Kitiger RN

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    Evidence Base Research Shows...

    Kitiger replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence based research shows that foods that are frozen have no calories because calories are units of heat. Examples are Ice Cream, Frozen pies and
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    Evidence Base Research Shows...

    Kitiger replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence based research shows that birthdays are good for you. People with the most birthdays live the
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    Medicare Audit

    Kitiger replied to Talar's topic in General Nursing

    If she is telling you to legally write something that is true, then the answer is yes. You can always do an addendum to your notes, with the correct date. (Dated today, written for whatever day it was...
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    Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Kitiger replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I got ringworm from a home care client. He was diagnosed with eczema - his mom & sister had it too. The doc pointed out that eczema can run in the family. Then I got it, and went to my own doc who...
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    Private Duty Schedulers: Why are they so deceptive?

    Kitiger replied to erroridiot's topic in Private Duty

    They're not all bad. I had a wonderful scheduler for over 20 years. She was great! Families and staff loved her. She retired. I've had some difficulties since then, especially with one in particular....
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    Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Kitiger replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    As my Dad used to say, "You can always tell a nurse ... but you can't tell her much!" We used to hear that whenever Mom refused to go to the
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    Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Kitiger replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I can take care of special needs kids with Pseudomonas. MRSA, or VERSA, and I don't get sick. But put me with regular kids with the crud - coughing, etc., and I will be
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    As a new nurse, how was your first experience with trach patients?

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

    If you don't have an order specifying how deep to suction a patient, measure one of his old trachs or ask the respiratory therapist how long the trach is. You want the suction cath to go all the way...
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    Order for Assessment?

    Kitiger replied to James613's topic in Private Duty

    Are you working through a nursing agency? If not, insurance will not pay
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    As a new nurse, how was your first experience with trach patients?

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

    Ask if you can shadow a respiratory therapist for a day. You will learn a
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    Ask Dr. Fever

    Kitiger replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dr. Fever, I think I'm allergic to caffeine. I get this stabbing headache every time I drink
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    Does your agency still use paper charting?

    Kitiger replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Private Duty

    One of my agencies just started electronic charting, and I have not been impressed. Sometimes I have to double or triple-chart the same information. Scheduled water via GT - for example - goes in the...
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    How has nursing changed you?

    Kitiger replied to thoughtful21's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Just wow. You have read my mind, and you've said it better than I could have, especially the first several points. I cannot separate who I am from the fact that I'm a nurse. I see things...
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    Psst....Let's Talk About Gossip in the Nurses' Station

    Kitiger replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I think most of us would agree that slander, rumors, backbiting, and "not really joking" jokes, etc., are hurtful gossip. But some of us are labeling ANY talking about another person as gossip. I...
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    Heart health awareness month

    Kitiger replied to Buckeye.nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Chronic hypoxemia causes the pulmonary arteries to constrict, causing pulmonary hypertension, leading to right heart
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    Why do you believe you would be a good fit for a nurse?

    Kitiger replied to Macey Chi's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer: I loved being a nurse's aide. I got a job as a nurse's aide right out of high school. I needed a job, and my Mom - who was a nurse - talked to her close friend who was the DON at the...
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    What is Nux Vomica? State Board Questions From the Turn of the 20thCentury: An Era Gone By

    Kitiger replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    "We are very fortunate to live in the times that we do, and have the experience and information of all the nurses that come before us to implement into the standards we have now. If you want more...
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    Leaving after 3 years..

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

    Were it me, I would love a card with a personal thank you note; something that highlighted a specific way I helped. If you want, you could spring for a bowl of fruit & nuts, something they could...
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    I'm kind of afraid I'm going to lose a new friend?

    Kitiger replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I still remember 2 fellow students in nursing school who used to be eager to tell us what great grades they got. Eh, they weren't in my circle of friends. You learned something here. Now, you can go...
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    New Student, Future RN

    Kitiger replied to T.JENKINS's topic in General Students

    Welcome to AN. Are you sure you want to use your real name? Most of us use avatars
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    Community Health Systems - random drug screens?

    Kitiger replied to beverly123's topic in General Nursing

    You could get tested for something someone else did. The narc count was off? Test everyone who had access
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    What are some horror stories families have shared with you about former nurses they had?

    Kitiger replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Private Duty

    One parent told me that - after she changed her child's trach - the nurse said, "So THAT'S how it's done!" Exactly! The nurse could have told the parent at the start that she hadn't changed a trach...
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    Commute Time

    Kitiger replied to nursechini's topic in General Nursing

    The hour-long commute with a 12-hour shift means 14 hours. In the winter, cleaning the snow off your car and driving slower when road conditions decline can easily mean adding at least another 30...
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    Switching from nights to days

    Kitiger replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Nursing

    That's great advice from Buckeye. Another thing; don't be surprised when your coworkers don't get it. When a nurse begins to work nights, the other nurses understand how hard the switch can be. They...
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    Magnet status...yay?

    Kitiger replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying that they are now required to work fulltime and go back to school in order to keep their job? That's great that the hospital will pay for the additional education. But the thought of...