Kitiger RN

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    Family Asks Me About Clinicals

    Kitiger replied to AlmostThere19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My family has stopped asking me because they always get a version of the same answer; "I can't talk about my patients because they have the right to privacy. For the same reason, I wouldn't tell YOUR...
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    It's all good except for...

    Kitiger replied to Estateboy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that this was from an over-eager spell checker
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    I feel like a complete moron

    Kitiger replied to cjp1994's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did the same thing; I pulled the spike out of a bag of D5W. See, I was accustomed to glass bottles with a rubber stoppers - bottles that didn't leak when the spike was pulled out! But I knew that...
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    'My Patient died' Facebook post

    Kitiger replied to miladaniels's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I agreed to TOS, because that is required in order to use this site. But I still say that this site would be much better if the powers that be would leave Face Book out of
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    'My Patient died' Facebook post

    Kitiger replied to miladaniels's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    But why does it have to be in the TOS? Who decides? Why can't we opt
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    'My Patient died' Facebook post

    Kitiger replied to miladaniels's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Why do our comments here have to go on Facebook? I have friends on Facebook who could probably ID me simply because people say that they can "hear" my voice when they read what I have written. I would...
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    Missed it

    Kitiger replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    I had a broken wrist (radius) as a child, and the only sign was that I couldn't touch my thumb to my little
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    I would really love....

    Kitiger replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    That's the best explanation I've heard for why NOT to argue, and it can apply to almost any situation! Debate is one thing, but when you know it will turn into an argument ...
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    Did anyone ever refuse a trip w/patient?

    Kitiger replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Some families are just that good! I've had some families for more than 20 years. And I've had others where the scheduler had to keep rotating the nurses - like 6 months on, 6 months off - because...
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    Role in behavior monitoring

    Kitiger replied to LilyRN99's topic in Private Duty

    JustBeachyNurse, you are spot on. I have never worked for a client who didn't have a 485 (or Doctor's Orders, back in the day). Nowadays, the 485, when signed by the doctor, IS your Physician's...
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    Drowning in Skills

    Kitiger replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Private Duty

    Many families are very eager to teach the nurse the family's way of doing things. You need two attitudes here. First, remember that there is usually more than one right way to do a skill. If their way...
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    The last straw

    Kitiger replied to Dontstressdoyourbest's topic in General Nursing

    You'll always be a nurse, just not chained to the system anymore. May you have a nice retirement. you earned
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    New nurse help

    Kitiger replied to btf4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I went to the NIH site (National Institutes of Health) National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Turning Discovery Into Health I typed in "Rare" and found this: Browse A-Z | Genetic and Rare...
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    Are all agencies this messed up?

    Kitiger replied to Luchador's topic in General Nursing

    No, not all are like that. But the bad ones are out there. The first Home Health Agency (for private duty nursing) that I tried as a nurse tried to send me to work before they even saw my nursing...
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    2 full-time jobs?

    Kitiger replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    There is something here that I don't understand. So many of the threads here in allnurses are about new grads who either can't find a job, or are overwhelmed with learning time management, or who are...
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Kitiger replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That was a great
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    Downtime during school

    Kitiger replied to LilyRN99's topic in Private Duty

    Ask the teacher if there are tasks that you can do for her, like grading math and/or spelling
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    Where Were You...9/11

    Kitiger replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was working nights, so was sleeping all that day. My husband wisely didn't wake me up, since I had to work that night. When I got up, he told me about it before turning on the news. I saw the videos...
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    Top Brands - Liquid Bandages

    Kitiger replied to komal123's topic in General Nursing

    Most big grocery stores or pharmacys have their own brand. If you're looking for brand names, just Google "liquid
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    I gave an IV medication that the patient is allergic to

    Kitiger replied to 19rma's topic in Patient Medications

    You acknowledged that you made the error. You see how & why it happened. You feel awful. You're worried about the patient. You've reported it, and taken steps to mitigate the damage. I predict...
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    Where are the nursing discounts?

    Kitiger replied to mel2234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm with your father. I'll use whatever discounts they want to offer. If I can save 10%, why wouldn't I want to do so? I don't know of any nurse's discounts, but if I did, I would use them. Do I...
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    Kudos to you guys!

    Kitiger replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This. Jaded says it very well. I respect
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    Supervised smoking in LTC

    Kitiger replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    I've done pediatric private duty home care for most of my career, and I'm flexible with a lot of things. I really do try to do things the way the parent wants them done. But smoking is a...
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    What Being on the Table Taught Me About Treating on the Table

    Kitiger replied to ctsurgeryscrubrn's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you. You made many good points, This is a very helpful article. Although I understand your reluctance to use the same hospital where you were employed, I chose to use my own hospital. When...
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    Weight Loss for Nurses

    Kitiger replied to EmxoRenee's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Exercise helps. If you crash when you get home, that's OK. Just exercise when you get up. Small goals worked for me - I didn't even try to work up a sweat. Five minutes on the bike, any speed. Or up...