kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    Taking A&P 1 and 2 in the summer?!

    kbrn2002 replied to Ayanna93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, A & P 1 and 2 over 10 weeks? Sounds intense! If there are no other classes I suppose it's doable but I don't think I'd want to try it. Back in the dark ages when I was in school our program...
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    Can you have piercings in the nursing program?

    kbrn2002 replied to choomtop's topic in General Students

    Can you have the piercing? Sure. But can you wear the jewelry in the piercing? Maybe not. You'll need to check with your program to see if it will be allowed. Don't be surprised if the answer is no,...
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    A Few Words to the Wise

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

    LPN's in my little corner of the world fortunately haven't been forced to go back to school to keep their jobs or even worse being made to go back to school on the off chance that they will get hired...
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    Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This brought back memories of the mass vaccinations and screenings for me. I lived in a big city then, It would have been 1970, the the year I entered kindergarten. There were lines of kids getting...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I changed positions and now work on the strictly LTC side of my facility. I used to love the rehab side with the changing population, the interesting treatments, the ability and need to...
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    A Few Words to the Wise

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

    Gosh that just sucks! I am so sorry. What an miserable situation to be in. I sure hope something bigger and better comes your way
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    Not sure how I should respond

    kbrn2002 replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If HR is aware that you are seeking other employment chances are pretty good that others know as well. Go ahead and admit that you are accepting another position, but don't say it's because your...
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    I wish RN schools would quit teaching the RN students LPN's can't do anything!

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

    Good question. I wonder how many RN's did the LPN to RN track? Nothing formal for stats, but I know all our regular nurses pretty well. There are 18 total, so a pretty small sample size. Out of the 18...
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    Quit Nursing?

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

    Yes, ABX for treatable conditions to maintain comfort are covered under our Hospice providers standing orders. In the case of a UTI nothing will be prescribed until the C & S comes back, but for a...
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    Have you ever called your Compliance Hotline?

    kbrn2002 replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    I called ours once. No retaliation but also no results. Maybe your companies compliance hotline is better at reacting to and correcting issues than mine
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    The Snow Day Thread!

    kbrn2002 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Poor southern
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    Quit Nursing?

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

    I posted on this a little earlier...not necessarily outside the DON's scope of practice at all. Depends on the Hospice standing orders. ABX orders are within the scope of practice for Hospice...
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    I wish RN schools would quit teaching the RN students LPN's can't do anything!

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

    Gotta say I've never worked with or even met an LPN that didn't call herself/himself a nurse, and rightfully so. I wonder who's panties were in a wad when that language was
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    I wish RN schools would quit teaching the RN students LPN's can't do anything!

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

    ...Sorry, quoted the wrong post, made my response a little confusing I'm sure! Meant to quote BuckyBadger "In my state, if you are an lpn, you cannot say "I'm a nurse". You MUST say "I'm an lpn"....
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    kbrn2002 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll play devil's advocate here. This poster indicated her teenager is female. While MMR has nothing to do with STD's, the risk of complications during pregnancy are quite high. Measles infection in...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it was probably the combination of these. You may have been OK with one, maybe two if you are a valued employee but with that trifecta of things that cost the employer money...yeah, I'm...
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    Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    kbrn2002 replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

    Your history is just that, your HISTORY. Nobody's business, and nothing you need to bring up unless you choose. Easiest fix if the scars visibility bothers you is to wear a long sleeved shirt under...
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    Quit Nursing?

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

    I can't speak to the legality of this everywhere as states vary so much in scope of practice for just about all levels of practice, but...our home care hospice nurses are specially trained and...
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    Is it legal for hospitals to force Nurses to work without pay during crisis?

    kbrn2002 replied to jennyanydot's topic in General Nursing

    They can require you to stay and to be available off the cluck during emergencies. I doubt if they can enforce it, but if you decided to risk the road conditions and leave anyway they sure could fire...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that! Not just administrators but middle management roles. Until very recently we had a weekday AM shift ratio of floor nurses to management nurses of 4:8...yes, that is 4 floor nurses and 8...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You are right. It seems the only interest administration has in patient satisfaction is how those numbers translate to dollars through reimbursements. Such a ridiculous
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in a hospital setting, it's bad enough in a SNF. At least we don't have the insanity of these "clinical ladders" to deal with. What a crock! If I'm understanding this correctly; to move...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse that replaced me when I left my night shift position [my choice btw] was one I had trained in. She is a new nurse, this is her first nursing job. She was sincerely terrified when she...
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    Fire Drills nightmare

    kbrn2002 replied to childcare1's topic in School

    Nothing like a teenage boy for stubbornness! Hopefully he learned his lesson and will be compliant with his meds going forward. Good thing you were there and thank God he is ok! Cripes, you must have...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick observation. I am pleased to see that right now there are 312 reading this thread. 307 of them are guests. I sincerely hope most of those guests are not nurses. I hope they are patients,...