Kitiger RN

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    Coronavirus questions for home care

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exhausted parents are also an infection risk. In some cases, it's a single parent who MUST sleep sometime. I sent my question list to my two agencies. Let's see if I get any answers . .
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    Coronavirus questions for home care

    Kitiger replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work private duty, 8 to 12 hours at a time, with medically fragile kids. They need a nurse or a parent with them at all
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    Coronavirus-Are we ready to talk about rationing care?

    Kitiger replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some of us private duty home care nurses are experts with trachs and vents. I'll probably be too busy with my own patients, but retired private duty nurses could help . . . if the bureaucracy allowed...
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    Corona virus and autoimmune disease

    Kitiger replied to Batnursediva's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are you on meds that modify the immune system, so that you are at an increased risk for infection? Obviously, you have to ask your own doctor about that, but I would be very interested in what you...
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    Really America?

    Kitiger replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What's the first thing we learned in kindergarten? We share. I won't need guns and ammo. I have stocked up on food, however. No waste there; what we don't need for coronavirus in-home isolation, will...
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    Washington State: 70 Life Care Center employees show symptoms of coronavirus

    Kitiger replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    President Trump says that anyone who wants a (Coronavirus) test can get one. This reminds me of Former President Obama saying, "If you like your doctor, you keep seeing your
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    Travel Bans?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work private duty homecare. Wouldn't washing the surfaces with soap and water be sufficient? I understand that this isn't reasonable in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, etc.. The only information...
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    Travel Bans?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How long does the virus last on a hard surface? health.harvard.edu said 2 hours. The NY Times had an article that said 9 days. I couldn't find an answer on the CDC
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    Travel Bans?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When the virus hits a community hard, there may be school closings, restrictions on large gatherings, perhaps even an order for businesses to close and people to stay home. Having enough food to...
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    Face masks

    Kitiger replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    How well does fit-testing work when you must wear
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    Coronavirus mask shortage

    Kitiger replied to zillynurz's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Me, too. I have two. N-95s make a great mask to wear outside in the cold, as the moist air goes out the filter and so doesn't fog up my glasses (as much). I buy them at hardware stores; they're used...
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    Pt's wife just snapped at me

    Kitiger replied to Orion81RN's topic in Private Duty

    I bring Glucerna and fruit. I can easily and comfortably drink a bottle of Glucerna in a minute or two. I used to bring microwave dinners, depending on the home. (Not fish; that's too strong a smell.)...
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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    Kitiger replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    As students, we did primary care on our patients. Bed baths helped us observe the work of breathing, and how they completed their ADLs. We did a complete skin assessment, looking for edema and for...
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    Pt's wife just snapped at me

    Kitiger replied to Orion81RN's topic in Private Duty

    If you stay on, you should have at least one other client. When she suddenly decides it's the last straw, you want to have another case where you can still get hours. Plus, it would be nice to have at...
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    How to study smart and productively ?

    Kitiger replied to Uglymugly86's topic in General Students

    You are right that you don't want to only memorize; you need to study until you understand. Having said that, I agree that memorizing is important. When you're in the middle of a situation at work,...
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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    Kitiger replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked inpatient hospital nursing since 1980, and I realize that things are completely different now. Nowadays, nurses take report only on their assigned patients. However - back in the day...
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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    Kitiger replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a diploma grad. I think most of us would agree that diploma grads were ready to hit the floor running, back in the day. But that was 40 years ago. We know so much more now, especially concerning...
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    The Stigma of Men in Nursing

    Kitiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    So . . . if he jokes about it, what is my best response? I work private duty, so bringing in a male nurse isn't usually possible. I tell him what needs to be done, and - as long as he doesn't object -...
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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    Kitiger replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    Can you be more specific in what you mean by, "Fix the profession"? Are you referring to our relationships with other caregivers? Or are you talking about the way the healthcare system is set up?...
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    DANG to OPIOIDS. Gimme STEROIDS!

    Kitiger replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I love Prednisone. My doc gives it to me instead of antibiotics for bronchitis; it allows me to cough the stuff out. It also relieves all those aches and pains that live in the background. Steroids...
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    2019 Lessons Learned as a Hospice RN - a year of Thanksgiving

    Kitiger replied to pmabraham's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well said! I can't even begin to say how important this
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    Gloves at all times?

    Kitiger replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I would wear gloves to remove/apply any patches. I don't want a med that is designed to be absorbed by the skin to come in contact with my
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    False positive urine

    Kitiger replied to TESSIENP's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hold on (hugs). Money-wise, are there any non-nursing jobs you can do just to pay the bills for
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    Not sure what to do.

    Kitiger replied to Cosmos97's topic in Private Duty

    The mother would expect you to stay the whole shift unless you cleared it with her. She didn't want you to wake her up, so you needed to ask her before she went to bed. I would have been dismayed to...
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    Assignmnt Help Please

    Kitiger replied to nursinguni's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are monitoring vitals, the distal limb, labs . . . incision site care is way down on your list. Why is