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  1. pre-employment vision test: blind in one eye

    Cat365 replied to whitepooch123's topic in General Nursing

    They usually do check both eyes, but when I was being examined (also bored and nosey) I was informed that they really didn't care about the individual test as long as with both eyes you could see at a...

  2. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    Cat365 replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    Patient is still agitated fighting against restraints. Patient is oriented to person but disoriented to place and time. Patient repeatedly yelling "Get the f*** off me. Jane get off me and leave me...

  3. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    Cat365 replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    Patient is malodorous and covered in fecal matter. Patient taken to decontamination shower by RN and tech. Patient bathed and placed in gown. Wounds noted on buttocks and groin. See wound charting....

  4. Testing Requirement in ER Before passing Meds and Sending to X-Ray

    Cat365 replied to nicole1141982's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As far as x-ray. I would ask the x-ray techs. They know which x-rays can be done without a negative pregnancy test. At my facility all abdominal x-rays require them. Some x-rays can be shielded and...

  5. I'm on a SLippery Reference SLope. Dense reading.

    Cat365 replied to zephyr9's topic in General Nursing

    Call your previous employer and see what they consider your status to be. Go from there, but don't

  6. International field trip

    Cat365 replied to Josie2936's topic in General Nursing

    I would consult the school but I would guess casual dress with comfortable shoes. I would get clear guidelines on what your job duties will consist of and if your going as medical support a list of...

  7. struggling,wk 16 ICU orientation

    Cat365 replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not ICU, actually vents creep me out and the sound of suction makes me want to puke. Having said that I think you need to dissect what's going wrong. Is it your time management? Your knowledge of...

  8. Multiple CNA's refusing assigned task

    Cat365 replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    I likely would have offered to help the patient. If the CNA still refused I would have helped him. After all there is only so long that you can hold it. Either way I would have taken the issue up with...

  9. On the fence

    Cat365 replied to h3summers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to be out on an ambulance nursing isn't where you want to be. If you want to be out in the community why are you in an ER working as a tech rather that on an ambulance as a paramedic? It...

  10. preemployment drug testing

    Cat365 replied to babynurse98's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sounds like you are justifying. You know the Doctor's intention was for the second Rx to refill the original one, not be in addition to

  11. Obnoxious bed alarms and falls

    Cat365 replied to Grobyc82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I remember that when I was a tech I used to dream about that sound. I remember falling asleep one night and waking up running through the house to get to the room. My Mom thought it was hilarious when...

  12. How do you ensure the right INSULIN pen for the right patient?

    Cat365 replied to KTakami25's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't work on the floor in my current hospital so I can't really tell you what they do here, but at a previous one the pens were kept in the patient room in a passcoded bin. I don't think that...

  13. Do I use a nickname at work?

    Cat365 replied to nursestu's topic in General Nursing

  14. Can I get into an FNP / midwife program without another degree other than a BSN?

    Cat365 replied to nursejaclynxx's topic in General Nursing

    I think OP is concerned about a low GPA. She apparently passed nursing school and is (I assume) an RN. I would make a list of potential schools and set up a meeting with their admissions office....

  15. My own family is the PITA in the hospital

    Cat365 replied to Dances with wool's topic in General Nursing

    How old are your

  16. Night nurses, question about how you manage...

    Cat365 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I usually woke up earlier (5-6hours sleep) and "napped " for an hour or two before clinical. Some days this system worked better than

  17. Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Cat365 replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    We had private rooms too. I always thought that some people thought it made them special. Like I'm sicker than you

  18. Is the flu slowing down where you are?

    Cat365 replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    According to the numbers we have held steady for the past 3 weeks overall with a slight increase in type

  19. Funniest Nursing Situation

    Cat365 replied to Neats's topic in General Nursing

    One of my first time cathing a man was an older gentleman with dementia. He was in the ER for altered mental state and I needed urine. I asked him to pee and held a urinal for him. No go. I would ask...

  20. How confident are you with reading tele

    Cat365 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    ER nurse here and I openly admit I bite at it. I've read books on it, taken classes, and I still pretty much bite at it. All of the studying has only taught me to interpret when I have a printed...

  21. Help for a co-worker

    Cat365 replied to djh123's topic in General Nursing

    I'll think pleasant thoughts to the cosmos and pray that the god of your heart is with you and yours during this time. After all good friends are just the family of your

  22. Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Cat365 replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    We needed three documented negatives before we were allowed to not place someone in isolation. I remember working one night where literally 10 out of 12 patients were on some variety of isolation. If...

  23. Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Cat365 replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    It used to drive me nuts on a Med Surg floor when we would put someone in isolation because they tested positive for MRSA years

  24. Nursing accessories for ER/ED?

    Cat365 replied to HalfBoiled's topic in Emergency

    Personally I like Cherokee infinity because they have the stretchy panel in the back. Obviously I don't know how they compare to figs since I was picturing you stuffing your pockets with dried fruits....

  25. scientific rationale for jehovah's witness

    Cat365 replied to zorahna's topic in General Nursing

    Um, it's a religion which is based in faith. Science is based on providing proof of something. Medicine is founded on evidence based practice. Or are you looking for a justification for some of their...