 replied to wildflower79's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Personally I would not lie in your application. The prospective employer may call your former employer and will ask for the dates you worked. I am in a similar situation, I have 6 months...

  11. Hospitals Reputations and Driving Distance

    Katie71275 replied to Kw, RN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hofamb, how do you like Duke Regional? We are hoping to move to Raleigh this summer and I am a L&D nurse with 6mos exp and it's on my list....so far not seeing anything open

  12. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    Katie71275 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Geographic location-North Louisiana Pay rate-23.07/hr In which area / specialty do you work? Labor and Delivery What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or...

  13. Has anyone ever done this?

    Katie71275 replied to RNmyFriend's topic in General Nursing

    That's the way of nursing now....more about customer service! Have you thought about going to a slower paced unit? I work L&D, and one thing I love about it, is that we aren't overloaded with...

  14. Medical Assistant seeking information

    Katie71275 replied to leila1's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I don't know much about Delta, but can tell you that they have a pretty good program. I'm an RN and went to LA Tech in Ruston, but there are some Delta students that come through our facility. Grade...

  15. Pros and Cons of Induction in L&D

    Katie71275 replied to whitescrubs2012's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lately, it seems like the inductions we do are medically indicated, pre-e or severe range pressures being a biggie. Unless medically indicated, I believe all first timers should go naturally into...

  16. Can lpns work in l&d?

    Katie71275 replied to Smk22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in Louisiana and we have RN and LPN on our L&D unit. RN's do IV pushes and Pitocin, LPNs can do most everything else except circulate in sections. They are the scrub nurse in our...

  17. Night shift sleep patterns?

    Katie71275 replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I do. I work 7p-7a. I get home by 815a and am in bed by 830am and sleep until 345p when the kids get off the bus. If I have one day off and go back to work the next day, then I will...

  18. Working the holidays

    Katie71275 replied to Karebear29's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the hospital and I am thinking about bringing cookies for the staff, but not the patients. I work in L&D..our pts are usually NPO :) I'll be working Christmas Eve,

  19. RN-BSN programs-vent

    Katie71275 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Students

    I don't particularly care for my RN to BSN program either...It's actually a great program, I just don't care for all the paper

  20. how to take the ati test

    Katie71275 replied to caring4all's topic in General Students

    I did very well on ATI and only had to take the comprehensive a second time(and only b/c we had to be at 99% and I was 98%). I studied all of the practice exams offered for each exam and went over...

  21. I asked for Christmas off and they...

    Katie71275 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I worked Thanksgiving(and the entire week of Thanksgiving) and will work Christmas Eve 7p-7a) and New Years

  22. LPNs in OB?

    Katie71275 replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in Louisiana and we have several LPN on our unit. The nursery nurse is the baby nurse at our hosp, and I think they use mostly RN's but not sure. LPNs on L&D scrub for sections, and do...

  23. Is this common with teaching hospitals?

    Katie71275 replied to liketheairport's topic in General Nursing

    It seems pretty common at teaching hospitals, but I work at one, and we don't do it here. Granted I'm on the labor unit. Our docs are great at coming in(usually just 1-2) and introducing themselves...

  24. Night shifters-when do you eat?

    Katie71275 replied to cassie77775's topic in General Nursing

    I usually eat breakfast around 4-5p when I wake up. Head to work about 545, and start at 7p. Ill eat a snack around 8p, lunch around midnight, another sack around 2a, and another snack/breakfast...

  25. PICC line blood draw

    Katie71275 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    I flush with 10NS, draw out 10(waste) and then draw 10 for my