KittyBinimi

KittyBinimi has 1 years experience and specializes in Geriatric LTC.

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1. What should I bring with me on my first day in LTC?

   KittyBinimi replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in Geriatric

   If you're allowed to take your cell phone to the floor, one app I use every day I work is ColorNote for Android. With ColorNote, you can make checklists, which you can save and reuse. I use it to ensure that I complete every task that needs to be don...

2. Working opposite shifts from spouse...

   KittyBinimi replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work nights. NEVER thought I would, but I do. My boyfriend works day shift, so I sleep when he's at work, wake up when he gets home and spend the evening with him. That's what works for me. :)

3. Demanding Patients

   KittyBinimi replied to slauren's topic in Relations

   I also work the overnight on a 29 bed unit. Five o' clock is the witching hour. The climbers do climb, and I also have a heavy 6am med pass with one aide. Since I have the luxury of working two units consistently, I can anticipate things. About resid...

4. the young eating the old??

   KittyBinimi replied to nursecat64's topic in Relations

   Since we're going off anecdotes here, I must say that, being part of the "computer generation," I've encountered several not-so-computer-savvy nurses who seemed to have made up their minds already about being unable to function with electronic charti...

5. So frustrating and discouraging.........

   KittyBinimi replied to lpn92211's topic in LPN/LVN

   I sent out a slew of resumes when I graduated, but the job I landed was at the first place in which I had the gonads to walk in, hunt down the ADON and shake her hand. Got a call back the very next day. Best of luck to you. :3

6. Why did they give an LPN new RN's to be trained?

   KittyBinimi replied to nyrselady's topic in LPN/LVN

   I just trained an RN in my nursing home. I'm a charge nurse training her for the same position. She didn't seem to mind, and I don't see a problem with it. After all, it's not like I was training her to supervise.

7. Employee Observations and HIPAA

   KittyBinimi replied to wildlaurelrn's topic in HIPAA

   So, if I wanna go home and disclose patient so-and-so's medical information to my friends and family, it's all good as long as I get them to sign a confidentiality agreement?

8. I hate ignorant people...

   KittyBinimi replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

   Meh. Can't see getting upset over such a little thing. Don't sweat the small stuff. After you graduate, you won't have the time for it.

9. CNA's not following policies and procedures

   KittyBinimi replied to LoriAK's topic in Geriatric

   Not wearing gloves because they don't feel like it? Waste of time? How about infection control? If they can't be bothered to wear gloves, they can't be bothered to wash their hands between rooms/changes. Disgusting.

10. Has Nursing hardened you?

    KittyBinimi replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by "cold"? I can take that to mean uncaring in regard to patients/residents. I can take that to mean being no-nonsense with coworkers/students. I can take it to mean many things, good and bad. I'm having trouble understanding your ob...

11. med error? idk...

    KittyBinimi replied to peaches88's topic in Medications

    Night shift nurse in LTC here. Only on the quietest of super quiet nights would I have time to look at every chart to make sure all new orders had been transcribed. Basically, I can usually only make time to look at physicians' orders for residents o...

12. Felt so bad, haven't checked if the patient have an iv.

    KittyBinimi replied to japz's topic in Medications

    If you're told in report that a patient has an IV access, you need to assess it q shift and chart your own assessment. Here's a nice, brief thread regarding that. https://allnurses.com/infusion-nursing-intravenous/assessing-iv-site-342792.html No mat...