Kitiger RN

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  1. Kitiger

    COVID in the Break Room?

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    Late Preterm Infants on Mother Baby Unit Thoughts?

    Kitiger replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    What is LPI? Never mind. It's late preterm infant,
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    COVID in the Break Room?

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would take that one up the chain. The hospital needs to free up some patient rooms and turn them into break rooms. The only way I can see one break room working is if you each get a 5 minute lunch...
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    Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies in Public Health Emergencies

    Kitiger replied to JamO's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm seeing boxes of face shields, gloves, and boxes and boxes of procedure masks at Sam's Club. These are all out for the public to buy. Do hospitals still lack these things? No, no N
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    How far can hospital go?

    Kitiger replied to RNTX31's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly.
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How about 'three red shirts'?
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    Difficulty with respiratory issues as a new grad?

    Kitiger replied to Audacioustank's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that an RT who is a jerk would be walking away from you before you finished the third sentence. In the hall, you might want to shorten it a bit. "Excuse me, but do not speak to me like...
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    Not able to be with mother with dementia in hospital due to Covid

    Kitiger replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OK, please tell me, what is HE, AMS, and WE? I feel like I'm reading in a different
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    Not able to be with mother with dementia in hospital due to Covid

    Kitiger replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One of my (older) neighbors has given her family strict orders to NOT allow her to be hospitalized if she gets COVID. She would rather die surrounded by family. She lives with her daughter's family,...
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    WOW!! My husband just came home with a bag of 20 rolls. I thought THAT was
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    Memory care-Can you pass meds in the dining room?

    Kitiger replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know whether she would get in trouble. But mentioning that might be another opening to talk to
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    Will Protests Lead to More COVID Surges?

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In what way is Herring flouting the
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    Obesity a huge factor

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200320/blood-type-may-affect-covid19-risk-study
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    Memory care-Can you pass meds in the dining room?

    Kitiger replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So . . . when a resident takes 8 pills at a time, you name each pill as you hand it to him? And all meds must be given before residents head to the dining room? And you have plenty of time to do...
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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

    I'm afraid President Trump will put too much pressure to push through a vaccine too fast. The Salk polio vaccine caused polio in some children, as the vaccine was improperly made. "In April 1955, soon...
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    Procedure masks and hot flashes

    Kitiger posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I carry my own rain forest with me (hot flashes) and the hot, humid weather doesn't help. My procedure mask gets wet fairly often, especially around my chin. I usually have to change it every 2 or 3...
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    Procedure masks and hot flashes

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can't sanitize immediately, but I put the wet used masks in a paper bag and take them home to sanitize them. Any ideas on how to keep my face dryer? I do wash my face with soap & water when I...
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    The masks are making life hell!

    Kitiger replied to heather7781's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I almost always hear the vowels; it's the consonants that are so hard to decipher (high tones).When what they say doesn't make sense I repeat back what I heard. ("What I heard you say was . . . ")...
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So THAT'S where it
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We can't find Scott's toilet paper, either. But - so far - we've had no problems finding adequate toilet
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Stouffer's frozen Mac-n-Cheese is the
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    How does this work?

    Kitiger replied to Lotsofquestions's topic in Private Duty

    I do get it, though. OP was not allowed to bring her child home until she had a nurse for the IV infusion. The IV was something that they were not allowed to do on their own, while the trach &...
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    How does this work?

    Kitiger replied to Lotsofquestions's topic in Private Duty

    We have no such policy. I find it much easier to do a trach change without help. I use my dominant hand to slip the old trach out back-hand and - using the same hand - slip the new trach in. It is...
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    Riots in Minneapolis

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

    Yes, the police officer was fired. But that was just the beginning. The mayor immediately called for the officer to be arrested. Why would people riot and destroy property, businesses, livelihoods . ....
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    What are you doing at home?

    Kitiger replied to Racer1986's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As far as we know, my clients and their families do not have COVID 19. I remove my shoes at the door, phone & keys on the counter (to sanitize later), wash my hands, remove my hearing aides, mask...