AliNajaCat

AliNajaCat

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  1. Switching from Neuro ICU to Cardiac ICU

    AliNajaCat replied to AreEn123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Oh yeah. My favorite cardiac surgeon used to say, "Never trust a mitral valve with a good tan." That was because it usually meant they were too sick to do anything much more than lie around in the...

  2. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    AliNajaCat replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    You must have missed the part where I said I earn quite a bit more than that, and all the myriad posts I have made over the years that directly refute this foolishness, so therefore I will take the...

  3. Should Obama care be repealed?

    AliNajaCat replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why you believe that, because it's not true. In the case of the gentleman I know best, he pays $80/month for his insurance via the state health connector (exchange). It was $40/month last...

  4. Nursing Grad without Experience Looking for a job... HELP!

    AliNajaCat replied to Bchow410's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They do pregnancy terminations in day surgery units

  5. Ultrasound or nursing?

    AliNajaCat replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    I think you can do any job you want if you decide that it's a job, not how you define your life. Personally, I'd get bored doing US all day long, but in the other hand, if the pay was decent and the...

  6. Single mom nurse//opinions??

    AliNajaCat replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    Good day care is worth its weight in rubies. One advantage/disadvantage to a lot of home health jobs is that you can do your documentation on the laptop they give you after hours, i.e., after your...

  7. What is the goal of medical nutrition therapy?

    AliNajaCat replied to rroberts762736's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe it's the hard plastic panties and the evident DI

  8. Starting my Journey to Nursing school

    AliNajaCat replied to LoveJRenee's topic in General Students

    Perhaps more to the point is whether other reputable educational institutions will accept these if/when you decide to further your education later. Just for fun, call up the local university college...

  9. Last semester!! :-)Any tips??

    AliNajaCat replied to Psalm 23's topic in General Students

    I applaud your positivity. Now, for a small reality check for the many students who will be shocked to learn that they will not be graduating ... because it gets harder last semester. It does. Your...

  10. Pulmonary Embolism response team or PERT Team

    AliNajaCat replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Boy howdy, that's a new one on me. I would certainly hope that there wouldn't be as much need for such a dedicated team in most hospitals, at least as compared to the general RRT that can deal with...

  11. New Grad Transition, Help!!!

    AliNajaCat replied to snapdragon13's topic in General Nursing

    Give it a fair trial. All your coworkers felt the same way and are working with you, whether you see it or not, to help you get into their team successfully. Unless you are really decompensating and...

  12. New grads in float positions

    AliNajaCat replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in Nursing Career

    IF they are advertising for new grads to be in a float pool, I must assume they know that new grads don't know much and will not be able to hit the floors running with no more orientation than,...

  13. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    AliNajaCat replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    God knows my TA would confirm that I was not God's gift to economics when I skated through that semester in college, but one thing I have always remembered is that the value of something is precisely...

  14. WILTW 1/22: Cozy Up To Gas Exchange

    AliNajaCat replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Chocolate doughnuts are constipating. Never mind that part. The rest of it will pass. It gets easier. Really.

  15. New nurse asking for PRN advice

    AliNajaCat replied to JacqueStape16's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to ask, and you'd be well-advised not to even mention it to your bestie who works there. You're a grownup now and you can work two jobs if you want to. All you have to do is be sure...

  16. Care Plan Diagnosis Help!!

    AliNajaCat replied to treblig4595's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    bumping for the new semester

  17. Tips for personal essay!

    AliNajaCat replied to enfermera21's topic in General Students

    It's a useful thing to discuss. I had a bunch of students from Vietnam once-- many of them wanted to become nurses so they could bring healthcare knowledge and literacy to the large Vietnamese...

  18. Losing Motivation I Never Had

    AliNajaCat replied to parenthetical's topic in General Students

    You don't have to look around here too far to find brilliant people with excellent writing and analysis skills who happen to be nurses (skills you amply demonstrate, and gawd knows how much we need...

  19. Advice - would this lead to a lawsuit?

    AliNajaCat replied to shortjm52's topic in General Students

    As to whether it would LEAD to enquiries about a lawsuit, that depends on the people who knew about it and how much they cared. As to whether such a lawsuit would proceed, the answer is: Maybe, if...

  20. please help - difficult family, feeling hopeless

    AliNajaCat replied to Wobie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A bit different scenario, but perhaps some insight (though I agree, hit the road on this one): I just learned of a case with a very disabled teenager (terrible medical malpractice perinatal, no...

  21. Orientation day + first weeks+ smoking cessation meltdown

    AliNajaCat replied to Username invalid's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're entirely welcome...and remember that this is what nurses do the next time you read some dumb-butt "NETY! NETY!" whining here. We're nurses, we can help.

  22. What is the goal of medical nutrition therapy?

    AliNajaCat replied to rroberts762736's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^^^ ROTFLMAO!! But anybody who asks the original question might just believe

  23. PICO

    AliNajaCat replied to drsrn's topic in General Students

    A few looks at the AJN series on PICOT a few years back will get you in

  24. Advice: Choosing clinical unit and I am pregnant

    AliNajaCat replied to SweetDuluth's topic in General Students

    Picture trying to do CPR over a beach ball. (That baby was 9#10oz three weeks

  25. Help!!!

    AliNajaCat replied to TaylorB17's topic in General Students

    ^^ Interesting. Around here, the terms are completely