CalicoKitty BSN, MSN, RN

Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care

Three cats in the yard. Life used to be so hard...

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    how do nurses wear nail polish?

    CalicoKitty replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped wearing nail polish a long time ago when I did lab research and had to wash hands and wear gloves all the time. My nails would chip and drive me crazy. I uses fake nails to stop biting my...
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    APRN certification?

    CalicoKitty posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have my wocncb certs in all 4 specialties. I earned my MSN and now have APRN certificarion and licensure. I am due for renewal for ostomy and continence this year. I am wondering about getting those...
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    Nickname or legal name change

    CalicoKitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    My first name has proven difficult to pronounce and spell. I would not be surprised if it has had an affect on getting job interviews, etc. I'm old. I have several educational degrees. I have RN and...
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    Will it come back to haunt me

    CalicoKitty replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    At first I wondered if you were getting a fire extinguisher.. I kind of mentioned to people that if there's a dangerou situation and they want to stay somewhat hands off, fire extinguishers can...
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    Nickname or legal name change

    CalicoKitty replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Nursing

    I am kinda asking for advice. What do people do when their license name is different from the name they use. And this is for the future as I think about doing a new job search. And still kinda kicking...
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    Reflecting last day shift

    CalicoKitty replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    You could contact the provider for sliding scale orders for people that are NPO. If it says give with meals (and is NPO) it should be held, but if their glucose levels are high, that would also...
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    Nickname or legal name change

    CalicoKitty replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Nursing

    My name (spelling) is pretty unique. A first name web search is me and eventually another person showed up, too. I have read research and articles that show people with non-traditional do not get call...
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    I need your advice/opinion desperately

    CalicoKitty replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    I would not stress about getting "fired" from a patient. Usually saves a ton of struggle. (Sorry for typos using my phone). I started nursing before the purewick, and found the fracture bedpans...
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    CalicoKitty replied to Crusades's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Yeah, one of my coworkers said one of her employees had to go home because her babysitter was getting arrested. Not sure if she'll be able to go back to work if she has no reliable caregiver for her...
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    When to use FNP when not in that role

    CalicoKitty posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I currently work as a wound care specialist in a hospital. I graduated and earned my MSN, so I have a signature with MSN. I fot my FNP certification and now am licensed in a state. When I sign my...
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    Old or new email address

    CalicoKitty posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have my "regular" email that is simply my name that I use for most of the stuff in my life. For "work/professional", have a NameRN@ address. But now I'm working on my FNP. Should I made a new...
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    If you could go back, start-over, change majors, what would you do and why?

    CalicoKitty replied to AlpacaTraveLlamaDNP's topic in Nursing Humor

    My different roads eventaully led to nursing. In my early adulthood days, I did restaurant work. Not a good waitress, but OK in the back of the house. I knew I did not want to be a nurse because of...
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    Sweat dripping into eyes in Patient Rooms, help!!

    CalicoKitty replied to Pres14's topic in General Nursing

    If you talk to your doctor, you may be able to get a medical diagnosis or pharmacological treatment. Hyperhidrosis is a term for excessive sweating and there are some oral (prescription) medications...
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    Where to live for Washington Medstar WHC

    CalicoKitty replied to strawberryicunurse's topic in General Nursing

    I left Washington Hospital Center about 6 years ago. For RNs they had an employee parking garage attached to the building that you could park in at night, and some parking lots on the campus that you...
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    Anti Vaxxer I Knew Became A Nurse

    CalicoKitty replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I often forget that my mom was anti-vax when I wsa growing up (I had some catchup to do when I moved states with a family member). She was a hippie and into all the "natural" stuff. Tons of...
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    G-Tube and Ileostomy

    CalicoKitty replied to whatisgonnabemyname's topic in General Nursing

    There is the possibility of infection, but really low. gastric contents are designed to be pretty potent, and if the PEG tube isn't already having issues (bleeding/skin breakdown) and you clean the...
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    Patient gets biopsy in U.S. after she says she was denied in Ontario due to ransomware attack

    CalicoKitty replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When a hospital I worked at lost the computer systems due to hacking, it was terrible. The stuff like handwriting MAR and assessments.. Waiting many hours for labs (such as stat labs, heparin drip,...
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    Inevitable Resignation

    CalicoKitty replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    Not knowing your step-father's case, but as a wound care nurse there could be more to this. If he had fallen and was on the ground for a period of time (as little as 12 hours) and unable to reposition...
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    Re entering work force

    CalicoKitty replied to Kg2374's topic in General Nursing

    What were your RN responsibilities in the blood bank? What types of experience do you have that could relate to acute care. And what kind of acute care are you looking
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    Patients Filming You

    CalicoKitty replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes my patients or families want to film me when doing ostomy teaching or some wound care stuff. I guess not so much me but what I'm doing. But that's about
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    A face book funny

    CalicoKitty replied to Kitiger's topic in Nursing Humor

    President Gerald R. Ford was the son of Leslie Lynch King and his wife Dorothy Ayer Gardner, who divorced soon after the birth of their only child. Their son was known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr., until...
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    nervous about interview as a new grad

    CalicoKitty replied to Sweetme2's topic in General Nursing

    Your 6 years as a PCT will likely help a lot towards getting a new job. While not "nurse" skills, the skills you learned as a PCT are absolutely used by nurses. Some of the most important things...
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    LPN to RN

    CalicoKitty replied to agant19's topic in General Nursing

    There are many schools available that you can use to gain or bridge to an RN, but you will still be required to do clinical hours. You need about 400 clinical hours in your program to qualify to sit...
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    Did I fail my patient?

    CalicoKitty replied to thenursebabe25's topic in General Nursing

    Some patients are just really sensitive. I've had patients complain that I was "pinching" them when I would do something like assess for edema (press with 1 finger), or just upset that I'm going too...
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    Torn Between Two Hospitals as a New Grad

    CalicoKitty replied to Erica Renee's topic in General Nursing

    If you are moving in december, you will not get your first year of experience. You may have contracts and be expected to repay the hospital for the orientation as you will spend more time on...