rkitty198 BSN, RN

rkitty198 has 11 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Med Surge, Tele, Oncology, Wound Care.

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1. D50 amps

   rkitty198 replied to fjluce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Oh that's funny! No cookies for

2. D50 amps

   rkitty198 replied to fjluce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I love the specifics of the policy that helps, except the juice and cookies! Geeze. No complex carbs or protein in that. Peanut butter or protein powder added to the juice? That sounds like a quick...

3. D50 amps

   rkitty198 replied to fjluce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Must be a case of patients metabolic needs outweighing the food/insulin

4. D50 amps

   rkitty198 replied to fjluce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I do know d50 is not long acting, an hour at most. Regular peaks at 1.5 to 2 hrs. Did the patient eat? Could they eat? I think the langue dose needed to be looked at as well as omitting the regular...

5. D50 amps

   rkitty198 replied to fjluce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Probably should have been on some sort of a dextrose drip after one amp. I would have called the doctor if the one didnt work since I have never had to give more than one in 11 years as an

6. D50 amps

   rkitty198 replied to fjluce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I have never seen a patient require more than one. If it still continues to drop there must have been an overdose of some fast acting insulin given. Sugars don't just continue to drop on their own...

7. How do you handle rude comments?

   rkitty198 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   "Will she be flat as a board?" I would respond "well yes, just like your chest" The sugar comment "does she eat a lot of sugar?" "Yes, sugar can cause cancer just as your crap comments lead to your...

8. Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

   rkitty198 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

   We are talking about the legal rights of women who pump at work, but what about the legal rights to standard lunch and breaks? I watch your patients while you pump and you watch mine while I take a...

9. What do you like most about your specialty?

   rkitty198 replied to alexaway's topic in General Specialties

   Like in what way? I have never asked the ED for anything and I work PCU/MED/SURG/ONC and now do one day a week wound care I LOVE the varied things I get to do. The multitude of conditions. Some people...

10. Day in the life of a RN

    rkitty198 replied to caycayney's topic in General Nursing

    Can I like the above a million times

11. Falsified a Blood Sugar

    rkitty198 replied to Heartbrokennurse11's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not to dig the knife deeper, why didn't you just check the blood sugar at the end of the shift? Sure it was very late, better late than never. You learned your lesson. The only way the board will...

12. Urgent: Need IV Certification for RN in Bay Area

    rkitty198 replied to LizzerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need IV certification, what you want is a practice/refresher course? If so you just practice on site. Practice during your orientation, out on the

13. May the Nurse's Force Be With You

    rkitty198 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I had a male patient in his late 40's who started to pace around the room, he was sweating. I asked him if he would sit down because I started to worry. He sat down, picked up his phone and called his...

14. This person outranks me?!

    rkitty198 replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot accept a sputum sample collection with partially digested

15. ICU Nurse Activity Trackers

    rkitty198 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I challenge them to put one on me! Go for it! Why don't these morons just follow me for a 12 hour shift and see what it's really like, then go from there,