Cat365

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  1. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    Cat365 replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    I like night and I like 12s, but my nights run 3pm-3:30 am. I live an hour away so I'm in bed by 5 am an up at 1pm. My days are also consecutive. I hate splitting them up because I feel like on my...

  2. Do you consider it helpful or not to be given a Pt’s attitude during a report?

    Cat365 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate a heads up. Especially with confusing dynamics or unusual patients. For instance I would have appreciated a heads up the other day when I walked into my patient's room expecting a female...

  3. Manual Dexerity

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

    I don't think it's that high. I personally am a very bad

  4. being called off..

    Cat365 replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I think she is choosing to use PTO because she can't afford that much unpaid time off. I've never been forced to use it when I was downstaffed. I usually chose to simply because I had more PTO than I...

  5. Duty to inform?

    Cat365 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a lawyer and the laws probably differ from state to state but I'm not aware of any statute that requires

  6. Pension plan

    Cat365 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    If you can afford it I would do both. You would have to look into the specifics of the pension plan. Every plan is different. However, a 403b is a nonprofit companies version of a 401k. When you leave...

  7. Once upon a time.

    Cat365 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Glad I could help. Please forgive my typing mistakes. I've been typing on my phone, in bed, and without my contacts. Not an easy task. My schooling was a bit heavy on the psychology simply because I...

  8. Once upon a time.

    Cat365 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Some people don't look beyond tomorrow. They go to work and they come home. They don't plan. Some people have a years plan. I'm going to save money for a car, a down payment, etc. Some people plan...

  9. My role in student nurse clinicals

    Cat365 replied to serenity now's topic in General Nursing

    It did just occur to me that we do get a lot of paramedic and EMT students dumped on us with no clinical instructor. They are not assigned to a specific nurse though. Generally we like them, enjoy...

  10. My role in student nurse clinicals

    Cat365 replied to serenity now's topic in General Nursing

    We had clinicals like you did. The exception was one or two "observation" days. Then we were assigned to a nurse, a nurse lead, or a department. Those days we were free to assist, but we were NEVER...

  11. Once upon a time.

    Cat365 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are a 5 and 10 year planner. That's not a bad thing, but sometimes plans need changed or adjusted. It's not a failure to decide not to pursue a goal you just have to adjust to new...

  12. EBP Topic Ideas

    Cat365 replied to popcrnlvr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Evidenced based practice is basically exactly what it says. It is things that we do (or don't do) because studies have been run that show us that there are better results if we do (or don't do...

  13. Working shift work with children

    Cat365 replied to Multitaskernz's topic in General Nursing

    If you figure something out let me know because I haven't been able to find an answer that didn't involve family. No one wants to babysit for 13 or more hours and if you work 2 12 hours back to back...

  14. nursing for money

    Cat365 replied to spark1's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be a nurse for free and I certainly don't go to work for the fun of it, however, I also wouldn't work somewhere I hated unless I was literally starving. Not just homeless, but homeless and...

  15. Future Nurse With a Neurological Disorder?

    Cat365 replied to pavlovnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nurses work in situations where having a seizure would put a patient at risk. Some of my classmates went into offices, sleep labs, etc. I probably wouldn't go into NICU, ICU, type areas until...

  16. Nursing Medical Symbol: What is it about?

    Cat365 replied to nursewithskills's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the origin is not exactly correct for the cadeceus but over the years it has become a medical symbol. I checked into that and decided that like language symbols can evolve. The original meaning...

  17. Going to color coded scrubs.

    Cat365 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    We received a 30% coupon for one set of scubs at a local store. I bougnt one there an two more online. A weeks worth of scrubs. I like it and there are no decisions about what to wear. Hospital wide...

  18. Medication Error

    Cat365 replied to CMA-RN29's topic in General Students

    Everyone makes mistakes. The best you can do is minimize them, own up to it, and figure out how you can avoid doing it again. Never skip steps. I work in a hospital and we pull meds from the Pyxis. I...

  19. I've always wondered...

    Cat365 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    If you give report before a break that nurse has assumed care of your patient. If you are taking a bathroom break and you didn't give report you are responsible for that patient. In our computer...

  20. what is the hospital nurses role in organ donation?

    Cat365 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Your responsibility is to make sure OPO is called for brain death, before a terminal wean, or at death. You never mention organ donation because you are responsible for the life of their loved one....

  21. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    Cat365 replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    Actually they are guards. That is not a derogatory term. A guard is defined as "one assigned to protect or oversee another." They are also not all officers. Some of the guards that we see are Sheriff...

  22. Manual Dexerity

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

    Maybe depends on what you want to do as a nurse. Also on what you consider "good" dexterity. I can't do majic or card tricks. Does that make mine not

  23. Is aspirin a blood thinner?

    Cat365 replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, but it is a phrase that most people understand. If phrasing it that way gets me answers I'll use it. Kind of like how some people have "sugar" not

  24. Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    Cat365 replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    We get patients in the ER that are accompanied by guards. I treat them like I would any patient but I keep the guards security in mind. They get blankets, coffe, food, and soft drinks as appropriate....

  25. Burnout after 8 months in ICU

    Cat365 replied to nursing8889's topic in General Nursing

    Ok several thoughts. Some people don't adjust to night shift. It can cause stress, sleep disorders, and depression. I love it, but I've been a night owl since childhood. Second it takes over a year...