katdan1026

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1. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

   katdan1026 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I was working on a Geri Psych unit with 12 patients. Just me, the LPN, my RN and a tech. The RN was literally running a fever over 101 degrees, throwing up and had non stop diarrhea. IN A GERIATRIC UNIT. None of the other RN's were willing to com...

2. Funny Things Patients Say

   katdan1026 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Relations

   My husband was working in an Alzheimer's unit and a patient walked up to him and started jabbering incoherently for several minutes like she was holding a conversation. He was feeling playful so he repeated the same jabbering sounds back to her. She ...

3. Do you feel safe at work?

   katdan1026 replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

   Before I was a nurse, I was working as a CNA on a step down unit night shift, just me and an RN. I walk into a room to take vitals of a guy not realizing he had gone into DT's and was psychotic. He pulls out a knife and start yelling "take out this t...

4. When our older nurses die :(

   katdan1026 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   My 1st job after graduating LPN school in 1992 was on a Med-Surg floor of a hospital. I was trained and orientated by 2 diploma RN's who took their training at the end of World War 2!!! They were both late 60/early 70 age group at that time and I lea...

5. "Your job is to make me happy"

   katdan1026 replied to Nurse216's topic in Relations

   As a nurse (or CNA, or any care provider) your job is to provide competent care that meets the patient's health care needs and hopefully improves their health or situation. If that also makes them happy, it's a plus, otherwise they have to get happy ...

6. "Your job is to make me happy"

   katdan1026 replied to Nurse216's topic in Relations

   As a nurse (or CNA, or any care provider) your job is to provide competent care that meets the patient's health care needs and hopefully improves their health or situation. If that also makes them happy, it's a plus, otherwise they have to get happy ...

7. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

   katdan1026 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   Sometimes we have to bend the rules a little to provide compassionate care for our patients. Well done!

8. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

   katdan1026 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   As a nurse with frequent vertigo caused by migraines, barely controlled by my current medical regimen, I live in constant fear of losing my job for calling out and frequently go in to work ( at a doctor's office) even when I'm so dizzy I can barely s...

9. Good Excuses for Missing Work

   katdan1026 replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   I wasn't the one who called in but I had a sister nurse call me and ask if I would cover her shift because she was IN the hospital having a late term miscarriage! Seems when she called our unit manager to call out she was informed that finding someon...

10. Bad preceptors and the demotivated state of nursing.

    katdan1026 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I work in a Specialty Physicians Office that is part of a hospital. My practice manager decided to stick me with my THREE nursing students! In a one physician office! All 3 followed my every step, crowding the small triage and exam rooms, and making ...

11. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

    katdan1026 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, we "rant" on this forum so we can turn on the charm at work, even when patients are being hateful and demanding to us. It's better to let off steam after hours with another nurse than in front of a patient.