HarryTheCat

HarryTheCat MSN, RN

Member

  • Content

    152

  • Visitors

    5,808

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    7

All Content by HarryTheCat

  1. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    HarryTheCat replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...this may have something to do with either a union contract or the fact that nurses are often treated as "non-exempt" employees, where the employer would be required to pay overtime. The...

  2. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    HarryTheCat replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a couple: One patient who was reporting that he had been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes said the doc had told him he was "tied to" Diabetes somehow. Took a minute or so to figure that one...

  3. Don't Do This

    HarryTheCat replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Great advice. Everyone needs to have an "elevator pitch", even if it's only 10 to 15 seconds. To go along with it, for those moments when you're actually face to face with someone who can help you...

  4. Writing of good PICOT question

    HarryTheCat replied to Znurse4's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hmmm...I had to look it up. Didn't see this covered in undergrad or graduate curricula. It's basically a multidisciplinary approach to packaging sets of interventions that improve patient

  5. Getting it in writing

    HarryTheCat replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It seems odd that everything is going well until they get to the references, then it all goes south. Is it possible that one of your references is telling them something that makes them back away? I...

  6. How many nursing students secure jobs in the US?

    HarryTheCat replied to WilkinsMicawber's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Before you can really advise your sister as to whether or not nursing school is a good idea you'll need a bit more information, and she'll have to become an educated consumer. First, by "nursing...

  7. Obama care??

    HarryTheCat replied to Mjac1985's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The problem with the ACA is that it gives more people access to health insurance, butnot necessarily to health care. Medicare is a great example of just how that works. At 65 everyone can get...

  8. Needing a location change......

    HarryTheCat replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    Nashville is a tough market lately. There are a number of universities in the area pumping out lots of new grads, but if you have a BSN and at least two to three years of solid experience there are...

  9. Can a Nurse Punch a Patient in Self-Defense?

    HarryTheCat replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    One of our local hospitals offers a kind of "self defense" course for nurses and other in high risk areas (ED, Psych, etc.). It's not really a course in how to fight, but focuses on techniques for...

  10. 5 year BSN programs - alarming

    HarryTheCat replied to RNdynamic's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The BSN program that my wife completed was a 4 1/2 year plan. Two years of prereqs, then five full semesters (no co-ops, summers or those "winter intersessions") of nursing school. And she graduated...

  11. Rehashing the 2015 DNP Requirement Debate

    HarryTheCat replied to ricardoj's topic in Advanced Practice

    The road to a DNP, especially from a BSN, is a long one, and it can be expensive -- over $100,000 at some of the elite private schools. If you're trying to work and go to school part time it will take...

  12. 2014's Best & Worst States for Nurses

    HarryTheCat replied to HouTx's topic in Nursing Career

    Before you swallow this "study" whole, take a look at their methodology. First they lumped everything that walks and quacks like a nurse together, including LPN/LVNs, ADNs, BSN-RNs, APRNs (all...

  13. What are the best nursing schools in the state of GA

    HarryTheCat replied to hmwaters's topic in School, College Programs

    One indicator of the quality of education is a school's NCLEX pass rate. It doesn't tell the whole story, but it's a good place to start. If graduates aren't passing the NCLEX, they aren't getting...

  14. How to get a job at Veterans Affairs.

    HarryTheCat replied to amy9999's topic in Government, Military

    The residency program at VA is the Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunity Residency, ("VALOR") program. VALOR students are usually brought in for the summer between their Junior and Senior years of a...

  15. Pre-med or Nursing?

    HarryTheCat replied to redhead89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know a couple of MDs who started out as nurses, then went on to med school after a few years of work. Both of them thought that their BSN and hospital work experience gave them a leg up over the...

  16. Probably getting fired from ICU...how can I move into full-time LTAC from prn status?

    HarryTheCat replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    If I was in your position, I'd certainly take your roommate up on the offer. Most attorneys, even the ones who don't specialize in employment contracts, can give you a pretty good idea of where you...

  17. Probably getting fired from ICU...how can I move into full-time LTAC from prn status?

    HarryTheCat replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    It's probably a good idea to talk with a lawyer and have him/her look over your contract to know exactly where you stand. Those penalty clauses are typically included to prevent someone they would...

  18. How do you teach nursing theory?

    HarryTheCat replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I would probably be the worst Theory professor in the history of nursing school. OK...I "get" Watson, Ericksson, Orem, and bits of some of the others, but for me, many of them seem to wander off into...

  19. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    HarryTheCat replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I once knew a kid whose last name was Butz, whose parents named him Richard Jr. after his father. Since his father had already claimed the nickname "Rick" he had to go by one of the more common...

  20. Flowers

    HarryTheCat replied to Cherie''s topic in General Students

    Those edible fruit arrangements are also a nice way to say "thank you" to those who have helped you along the way. They're attractive, reasonably priced and healthy -- and they're generally gone by...

  21. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    HarryTheCat replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    One other point that you have to consider is that you going to have to satisfy three "customers" with each transaction -- the traveler, the client and your employer. If any one of the three is unhappy...

  22. Still don't get the BSN ADN thing...

    HarryTheCat replied to tarotale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The difference isn't usually apparent at the beside, where the psychomotor tasks of nursing are performed. What the BSN does add to the curriculum is found in subjects such as Theory, Research,...

  23. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    HarryTheCat replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    No matter how you approach this job, you're going to have to be a "salesman" on both ends of the engagement. But if you are going to be successful and stick around in the business you are going to...

  24. Your response to "there is a high demand for nurses"

    HarryTheCat replied to Ecl09's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's going to take time for the Nursing market to adjust to the current condition of oversupply. Over the last few years, many nursing schools bought into the "nursing shortage" myth and expanded...

  25. Buy nursing books from School bookstore or other websites?!

    HarryTheCat replied to a0646504's topic in General Students

    Sometimes it's a good idea to buy and hold on to books, even though you swear you'll never, ever need them again. I was once about half serious about burning one particular book from an Advanced...