kbrn2002 ADN, RN

kbrn2002 has 23 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

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   Transition to School Nursing

   kbrn2002 replied to erinsbigsister's topic in School

   Congratulation's on the new position. It's scary to transition to a whole new specialty, I did that when I flexed from LTC to dialysis It's like starting your career over again. Scary and exciting all...
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   Eval from the BON

   kbrn2002 replied to QuestForWa's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Unless you are an advanced practice nurse with prescribing privileges writing an order is outside your scope of practice. Since you are being investigated for writing a med order I am guessing you...
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   Poll: Have you been assaulted on the job?

   kbrn2002 replied to nighttech's topic in General Nursing

   Many times. I've been punched, slapped, bit, kicked etc. But then I worked 25 years in a SNF and these assaults were from elderly, confused, scared and combative residents. I considered the occasional...
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   Passed NCLEX in 2011 but never worked as an RN, how to get started?

   kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Like Nurse Beth said, every state has their own requirements. It might be as easy as paying a fee to renew, it might be as complex as taking the NCLEX again along with any additional education or...
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   Did I pass my NCLEX?

   kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   It hadn't even been 24 hours when you posted this. Calm down a bit. Results are not immediate. Imagine the old school nurses that took the pencil and paper NCLEX, the test took two days, in person...
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   Hair test for ETG (alcohol metabolite)

   kbrn2002 replied to Universe93B's topic in Nurses Recovery

   It's about impossible for somebody with a substance abuse disorder not to harm another person, for all the very good reasons posted above. I am not an addict, however my husband is. Many years of...
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   Why Is Compassion and Support missing in Nursing?

   kbrn2002 replied to Steph1985's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   The not going to management with every little thing like a 5 year old running to mommy and saying "mommy, look what she did!" I can totally agree with. That's just immature behavior from somebody who...
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   Career Switch at 30? Looking for advice/dos & don'ts/anything for someone considering nursing as a second career

   kbrn2002 replied to BellB's topic in Nursing Career

   I was a cosmetologist in my former life, life before nursing that is. I wasn't quite 30, I was 27. Nursing was also a bump in pay for me coming from a close to minimum wage job where I relied on...
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   How to be pleasant to front desk phone reps?

   kbrn2002 replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Home Health

   Not a Home Health Nurse here but it's no better working in a setting without an onsite provider. It is a hair pulling time suck, no way around it. I have the backline phone numbers to my frequently...
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    Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026

    kbrn2002 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    The giant health care companies are going to be the downfall of not only nursing but the populations they serve. I'm seeing this develop now where I live. Every hospital/clinic with the exception of...
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    Can I work in two states?

    kbrn2002 replied to MissMaryGrace's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can work in multiple states. Either through being licensed in those individual states or by working in multiple states under one license as long as all locations are compact states. I live on...
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    Mentoring a struggling nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to arich472's topic in General Nursing

    If she has been a nurse for 3 years and a full year of that has been with your employer and she still needs 1:1 support I would say it's time to cut her loose. It's pretty doubtful in that situation...
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    New director is saying we don't get paid for taking "required classes" at the assisted living facility?

    kbrn2002 replied to felixthecat99's topic in General Nursing

    If it's mandatory it's work. If it's work it must by law be paid. Put your foot down on this one. You can make the new Executive Director aware that this would be an illegal act without being rude...
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    Applying to a program in my city and the completion rate is 47% this year

    kbrn2002 replied to Mav1995's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, there's not a lot of the old school hospital operated diploma programs out there any more. The one we had in my area closed many years ago. It was so old school that students lived on site in a...
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    I'm struggling

    kbrn2002 replied to Daniela2343's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A 3.0 is not by any means a bad GPA. However some nursing programs are super competitive and have few chairs available compared to number of applicants so be prepared to submit applications to more...