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  1. should I call in or not?

    rncat2000 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Yes stay home and get better, both for your patients but also for your coworkers. I can't tell you the times people came to work sick because they just felt so bad to leave us without the help and...

  2. skipping graduation/pinning?

    rncat2000 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I didn't go to my grad ceremony but it was my second time around as well. I did go to my pinning however. It was held separately and it was a more meaningful thing to me than graduation because my...

  3. Urostomy Irrigation

    rncat2000 replied to matthewandrew's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I always thought it was but I have watched our urology surgeons and residents do just a clean procedure. I guess the best thing to do is check your policy and if that doesn't tell you anything check...

  4. Seventh Day Adventist and working on Sabbath???

    rncat2000 replied to NeoNatMom's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    While not SDA I am a devote Christian and I understand your conflict. My father is a pastor and since I have finished school and began working I have always worked every other Sunday. It bothered me...

  5. What's the nicest thing anyone has ever said or done for you?

    rncat2000 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Because I work nights birthdays can be impossible to plan for because if I'm working I'm sleeping and if I happen to work off that morning I'm too exhausted to anything! The nicest thing anyone ever...

  6. Whats my next step after I get my GED?

    rncat2000 replied to FayeCx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was home schooled and got a GED. I went on to a get my bachelors without difficulty. Not once has having a GED stopped me from doing anything I wanted to do. never let any one try to stop you from...

  7. Rude/ Inconsiderate nurses during clinicals

    rncat2000 replied to Nonetheless's topic in General Students

    I know it may seem like the nurses were rude but it may just be your perception. I'm not excusing any rude behavior but you have to remember that while your assigned to that one nurse she may have 6-8...

  8. Interviewing for Night Shift Charge

    rncat2000 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Career

    I would say that if you have already done night shift before and found it hard to do then being charge and doing it will be impossible. You will have greater responsibility as charge and every one...

  9. NG Tube Anxiety

    rncat2000 replied to alex-333's topic in General Students

    I understand your nervousness about this skill, but it really isn't as bad as you think it will be. :) I have been a peds nurse on a postop surgical floor for almost 10 years now, and I can say that I...

  10. Three sets of vitals in a 12-hour shift?

    rncat2000 replied to SavingGrace007's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    That is about normal for vital signs. At my hospital my unit is a 26 bed unit and there is usually only 1 pct. We do vitals every 4 hours at 8,12,4 on both night and day shift. It is tough but it can...

  11. A&P Hype

    rncat2000 replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I never thought of this as a hard class per say. The hard part for me was the massive amount of memorization that the class required over a short period of

  12. How long do you have to take the NCLEX in Mississippi

    rncat2000 replied to lovalovett's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you got the information you were looking for but I'm a little confused. Why do you feel for those of us who live and work here? I'm a proud nurse who has chosen to work in Mississippi. I hope...

  13. layoffs at umc

    rncat2000 replied to RN1980's topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I know this is an old post but let me asure you that they did not lay off all the lpn's nor did they lay off rns with their associates. The people that were layed off were people in jobs that...

  14. UMC NICU

    rncat2000 replied to oliviamann's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is an old post but to let you know umc has what they call the nightengal suites that nurses who live a certain distance from the hospital can stay overnight for free when working their...

  15. Continuous aerosol treatment

    rncat2000 replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    Continous nebs at my hospital are treated on our step down unit and if serious enough to the picu but never on the floor. The nurse pt ratio is to high on the regular

  16. Good News!

    rncat2000 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm really happy for you!!! Many places have decided that if you are getting older they don't want you. That is a big mistake!!! Those of us that are younger nurses need those of you that have been in...

  17. Study while commuting???

    rncat2000 replied to Pipestone's topic in General Students

    I also commuted over an hour to nursing school and I recorded the lectures. I listened to them while driving, and found it very helpful. However you need to check with each instructor because not all...

  18. Safe beds for patients

    rncat2000 replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I have used them in peds often. We call them vail beds. I agree that if they have iv tubing or wires for monitors it can be a hassle but they work very well. They protect the patient from falling out...

  19. Can we recommend a medication to a doctor to prescribe?

    rncat2000 replied to stallion8797's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No it was not out of your scope of practice. On my floor, at a teaching hospital, we deal with many doctors who are new and sometimes they need an idea of what your thinking. It is up to the doctor to...

  20. Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    rncat2000 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    Rules are there to bring order to an otherwise chaotic situation, however rules can be bent depending on the situation. I work the floor of a busy med/surg cardiac step down peds unit and we have...

  21. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    rncat2000 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dorcus is a name from the Bible. We had a family in our church who named all their children after cars. Mercedes, Lincoln, Toyota, and Chrysler. Plus a child that had the name L-a pronounced la dash...

  22. Anatomy and Physiology

    rncat2000 replied to claritasd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school did human a & p as well but we still dissected animals. We did a pig heart sheep brain and an

  23. why record lab results in the nurse's note

    rncat2000 replied to Pediatricjo's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we are required to record only critical lab results and what doctor we spoke to about it and if there were new orders or not. We have a policy in place that when there is a critical...

  24. I am the only nurse getting high blood glucose numbers

    rncat2000 replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I for one would question the other BS as well, but I have also seen where if you do not let the alcohol or what ever you use to clean the finger to dry completely it will give you a high reading. I...

  25. Is it really necessary to learn to read an ekg? anyone really use it?

    rncat2000 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you are planning on working on a telemetry floor it would be good for you to. I work on a cardiac step down unit with telemetry and it has been to my advantage to know how to read the...