Kitiger RN

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  1. Kitiger

    How do you know when to let a new employee go?

    Kitiger replied to tippeny's topic in Nurse Management

    It sounds to me like your problem isn't whether to let this employee go, it's how do I do this thing that makes me so
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    Kitiger replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I wear a KN95 mask at work, putting it on before entering the house, and removing it only to quickly eat while in a different room from my client and at least across the room from family members. They...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    Kitiger replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I don't know which way to think. I'm vaccinated, and I'm certainly safe outside. I'm OK with going to a store without a mask where at least some degree of social distancing is possible. Here's...
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    Happy Nurse's Week! You ROCK (literally a rock given to RN's for Nurse's Week)!

    Kitiger replied to CABGpatch_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Naw. Leave them there. Maybe to cheapos who gifted them to you can learn a
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    Kitiger replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I guess different schools and different hospitals use different abbreviations. It's hard to keep
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    Kitiger replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    What is a "3 YO"? I wish people would use
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    Should I become a nurse if I don't like bedside care?

    Kitiger replied to Sweetjen09's topic in General Students

    I don't know. I think an instructor gave it to me when I was in nursing school. back in the
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    Should I become a nurse if I don't like bedside care?

    Kitiger replied to Sweetjen09's topic in General Students

    "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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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    It's a wonder that she didn't go into full-blown Toxic Shock
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    Happy Nurse's Week! You ROCK (literally a rock given to RN's for Nurse's Week)!

    Kitiger replied to CABGpatch_RN's topic in General Nursing

    "The rock" ranks right up there with "the
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    Happy Nurse's Week! You ROCK (literally a rock given to RN's for Nurse's Week)!

    Kitiger replied to CABGpatch_RN's topic in General Nursing

    THAT will be hard to
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Kitiger replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I took a class to become a Medical First Responder. There was so much that I didn't know about pre-hospital care! I let that license lapse, as I didn't want to work pre-hospital. I...
  13. Kitiger

    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Kitiger replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    There's more than one right way to do
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    National Bicycle Day!

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    The only piece that I recognize there is the shoe horn.
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    National Bicycle Day!

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    And this was back before bike helmets came out, at least for the general public. I remember riding in cars before cars had seatbelts, too. I use the safety equipment now. Davey, you do wear...
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    Your MOST Memorable (Good/Bad) COVID Moment | Nurses Week Contest

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exactly. And they just don't see
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    Being sued

    Kitiger replied to Tenebrae's topic in Nursing Humor

    A lot of nurses have dark humor - humor that our non-healthcare friends just don't understand. Tenebrae, I'm glad you're here. You get
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    Taking a break? How long until you came back?

    Kitiger replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    What is "net-driven panic over CSA" "CSA"? I live in a fairly poor neighborhood, with a lot of renters who stay for 6-8 months and move on. The police come every week or two in the Summer,...
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    Your MOST Memorable (Good/Bad) COVID Moment | Nurses Week Contest

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a moment you'll never forget.
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    National Bicycle Day!

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I stopped a 10-speed once using the front brake. I went over the handlebars, and I don't remember how I got home.
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    Taking a break? How long until you came back?

    Kitiger replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I've gotten to where I can read through a thread while simply skipping over certain posters. ? I was more interested in the original
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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of two kids who were developmentally disabled who thought any naughty action was hilarious. They were the best tattletales, as both of them would loudly laugh and laugh at whoever...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Kitiger replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's so
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    Gross Me Out ? Contest | Nurses Week

    Kitiger replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my!
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    Employment

    Kitiger replied to juicy_fruit's topic in General Nursing

    The high school diploma shouldn't matter. It is required to get INTO nursing school. The fact that you have your PN shows that you completed high