NRSKarenRN BSN, RN

Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion

Patient and Nursing advocate offering advice and support to Allnurses nursing community.

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About NRSKarenRN

NRSKarenRN has 47 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.


Homecare Guru & Nursing Advocate. Widow + 2 adult sons. Needlepoint addict --watch out for needle sticks.


The sky's the limit if your heart is in it.    ATTITUDE: The Difference Between ORDEAL and ADVENTURE!!  

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair" - Shirley Chisolm

Latest Activity

  1. NRSKarenRN

    Florida to California Licensing Questions

    See CA BON Important Information for Applicants Required Prerequisites for RN Examination and Endorsement Applicants lists communication and science course requirements. Since the DOJ Nightingale nursing school scam, California is car...
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    Florida PNEQ requirement course descriptions

    Florida Practical Nursing Equivalency (PNEQ) Application Letter states If your schools Nursing 1 does not include OB, Peds and Geriatrics then program does not meet requirements and school within their rights to decline signing form..
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    What caught your attention in the world today?

    And your source for this comment? 2/23023: Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine for first time since full-scale war began 3/12/2024: I'm a Neuroscientist. We're Thinking About Biden's Memory and Age in the Wrong Way. 3/8/2024: ...
  4. NRSKarenRN

    The Trump Thread

    YES!! Con men are like that. "I only hire the best people." CNN 5/3/2024 Trump Media's accounting firm charged with 'massive fraud'
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    The Trump Thread

    Trumps Wisconsin Rally 5/1/14 Salon: Trump slurs words and struggles to gain crowd enthusiasm in Midwest rallies Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Takeaways from Donald Trump's Wisconsin rally: economy, immigration, ea...
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    Thursday May 2nd 2024

    Put my Senior nurse hat on...Have you tried a Squatty Potty or if its too much of fall risk.? Senna with laxative 2x day appears indicated.for recurrent issue. This constipation recipie gold standard for Seniors I've worked with. My DH post st...
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    President Biden thread

    As facts matter: Sen. James Lanford R Securing Our Southern Border bill negotiated by both parties can be read in full here White House FACT SHEET: Impact of Bipartisan Border Agreement Funding on Border Operations The vote faile...
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    Should I retake Microbiology?

    Some nursing programs frown on # of withdrawn courses. Accept the grade , learn from any difficulty mastering information and use that to improve in other science and general courses.
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    President Biden thread

    Please tell us what you think a President can do to change decades of desire to request asylum at our borders for a better life due to crime against their family, sexual orientation, religious +political persecution?
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    BRAZILIAN NURSE ENDORSEMENT

    Georgia BON Endorsement regulations #3. state that one must pass an English proficiency examination if a graduate of a foreign pre-licensure program not taught in English or if English is not the individual's native language. Requirement not relate...
  11. Nurse Beth offered her usual spot on advice. Additionally, what is the nursing programs attrition rate ( % who leave a program)? According to the National League for Nursing, the national dropout rate for nursing programs in the United Stat...
  12. Choose a college that has received accreditation from either of the two recognized nursing organizations ACEN or CCNE. Some states require graduation from an accredited program in order to obtain an endorsed license upon permanent move to a differen...
  13. It sure IS as mastery of anatomy and physiology, science, pharmacology and mathmatics -- used in medication administration (including prevention of drug interactions/minimizing side effects), nursing science and technology used at a patients bedside....
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    President Biden thread

    Had a good laugh at the jokes told by "feeble" President Biden at
  15. NRSKarenRN

    The Trump Thread

    The judge presiding over the NY v. Trump trial in Manhattan granted former President Trump permission on Tuesday to attend his son's high school graduation in Florida next month.