KatieBell

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  1. Anyone deal with people badmouthing your school nursing program?

    KatieBell replied to eandgsma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    People usually say these things when they are feeling insecure, or not confident. Do not let her lack of confidence spoil anything for you. Any program with a decent pass rate is bound to teach you...

  2. NICU to ER

    KatieBell replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    I think it should be a ggood transition. I had to learn when I went from ICU to ED that MOST people do not need a monitor, especially if they are a 22 yr old female who is walking with a strong...

  3. Shift Report

    KatieBell replied to ladytopaz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Shift report used to be a nightmare for me. I think what improved it for me was that I actually listened to others who gave report without all the snuffling or eyerolling. I paid attention to what...

  4. I'm so ashamed...

    KatieBell replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll agree with Angie about staying in the same place. one problem I am observing is that new grds job hop, 3 months here, 6 there. They do not give a job enough time, for them and the people around...

  5. I'm so ashamed...

    KatieBell replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, in a lot of cases, new grads aren't well prepared, but I personally think anyone witnessing a patient having a seizure would GET HELP, rather than just walk away. The behavior is just strange...

  6. Rn

    KatieBell replied to apolloRNdjxes's topic in Nursing Career

    You have been out for about 10 years, I think that a refresher course is really the best thing. So much has changed. I would not hire you without a

  7. Needing some ADVICE on a CAREER PATH??

    KatieBell replied to deltaroxxy2's topic in Nursing Career

    TO become a Nurse practitioner, you need a MSN- with a concentration in Acute care, or Geriatrics or whatever. I am sure in you research you have also noted that to apply for MSN programs, most...

  8. forced to work the 3rd shift

    KatieBell replied to nursewannabee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, you can not be forced to work third shift. but, as Jen points out, it can be difficult to get a first shift job, and I have only worked at a few places that do 8 hr shifts. You may have to...

  9. Polite refusal, how do I do it?

    KatieBell posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse working with us from Agency. This is the Emergency Department. All her experience is in some sort of special long term vent unit. She initially appeared to be alright, but quickly...

  10. very very very bad bad man

    KatieBell replied to Danianne's topic in General Nursing

    If the guy seems to have any sense of interest, perhaps you could invite him to "observe" a shift and then he can see how some of this product rationing can help create a disaster. Preferably I think...

  11. I'm so ashamed...

    KatieBell replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First thought is that you are either not adjusting to night shift, or you may be depressed. A seizure is an emergency. You really can't just tuck someone in and leave the room- because it could...

  12. Help! I think my boss is having an affair with a coworker

    KatieBell replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Nursing

    As long as it isn't interrupting patient care, I'd leave well enough alone. So far, the only this I can see from your post that is affected is your sense of morality. It's unfortunate but this...

  13. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    KatieBell replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Carol This happens everywhere. Also, pretty much everywhere I have worked I have run into the same personality types on each unit (ie: The Prima Dona, The ball buster,Ms. Super-cautious,...

  14. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    KatieBell replied to airis's topic in Nursing Career

    Well the thing is that there is a nurse actually taking care of those patients that the respiratory therapist is assisting, so the nurses don't have easy patients, they have all the patients. You...

  15. Nurses and nursing student, how do you talk to your PCP?

    KatieBell replied to westcoastgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Of course your PCP can look up various things about you, based on what you disclose, and usually good ones ask what you do for a living because certain jobs increase people's risks for certain things....

  16. Why am I trying to make career changes already?

    KatieBell replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    But as far as enjoying working with OB patients, lots of different things to consider: Specific to ED: SANE/FNE nurse? Oh course there is the NP route, working in L and D or post-partum where a lot of...

  17. Polite refusal, how do I do it?

    KatieBell replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    Thing is I am a traveler in this Unit. I have no clue why it is taking a while to get rid of her. The Manager is aware, and I don't get why exactly this has gone on... thankfully the charge is also...

  18. first job concerns

    KatieBell replied to newgal11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds a bit like a sucker punch. If you have not signed, I would just tell them that you are looking somewhere else, and do so. See if they will budge, and if not, do look elsewhere. Its not good...

  19. Which college in Raleigh/Durahm

    KatieBell replied to katesmom's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    ECPI would be a poor choice out of the ones you have listed. Out of the ones listed the one that I have consistently seen EXCELLENT students and nurses from is Watts. Of course, it is a diploma...

  20. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    KatieBell replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    As a traveler, which is akin to agency, I can hear your complaints. What I expect from the nurses who are permanent is help finding things, knowing how things are done at the place I am at, and...

  21. IVS and inserting Catheters

    KatieBell replied to nursewannabee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't worry too much about doing any of these things. You will have more time doing care plans that actually doing and practicing these skills. I know several nurses who have graduated without...

  22. Overwhelming

    KatieBell replied to Vlynn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pie, GIve it time, and you will be doing alright. It's easy to get behind and get disorganized, any day, even as an experienced RN. I just woke up last night at 0130 and realized I had forgotten...

  23. Am I Making a Mistake- CNA/college student blues.

    KatieBell replied to Micci's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :balloons: Congratulations on your 92%. Not too shabby. You do have a lot on your plate. Maybe after your 90 days, you can go somewhere permanently- so you can get on a team, I'm sure many of the...

  24. open visitation in icu??

    KatieBell replied to tennessee rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    When I worked neuro ICu and SICU, we did not have open visitation. We had the families call back and ask if they could come visit. It was sort of a difficult thing- because if one family was in...

  25. what do you think of the doctors you work with???

    KatieBell replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there are a few that I think are less than intelligent, but for the most part, easy to work with, or to work around. I appreciate the respect given to me currently in my travel