kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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

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   Which job offer should I take?

   kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   You didn't say if you were moving with a partner or as a single parent. Your kids are young enough to require some kind of supervision while you are working so the availability of child care that's somewhat affordable might be pretty high up there on...
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   Can nursing school be paid for by a hospital?

   kbrn2002 replied to ecrowley18's topic in General Nursing

   A lot of employers offer tuition reimbursement as a benefit. They rarely give out the particulars of the program during the pre-employment process but once you get to the point of being offered a position and discussing benefits that would be a good...
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   Sent a CNA home

   kbrn2002 replied to Lovesnursing83's topic in Geriatric

   Since I doubt you have the managerial power to fire the CNA on the spot, yes you did exactly right. What she did was resident abuse. If upper management responds correctly, she should be suspended pending review; if the review finds wrongdoing, she s...
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   CNA to lvn method 3 advice

   kbrn2002 replied to Brendacan's topic in LPN/LVN

   California is the outlier that allows you to get a license by using the do pass go, go directly to license method. At least they are open about warning potential candidates that the license will not be recognized by other states and possibly not reco...
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   Nurses opinion re: career

   kbrn2002 replied to Nursingdreams77's topic in General Nursing

   Working as an LPN or MA the days will be as long and stressful as an RN workday so don't change your education plans just based on fear of the workload you'll encounter as a nurse. I won't try to sugarcoat this for you. Should you decide to pu...
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   Employer Falsify Events?

   kbrn2002 replied to PsychRNXXX's topic in Recovery

   Dialysis is friendly to nurses with restrictions. It's a perfect setting actually. No worries about controlled substance restrictions, there are none on site and none administered by staff. As a new hire there's a fairly extensive period of time that...
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   HELP! last year ADN

   kbrn2002 replied to paylenno's topic in General Students

   It will not be fun but...be contrite, even if you're not. Be apologetic, even if you're not sorry. Admit to a mistake you didn't make, and apologize to the Dean for your unintentional oversight. Just suck up to the person in power, in this case the D...
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   Mandatory Overtime

   kbrn2002 replied to NurseLili625's topic in General Nursing

   If OP works in LTC it's sadly pretty much the norm to mandate. Not that it's right, it just is what it is. Nurses who don't work in that setting don't realize the staffing issue when there's a call-off. LTC's are typically staffed at the bare minim...
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   Should I worry about a job rejecting me if they are assigning me to multiple shadow shifts and interviews?

   kbrn2002 replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like my experience with my current employer. It was a ridiculously slow hiring and onboarding experience. It was three interviews and two shadow days before I received a formal offer, then a delayed start date because of their onboarding train...
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    LPN needing Reinstatement help

    kbrn2002 replied to Nuttienurse10's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you are going through this. If you have the required hours working to renew without needing additional education that will be the easier route to renew your license. Your former employers will have those records, reach out to their HR...
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    Life Changes

    kbrn2002 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I've considered you a voice of wisdom and reason and an online friend for many years now. Bless you on your eventual reunion with your heavenly family, may the journey there be peaceful. You will be greatly missed.
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    Home health work from nurses home?

    kbrn2002 replied to PCORRAL's topic in General Nursing

    I admit to being a bit confused here. Do you mean providing Home Health nurse duties for patients in your own home? So the patients needing Home Health travel to your home for care? If so I'm shocked that is a thing that was ever or would ever be al...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    kbrn2002 replied to NurseLili625's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that the clock resets when working in multiple facilities. It was years ago but I worked with an RN that worked 5 shifts straight because of the facilities "mandatory OT" policy. She was still working occasional shifts at another fa...
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    US Citizen State of Maryland - Can I take NCLEX in Philippines?

    kbrn2002 replied to Merianne Estacio's topic in Philippines

    Yes, he can as long as an NCLEX testing facility is there. The physical test can be taken anywhere, the license is then granted upon passing by the state that he applied for after that state reviews the results and approves the application.
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    Family filmed patient (I think) with staff - should I have spoken up?

    kbrn2002 replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    My son is a PT, he encourages filming at least one session before discharge so the family/care partner has a visual guide for how to perform the recommended home PT after discharge so the filming might even have been encouraged by the provider.