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    Badge picture help!

    kataraang replied to Danielledlt's topic in General Nursing

    My badge is always flipping itself backwards inadvertently so it doesn't show anyways. No one hardly looks at it. As previous poster said just look professional, but the picture is SO small that it...
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    I just need some advice - or a hug. One or the other.

    kataraang replied to Doxie_loverRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a typical shift for me...BUT I DO SYMPATHIZE! *hugs* It's rough feeling constantly overwhelmed. What's the ratio for that unit? I'm on tele and it's 1:4. Are there people in your unit you...
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    ICU Burn Out!!

    kataraang replied to ICUrn1989's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah there's a lot of specialties you can go into. If you think it's time for a change, I'd listen to yourself! I don't know many people who have stayed in the exact same specialty since nursing...
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    To the nurse who was belittling and condescending to me today

    kataraang replied to Wherearethelandmarks's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like this might have been a one time thing. The nurse overreacted, and perhaps OP overreacted to the nurse's overreaction. OP I am sorry that you had a bad day at work. Keep in mind,...
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    MD was angry I questioned him.

    kataraang replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    Great job on advocating for the patient! You acted responsibly and professionally. The patient got the care he needed, and perhaps his life was even saved. I know you know this but never allow...
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    Gross Things Patients Do

    kataraang replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in General Nursing

    Okay this one is where I stopped reading this thread.
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    Respiration counts

    kataraang replied to kataraang's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you. I will think about how to address it. It's not just one person. I struggle with being only 8 months into my first nursing job and not wanting to step on the toes of people there for years....
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    Silly question.. stethoscope color for school?

    kataraang replied to BellemRN2b's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Work on learning how to use a stethoscope
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    New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

    kataraang replied to Me93RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been bullied by my charge nurse. It's really disappointing and I hate when we share shifts. I try to steer clear and avoid interaction. HOWEVER, I have gotten some progress with her in asking for...
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    Med Error

    kataraang replied to Checkers08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've made mistakes before. None caused harm, but made me feel AWFUL and incompetent. It took me a long time to get over it. It wasn't even that serious. But the fact that it was an error killed me. I...
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    New grad anxiety

    kataraang replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    I am 8 months in, and I can relate. I make checklists at work, because I KNOW I can't keep this all in my head. It'll get better. I am still having constant anxiety but it's manageable. I've gotten...
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    Falsifying nursing documentation

    kataraang replied to jenack's topic in General Nursing

    Report it. That's ridiculous. Make it an anonymous report if you're worried. But your compliance officer is not going to go talk to your manager and throw you under the bus. Your license is more...
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    Zosyn

    kataraang replied to IvyRN2017's topic in Patient Medications

    Haha I saw the title and already knew what the question was before I clicked on it (just guessed). Yeah I fill up the bottle completely and leave it to sit for 10-15 minutes after giving it a couple...
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    Patient Handoff between ED and Inpatient units

    kataraang replied to ejmRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ED calls up to floor RN. They share the basics like orientation, fall risk, oxygen, fluids. Then the ED nurse brings the patient up and gives bedside report. This is in a 30 bed
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    From the other side...nurses as patients.

    kataraang posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a brand new nurse still in orientation. I am learning a LOT during my first 90 days. I had the unfortunate opportunity of being rushed to the ED during my shift last week. And then I was admitted...
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    Help

    kataraang replied to mcadet1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you pass or fail? I presume you failed or you wouldn't be asking for help.
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    Extreme brady with strange rhythm

    kataraang posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Background: patient in for a pacemaker. He has complete heart block as well. Elderly, in his 90's (that's all I knew). I work in a telemetry unit. It wasn't my patient but I was by the monitors when I...
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    Handheld blood analyzers

    kataraang posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have absolutely no experience with NICU, but I'm doing my QI project for my BSN on iatrogenic anemia in NICU patients. Reading some articles, I found this device: i-STAT Handheld Blood Analyzer |...
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    HELP, need names of nursing schools with high acceptance rates

    kataraang replied to nursingsyed's topic in School, College Programs

    Most community colleges will take anyone who writes a check. I got a better education at community college than I did at my 4 year university, so don't think it's of lesser
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    I Pads for patient education

    kataraang replied to classicalcat's topic in Patient Education

    EW, GROSS. Infection control
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    Double Checking subQ Insulin Requirement

    kataraang replied to KTakami25's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not required to check here. Working in large urban hospital in central Maryland, teaching hospital on a step-down
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    Visible Tattoo-Baltimore and Hershey Area Hospitals

    kataraang replied to asensel15's topic in General Nursing

    Union Memorial seems pretty relaxed. I saw a surgeon with a pretty big one on the back of his arm. I've seen a lot of visible tattoos. I think you cover up for the interview, keep it hidden for...
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    When to call Rapid Response Team?

    kataraang replied to LUCBSN's topic in Critical Care

    New grad here. Also working in step-down. I've called RRT twice. Once was pretty darn obvious, he was on the floor nonresponsive. Had a rhythm, pulse, and breathing. The other was in respiratory...
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    kataraang replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Central Maryland Experience: ADN RN, September 2016 new grad Specialty: IMCU/telemetry Facility: Large urban hospital Pay: $26.50 base rate. $3.16 differential evenings, $2.50 differential...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    kataraang replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's interesting. Are all of these classes from the same college? I failed chemistry twice getting my BS in biology (at a different school). Got a D, and then a C-. To get into nursing school, that...