Kittypower123 BSN, RN

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    Neb treatments

    Kittypower123 replied to makes needs known's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, so I have 6 residents who all have nebs due at 3pm. The neb needs to run for 10-15 in addition to the before and after assessment. If the before and after assesment takes a total of 3-5 minutes,...
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    Difference in gluco checks

    Kittypower123 replied to laderalis's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Interesting - I had not heard that before. I actually have a resident that only has a thumb and a pinky (the others have been
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    Certified Nursing Assistants - The Nurses think we have it so easy.

    Kittypower123 replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Both jobs are hard - each in their own way. Nurse who have not worked as CNAs can't truly understand how challenging the job can be. But, CNAs cannot truly understand how challenging the nurse's job...
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    Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    Kittypower123 replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in LTC and float between the two units. One evening a family member came all the way to the unit I was on that night (not her mom's) and told me "My mom needs to be changed." Keep in mind that...
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    Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    Kittypower123 replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The scary thing is, more kids are being raised with an attitude of entitlement - this kind of behavior is only going to increase and get
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    Terrified and Humiliated New Grad in LTC

    Kittypower123 replied to Super Ultra's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC is hard - after only two days, I wouldn't expect you, as a new nurse (or even an experienced one new to the facility for that matter), to get everything done on time without help. It takes time to...
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    Motivating the Nurse in All of Us

    Kittypower123 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    PRIDE - Personal Responsibility In Delivering
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    My pet peeves

    Kittypower123 replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nurses who don't reorder meds (I work in LTC) or who put the Advair diskus back in the cart without closing it (causing me to reach in and grab the mouthpiece - ewww!). 6-2 nurses who leave the labs...
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    Nurses are amazing!

    Kittypower123 replied to ShyAnn30's topic in General Nursing

    What a wonderful post! Thank you! I work in long term care and I love getting to know the residents. I'm happy when a resident has an issue and I can keep them in the facility as opposed to sending...
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    My pet peeves

    Kittypower123 replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mother's Day in LTC - all the ladies have their children visit (of course their last visit was last mother's day). The visiting children somehow expect me to be able to magically know which resident...
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    Facility mandatory DPH reporting for fracture

    Kittypower123 replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it's a state-by-state thing or not, but I work in LTC and I in our state any unwitnessed fall or fall resulting in an injury (witnessed or not) must be reported. I don't know if that...
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    PCP

    Kittypower123 replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Time for me to learn a new
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    Best shoes

    Kittypower123 replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It may take some time to find the shoes that work best for you. I've tried Danskos and while they were fine for my feet, they made my back worse. I've tried other shoes someone swore by and they made...
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    Is nursing still a good career choice?

    Kittypower123 replied to manskette's topic in General Students

    It really depends on your area. I live outside Houston, when I first started looking for a job, I couldn't even get an interview at a hospital because I didn't have a BSN (and wasn't willing to endure...
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    Seriously? A hospital is NOT a hotel.

    Kittypower123 replied to raianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in an LTC and our administrator actually told us that we should be comparable to the Hilton or another nice hotel. I'm sitting there thinking "Seriously? I've never been to a hotel where the...
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    I'm tired of it!

    Kittypower123 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With no siblings, spouse or
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    I'm tired of it!

    Kittypower123 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have actually told family members to push the call light when I was really busy and they needed something a CNA could do (one of them had actually walked all they way to another hall where I...
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    When to call or page the doctor?

    Kittypower123 replied to mibrow81's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When you're doing your orientation, ask your fellow nurses. Each doctor may have different preferences about when to be called. For example, one of our docs only wants a call for PT/INR if the value...
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    New nurse still on orientation and first med error?

    Kittypower123 replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Medication errors need to handled in such a way as to reduce the risk of another happening. When a write-up is automatically the result of one med error, nurses are afraid to report errors and things...
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    Happy Nurses Week Cards...

    Kittypower123 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well so far: Monday - Frito Pie and soda pop Tuesday - Rootbeer Floats Wednesday - Banana Splits We'll see what Thursday and Friday bring. Also, the day shift nurse I relieved said she got a cup with...
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    Nurses~

    Kittypower123 replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know - NOTHING! Maybe I'll wear my mother's nurse cap one day this
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    Things You Need To Know To Be A Nurse...

    Kittypower123 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Reality orientation does not work . . . therapuetic fibbing on the other hand works
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    Long Term Care Cutbacks

    Kittypower123 replied to katoline's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How, specifically, can we do this? I agree, we need to make ourselves heard, I just don't know how to do
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    Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    Kittypower123 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    Funniest thing I ever saw (so far) - this LOL took out her top dentures, put them on top of her head and wrapped her hair around them. With one hand holding her new "hairdo" in place, she wandered...
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    Unappreciated by the patient's family

    Kittypower123 replied to orangepink's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am continually suprised at what families are not aware of - you would think they would be aware, but often when things are explained, the family does not understand some of the terminology or the...