Kitiger RN

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    Medical Power of Attorney

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. He already has CPAP. I was able to edit it to state whether or not intubation was
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    Medical Power of Attorney

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    For now, I've changed it to this: Advance Directive Preferences for ________________________________ Emergency Surgery (includes ventilator):__________________Yes No...
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    Medical Power of Attorney

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    My state does participate in POLST. As I understand it, this is not the same as a living will or advance directive. I'll talk to him about POLST, but he would have to get his doctor to do it,
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    Guilt tripped. Need advice

    Kitiger replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Is that even legal? Mt two agencies specifically forbid this sort of thing. If anything happens while you are volunteering your time, the agency will throw you under the bus, and your own...
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    What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work on a unit that was only open 7a until around 9 or 10p. It was not uncommon for us to have pillows missing in the morning. Not
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    How to deal with rude & demanding patients/residents?

    Kitiger replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    "A patient is a person in a strange environment on an involuntary basis going through one of the most unpleasant experiences of his/her life with persons not of his own
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    What's your most ridiculous supply shortage?

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    One of my clients (private duty home care) told me their supply company told them that O2 supplies were low. My client didn't receive all the E-tanks that they usually get for their
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    Nurses' Charting: Focused Documentation

    Kitiger replied to TheCommuter's topic in Medical-Surgical

    For a wound dressing change, wouldn't you want to include the size of the wound, drainage type, odor (if present),
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    Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    Kitiger replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Londonflo, are you saying that you would not notify the physician when you hold a medication? You would just let the physician continue to think that the plan of care was being followed? Even when it...
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    A Message to Santa Claus

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Does ATI mean TEAS exam? Is TEAS the exam you take before they let you write the NCLEX? It was different back in the day. Once we finished with a semester - say, Maternal/Child - we went on to...
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    A Message to Santa Claus

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    How well I remember that feeling that if I had any free time, I HAD to study! One difference, though. I kept Sundays free. I didn't study nursing on Sundays. Often, that meant that I had to study all...
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    Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    Kitiger replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to get the physician's OK to hold the medication, but you do have to inform him/her. As MunoRN said, "You aren't just allowed, but required, to not administer a medication if it's...
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    Trendelenburg Position

    Kitiger posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have been using the Trendelenburg position (Head down ~ 15 degrees) for a 20 minute jiggle-vest treatment, to help mobilize lung secretions. While the jiggle-vest treatments are QID following...
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    Trendelenburg Position

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your input. In my experience, we do get more coughed out after doing percussion with the head down ~ 15 degrees. Also, the SpO2 tends to go up with this . . . in this client, at...
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    What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    Kitiger replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    I would not work for an agency that allowed
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    Trendelenburg Position

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    What is an
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    Trendelenburg Position

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but this is done just before a meal, when, ideally, the stomach is mostly empty. Would you still be concerned about aspiration
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    What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    Kitiger replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps YOU didn't know better, but nurse would know better. Period. I cannot fathom how a nurse could graduate nursing school and not know
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    Hey Nurses, How are You Doing?

    Kitiger replied to Liz George PHN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I second that.
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    LVN vs. ADN

    Kitiger replied to jupiter101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would like to know the differences between Diploma RN (me), LPN, and AD RN. I don't know what the BSN teaches that goes beyond Diploma RN. I'm guessing that it has a LOT more nursing research,...
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    What is the pathophysiology? SPO2 34%

    Kitiger replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is a beautiful, clear explanation. Thank
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    What is the pathophysiology? SPO2 34%

    Kitiger replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is this a "Happy Hypoxic", as could happen with COVID
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    Join my journey

    Kitiger replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    My BMI is 23.3; I am slowly losing weight and need to exercise
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    Normal Findings List?

    Kitiger replied to kpmadden83's topic in General Students

    Writing it out simply and succinctly would help me learn and remember it. If you don't want to write it out, you could record yourself . . . but the act of writing it helps me more. If you read...
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    Kitiger replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Your post - the one to which the two felt it necessary to "nah" - was thoughtful and