kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    Linda Carter, Student Nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to BrandonLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks for posting this link on another thread Brandon! I've never been much of a comic book reader so I had no idea these existed, awesome
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    My ER Rant

    kbrn2002 replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding those patients that choose to go to the ER instead of a close by urgent care, I wonder how many of them don't have insurance and know that an urgent care will expect payment while the ER...
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    Thanks for the support and opposition

    kbrn2002 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more! Those parents are doing their children no favors. Must be devastating for those "kids" when they finally learn that they aren't actually perfect and the horror of discovering that...
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    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    kbrn2002 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh there have been a few! Most interesting wounds were an evisceration of a chest wound so deep you could literally see the heart beating. I was amazed we healed it without issue just packing it...
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    Best Advice for New Nurses on their First Job?

    kbrn2002 replied to Ankh's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice you are getting here. Watch, listen and learn is always a smart idea. Work on that time management/organization and don't be too hard on yourself when you are not as fast as the...
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    Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    You all suck! I started reading this thread content with my diet coke. In the time it took me to read all the posts I've consumed a drumstick ice cream cone and 4 of the new Reese's peanut butter...
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    Likelihood of a new grad getting an ER job?

    kbrn2002 replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Nursing

    So it's kind of like a paid internship while still attending school? That sounds like an incredibly smart way to go about nursing education! Sounds like Drexel is a great school that most likely...
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    Got dumped on by snow and nurse manager

    kbrn2002 replied to JenERally's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So, you actually spent over $200.00 out of pocket to make sure you could attend a "mandatory" meeting that ended up being cancelled? Wow, you are way more of a dedicated employee than I am! I am...
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    The Fat One

    kbrn2002 replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My sister is fat, like 5'4" and 350+ lbs and she calls herself fat. I don't, I never have and never will. She claims to be unaffected when others call her fat, but I can tell it bothers her. I don't...
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    FLAME ON!

    kbrn2002 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh yes! I am getting relatively frequent email notifications from threads I follow with content like "I made umpty thousand dollars in one week working from home.." At least the posts are always...
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    Nurses req. to be CNA's before becoming a Nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to Phoenix16, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sad but I am afraid this trend will never change. Every federal and state budget seems to cut more and more from medicare/medicaid and those programs are where the vast majority of LTC income comes...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    kbrn2002 replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not me. I hope she gets compensated a lot. Like she'll never have to worry about working again a lot since by filing this lawsuit chances are pretty good that her career is done. With the publicity...
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    Wow. Just wow

    kbrn2002 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that you really don't want to go into great detail here, but this could be really no big deal. I have no problem starting a prn OTC order if it's not contraindicated and having our...
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    Code Lavender?!

    kbrn2002 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Finally some health care spending that makes sense! Code Lavender...gosh, that's sounds lovely about
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    Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    kbrn2002 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    It's way too early in the morning for a heated debate about fingernails, which is pretty funny if you think about it. If my employer has any policy at all regarding nails, I've never heard of it....
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    Workplace Cowardice

    kbrn2002 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seems every workplace has that one [or sometimes more] staff that acts like a typical 5 year old running to whatever adult authority figure is around saying "look what she did!!!" Usually with no...
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    New laws requiring LPNs and RNs to become BSN by 2016

    kbrn2002 replied to Vocationofalifetime's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Have to admit I've been guilty of this...respond to a post only to realize after I hit "post comment" that I'm commenting on something so old the poster probably doesn't even remember it anymore....
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    FLAME ON!

    kbrn2002 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that one scared me a little. Whatever happened to academic integrity? The lack of that probably has something to do with why professional integrity seems to sliding downhill
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    PVT no longer works

    kbrn2002 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    OK trinitymaster...I'll go there. You big meanie! [now drink, lol] I hoped for a second that this was a serious thread. Sigh, no such
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    How long until youre not a ''new grad''

    kbrn2002 replied to blackvans1234's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    While it may vary from place to place, the standard seems to be 1 year. One year of licensure and you are not classified as a new grad, so even if you haven't worked as as RN you are no longer...
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    FLAME ON!

    kbrn2002 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Actually you weren't the first. That honor goes to BuckyBadger who sneaked in a response before yours. Now I'm waiting to see if the OP comes back and replies. It's been a few months since this...
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    Need help ASAP please!

    kbrn2002 replied to jllockie33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This sounds suspiciously like the dreaded care plans! Seriously, developing your nursing care plans [when the time comes] is where you will start to take the facts you have learned and apply them to...
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    Gender discrimination

    kbrn2002 replied to TXcatcher's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unfortunately this seems fairly common. Our ADON was hired from within, less than two experience as an RN and less than 1 year in the building. The two other in house applicants had far more years of...
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    Spinoff From "Don't Be That Nurse"

    kbrn2002 replied to mirandaaa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was a CNA for five years so I know from real life experience how hard that job is. I also know how hard the nurse side is, but it's a different kind of hard. I do help with the so-called CNA tasks...
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    2 week notice necessary?

    kbrn2002 replied to v412's topic in General Nursing

    Quite the nasty trick some employers like to pull! Take you off the schedule after you've given notice but before you start your next job=no pay check! Lousy practice, but unfortunately not terribly...