Kitiger RN

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  1. Kitiger

    Quitting my per diem?

    Kitiger replied to jennsrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work for 2 agencies (home care), and it is much harder to be flexible when it comes to adding an extra day. When working for one agency, the scheduling headache isn't my problem. I wouldn't...
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    White Pants That Pass a Tattoo Test?

    Kitiger replied to cmabadie's topic in General Students

    How big is your tattoo? Can you cover it with a flexible
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Huh? Why are paper plates scorifice? I mean, I can see how napkins and paper towel might be used for, uh, something else. But paper
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    BBC news. Protein treatment trial 'a breakthrough'

    Kitiger replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And here is yet one more reason for me to social distance, mask up, etc., now. If I have to get COVID, I want to get it later, when we know more and have better treatments. This certainly looks...
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    What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU?

    Kitiger posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU? What is a reasonable nurse: COVID patient ratio in ICU? What is a reasonable nurse: COVID patient ratio in step-down? Hospital beds are not adequate...
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I hear they just came out with a more complete list. I don't have it at my
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    Where Were You...9/11

    Kitiger replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was working nights/sleeping days. My husband wisely let me get my full day's
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've had a hard time finding hand sanitizer that doesn't have methanol. The FDA has warned, "Ethanol and methanol may sound similar and are both colorless liquids. But methanol, also known as methyl...
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    What do you wish you could tell yourself on graduation day?

    Kitiger replied to msdecember31st's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have that BSN, get it soon. I'm not sure it would have made me a better nurse, but it would help open doors now. (I'm a Diploma grad.) And now, going into debt a few years before retiring...
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    Texas governor to residents: "The safest place for you is at your home" due Covid-19 spike

    Kitiger replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We can
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    Covid is Airborne- Surprised? Nope....

    Kitiger replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not sure what type of mask you have. I don't have a COVID patient, and I wear a procedure mask for my 10 hour shifts. I saw a Youtube video that showed how to fold a Kleenex to go over the top of...
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    What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU?

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do the agency nurses confirm that they are making more? Back when I worked in the hospital as an agency nurse, the hospital nurses thought I was making more than them, when in fact, I was making less...
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    What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU?

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When a hospital expands their COVID rooms, or opens up another COVID unit, do they then expect the existing nurses to cover that unit,
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    New Swine Flu?

    Kitiger replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Maybe they should just add this one to the yearly flu
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    Advice please

    Kitiger replied to penny186's topic in Home Health

    You say she had no physical limitations. If you were providing mental health-related care, I hope your charting reflected that. I agree. Don't reply, move on. You have not had good boundaries with...
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    Fired two months into nurse residency

    Kitiger replied to short cake's topic in Nursing Career

    Excellent advice, TriciaJ, especially the last two. Those would have helped me, back when. (I had the worksheet down.) It was easier for me because I had worked as a nurse's aide for a year or so...
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    What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU?

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you to all who have replied. The reasonable requirements are what we had 40 years ago. Back then, in ICU I could figure on 2 or 3 patients, and in ICS (Intensive Care Surgery) I could figure on...
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    Interesting Study of Cloth Face Masks

    Kitiger posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    "Thus, hydrophilicity or soaking ability of home fabrics do not prevent them from blocking droplets. They provide an alternative mechanism of droplet blocking, in contrast to the water repellant...
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    Interesting Study of Cloth Face Masks

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32329337/
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    Age vs Years Nursing

    Kitiger replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could try private duty home nursing? So far, the family caretakers of my home-bound clients have been very careful, and have not brought in
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    Turning a morbidly obese patient

    Kitiger replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

    What is IDC? International Data Corporation? I Don't Care? Internet Database Connector? Instructor Development Course (SCUBA PADI course designed to train instructors)? Internet Data Center?...
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    If Tulsa becomes a hotzone, I won't be volunteering there

    Kitiger replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not sure that the people of Tulsa even wanted President Trump's rally to be held there. The governor, maybe, but not the people of
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    Attending MD complained to my supervisors about me...am I a bad nurse?

    Kitiger replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I would expect Tylenol PRN to be ordered, but OP doesn't clarify that. If it wasn't ordered, then she did right to call and ask for it. Katie, your advice on looking up drugs at home (and specifically...
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    Your Thoughts on COVID-19 Vaccine

    Kitiger replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The H1N1 vaccine was not entirely safe, and the vaccination program was halted. https://www.CDC.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pandemic-timeline-1930-and-beyond.htm "1970s An H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak...
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    When a Covid 19 vaccine becomes available, will it be absolutely mandatory for healthcare staff?

    Kitiger replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is there a shortage of masks where you live? Or is your SNF not willing to buy masks? Sam's Club is selling 50-count boxes of "procedure" (ear loop) masks for $25. Of course, they do not have N