kalycat BSN, RN

CVICU CCRN

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    Resigned During Orientation - Advice Needed

    kalycat replied to Bonnie007's topic in Critical Care

    Hey GradNurse - Would you be willing to share what you've seen/experienced regarding 2nd career nurses having difficulties with unit culture and/or transition to practice? I don't want to hijack the...
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    Fire and Fury

    kalycat replied to nurseemmaliegh's topic in General Nursing

    I too am a pathophys geek who loves the interplay of the body. That said, it sounds like you're in a pretty amazing residency - physician mentor? Rad. I'm not one who is totally convinced that med...
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    Hospice & ghosts -

    kalycat replied to blondebabe0625's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Well, this thread sure made it back from the dead.... (2014) Sorry... I couldn't help myself!!! ;-) í
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    kalycat replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newer nurse (second career - started late) and I had to learn drip rates -we also had a very high standard for our med calc exams - you had to score 100% to move on. I always stressed out (even...
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    WILTW 10/29: Trauma for breakfast

    kalycat replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, friend :) I was really happy to read of your TEAS test and plans. You've got
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    WILTW 10/29: Trauma for breakfast

    kalycat replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I've been quiet lately because I've been trying to learn a lot in my new role. Unfortunately, I eventually learned that the specialty was not for me, for a variety of reasons. I have had terrible...
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    they say nurses are the worst patients....

    kalycat replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently married to an un-anticoagulated person who has runs of Afib. He won't treat it at all. I feel your pain.
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    Medical Quackery: Let's talk.

    kalycat replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing News

    It's been all essential oils and anti vax stuff where I work. That and had a family who wanted to treat a patient's EPIC abdominal wound with all kinds of elemental creams and such -- colloidal...
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    breaking your RN New Grad contract early

    kalycat replied to bobo619's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is an old thread but just to put your mind at ease... No. if you want to start off in a specialty as a new grad, many hospitals have gone to a residency program that lasts a year or so. In...
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    Good grief...I came up Positive

    kalycat replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sending you positive
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    muslim prayer

    kalycat replied to olamuri's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    As-salamu alaykum! I'm not Muslim, but I agree with the other poster; I would just scope out a spot and wouldn't necessarily mention it unless you really needed too because there was a problem. For...
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    kalycat replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Ahem, "deal" with the PICU? In my area, the PICU is even more coveted than NICU... and it is incredibly challenging due to the variety of ages, variety of diagnoses and surgeries, types of trauma,...
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    Social Class and Nursing

    kalycat replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow this brought back memories. I was the little snot with the pony (or rather, - warmblood; I didn't do Pony Club) until my mother died. Then I cleaned enough tack and stalls, wrapped enough legs,...
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    Scheduling that isn't self-scheduling

    kalycat replied to haunani's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to what Sour Lemon said.... Only certain units at my hospital self schedule. Previously, I worked 8s and was assigned a pattern. For example: 6 on, 1 off, 3 on, 4 off. (Approximately)....
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    6 weeks to get a fitness routine going

    kalycat replied to obpyum's topic in General Nursing

    l found nuts to be the perfect work snack - they really fill me up so I'm not nearly as tempted by all the empty calories around in the middle of the night. I'm still struggling with finding a good...
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    Question about how clinicals work

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

    I went to a school that had clinical on all three shifts for the hospital based rotations, because you worked with one nurse and followed his/her schedule like a preceptorship. I was also able to do...
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    Thanks God for healing (and to modern medicine )

    kalycat replied to Emergent's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    IIg, I always love your posts... but this is gold. I may need to use that next time I sign up for a haircut! I always try to be respectful of my patient's and their family's religious beliefs but......
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    Calling report to the floor.

    kalycat replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I needed to breathe in to a brown paper bag for a few minutes after reading the last line.
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    WILTW 9/19/16: Dystonic Tasks and Masks

    kalycat replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats LadyFree on all your wellness! Your post made me smile on a number of levels. I learned I need to get back in the groove of communicating with parents regarding complex medical issues. I got...
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    Vascular/general surgical PCU nurses

    kalycat replied to MSNAdvocate2008's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a cardiac care/icu stepdown with VADs, transplants, complex heart failure patients, and post opens, as well as DKA, hyperkalemia, and just about any type of overflow you can imagine,...
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    Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

    kalycat replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    We have transporters to manage all non-monitored, non dangerous patients as others have mentioned. However, we also have float pool RNs on pager to assist with transport of monitored patients that...
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    You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    kalycat replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    *raises hand* My very first code was in MRI. Talk about a crap show. Elderly patient, direct admit, no family contacted yet, no advance directive located yet. Ugly ugly mess. í ¼í½» No, didn't...
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    8/13 this week, I've learned the connection between AN desktop, insurance, and HR

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've been trying to use Safari on iPhone - I greatly miss the app as well. I especially miss being able to move directly to the end of a thread and only read the most recent comments (on subsequent...
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    Nursing student in WA moving back home to Hawaii after graduation

    kalycat replied to melanilovesisaac's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, with an ADN, the residency route and work in Seattle may be a little more difficult. While Seattle is definitely new grad friendly to an extent, in my experience BSNs are highly preferred if not...
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    Nursing student in WA moving back home to Hawaii after graduation

    kalycat replied to melanilovesisaac's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school in Eastern WA with several people who were from Maui. All chose to stay in the Seattle area to work after graduation due to the nursing climate in Hawaii right now. New grad...