Kitiger RN

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    New Grad RN-Accepted Position, Just Found Out Pregnancy (High Risk)

    Kitiger replied to JennaSnow's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I do homecare, and haven't worked in a hospital since the mid-80s. You should let your new hospital know the pregnancy is high risk. I wouldn't think they would be very appreciative if you...
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    OK, don't sweat small stuff about patients, especially from glasshouse

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I did that with liver.
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    Question!

    Kitiger replied to Tpwilson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you looked into the various heart
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    The Degrading "Meet and Greet"

    Kitiger replied to panurse9999's topic in Home Health

    The family might not have wanted a male nurse for other reasons. I had one single mother who didn't feel at all comfortable sleeping in her home while there was a man she didn't know in the next room....
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    Trouble conceiving

    Kitiger replied to Certifiable's topic in General Nursing

    If you think you might, maybe, just possibly be open to adopting, get on the list now. You can always take yourself off the list later. It can take years before they even begin to consider you. This...
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    Pediatric Home care Nursing

    Kitiger replied to Motivated87's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, it's $22 to $25/hour. Hospitals pay a lot more, but I don't care; I have found my niche. ? Since I only do private duty homecare, I make it a point to always have 2 cases. If one kiddo is...
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    Wastefulness in healthcare

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I do private duty homecare, and we don't waste nearly as much as the hospitals do. Probably most of the hospital waste is due to infection control. Hospitals change out equipment that we normally wash...
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    The Base Tan Myth on "Don't Fry Day"

    Kitiger replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    "Remember overexposure to the sun is the best way to prevent skin cancer." (J.Adderton, MSN) Is that what you meant to say? Don't you mean, 'Remember PREVENTING overexposure to the sun is the best way...
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    Wise One Liners

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on this is a bad
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    Wise One Liners

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    We can DO this.
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    White Nursing Student Shoes

    Kitiger replied to jsm1917's topic in General Students

    And white uniforms with white pantyhose . . . and white
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    On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I typically have home care clients who can easily get bronchitis or pneumonia. They quickly become very ill if we do not work to clear out the infection. And it is far easier to treat upper airway...
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    Gender Separation and Nursing for American Muslim Man

    Kitiger replied to wannabenurseman77's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm curious how OP will get through nursing school with an unwillingness or inability to do intimate tasks with the female population. Once a nurse, yes, you can choose your settings. Student nurses...
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    On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Do nurses do home care in the UK? There is no way I could assess my home care trach & vent patients without using a
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    Gender Separation and Nursing for American Muslim Man

    Kitiger replied to wannabenurseman77's topic in Men in Nursing

    Are you an aspiring male nurse who will have a problem doing intimate procedures on ALL (or almost all) female patients? I don't think that's going to work in the United
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    Kitiger replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    And also why I work Peds Private Duty. I love happy play time with my toddler client who doesn't realize that we're accomplishing his physical therapy
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Amen &
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    Kitiger replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love happy play time with my toddler client who doesn't realize that we're accomplishing his physical therapy
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    Sen. Maureen Walsh Response to Backlash

    Kitiger replied to falconersys's topic in General Nursing

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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Whoever holds the purse-strings will run the program. Never think
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    RN school while in High School?

    Kitiger replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    There is simply not enough time - while in high school - to take not only the classes needed to graduate high school along with the book-learning required for nursing, but also the clinical, hands-on...
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    First RN Job in Float Pool?

    Kitiger replied to dbricson's topic in General Nursing

    It's a whole different world out there from when I graduated with my hospital-based diploma. I worked float right off the bat, and I thrived. I didn't have to learn where things were kept on the...
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    Has this happened to you?

    Kitiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I once found Endust in the 'fridge. Which begs the question: where did I put the milk?
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    Has this happened to you?

    Kitiger replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine came in to work laughing. It seems she normally poured her coke into a water bottle to drink on the way to work. That morning, she opened the can of coke, and poured it into her...
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    Dubious Victories

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    And then there's the mom who said she was glad to see that I was