kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

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

    well this isn't at all offensive to diploma nurses ...some of whose programs were longer. more well rounded and more in depth than current BSN programs. LPN's and diploma RN's only good for "some...
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    Ask a question till reporting nurse can't answer one

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A little off topic, so sorry in advance. Your comment about the crazy charting reminded me of a situation we had a while back...a lady had passed away and was somehow left in the flow charting. She...
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    I'm an LPN and I understand.

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

    I wish my area was different. I am truly envious of you nurses that get paid more in a LTC setting. Around here the pay is considerably less than acute care. We also don't hire a lot of LPN's in LTC...
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    Ask a question till reporting nurse can't answer one

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with a nurse like that...every report has at least one story of how something she did saved the day! Occasionally it even saved a life! It's all about her amazing intuition and skills and is...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    kbrn2002 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    This is from a website called workplace fairness: [h=3]have accrued vacation time/sick time/personal leave days that I will not use before leaving my company. Is the company required to pay me for...
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    Police Holds

    kbrn2002 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting topic for discussion. I've never run into this, but then I work in a SNF in a smallish area, so the risk of ever being confronted with a new admission that the law is interested in are...
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    Is graduating from a top nursing program worth it?

    kbrn2002 replied to CarpeDiem'15's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow! A BSN in 2 years at a traditional brick and mortar with reasonable tuition? Sounds like a great
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    People really need to stop coming into nursing

    kbrn2002 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Your complaints are not exclusive to new nurses. Just read some of the posts by very experienced nurses complaining of the exact same things. Pretty sure from posts I'm reading the things you hate...
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    The B word. Again!

    kbrn2002 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to Florida next month for vacation, you are all welcome to join me if you can get out of your snowed in houses by then. Seriously though, this thread has stopped being all lighthearted fun....
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    Black and Job Hunting

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

    Good gosh, busing still happened up to the '90's?? When I saw this in Milwaukee it was '70, maybe '71. I know for sure it was before '73 as that's when we moved. All the information I've read just on...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hadn't seen that one yet. Love Weird
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    Help me understand the stigma Acute Care Vs. "The Rest of Them"

    kbrn2002 replied to SNBTaylor's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, places that would allow 1 CNA to 50 residents are deplorable and should be criminal! It's LTC facilities like that causing all LTC to be lumped in with the perception that they are a terrible...
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    Black and Job Hunting

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

    Not even so long ago as to be grandparents...maybe parents. I am almost 50 yo. I went to elementary school in Milwaukee WI, a large racially diverse city. There were students of many colors and...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    kbrn2002 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! Not only did I lose all my sick time when we switched to PTO, as of last year our PTO is accrued as we work. I start the year with a bank of 80 hours only because I've worked there for...
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    At a loss...

    kbrn2002 replied to KJoRN81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, this post seems like maybe a follow up to that one. Maybe OP didn't like the outcome and is looking for something
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    The B word. Again!

    kbrn2002 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh that's awful! What are the people in outlying areas doing? I'd imagine unless you work at one of the major hospitals there probably aren't hotels right next door if you can't get back home. Are...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not making fun of you klone. I love spell check auto corrects! Just loving the increased risk of DVD's! Darn those movies, they should've stuck to VHS format for their own
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    At a loss...

    kbrn2002 replied to KJoRN81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, first this nurse works a different shift than you do, so where's the evidence you witnessed that compelled you to submit a written statement along with these other nurses? Second, if your...
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    The B word. Again!

    kbrn2002 replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, still no snow here. Our forecasted snow arrived yesterday, maybe an inch to add the 3 we already had. Temp is still in the basement though, high today is 2 degrees. So sorry for you guys that...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    kbrn2002 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    That is how our old vacation/holiday pay/sick time package worked. When they switched us over to a PTO system I had 380 hours [the max allowed] of accumulated sick time that just went poof! gone! We...
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    NCLEX- how many attempts is too many?

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes a school of nursing should teach you well enough to prepare you to pass the NCLEX, but the school is not responsible for teaching you how to take the test the second, third or more times. After...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here is one more relevant abstract: Historical Comparisons of Morbidity and Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States [link] JAMA Network | JAMA | Historical Comparisons of...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've tried to stay out of this since it has become quite heated, but there is no way I can sit by and quietly accept this. Diseases like polio, tetorifice, etc. have not been eradicated by natural...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    kbrn2002 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Do you get to carry over all of that unused PTO? We are only allowed to carry over 40 hours, beyond that it's use it or lose it. It definitely encourages us to actually take our earned time off...
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    Help me understand the stigma Acute Care Vs. "The Rest of Them"

    kbrn2002 replied to SNBTaylor's topic in General Nursing

    None of the LTC/SNF around here admit vents. There are a few specialized "vent houses" that would shudder at the thought of going out of business if the LTC's started taking