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  1. repeat

    Cat365 replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Students

    I imagine it depends on your school and their rules. It also can depend on if the classes were at the same

  2. Excellent nursing unless then 12 hr shifts

    Cat365 replied to Jesusfreak9015's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked on both ER and Med-surge units that have both 8 & 12 hour shifts. The ER really seems to work well that way because unlike a medical floor we can't have everyone giving report at the...

  3. Re-interviewing for an area of the hospital worth it?

    Cat365 replied to Cheisu7's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working as a RN in the same hospital/department that I interviewed for as a tech. I bombed the peer interview the first time. Also like the previous poster stated, what do you have to...

  4. My husband wakes me up!

    Cat365 replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    I love this! Yes she does seem to want to keep him so training is in order. Could she hook a shock buzzer up to the bedroom door? Touch the handle and ZAP! Ok, maybe there are reasons I'm not

  5. My husband wakes me up!

    Cat365 replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    My family gets my sleep schedule. Luckily my grandma trained them during the years she worked third shift. There have been a few slips but as everyone has been appropriately repentant I have...

  6. Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    Cat365 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I like to take short vacations so I cluster my shifts as close as possible the haveup to 5 days off in a

  7. Puppies and nursing

    Cat365 replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    I have had dogs all of my life and I've raised them all from puppies, but it is not easy even without 12 hour shifts. Some things to consider. How old of a puppy? I read somewhere that a puppy...

  8. No Parking, Yes Problem!

    Cat365 replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell your employer and the family that due to your inability to legally park you regretfully must drop that client. If they want you they will have to obtain a visitors permit or other legal...

  9. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Cat365 replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I would never and I mean never seek help from my employer or anything connected to my employer. In fact I don't even have a family doctor right now because I can't figure out where to get one that...

  10. Nursing Grading Scale

    Cat365 replied to guest517's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's typical. It's also why my GPA fell in nursing

  11. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    Cat365 replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    I must be lucky. Neither of the hospitals I've worked for would tolerate that behavior. First if you wish to go outside you can sign yourself out AMA. Otherwise you stay in the hospital. If you choose...

  12. New grad - night shift difficulties

    Cat365 replied to BlueShoes12's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I agree with the above poster. I love night shift, but my shift is 3 pm to 3 am. I did have problems when I worked 7 pm to 7 am. Especially in the summer. I live to the east of my work...

  13. How did/do you pay for nursing school and expenses? I need some advice.

    Cat365 replied to justSara's topic in General Students

    This is exactly what I was thinking. I've purchased three cars and I've never had a payment that

  14. Everyday Nurse problems

    Cat365 replied to babarfirasat's topic in General Nursing

    I want a "sticky" BP cuff. When a problem in the ER keeps moving around and the O2 sensor keeps falling off. I go get a sticky one. When the BP cuff gets wonky I either get no reading or wrong...

  15. Learned something new from all of you :)

    Cat365 replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    We had someone dial 911 from their cell phone for almost this exact reason. The police, hospital security, charge nurse, and house supervisor were NOT amused. It was around 3 am or I'm sure we would...

  16. Working full time and nursing school

    Cat365 replied to cframmar's topic in General Nursing

    I worked full time until my last semester, but since I completed all of my non-nursing courses before entering the actual nursing program I was considered a 3/4 time student as I usually only carried...

  17. Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    Cat365 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    But the temp wouldn't have been zero. She would have been a popsicle for that to be the

  18. New grad: take on two jobs?

    Cat365 replied to laumjess's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would take at least 6 months to get settled in one job before thinking about another. Learning one job at a time is stressful enough. Also, if you can manage overtime at a job that will...

  19. How full do you fill your lab vials?

    Cat365 replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Nursing

    I would contact your lab people. They usually like explaining that stuff and only they know what type of equipment they have. When we got new equipment recently we had to adjust how much we were...

  20. The Men in OB Debate: Help!

    Cat365 replied to jay_prn's topic in General Nursing

    I cry " Baloney!" Ok, that's the clean version of my first thought. Let me take it in order. A) The nurse manager obviously thinks you would be an asset. B) There are a lot of male OB/GYN doctors....

  21. LVN Charge nurse with no LTC Exp is it worth it?

    Cat365 replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    If you are curious/wondering I would ask to follow a charge on the same shift you would be working. If they don't want to allow that

  22. New job seems sketchy

    Cat365 replied to smartiipants's topic in General Nursing

    It could mean something negative but it could also just mean that the person was in meetings or otherwise unavailable. It does happen. Stay positive or just develop a wait and see

  23. Help! I earned a BSN in 2011. I became frustrated because of NCLEX RN and strange phobia

    Cat365 replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

    Just look away. I was a sympathetic vomiter (is that a word?) and I learned to control the reaction but I still don't look directly at the person

  24. Why so many negative nurses in the field?

    Cat365 replied to Nursey916's topic in General Nursing

    All of my jobs have had negative/unhappy people and I've had more non-nursing jobs than nursing positions. Unless the work place is toxic, there are always welcoming, cheerful people too. Humans run...

  25. Holiday Schedule

    Cat365 replied to Lesleywebb's topic in General Nursing

    Most places I know of do every other or so many minors/so many minors a year. That depends on your staffing needs. Whatever you do it has to rotate. For instance this year I am off Christmas Eve and...