kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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About kbrn2002

kbrn2002 has 22 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.


RN experienced in geriatrics and wound care. Now with Dialysis.

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    NCLEX Time cap

    2010 graduate would mean you are 14 years out of school. I doubt you'll be able to sit the NCLEX at this point without at least taking a refresher course, I wouldn't be surprised if you are required to retake the entire course after that much time. ...
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    LPN or RN school?

    It kind of depends on what programs are available to you and how much determination you have to finish all the requirements for the final degree. One of the PCT's I work with is going the LPN to RN to BSN route. The RN program she is in allows ...
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    Fail NCLEX multiple times

    If this is not a typo and you truly graduated in 2011 that's a LONG gap between finishing nursing school and taking the NCLEX. If there is a state that will first recognize and accept the school of nursing you attended for license eligibility and sec...
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    CA BRN investigation

    I agree with seeking out a lawyer who should be able to get this cleared fairly easily. The first mistake on their part was in not testing you at all, they reported a suspicion but have no proof to back it up. Even if they had tested you I assume the...
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    Question about RN scheduling

    In my area we call this "block" scheduling and the area hospital's refusal to use it is a big part of the reason I've never worked in that setting in 28 years of nursing. I like knowing my schedule, and having a predictable schedule, If I want to s...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    We still had smoking in the lounge when I started in the LTC in '94. When they stopped that a few years later the residents who smoked were grandfathered in and they made a corner of the dining room their smoking area
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    Question regarding corrective action

    Well, I can see why you left. That's absurd. How can they possibly expect you to come in and sign a corrective action for an absence on your last day of work? What part of you don't work for them anymore doesn't that manager understand?
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    No longer a NOvid

    Same, LOL. I've somehow managed to avoid it despite being exposed a ton.
  9. "When is it permissible for a non-RN (other than those healthcare providers listed previously) to clinically supervise or manage a licensed nurse?” A nonRN may NEVER supervise or manage the clinical performance of a licensed nurse. When a position re...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    Metal bedpans. The giant med carts with the pills on those bubble cards, even a one-time dose would be delivered from the pharmacy with 1 pill on a 30 count big old card.
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    Patient Abandonment

    Job abandonment, yes. Patient abandonment, no. You did not leave the patients without a nurse taking over their care, they already had an assigned nurse and you were orienting with that nurse. So if the management tries to threaten you with the overu...
  12. Depends on what you talking about as far as management. Non-nursing managers can manage nurses in an HR capacity; they can make schedules, do payroll, anything not nursing related. They can not manage anything specifically nursing so they can't do nu...
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    Canadian seeking for job in the US

    Without an active nursing license, you can't work as a nurse so your options are limited until that license comes through. If you need a job immediately look outside health care and look for something temporary or at least don't admit during the inte...
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    New Grad residency pay

    The more things change the more they stay the same. It's been several years but the same thing happened to my Mom when she was working as a long-time LPN at a local hospital. Management tried to convince her to go back to school for her RN, even offe...
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    License by endorsement

    I've been a licensed RN for over 20 years in two states. Even after 20+ years every renewal there is a section on the form for my education that needs to filled out. This is true for both states. So yes, you will need to meet the education requireme...