Kitiger RN

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    Crushing meds

    Kitiger replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    If the med is always crushed and given by tube, the dosage will be adjusted according to lab values and clinical presentation. This is true especially for long-term meds. With neuro meds, there is...
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    My brain/work sheet!

    Kitiger replied to samrenaud's topic in General Nursing

    What do you do with the brain sheet at the end of the shift, avoiding
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    Pulse oximetry reading conundrum

    Kitiger replied to greatgateway523's topic in General Nursing

    SpO2 is never an absolute number - you need SAO2 for that. Always watch the trend with SpO2. The purpose of a yawn is to decrease CO2. Of course, it also increases oxygenation briefly. If the deep...
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    Resigning from 1:1 care :-(

    Kitiger replied to BabyFood26's topic in Private Duty

    Maybe you simply need to move to a different
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    Journaling

    Kitiger replied to CaICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Work-specific journaling can run into HIPAA violations very quickly. Be very careful! If you can keep patient-specific information very vague, you MIGHT be able to do it safely. For example, "When I...
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    Telling Patients/Residents You Love Them?

    Kitiger replied to robynnel's topic in General Nursing

    I work private duty with children in their homes, and sometimes I am with the child most of the his waking hours. The last thing I want to do is to compete with the parents. Occasionally, a child will...
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the link; that was interesting. However, I still think a lot of those discourse markers just add unnecessary words, especially when used at the beginning of the sentence. But you'll...
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    Poor Judgment, Didn't notice Compartment?

    Kitiger replied to morningland's topic in General Nursing

    You did assess carefully for other signs, and didn't find any. And it is unlikely that you will EVER dismiss numbness again, even when it really is minor.
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    Help with Reinserting G-Tubes

    Kitiger replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Private duty nurses reinsert Mickeys and other similar GTs. The instructions are on the package. If it is not covered in your procedure manual, talk to your
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If we can't call ourselves Americans, what term are we allowed to use?
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If one begins a thread with "So ...", the implication is that there was a previous idea with which to connect. How can something be previous to the
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We are all NORTH Americans, but we are not all
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    So you're just a nurse?

    Kitiger replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you hear, "just a nurse"? When people hear "healthcare", they think "nurse". That's good, isn't
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is the difference between American English and English as it is spoken in England. In England, a car has a bonnet and a boot, and the signs at the zoo tell you not to worry the animals. Were I to...
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    Night Shift Complications

    Kitiger replied to knurse10's topic in General Nursing

    In order to work nights, you do have to plan for sleep, and you do have to schedule a specific time for
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    Night Shift Complications

    Kitiger replied to knurse10's topic in General Nursing

    When I come off a string of nights, I go to bed in the morning and sleep 3 or 4 hours. I get up then, even if I'm groggy. A little exercise right off the bat does wonders in getting me awake. I go to...
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    While "Y'all" can be plural, it is not a given. "All y'all" is always plural.
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    8/13 this week, I've learned the connection between AN desktop, insurance, and HR

    Kitiger replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that even when a parent is very knowledgeable and current on the specific problem that her child has, she is not a nurse. And it's unfair for me to assume that she understands me if I...
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "All y'all" is the plural of
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Kitiger replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So a lot of people, like, don't know how to write well, ya know? It's hard to wade through a bunch of extra words that say nothing. I especially don't understand why so many people start their post...
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    Are Nurses First Responders?

    Kitiger replied to ScrubADub12's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say the 4 biggest differences between nurses and first responders are scene safety, the lack of specialized medical equipment, the fact that the first responder (and partner?) are on their own,...
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    FitBit at work

    Kitiger replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    What is a
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    Bookbag for nursing school?

    Kitiger replied to abarreto's topic in General Students

    Have a good medical dictionary close at hand. I used to look up one word, which would lead to the next word, and to the next ... There is a wealth of information in one of those
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    Just an annoyance I'm sure you all can relate to.

    Kitiger replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in General Students

    Great
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    In over my head?

    Kitiger replied to khinlicky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    lI rather doubt that you would have gotten into nursing school if you were not intelligent enough. And I don't see how you could have made this far if you weren't smart enough! Don't listen to her;...