kiszi RN

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    Letting Multiple Licenses Expire?

    kiszi replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Your gut feeling is right. Not only does it look bad, if you ever wanted to reactivate a lapsed license, you would have a ton of hoops to jump through. Fewer hoops involved to reactivate an inactive...
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    Conflicted about Job Offer

    kiszi replied to badwolf4's topic in General Nursing

    If you would be doubling your salary, why on earth would you *have* to move back in with your
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    kiszi replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know you were supposed
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    kiszi replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have more.. I lasted a month or so doing door to door soliciting for a non-profit environmental activism-type group. I got the most donations in the poorer neighborhoods, though they were smaller....
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    kiszi replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift server at a 24 hour diner. Oh how I miss the drunks, perverts, and bad or no tippers. The other nights I didn't get enough tables to pay the
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    kiszi replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Never in 9 years if nursing have I been able to find a popliteal pulse. Not even my
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    5 Months in & Frustrated

    kiszi replied to Nurse4592's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It does sound like a difficult situation.. all those admits... I can offer a little tip on discharges. When I have a patient who I know is going to be discharged, I will drop bits of information...
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    Scary Situation

    kiszi replied to smithRN16's topic in Critical Care

    Some nurses just are a good fit for ICU, and some are not. I've seen some new grads do exceptionally well in my ICU, and nurses with decades of acute care experience not pan out. Please don't allow...
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    A day in the life of a Case Manager...

    kiszi posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi everyone, this is a spinoff from a similar thread on the Home Health forum that I found immensely helpful when I was considering a move to home health. Now I'm looking for a opportunity to move to...
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    Scheduling - complex, controling and confidence?

    kiszi replied to TCheers's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital went to Clarvia a while back for self-scheduling. So far I am not impressed. All staff members had to attend a four hour class to learn the system, and people are still having trouble with...
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    What was your first time like?

    kiszi replied to Sith Lady Oma's topic in General Students

    Nursing was something I gave a sideways glance to and said "meh" before spinning my wheels in university for two years. Life happened, I got married. My "moment" was born of necessity. I couldn't...
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    kiszi replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You and me both. I was SO going to use Spring Break this past week to get a week ahead in my classes (online BSN) then... I blinked and it was
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    kiszi replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Re: interactions: oh, how I know. I only take a few herbals and claritin, but made sure to check for interactions before starting the Wort. I also know that if I decide to stop being my own herbalist...
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    kiszi replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that I like to start sentences with words like "And" and
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    kiszi replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that I'm terrified of antidepressants after reading here and various places about the withdrawal sx. But still curious. I've learned that St. John's wort is helpful but somewhat
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    Words You Hate

    kiszi replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome! Speaking of kid stuff, my daughter picked up " mommy I made poo-poo!" from that commercial, and now says it whenever she goes.
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    Words You Hate

    kiszi replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot say the word vigilant without thinking about how to pronounce it first. Still comes out villi gent half the
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    Words You Hate

    kiszi replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I second meatus. Orifice Stimulate
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    Did I hit the sciatic nerve?

    kiszi replied to Femine91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ?? You know IM injections usually are sore afterward, right? Any other
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    Feeling so stupid

    kiszi replied to kistigirl84's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're having a hard time. It's important that you find your voice and ask your preceptor these questions. You're a new nurse on orientation-- you're supposed to ask questions! Generally the...
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    SNF to Telemtry

    kiszi replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    I went from SNF and home health to ICU, and it's been an interesting road to say the least. I was comfortable with IV starts going in, but there were tons of skills I wasn't familiar with. My...
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    The Cool Kids

    kiszi replied to twss2323's topic in School

    Hi, I'm not a school nurse, or a cool kid, but I have kids in school, does that count? I'm not close with many teachers, but a former private duty patient of mine's wife was a teacher. With the over...
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    When should nursing homes be allowed to evict residents?

    kiszi replied to Emergent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After the patient is admitted to the hospital for a period of time (I think 24 hours) they are discharged from the nursing home. The NH can then accept the patient for readmission, or not. It's not...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    kiszi replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My humble take on the North and South discussion: I grew up in Ohio and lived in both urban and rural areas. I now live near Charlotte, NC in a rural area, and I work in a small town. I have never...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    kiszi replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's a good idea to "scope out" a possible workplace to get a feel for the culture. But I have to disagree with your next statement. Most hospitals have some kind of diversity or inclusion...