KathyDay

KathyDay specializes in Patient Safety Advocate; HAI Prevention.

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1. Ageism in Nursing Employment

   KathyDay replied to Jmd623's topic in General Nursing

   When I was 50ish, I applied for an Employee Health job at the smaller of 2 hospitals in my city. I had experience in the larger hospital and great referrences. I had only worked per diem for a while because I wanted to be available for my young gra...

2. Crusty Old Bats

   KathyDay replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   If hospitals can't afford to pay for the people to provide the basics of daily care, then they shouldn't be in the "business" of "caring". It was horrifying to me to see my husbands needs ignored the way they were, and to have staff say that he "re...

3. Crusty Old Bats

   KathyDay replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   ahhh, Crusty old bats!! I'm sure that is how I was described by the younger nurses and CNAs where my husband was during his terminal cancer last Summer. My best memory of my training and subsequent nursing experience was how important patient p...

4. Do you regret becoming a nurse?

   KathyDay replied to jengood's topic in General Nursing

   I went to Nursing school (3 yr program) in 1967, when young women had limited opportunities...and we were steered by guidance counselors into nursing, teaching or secretarial work. I believe I made the right choice. I worked at 5 different hospital ...

5. Dolan Scrubs MEME Halloween Contest

   KathyDay replied to Dolan's topic in General Nursing

   I AM the Skeleton Crew!

6. How do you assess a patient with lots of phlegm in their throat?

   KathyDay replied to kate2827's topic in General Nursing

   Early last month when my husband was on comfort care (esophageal cancer), I expressed my concern about his ineffective cough for the cracking in his throat. His nurse said they give medications for secretions...which were obviously not working. Isn...

7. Patients demanding a singleroom.

   KathyDay replied to RMHRehab's topic in Management

   Wanting a private room is one thing, but wanting a decent roommate is another. My husband spent 11 days and nights roomed with a homeless addict, who stole one of his things, was loud, demanding, setting off his bed alarm often, watching tV at full ...

8. 2 Nurse Skin ✔ q Shift ❓

   KathyDay replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Skin check was part of routine hygiene in both my training and my practice when I became a nurse. Bathing and other patient hygiene was integral in all of the care we gave, and during AM bathing and PM wash up and back rubs, we did skin checks. My ...

9. Has the Media Killed Common Sense When it Comes to Making Healthcare Decisions? | Article Contest

   KathyDay replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Announcements

   I have been wondering the same thing??

10. Making Healthcare Decisions in an Age of Over-Information: An ICU RN's Perspective

    KathyDay replied to Erin Lee's topic in General Nursing

    Great article! Thank you for this. The only thing I don't 100% agree with is this "We are all different and the choices we make for our life and our health need to be what is best for our individual health, physical and emotional." In most cases,...

11. Nurses who have been practicing 2+ years... Do you think you could pass the NCLEX?

    KathyDay replied to GammaReyMysterio's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty old and retired, and I KNOW I couldn't pass the nursing boards that I took in 1970. We tested for 2 solid days in each specialty. We did not do NCLEX, which I have never understood. So, my answer is no I couldn't pass today, but under ...

12. The Importance of Oral Care in the Hospitalized Older Adult

    KathyDay replied to Kim Valentine's topic in General Nursing

    https://medshadow.org/hospital-pneumonia-toothbrushing/?mc_cid=a4c7043f09&mc_eid=ff368fb62f&fbclid=IwAR1oTs3HX3b9wrhcr-5mTrHuzK8k4ObLWnjHJ_RJePa62uY7UjVFB3iE1dw I was interviewed by the writer of this article, because my father d...

13. COVID-19: I'm Doing My Own Research

    KathyDay replied to KathyDay's topic in General Nursing

    It certainly wouldn't be this way if politicians and judges kept their noses out of medical matters, some of them very personal women's issues. Patients have a difficult enough time with the emotions and physical pain surrounding pregnancy and other...

14. Social Media: A Danger to Public Health

    KathyDay replied to SarahBissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great article. Some of the roadblocks to good information exist in social media. Gossip, politics and so much more influence people and their healthcare decisions. And like you said...too many become self proclaimed "experts" after reading a few o...

15. COVID-19: I'm Doing My Own Research

    KathyDay replied to KathyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I love this discussion. As always, there are two sides to every story and opinion. I always hope that the people I love take the side that is healthiest for them. I also understand the need for good solid information before making a decision. Abo...