KaitRN

KaitRN specializes in LTC, New to Tele/ Cardiac!.

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1. CCRI, URI, RIC

   KaitRN replied to MKM0000's topic in General Nursing

   I transferred into RIC from Umass where I took prereq's. Almost all were accepted and I still graduated in 4 yrs. RIC is an AMAZING nursing school. I highly recommend it!!!

2. Anyone noticing this trend with IV Avelox?

   KaitRN replied to KaitRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree BluegrassRN, Just a little too strange/ coincidental for me!

3. Anyone noticing this trend with IV Avelox?

   KaitRN replied to KaitRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure if the other pt's were on corticosteroids, but I wouldn't be surprised since they're mostly all respiratory patients! I'm glad that other people have noticed this.. I guess I'll just slow the infusion next time.. Very interesting though!...

4. Anyone noticing this trend with IV Avelox?

   KaitRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone! Just curious, maybe this is completely coincidental, but.. In the past few months, I've taken care of about 4 patients after receiving IV Avelox. 3 of them received the IV dose in the ER. According to ER documentation and per the pts ac...

5. Irrigating a chest tube...

   KaitRN replied to KaitRN's topic in Critical

   In the chart it said "flush ct with 10 cc sterile ns. don't remove fluid too quickly" (poorly written md order). and yes, the pleuravac was to suction -20 cm.... I have since been to work and no reprocussions occurred on my end. the pt was transferre...

6. Irrigating a chest tube...

   KaitRN posted a topic in Critical

   Hi all. Okay so I worked last night and had a pt with 2 posterior chest tubes pigtailed to the pleurevac with the small catheters that have the stopcock mechanism. I was told in report that we "flush the chest tube and then aspirate slowly for output...

7. 12 hour shifts...3 is plenty

   KaitRN replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

   It's so funny that I'm reading this post- I just finished my 3rd 12 in a row, which always is really 13+ hours, and recently our hospital has been understaffing us (cutting costs? I have no idea...) so that on night shift, we end up getting 6 patient...

8. How to tell the family the patient has died

   KaitRN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   I would just like to add, like the others, that most of the time death is imminent in the LTC facility. the pt has been put on hospice care, families have been talked to about changing pt's status to DNR, etc. Once pt's passed I would call the family...

9. Low diastolic = 911?

   KaitRN replied to JLForever's topic in Geriatric

   I work on a cardiac unit where BP's are all over the place. And it's true, especially in the geriatric population it can be very difficult to hear diastolic. We never have an issue when alerting the MD to a low or irregular BP and stating just the sy...

10. Please enlighten me;is the cna allowed to insert urinary catherer in any state?

    KaitRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital I work for in Massachusetts, CNA's are able to insert foleys and straight catheterize, but I believe they need to be trained first. I think it just depends on the facility. I worked as a student nurse intern in R.I. during nursing sch...

11. switching to night shift

    KaitRN replied to bdbrdb's topic in Geriatric

    I worked in LTC for a year and did a few night shifts there. Now working at a hospital and am doing exclusively nights. I really enjoy nights. It can be crazy at times and there's not as many people there, but that can be a benefit as well. I find th...

12. New needs new path...experienced nurses please advise....

    KaitRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a newer nurse as well so don't take my advice to heart, but I think you have the right idea to possibly get OR certified. This would enable you to expand your credentials in the OR nursing world.. If you want you could move out to the northeast!...

13. Meeting CHF core measures with medication reconciliation upon discharge

    KaitRN replied to blynnRN's topic in Cardiac

    Sounds exactly like my unit! I'm still very new, just off orientation and I find that this is quite a hassle and most nurses on my floor will agree. The nurses are always held responsible, the MD's are not. It's a rather unfair standard...

14. Finding time to schedule "day time" things when working nights

    KaitRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! So I just finished my orientation on a busy cardiac critical care floor yesterday at 7:30 am I got a great review from my supervisor and the director of nursing so I am very excited, just had to put that out there! YAY! haha. Anyways- I d...

15. Kaplan works?

    KaitRN replied to watchasay10's topic in NCLEX

    I took the Kaplan course and thought it was well worth the money! The questions teach you HOW to THINK.. It's all about reading into the question and finding the best answer, which is the same strategy that the NCLEX uses. Kaplan taught me an entirel...