kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

Member

  • Content

    3,981

  • Visitors

    35,217

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2,889

All Content by kbrn2002

  1. kbrn2002

    Ethical dilemma

    kbrn2002 replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

    If the note was accurate to the patient there is nothing wrong with using a copy/paste template and adding/removing as needed. Have you read any provider rounding notes? They are usually copy/paste,...
  2. kbrn2002

    NP School in Late 60s

    kbrn2002 replied to feelix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It really kind of depends. How long would you work before retirement after finishing the program and how expensive is the program? How much of a bump in pay would an entry level NP be over your...
  3. kbrn2002

    Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree'

    kbrn2002 replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Students

    The only real impact of this is limitations on the dollar amount of student loans. I don't see too many graduate nurses needing $200,000 in loans to graduate. If any graduate nursing student is...
  4. kbrn2002

    I can't find another nursing job

    kbrn2002 replied to Marthern17's topic in General Nursing

    Those outpatient/clinic jobs with a Mon-Fri day schedule are pretty hard to get anywhere even with experience. In small towns it can be very hard to get in to a position like that, there's just no...
  5. kbrn2002

    Feeling stuck as a new LVN — did I ruin my career?

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursing65287's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some corners can be cut, some can't. These are things you learn with experience, and that is something you don't have enough of yet to make that call. Definitely continue to do the right thing,...
  6. kbrn2002

    how do I get into the nursing program

    kbrn2002 replied to ihtisham khan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well this might be the Captain Obvious answer but start with researching available programs and apply. Be prepared to possibly retake the prerequisites since they are three years old, especially if...
  7. kbrn2002

    Narcotic keys sitting out, mold, mice and missing nurses-should I quit?

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

    Oh my. Run, run far and fast. The hygiene and infection control issues with rats, insects, mold and mildew would probably be enough for me to leave. Narcotic keys just laying on an open counter...
  8. kbrn2002

    Anyone work 7days on/off?

    kbrn2002 replied to rn3052's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I used to, sort of. I was scheduled 12 hr shifts, did 3 on, 1 off, 3 on then 7 off. I loved it then, but I was also quite a bit younger and working a 72 hr week wasn't as physically demanding for me....
  9. kbrn2002

    How to go PRN at a nursing home while in 90 days?

    kbrn2002 replied to amason2021's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just talk to your DON and verbally give notice, they will likely ask you to stay on PRN but if not you can tell them you are willing to stay and transition to a PRN role. Then submit a letter of...
  10. kbrn2002

    Career advice please

    kbrn2002 replied to maddieebobaddiee's topic in Nursing Career

    Good luck with the interview! Staff will probably be on their best behavior during the job shadow but you'll still get a pretty good feel for clinic culture. By the way, dialysis is not at all...
  11. kbrn2002

    Career advice please

    kbrn2002 replied to maddieebobaddiee's topic in Nursing Career

    If your goal is patient care and getting to know your patients an outpatient dialysis clinic is a good fit. The same patients are in the same chairs usually 3 times a week for several hours each time....
  12. kbrn2002

    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...
  13. kbrn2002

    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...
  14. kbrn2002

    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...
  15. kbrn2002

    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...
  16. kbrn2002

    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...
  17. kbrn2002

    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...
  18. kbrn2002

    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...
  19. kbrn2002

    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...
  20. kbrn2002

    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...
  21. kbrn2002

    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...
  22. kbrn2002

    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...
  23. kbrn2002

    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...
  24. kbrn2002

    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...
  25. kbrn2002

    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...