kalycat BSN, RN

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    You should know better

    kalycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar wild overindulgence with CheezIts as a kid. To this day I can't be in the same room with the things. I was 12 and home alone and couldn't make it to the bathroom. Turns out that the...
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    You should know better

    kalycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried the dried chipotle pepper flakes I've now seen making the rounds through the markets up here? Like regular Dago crushed red pepper only chipotle/adobo. Smoky, spicy, just a hint of...
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    Hated being a CNA, scared to commit to nursing.

    kalycat replied to Pinkman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might consider OR nursing. Challenging, competitive to get in to, but many of the scheduled procedures/block time is day shift, limited weekends, and you're dealing with one patient at a time. A...
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    clinicals

    kalycat replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    This is how my program (and a few others in the region) could operate under a different model than many of the traditional programs. The students had a set scope of practice, benchmarks they were to...
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    clinicals

    kalycat replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    Wow, that escalated quickly. Eek. Akulahawk, my program progressed in a similar fashion. Each rotation was formatted as a preceptorship, so we were expected to have a full patient load with our...
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    New grad interested in operating room nursing

    kalycat replied to Nicole018's topic in Operating Room

    Ps, just wanted to add: the OR was available as a practicum location for my BSN program, but you had to request it in advance and make arrangements with the faculty lead for the final semester. Not...
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    New grad interested in operating room nursing

    kalycat replied to Nicole018's topic in Operating Room

    I can only speak to my region.... It's pretty competitive. I would have a backup plan or two. We had 180+ applicants for 10 spots. One of the ladies in my cohort had applied to this program 3 times....
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    clinicals

    kalycat replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    We couldn't leave the hospital or clinical site because there really wasn't time, but we were free to eat in the cafeteria or break room, take a walk around the hospital, or whatever. We took breaks...
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    Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    kalycat replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in psych and attended a school that offered both a BA and BS. For the BS, you had to fulfill the general ed requirements for the College of Sciences, which were different from the BA. You...
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    How do you get to Blue from the mobile app?

    kalycat replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking of you and your family! So sorry for your loss.
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    Common Mistakes to Avoid?

    kalycat replied to MeiDei's topic in General Students

    When taking care of a newborn during OB clinicals, and the new mother asks what you're doing and why you're doing it, don't respond with something along the lines of "I'm trying to take care of your...
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    Compression Stockings?

    kalycat replied to RnH15's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear sockwell also because I love the wool/bamboo blend. My life totally changed when I started wearing wool socks....summer and winter. I alternate the sockwell's with runner's compression calf...
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    New grad interested in operating room nursing

    kalycat replied to Nicole018's topic in Operating Room

    Add me to the list of new grads who went straight to the OR. I was hired in to an AORN periop 101 residency program at a teaching hospital. The first 10 weeks of our program was predominantly...
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    SHOES??

    kalycat replied to BarbaraNM's topic in Operating Room

    I alternate between keen leather sneakers/trail shoes and Alegrias....I have the Alegria style that covers the entire foot, not the Mary Janes or backless style. I wore Danskos for years and suddenly...
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    You should know better

    kalycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Colgate gal too....and it's a
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    You should know better

    kalycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I will pay you for hand holding with wine, my wino kindred spirit!! I have large teeth in a small mouth (all evidence to the contrary...since I'm known as someone with ahem...a "big personality"). I...
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    You should know better

    kalycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Seconal...woot!! And I thought Halcion was a trip and a half; I was convinced I was stone cold sober.... Turns out just...no. I will pass on the shaking, though!! I can't stand doing dental cases in...
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    You should know better

    kalycat replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Coca cola. Ice cold. Rabbit pellet ice. I limit myself to 2 per week with occasional binging. Booze. I don't discriminate...craft beer, wine, top shelf gin and tonic (two limes), icy cold vodka...
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    What I learned this week (6/27)...

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Da ^&*(%?!?!???
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    This week I have learned (6/20, a day late)

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I re-learned that "reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope". (F. Scott Fitz, for those who like their citations.) Someone really pissed me off at work...I was grinding my teeth all day....and...
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    Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    kalycat replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    I was frantically trying to get to the end of all the posts so that I could weigh in on this as a former mental health professional. Glad you beat me to it! I also have some hypothetical questions...
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    Anyone skip pharm and pass NCLEX?

    kalycat replied to nurse1990's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    See if you can score an ATI pharmacology book online. Should be relatively cheap, used on Amazon. Sort of redundant but the meds are arranged by class as well as by physiological alteration/disease...
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    rn

    kalycat replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    I was so sad when I came back to visit the ostrich and it was gone.
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    This week, I learned..... (6/6/15)

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Dying!!! Played whack a mole today in the OR. Learned that gel preps and inverted memberes make for a slippery (and somewhat frustrating) experience. Also,
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    kalycat replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    My hospital has a very accessible database of procedures for dealing with these types of things. I've used it numerous times for procedures to handle multiple drips and high alert meds that are...