RunnerKate

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1. What type of soap do you use?

   RunnerKate replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   I am allergic to one of the more commonly used fragrances and have pretty oily skin, so I have gone through many shampoos, conditioners and soaps. The one that I currently use that I LOVE is Nexxus...

2. Learning what to say in horrible cases

   RunnerKate replied to RunnerKate's topic in Emergency

   Does anyone else have anything to add? I would really like to improve any way that I

3. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

   RunnerKate replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

   Same here. I mostly opened this thread because I thought it would somehow involve

4. Learning what to say in horrible cases

   RunnerKate replied to RunnerKate's topic in Emergency

   Thank you. I really appreciate your

5. Learning what to say in horrible cases

   RunnerKate posted a topic in Emergency

   I am working as an ER tech while I wait to start nursing school as a second bachelor's degree in the fall. I also volunteer for a rape crisis center, which sends me on a lot of ER calls. I saw a...

6. Meaning of your username?

   RunnerKate replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

   My first name is Kate and I love to run. :) I made the account when I was trying to lose some of the weight I gained throughout college and was starting to really get into

7. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

   RunnerKate replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

   I thought I was the only one! My father bought himself a motorcycle when my parents got divorced because my mother would never let him have one. He got in an accident on it in his late 40s and became...

8. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

   RunnerKate replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations!

9. Easy/Difficult NP jobs

   RunnerKate replied to Fnpatlast's topic in Advanced Practice

   I would take the harder job. I bet you would find it more meaningful to do what you trained for. With that said, for me, a three-hour commute would be enough to make me turn down any job. That is...

10. Some Days I Can't Stop Crying

    RunnerKate replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Emergency

    Hugs, NurseOnAMotorcycle. Your sadness honors these

11. What is your dream unit?

    RunnerKate replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    The Emergency Department hands

12. What do you guys like to do in your free time?

    RunnerKate replied to PianoTiles's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a very energetic woman (It's part of what attracted me to nursing; I like the idea of being on my feet all day. lol) and enjoy outdoor activities such as running, biking, hiking, horseback riding,...

13. Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    RunnerKate replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse(EMT applying to nursing school), but I have volunteered for a rape crisis center for a long time now and I will always remember my first survivor. It was 3 in the morning and I was...

14. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    RunnerKate replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse (currently applying to nursing school), but I remember way back in freshman biology, my professor's favorite little tidbit was feces being brown because of dead red blood cells from...

15. Required to disclose hx of depression

    RunnerKate replied to Lucidity's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm sorry,