kalycat BSN, RN

CVICU CCRN

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    Bad Nurse or Nursing Politics? SO CONFUSED!!!

    kalycat replied to gemmi999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the above poster. I immediately thought that perhaps the ICU wanted to keep you! Do they have staffing or turnover issues that might make it more appealing to recruit in a less than...
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    I want to throat-punch my co-worker

    kalycat replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Am I the only one who loves Bag of Bones? One of my favorites....although it's a tough
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    What does your school have you wear to the Pinning Ceremony?

    kalycat replied to KathyVandy's topic in General Students

    I graduated from a 4 year Uni. We wore formal dress attire (no issues with short/weird dresses, etc) and our honor cords. We had several in our group who were ROTC; they came in dress blues and honor...
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    Mandatory flu vaccines

    kalycat replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I would never shower daily. Way too
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    Clinical tidbits I wish someone would've told me.

    kalycat replied to Mully's topic in MICU, SICU

    Phenomenal information in this thread. Glad I found
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    New Grad Residency Programs: What is it?

    kalycat replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Nursing

    Several hospitals in my region offer them, but they only open the applications once - twice per year (this does vary by facility). It's a little more time consuming, but what I would recommend is...
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    Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    kalycat replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Pac NW person here too. I love my heat pump. It was a great investment. I had propane in a previous house when fuel was higher, and I've gotta tell ya, it became extremely expensive....to the tune of...
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    Brian Short News

    kalycat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot hope to find words that match the eloquence of some of these posts. I would just like to add that I have benefited immeasurably from all nurses, both personally and professionally. I started...
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    Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    kalycat replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to ask if it was on sourdough, since that's my favorite, but I see you've beaten me to
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    Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    kalycat replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Word.
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, seriously....who the $&!@? broke a
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah! I'm thinking if I start wearing them, I will be one step closer to that B list stardom I'm always seeking. And I'm pretty sure duodenum is my favorite word in all of anatomy, closely followed...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Have you noticed that certain things taste realllly weird when you're on topamax? I took it for a while for migraines and all my carbonated beverages tasted flat and off. I'm a carbonation junky. I...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I had some crazy abdominal trauma. Long, long story. It ends with me getting a total hysterectomy at under 30. I had so many adhesions and my bladder was so screwed, that they fixed it for me during...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    See what I did there?? Should have posted that one in our grammar thread.
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously though. I'm a fairly burly chick with a (relatively) shiny new rebuilt bladder but dang, even proper body mechanics cause incredible stress on the old pelvic floor. I had to flip a patient...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm taking all of the above advice. I had to switch to my computer to get that out of my system. Some day I will be able to master
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Holy screamin' mimis. I stopped by for a quick read. My fingers are currently in a contemplative
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    Police on psych unit

    kalycat replied to diawc's topic in Psychiatric

    Back in the day (within the past 10 years) there was a policy at the state hospital where I worked that if a patient assaulted staff badly enough, charges could be filed and the patient taken in to...
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    Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    kalycat replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I've shown this thread to my English professor friend and he is now apoplectic. While he gets things sorted I'm busily thinking about lube. And
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    Please stop making that sound !

    kalycat replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    You're absolutely correct. And by the time I realized my typo "tick" it was too late to edit! I really feel for anyone who struggles with that type of issue. I've had patients with the throat clearing...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Farawyn! I'm feeling really good about it.
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned, after a few weeks of internal debate, that I deeply miss my stethoscope. So, I decided to leave the OR and pursue some new adventures. After sucking all the amazing information out of OC's...
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    Please stop making that sound !

    kalycat replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work with someone who was constantly, deeply and loudly, clearing her sinuses by inhaling through her nose. I don't know how to describe it other than it sounded like she was gearing up to...
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    Running, Walking, or Cross-Trainers?

    kalycat replied to Exhaustipated's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I rotate my Alegrias with Asics gel trail shoes. More support and grip than an ultralight...and I prefer them to crosstrainers. The problem I'm having is that I don't think my Alegrias are offering...