Cat365

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  1. Lab and nursing

    Cat365 replied to Labrat99's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, I don't actually remember when I last had a sit down lunch that wasn't at the nurses desk. I think it was my first day of

  2. Lab and nursing

    Cat365 replied to Labrat99's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that we don't understand why you won't/can't take hemolyzed/ clotted specimens it's that it's frustrating to get blood from a hard stick or need those lab values for treatment now and find...

  3. Squeamishness

    Cat365 replied to Dinatg's topic in General Nursing

    I think I purposely forgot those. I'm still

  4. Where does it all go?

    Cat365 replied to Sothatswhatitis's topic in General Nursing

    It helps me to take a few seconds to picture the patient in my head. The name I couldn't tell you most of the time and since I work ER the room number doesn't always help because I might have had...

  5. Squeamishness

    Cat365 replied to Dinatg's topic in General Nursing

    You just do it. You explain each thing ahead of time in a matter of fact, professional manner. Often people have already had it done before and they understand. Once you've seen one member you have...

  6. Squeamishness

    Cat365 replied to Dinatg's topic in General Nursing

    Uncomfortable how? Talking with patients? Cleaning them up? What makes you

  7. Nightshift -days off

    Cat365 replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

    I go through periods like that. I'm in one now. I don't want to sleep all day, can't sleep at night and feel like crap when I'm not working. It seems to come and go for me. Let me know if you find a...

  8. Seniority

    Cat365 replied to lexyrn71's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is that there is no perfect system. Peer review can be helpful. It can also be a biased personality contest. Seniority can work, but then you can also end up with people in positions they...

  9. orientation issues!!

    Cat365 replied to akint19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Personally I think a ratio of 1:7 or 1:8 is crazy on a Med-Surg unit and I wouldn't have taken the job, but I haven't worked Med-Surg as a nurse. Only a tech or a student. So maybe it's common in some...

  10. After TEAS, Should I even apply?

    Cat365 replied to archie101's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I would go ahead and apply to the schools you qualify for that you would like to attend. The worst that can happen is that you don't get in. While you are waiting you can continue to study to retake...

  11. How many Nursing Schools should i apply?

    Cat365 replied to hayvan413's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I only applied to one. I just made sure I was a competitive candidate

  12. Say what??

    Cat365 replied to Kher13's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a patient in clinicals that no one could commmunicate with. Weirdly even her husband. She spoke an odd dialect. We mostly used gestures and prayed she understood. There wasn't another...

  13. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    Cat365 replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the jammies. I have some that would look great with

  14. Having issues with being a "babyfaced" nurse.

    Cat365 replied to Ash2016's topic in General Nursing

    I used this. Also how old do you think i am? Really! You are my favorite person today! Great big grin. When I didn't feel like grinning I thought of it as bearing my teeth. I always killed them with...

  15. I am over IT

    Cat365 replied to anxiousnscared's topic in General Nursing

    School is stressful. Reward yourself with a break after it. I spent two weeks working the minimum amount allowed and doing nothing else productive. If you can afford a vacation take it. I was lucky...

  16. OCD about central line infections - need perspective!

    Cat365 replied to laceysrn's topic in General Nursing

    I develop habitual actions for processes that I worry about. I study best practice and then decide on a series of actions. I do those actions in the same order, the same way, every time. Alternately...

  17. termination from work

    Cat365 replied to kimchoi66's topic in General Nursing

    Did you fail it? Or is this a curiosity question? As far as I'm aware, at the two hospitals I'm familiar with, the competency days are considered education. You can ask questions and learn before you...

  18. Can't handle certain surgery.

    Cat365 replied to NYCNative21's topic in General Students

    We all have that thing. For me it's the sound of the suction with traces. I get queasy thinking about it. No ICU's for me. When I did my surgery days the nurses always told us that if we felt...

  19. Night Shift and Dogs

    Cat365 replied to bluehealer's topic in General Nursing

    My dogs were fine once they were adults. I would potty and walk before work then again after work. Depending on weather I would turn them loose in the backyard while I slept. If it was raining (or I...

  20. First code

    Cat365 replied to MrsJt's topic in General Nursing

    One thing we have to accept is that we can only give our best. We are not gods that can stop death or change fate. Everyone dies. You did your job to the best of your ability. Would it have made a...

  21. 15 min per patient!?!?

    Cat365 replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I'm understanding your post. Maybe there is a mistake in it? Are you saying you don't do anything but medications so you only spend 5 minutes vs everyone else's 15

  22. Infractions

    Cat365 replied to HelloNurse2015?'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an expert but I don't think that your BON gives a lick about your fireworks citation. Now if it was a DUI that's another matter. Every legal infraction has a class. What class is this one?...

  23. Needle stick from urine collection cup.. Patient HepC positive...

    Cat365 replied to Leeleeboo7's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor swore that we had a patient try to stick his member in one. He apparently thought he had to pee in the top hole. I love these and we use them but I always make sure to loosen the lid and...

  24. Social Media and Patients

    Cat365 replied to NurseDrizzles's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't even have my place of employment listed on my Facebook account. Or my previous schools. I don't ever friend patients, but then again I don't friend anyone that I work with either unless they...

  25. Just graduated with A.A.. Help!

    Cat365 replied to Liz P valadez's topic in General Nursing

    I really wish people wouldn't use abbreviations. I looked at this and my first thought was you somehow graduated from Alchoholics