rkitty198

rkitty198 BSN, RN

Med Surge, Tele, Oncology, Wound Care

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  1. Calling all Nurse Mamas... Please help me!!

    rkitty198 replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new mom of a 6 month old and I have the same problem!!! On my days off I make a few easy meals (stews and chili) I am a horrible cook. I store the food in those tupperware containers and freeze...

  2. Rocephin Question

    rkitty198 replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    Addition to my prior post- I had it without lido- my MD said it burns more with lido than

  3. Rocephin Question

    rkitty198 replied to janat's topic in General Nursing

    I had a toe infection two years ago which required this. I didn't feel a thing except for the needle going into my skin. I guess we all have different tolerances for

  4. Contact precation and Isolation question

    rkitty198 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Not in the facility that I work

  5. resume(fresh graduate)

    rkitty198 replied to ddc22's topic in General Nursing

    I would invest in having a professional do it. I used to do all of my own resumes and decided to bite the bullet and pay someone to do it. Let me tell you I couldn't believe what an amazing job she...

  6. Prioritizing Nursing Diagnosis to Maslow

    rkitty198 replied to student1111's topic in General Nursing

    I was told that any "risk for" nursing diagnosis goes last, but that was in my

  7. How to decrease pain during foley cath or straight cath procedure

    rkitty198 replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    I have them wiggle their toes to take their minds off of it. I had one done before my epidural insertion when I was in the hospital having my baby. It didn't hurt until the balloon was inflated, I...

  8. Critical patient scenarios

    rkitty198 replied to pinkkitty11's topic in General Nursing

    1) Give more pain meds. It can take up to 24 hours to catch up with severe pain. Bowel resections where I work buy patients an epidural for pain management. I work on a surgical floor and this is a...

  9. Question about CHF

    rkitty198 replied to Ginger80's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Diuretics and not antidiuretics definitely. I had a patient go into an acute exacerbation of CHF and it was very scary. Usually when there is swelling in the extremities they are on some form of lasix...

  10. wanted: thoughts on bedside reporting

    rkitty198 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    A few times I would recieve report from this one RN who would show the dressings, the tubes and would try telling me how to do stuff (like emptying the JP) that I already knew about. During the shift...

  11. PHARMACY PROBLEMS?

    rkitty198 replied to pharmacistKAREN's topic in Patient Medications

    I would like for our Pharmacists to call the MD when there is an issue with a med order. It is very difficult to get a call to be asked "well they ordered 100mg of (enter antibiotic name) and it...

  12. How to ace an interview and get hired if you're a new graduate with no experience?

    rkitty198 replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    It may have been :) wow you are so right! Thanks for pointing that out! moving on.... Don't forget to shake peoples hands, with a firm handshake. We just hired a new grad on my floor and my manager...

  13. How to ace an interview and get hired if you're a new graduate with no experience?

    rkitty198 replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not telling the OP to lie, I gave examples and told the OP to think about what to say. Its more like thinking to say something that is a positive and

  14. How to ace an interview and get hired if you're a new graduate with no experience?

    rkitty198 replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are goint to ask you questions like: What are your faults? What things do you need to work on within yourself? What are good qualities about yourself that will make you an asset? I did peer...

  15. Postpartum Care Plan

    rkitty198 replied to cantwait2graduate's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay instead of pain r/t the tear...what else is mom at risk for???? She has an open cut in her genital area.....take a guess... INFECTION! Risk for infection.... R/T laceration R/T Breastfeeding...

  16. Alien hand syndrome!

    rkitty198 replied to bandas's topic in General Nursing

    Wow how intresting! I have never heard of that. This one patient I had, after his stroke he was able to spell and count backwards, even talk backwards. Poor lady, how scary it must be for

  17. Losing motivation to study, any tips??

    rkitty198 replied to Newbiestudent18's topic in General Nursing

    I am a hands on person. I remember reading and re-reading a chapter over and over because I just couldn't get into it. I ended up going online and printing out pictures of the heart as an example....

  18. Administration okays family's mental abuse of staff

    rkitty198 replied to FoolsErrand's topic in General Nursing

    I am surprised by the lack of support here. It is NOT okay that the staff were made to look like the ones who ignited the fire of the families abuse. I would think that if any abuse occurs, mental or...

  19. Charge nurse to secretary? Legal issues?

    rkitty198 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello We have a secretary who takes the orders from the charts, enters them into the computer writes them on the MAR and then hands them over to our charge nurse. Our charge nurse checks the orders to...

  20. Charge nurse to secretary? Legal issues?

    rkitty198 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Yes she notes the orders and signs them off. Good point! The patient never told the RN about the leg pain. The patient saw the MD and told him just before the day shift reported off to nights. Still...

  21. Interview of a nurse

    rkitty198 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like you are looking for an easy way out of doing your homework. You can always call a hospital and ask for a nurse manager and set up an interview, on a floor in which you are interested in...

  22. What do you do to destress?

    rkitty198 replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Spend time with my 6 month old baby. I relish the fact that I am healthy (so is baby!) and I get to go home after a long day and I am not a patient. I eat chocolate and get routine

  23. Oncology CNA

    rkitty198 replied to sj73201's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    As a nurse who works oncology you do all of your main CNA functions and you have to be able to protect yourself with PPE. The patient who recieves chemotherapy are actively excreting chemo from the...

  24. Nursing student needs your help

    rkitty198 replied to Rebaracer's topic in General Nursing

    Okay I figured it out :) I left a post (a long reply about working on tele) Good

  25. drugs that need precaution...

    rkitty198 replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    Coumadin