catsmeow1972 BSN, RN

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    New to IPN Florida

    catsmeow1972 replied to RNMOM1213's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ah yes, another mirror of my own experience. I went to the only one of the listed evaluators that did not reject me out of hand. The ones that did, did so on the grounds that they could not provide...
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    hearinf impairing ment in th OR

    catsmeow1972 replied to Rnroamer13's topic in Operating Room

    If i may ask, how much do the hearing aids help? I am also in the OR and over my career i seem to have developed what I think is a bit of hearing loss.(Probably from too much head-banging hair music...
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    IPN issues- 2015

    catsmeow1972 replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So recently I was filling out my lovely quarterly "self report" for IPN. Per usual, it asks if I have a sponsor and so forth. As it was a mental health issue that landed me here, I have never been...
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    catsmeow1972 replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh yes. I could not agree more. Working in the ICU, I had a patient that was acutely ill, something viral that morphed into multi system organ failure, etc. He was intubated, sedated, complete with...
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    What is my right to transfer to another unit

    catsmeow1972 replied to riken25's topic in Nursing Career

    "Managers who work like that are complete and total idiots. If a nurse has decided it is time to move on then that nurse is going to move on with or without the managers help. To not let someone...
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    Monitoring Fees/taxes

    catsmeow1972 replied to willow14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am paraphrasing from memory, so please verify what I am saying, but my understanding is that much of the costs can be attributed to "unreimbursed employee expenses for carrying on your trade or...
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    catsmeow1972 replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do understand about the "hero complex". It it conceivable that the Hero worship thing perpetuates itself. The more I am told how fabulous I am, the more I begin to think it. When it comes to things...
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    catsmeow1972 replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The part I suppose that beats down nurses is the fact that we cannot please everyone all the time. We are not dealing with hamburgers and candy bars here. If I go to McDonalds and my burger comes with...
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    catsmeow1972 replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think that it's Nursing in and of itself that sucks. It's the environment that has evolved related to a combination of "customer satisfaction," insurance profit issues, facility profit issues,...
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    catsmeow1972 replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Because that job/place was/is a soul sucking vortex of evil." I don't mean to laugh, because none of this is funny but this phrase just perfectly explains some of the places that I have worked and is...
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    IPN issues- 2015

    catsmeow1972 replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am having a head-desk, face-palm moment about this junk. So I actually say something at that "support group" thing yesterday. I rarely say much of anything beyond banal doing fine, nothing new,...
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    catsmeow1972 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't for a minute believe that this was a serious question. Given the existence of some of the dumbest restrictions on the planet that are in these contracts (12step meetings for a participant with...
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    Opinion on just how much info to disclose?

    catsmeow1972 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That is what I did. I had made a bunch of copies of the thing for when I was interviewing. I had put all that on the original. So before I submitted it all I got busy with my white out tape thing. The...
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    Opinion on just how much info to disclose?

    catsmeow1972 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So I have just received a job offer (yes they are fine about the contract BS). It is actually a lateral transfer to the same position in another hospital owned by the same company. I am grateful to my...
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    Best area/ hospital to work in Florida

    catsmeow1972 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in Florida Nursing

    My house shared the property line with
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    Best area/ hospital to work in Florida

    catsmeow1972 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in Florida Nursing

    Pinehurst, right in front of the elementary school (is it still painted like a
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    catsmeow1972 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    you could also make your own whipped cream. Beating the heck out of something is a great way to blow off steam. And hey, there's whipped cream at the end! Pass the strawberries please.
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    Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    catsmeow1972 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You're kidding right? I'm not even in this boat for addiction issues and that sounds like a very bad idea to me. Do not under any circumstances try to game this system. You will get caught and it will...
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    Just self reported

    catsmeow1972 replied to Sothisisit's topic in Nurses Recovery

    [COLOR=#000000]"Depending on the course of action in your state make sure to go to an evaluator or treatment facility that does not offer inpatient care- if they offer it they will recommend it. I was...
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    Best area/ hospital to work in Florida

    catsmeow1972 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in Florida Nursing

    Heh. I grew up in town n country and didi is right. Don't go there.
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    Best area/ hospital to work in Florida

    catsmeow1972 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in Florida Nursing

    Polk County is not bad. Rents are pretty tolerable (2 bed/2 bath apartment in gated community for $800 a month) There are hospitals ranging in size from 70-odd beds to Lakeland Regional which is just...
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    UDS Collection site issues

    catsmeow1972 replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Finally! Affinity shows the expected negative. i knew it would, but given their track record for screwing up and therefore us somehow being responsible, I've been spazzing for a week. Great! Stress...
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    IPN issues- 2015

    catsmeow1972 replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Because I drink water all day (tendancy towards kidney issues) I am terrified of getting a dilute. I therefore am in the habit of doing the stupid check-in at 4am (I'm usually getting up then anyway)...
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    IPN issues- 2015

    catsmeow1972 replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So in regards to the UDS snafu from last week, buried in the Affinity site, I found where one can log a COC#, I guess if you go somewhere besides Labcorp. I tried that in an effort to help link the...
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    FAQ for Student Nurse Practitioners (Part One)

    catsmeow1972 replied to BostonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great advice, Thank you. Even from a crusty old bat like my self that is fixing to dive back in. It took 8 years for me to finish my BSN, mostly due to personal health and other reasons. I hope this...