kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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

Latest Activity

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   Unsafe situation LTC

   kbrn2002 replied to Nik6lpn's topic in LPN/LVN

   When I was working LTC we had a similar situation with a volatile resident. Of course, with staffing in LTC being poor on the best of days there is simply no way to provide full-time 1:1 supervision to the difficult resident. Sadly the 1:1 care...
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   Two job offers....trying to make a decision

   kbrn2002 replied to nrsval's topic in LPN/LVN

   Curious since it's been a couple of months since your post OP...which did you choose? My vote would also have been to take the job 5 minutes from home.
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   Choosing a Nursing School - I have Many Questions

   kbrn2002 replied to Yu-Hsuan Liang's topic in General Students

   I'm sorry but 200k for a Master's degree when you already hold a BS is insane. There's no way that tuition cost offers a good return on investment. It's over double the cost of a couple of options the you already listed as potentials.
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   Old or new email address

   kbrn2002 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Professionalism

   If you've been using your NameRN@ email professionally it's going to be easier to just keep it instead of transitioning to a new email. If you decide on a new email you'll have to set up a mail forwarding rule or update all your professional contacts...
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   Probation Nurses

   kbrn2002 replied to luckyLVNmoon's topic in Recovery

   Depending on stipulations finding employment is not impossible. Even with a no controlled substance contact stipulation, some employers are friendly to nurses under probation contracts.
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   Absent Nurse Manager/Perianesthsia Director

   kbrn2002 replied to CoffeeScrubsAndRubberGloves's topic in PACU

   Unless you love your job and are willing to ride it out awhile to see if this manager stays employed I'd start looking for another position. There's no way I'd put up with that too long.
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   What made you quit?

   kbrn2002 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   I left a job I expected I would retire at partly because I was passed over for a promotion I fully expected to get. Mostly because I found out shortly after this that despite having 25 years of employment there a brand new grad was making literally $...
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   Bad pop up and charged $200

   kbrn2002 replied to Nursespray's topic in NCLEX

   While Pearson Vue used to deny the "trick" even existed now they accept the fact that test takers not only use the trick but that it's pretty reliable. Not 100% but pretty reliable. So yes, the odds are great that you did indeed fail this time. Sorr...
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   NCLEX Time cap

   kbrn2002 replied to Canaila29's topic in NCLEX

   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. ...
10. 

    LPN or RN school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Yadayada's topic in General Nursing

    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 ...
11. 

    Fail NCLEX multiple times

    kbrn2002 replied to Nellusha's topic in NCLEX

    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...
12. 

    CA BRN investigation

    kbrn2002 replied to nurseinca california's topic in Recovery

    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

    kbrn2002 replied to sfn2008's topic in General Nursing

    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...
14. 

    Crusty Old Bats

    kbrn2002 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    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

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse ED's topic in General Nursing

    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?