CalicoKitty BSN, MSN, RN

Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care

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

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    looking for ostomy & continence preceptors

    CalicoKitty replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    No, I'm finishing up my project and submitting paperwork. Since the course I took was in Oct-Dec, I feel like I'll need some time to go back and review for the exam. So, hopefully in a month or two....
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    looking for ostomy & continence preceptors

    CalicoKitty replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Eventually, I found preceptors! WebWOC did split from Metropolitan State at the end of last year, so they do need new contracts. Can always give it a shot. There are other programs as well. You can...
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    Badge Tracking

    CalicoKitty replied to SparklyBaby's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have that system, but I wish there was a better system for when the dispensers don't
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    Inquiry about doing wound care as a new grad nurse

    CalicoKitty replied to ilovenai95's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    General wound care is a part of a registered nurse's duties. For staff nurses, it is either following the written wound care orders or else following a flowsheet about what dressings/topicals to use...
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    Weighing adult diapers for output monitoring

    CalicoKitty replied to jastudent's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our hospital has gotten rid of briefs because they greatly increase the risk of pressure ulcers/injuries. I figure you could weigh chux or other pads, too. Just hope you catch them before they...
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    Alcohol withdrawal unit?

    CalicoKitty replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you can keep an amusing "$*** my patients say" collection. Maybe make sure you have an extra set of scrubs at all times, I notice that many of the withdrawing patients I've had become...
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    Breaking New Grad Contract

    CalicoKitty replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

    If you already put in your notice, then the deal is done. But, I hope you already have your nursing license in the new state. Some states take a while to get a new license. I also would have suggested...
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    Quality of life

    CalicoKitty replied to sandy144's topic in General Nursing

    I second trying to find places you'd actually want to live. I'd die in Texas or Florida! Way too hot! I prefer being near big cities. Some people like being near water/mountains/good schools. There...
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    Is nursing for me?!

    CalicoKitty replied to Krissy86's topic in General Nursing

    Brains are weird. I didn't even realize the mistake. I had to reread it a few times. As for going into nursing when you are burnt out from a field already and may have physical complications from...
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    Generation Z

    CalicoKitty replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Gen X was a bit older. We watched 9/11. We watched the changes that happened. Millennial and Gen Z or whatever grow up with the changes. They don't remember the buildings exploding, but they're also...
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    Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    CalicoKitty replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it can help your chances at getting a job (and maybe school, though I'm not sure about that), but not necessary. I never did it. It can be backbreaking work for not enough
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    Quit GN Residency or Commute 2 hours

    CalicoKitty replied to Jmcm1025's topic in General Nursing

    2 hours is a long commute, but a nurse residency can be hard to come by. Could you guys move somewhere more midway between your job and
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    Patients that interfere with another patient's medical treatment

    CalicoKitty replied to Mandy2016's topic in Emergency

    While a fall is a fall, there are such things as "intentional falls". They don't quite get counted the same way. Recently, there was a guy that had one (or more?) intentional falls a few years ago....
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    Should I have accessed her port?

    CalicoKitty replied to guest947568's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the units in my hospital will deaccess a port and stick in a PIV if using the port isn't clinically indicated. "feeling" it better in the port is not a reason to access it. If the PIV is...
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    Does Hospital Leadership and Policy Promote Working When Sick?

    CalicoKitty replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    On the other "side", I've had some coworkers say thinks like "well I better use up my sick days or else I'll lose them". There would be a huge uptick of "sick" days shortly before the days would...
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    Man erroneously circumcised after paperwork mixup

    CalicoKitty replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Even before a time-out, I think that some of the newer surgical guidelines include having a patient be site-marked while alert and awake. Granted, I don't know about site marking a
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    What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    CalicoKitty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    My "goods" are not my body, free, sold or rented. Separation of work and recreation is important. Feeling confident and secure about ones own body does not make a person stupid. Most men can keep...
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    What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    CalicoKitty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    My parents are/were hippies. I didn't grow up being told to be ashamed of my body. I grew up going to nudist camps. Not long ago (~150 years, in the US), most "Moral" women wore head coverings,...
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    Should I feel bad for not picking up extra shifts?

    CalicoKitty replied to nursekaterpn's topic in General Nursing

    I screen my calls. If I want to work, I answer. If I don't, sometimes I answer and say no. Other times voicemail! Staffing is not your responsibility. You work your
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    Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

    CalicoKitty replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

    You reassess for what it was administered for. In that case, maybe RR or Sp02 or Work Of Breathing or
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    Generation Z

    CalicoKitty replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like me. I guess I'm just young at heart. Then again, I was the start of the "Walkman"
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    What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    CalicoKitty replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the keep work professional. On the other hand, the rest of your posts seems to alternate between women shouldn't be judged for what they wear and women should be judged for what they...
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    Medication Error

    CalicoKitty replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly. Nursing is also a 24 hour job. The oncoming nurse should have also noticed it. Those "shift-change" meds (6/7/8) are easy to miss. During shift change, it is a good idea to review the MARs...
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    Seeking Advice in Philadelphia!

    CalicoKitty replied to davidinphiladelphia's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It has been a while, but I thought that Pennsylvania would allow a nursing student become a CNA after passing Adult 1 or something. Regardless, if you want to work sooner, taking a CNA course would be...
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    smokers and coughing

    CalicoKitty replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I quit smoking once for a few years. Then restarted. Got that cough. Decided that I'd smoke "natural" cigarettes with no additives. Cough stuck. Decided *maybe* it was the cigarettes. Thankfully...