kiszi RN

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    So, how do we do it???

    kiszi replied to ProudMom511's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    P.s please take care of yourself. Take time to eat something and just sit for a few minutes in the breakroom. You may find you are more productive if you allow yourself to take those brief moments...
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    So, how do we do it???

    kiszi replied to ProudMom511's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Too many chiefs making the bucks in administrative and managerial roles hounding the floor staff on why things are not getting done while remaining blind to the reality of unrealistic expectations....
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    Cleaning Trach Stomas

    kiszi replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Private Duty

    soap and water with sterile 4x4s. We have H2O2 to use if there is an issue with the stoma, but it hasn't been opened in
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    Night shift, days off can't get out of bed.

    kiszi replied to ArmaniX's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I used to work 3 12s I tried doing all 3 in a row but found I would be too exhausted to enjoy my days off. Splitting them up was the answer for me. This was dayshift tho. The only nightshift jobs...
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    Failed at being a Nurse

    kiszi replied to sunmaidliz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am so sorry you are going through this. I strongly encourage you to seek professional help for your anxiety/emotional instability as well as your memory issues. You've taken a huge step in working...
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    Know How to Improvise a Tourniquet

    kiszi replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I'm not an ED nurse, so humor me please. Why would a disposable rubber tourniquet (such as used for IV starts), applied tightly, not work in this case? ETA: is it because the wound itself needs to be...
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    First nursing job

    kiszi replied to Kylee Renee's topic in General Nursing

    I' m sorry to tell you that you may not have much choice in where your first job is, depending on the job market in your area. Tons of new grads are out there unemployed or taking whatever job they...
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    Changing Shift for New Part Time RN

    kiszi replied to Fun2beRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what the question is asking, you've already been offered a night shift, so what are you trying to switch to? Part time to full time? That should be relatively easy. I'm sure you could...
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    Do you know this nurse?

    kiszi replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I do full time hours with my PDN client and pick up PRN shifts at a nursing home. When I leave today I'll have 58 hours logged for the week. By choice, mind you! It's also by choice that I usually...
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    Start of care orders

    kiszi replied to wossaa's topic in Home Health

    For wound care orders I would tell the MD office what orders I would like to implement and ask for a yea or nay. If in doubt what to ask for a WOCN consult may be in order. If someone is on Coumadin...
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    Nursing Student

    kiszi replied to TishRN2016's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats!!
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    Nursing in Charleston SC

    kiszi replied to Adri_Graves's topic in General Nursing

    I endorsed my license to NC some months ago. The whole process took about 6 weeks and a couple hundred bucks. My advice is to have the SC license "in hand" so to speak before applying for jobs to show...
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    Background check

    kiszi replied to yesterday's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not hospital, but the background check for an LTC job I just started took 3 weeks. I had to submit a fingerprint card for a federal check since I moved from out of state
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    Small Talk - Interview

    kiszi replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not into small talk either, but do you really think it could be a deciding factor? I'm there to discuss the job, not chit chat. I don't think I've had many interviews where small talk went beyond...
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    Your first experience with a dead person

    kiszi replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    First job, LTC. Nice little lady on hospice. The CNA came and told me she thought the resident passed. I went in to check, and fully in denial said "she's still breathing." Turned out I heard her...
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    Who's for banning rotating shifts?

    kiszi replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I hate nights but will take that over rotating any
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    ACLS certification

    kiszi replied to Roxyann57's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You cannot go wrong if you stick with the American Heart Association website. I did their online course and was able to schedule a skills check off locally (you can get info for local providers on the...
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    Impossible Family Member

    kiszi replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like a nightmare. I'm all out of sage words of advice at present, but I can definitely feel your pain. I think we've all dealt with something like this at one time or another. My favorite was...
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    DNH order, LTC???

    kiszi replied to mmcelhi2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pupils not reacting, labored respirations, you also stated he was likely to code if he wasn't sent out. Sounds exactly like he was being sent out for life sustaining treatment. Whether the punishment...
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    Last weeks interview

    kiszi replied to alwaystheoptimist's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    if it has been a week, it wouldn't be a bad idea to give a follow up phone call. Good luck! It's not at all unusual to wait a week or three to hear back.
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    Bringing home notes on pt. care??

    kiszi replied to 2bAngilRN's topic in General Nursing

    agree with pp. Seems keeping a mountain of info at home to jog one's memory "just in case" of a lawsuit is paranoid and unnecessary, not to mention that it does indeed cross the boundaries of pt....
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    Learning for the sake of learning?

    kiszi replied to heathercar's topic in General Nursing

    I am much more interested in spending time studying a subject that interests me or is relevant to my career than reading the sometimes asinine and redundant articles that pass as
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    Nursing school help! What to do...

    kiszi replied to sarahness's topic in Aesthetics

    trust me a mask won't block the
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    Feel stuck in medsurg

    kiszi replied to lovelylady3's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe you could shadow in ICU or PICU a few times and meet the managers. Possible to get an interview that
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    Please tell me I am not crazy

    kiszi replied to Nonetheless's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I believe many things happen for a reason. I agreed to pick up a shift to help out at my current job because no one else could do it. THEN I found out about a job fair that same day for a hospital...