KathyDay

KathyDay

Patient Safety Advocate; HAI Prevention

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  1. Detection of Marijuana use in elevator while at work

    KathyDay replied to CharLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I was never a snitch, but on 2 occasions, I was compelled to report a fellow RN. One was a new grad who was incredibly unprofessional and who performed poorly in a number of ways. Another was a long...

  2. Patient Safety Activist - Retired Nurse Activism

    KathyDay posted a topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    While our Federal oversight agencies are being pilfered and ruined by the Trump administration and DOGE, I sit home an simmer. I know I have to do something. I have volunteered for the past 14 years...

  3. Management threatens nurses

    KathyDay replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    The situation of nurses being between a turd and a hard place...is decades old. Without a remedy, and/or staff nurses standing up for themselves, their patients and protecting their licenses to...

  4. Vaccine Debate Heats Up Amid Preventable Deaths

    KathyDay replied to Erin Lee's topic in Nursing News

    JFK Jr said that "vaccination is a personal choice". His narrative should be "vaccination is a public health choice". Being "personal" or in my opinion selfish during a measles outbreak and now a...

  5. Bill introduced to allow AI to prescribe medications

    KathyDay replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And I thought THIS was

  6. Hospital Patient Care

    KathyDay replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

    During my husbands brief fight with esophageal cancer in 2023, his care was horrible. It started with and ER boarding experience. He was seen quickly, assessed, and stuff ordered, then placed back...

  7. Cameras

    KathyDay replied to guest1202005's topic in General Nursing

    Put yourself in the family's shoes. Perhaps they can't be there all the time, and the camera is also to keep watch on their loved on when you aren't there. You are showing some level of paranoia if...

  8. Is it illegal to mention nurses names when charting on a patient?

    KathyDay replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    When my husband was hospitalized last Summer for terminal esophageal cancer, an OT visited him. The staff seemed to be on a mission to "rehab" him in one day, so they could justify discharging him...

  9. How do you like case management nursing?

    KathyDay replied to KaeliF's topic in Case Management

    My husband was terminally ill with Cancer last Summer when suddenly the NCM informed me that he was going to be discharged. I was stunned. His rapid decline was ongoing, and he was a fall risk. I...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. Dolan Scrubs MEME Halloween Contest

    KathyDay replied to Dolan's topic in General Nursing

    I AM the Skeleton

  15. 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...

  16. Patients demanding a singleroom.

    KathyDay replied to RMHRehab's topic in Nurse 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,...

  17. 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...

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

    KathyDay replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I have been wondering the same

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

    KathyDay posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many times did we hear this over the past few years and during the worst of the pandemic? Even though all media resources told us that thousands upon thousands of people of all ages were dying...

  20. 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...

  21. 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,...

  22. 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...

  23. 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...

  24. 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...

  25. 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...