Kitiger RN

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    Which Covid Vaccine is better?

    Kitiger replied to Bella RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is it fair to compare J & J's vaccine efficacy with Pfizer and Moderna? If I understand correctly, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were tested before the vaccine was known to be mutating in...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Kitiger replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Uhh, "calipers"? Is that a Scottish way of saying
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    Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

    Kitiger replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

    “I did then what I knew best, when I knew better, I did better." Maya
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    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    Kitiger replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated RN 1979 I'd like to go another 5 years or so. I could retire now if I wanted, but I enjoy the work and we're socking away a little more now-a-days. We have no debt, and live a fairly...
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    Got The Vaccine! Share Your Experience

    Kitiger replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder how many of the people who had a lot of side effects were younger, like under 40ish. And were the older people less likely to experience more severe side
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    COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    Kitiger replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can always come here to talk.
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    I Really Do Not Want the COVID Vaccine ?

    Kitiger replied to AspiringNurse94's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder; did they draw that out of a hat? Are there any studies out that we average Joe people can
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    COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    Kitiger replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If I do family gatherings in the Spring, it will be
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    COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    Kitiger replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've had both shots of the Pfizer vaccine. I do private duty home care, and none of my clients have COVID as far as I know. At work, I continue to wear a KN95 mask, and I glove up when necessary,...
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    Presenting Hospital work I.D. as a Patient or Visitor. Any thoughts?

    Kitiger replied to erwindt's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! You will be giving someone their life back (at least, much closer to normal than they could otherwise
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    COVID-19: Cooling vests could alleviate heat strain caused by PPE

    Kitiger replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My husband works in a hot environment, and has used a cooling vest for several years. It is a vest with 11 pockets, 6 in front and 5 in back. Each pocket takes a small gel pack, I guess about 2" x 4",...
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help you, Davey. I liked them both!
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    Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring and COVID

    Kitiger replied to macleod340's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You could point out that it is cost effective to replace the adapter cords instead of running through the
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    Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring and COVID

    Kitiger replied to macleod340's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you set the pulse oximeter alarms? It should have a high rate alarm, a low rate alarm, a high O2 alarm, and a low O2 alarm. If these are correctly set, then you will know before a patient dies....
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    A baby zebra with a really, really bad diaper
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need a type of force field above the patient, that keeps him in bed but allows the nurse to push through from the outside. Something like those bassinets with openings (for the nurse's...
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    Got The Vaccine! Share Your Experience

    Kitiger replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got my second Pfizer shot on Wednesday, the 20th. I felt a sting as it was administered, but that faded quickly. Starting about 3 hours later, I had a dull headache and my arm was hot and sore....
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! I LIKE that
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Air-conditioned masks would be nice,
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    Nursing Products We'd Like To See

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    And it never tears; it never leaves little bits of dry, sandy gel in the
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    Question re: masks/lockdowns effectiveness and super spread events

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

    There are things we can do, but the trajectory will not change for several months. It will take time, masks, social distancing, etc., and a whole lot of vaccine. But there is
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    COVID-19: No PPE!!

    Kitiger replied to BsnBull's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, and I hope I
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    Question re: masks/lockdowns effectiveness and super spread events

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

    Southern California has a lot of Latino workers - some are USA citizens, some Mexican. I have not researched this, but this is what I've heard: many of these people live in high density areas, with...
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    Hoyer Lift

    Kitiger replied to MisMatch's topic in Home Health

    I've used the Hoyer lift and ceiling lifts for most of my career (2 1/2 years as an aide in a nursing home, then as an RN - after 7 years mostly hospital nursing - I've done 34 years in home care...
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    Order transcription

    Kitiger replied to PixxieDust's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand this. Once something goes into a paper chart, it should not be removed. If it is incorrect, it can be corrected by drawing a line through it, initialing it, and adding a line...