kalycat BSN, RN

CVICU CCRN

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    How much do you pay monthly for Health insurance?

    kalycat replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Students

    $85/month for medical, dental, vision and orthodontia for the whole family. $1000 deductible for the family. many regular services and preventative prescriptions are covered 100% outside the...
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    Help: What is this area in PeriOps called?

    kalycat replied to 2mint's topic in General Nursing

    Pre-op holding, SAU (surgical assessment unit), phase I or pre-procedure. ETA: this area at my hospital is not new grad friendly. They prefer at least a year of ICU or step-down experience. Everywhere...
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    Changing professions after age 50

    kalycat replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I know you mentioned OR and standing - at my facility, RNs don't normally scrub, they circulate. So, for most procedures you have a nice mix of walking, running and sitting to chart. Everywhere is...
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    I want to quit nursing.

    kalycat replied to Nomad_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I was a professional in the wine industry for several years. Tasting wine as a profession may sound glamorous, but if you think nurses are catty, you've seen nothing until you've been at a meeting of...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I ended up with this followed shortly thereafter by the "Princess Diana". I have curly hair. Damn my father tried but.... Failed. Epically. My hair is currently to my waist, has been for decades (I...
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    1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh MMJ, I'm sorry. It just makes me see red.
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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    kalycat replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm really surprised at all these comments about males not being welcome in L and D or having inappropriate assignments as students. What is this, the dark ages?? (Oh wait, then ALL the medical...
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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    kalycat replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Why is it a given? I know several male L & D nurses. It's not like there are only female obstetricians or something. [emoji57](Response is to the poster above me. My quote didn't take) OP, I work...
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    1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned I can survive an incredibly busy double shift. I also learned that a new onset massive GI bleed gives quite the adrenaline rush when you go to reposition the patient. I've learned that...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's WELL OILED flowing hair. And nose hair. (per Far).
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    Why are some people on here so rude?

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

    Wow. Hey Pot, have you been introduced to Kettle? [emoji38] i·ro·ny - noun: a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a
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    Is My Nursing License At Risk?

    kalycat replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A patient care technician is classified as unlicensed assistive personnel. It has nothing to do with whether or not your name and registration info is posted on a board of nursing website. There is no...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hey - maybe the source of the odor was one of these bad boys: Doctors Have Warned Against Using Herbal Tampons To "Detox The Womb" |
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    Administering Tylenol to a friend

    kalycat replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    I successfully raised two children to adulthood, made it to 45, have numerous friends who get headaches and have so far managed to keep my license. I also managed not to lose it before I ever started...
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    Tacoma Community College Nursing

    kalycat replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Washington Nursing

    Everything Trouble said. The beauty of the WA direct transfer agreement is that a lot of the classes, no matter WHAT your end result major ends up being, are universally required and accepted. All...
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    Tacoma Community College Nursing

    kalycat replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Washington Nursing

    I just wanted to add one more thing.... The transition to practicing nurse is tough for new grads. Just check out some of the posts around AN. I was very lucky to get a great nursing education that...
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    Tacoma Community College Nursing

    kalycat replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Washington Nursing

    Wow. Crazy on the financial aid. I just did my pre-reqs and got my associates to qualify for the transfer agreement. A BSN when you transfer is the same 2 years of school. You do your general Ed and...
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    Tacoma Community College Nursing

    kalycat replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Washington Nursing

    Wait, what? I did my pre-reqs at a community college and wasn't sure if I would be applying to a BSN program or ADN. Turns out I applied to both and got in to both but went the BSN route. I have never...
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    Failing nclex 6 times

    kalycat replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is a public forum and none of the responses have violated the TOS for this website. You can advise the administrators all you wish, but creating additional anxiety for a poster is not a violation...
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    Piggyback meds

    kalycat replied to ernurse77's topic in Patient Medications

    I work cardiac ICU stepdown. We don't *ever* piggyback meds like nitro, heparin, etc, but we hang a ton of high risk vasoactive meds. the only things we ever piggyback are abx or maybe a K rider. We...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ugh I'm doing the night sweat thing too. I have super duper big hair. It just is. So if I shower after my shift/before bed, I'm trying to sleep on a mountain of wet red hair. Sometimes I braid it up...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's huffing nitrous off of a whipped cream can - or using the nitrous chargers you can buy to whip your own in the same
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't know, MMJ. I just know you through your posts and you're pretty damn attractive to
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalycat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You're freaking me out, man. And if I can just add a few things as someone who formerly worked in substance abuse treatment: 1) the several patients I had who needed to undergo in-patient treatment...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    kalycat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've recently learned that I'm developing a vigorous love/hate relationship with our resident