kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    It's a crime to take pictures of your patients

    kbrn2002 replied to Alnitak7's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Probably not a double standard at all. Do you know what happened behind the scenes before the media was filming these dementia residents? We have had pictures of our residents published in the local...
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    BSN Student looking for LPN jobs.. Don't ask, don't tell?

    kbrn2002 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Nursing Career

    I think it depends on the setting you are interested in whether you should tell them or not. Some places might just keep you on and transition you right to an RN position when you are done with...
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    Feeling Discouraged: Am I a hopeless case

    kbrn2002 replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you are in a decent financial situation and can afford to be a bit choosy. I second the suggestion of applying farther from home if moving isn't an obstacle. My friend took a position...
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    In light of the recent NETY thread that was closed...

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

    You forgot one other annoyance...will I loose my license? I'd still like to know how educated nurses can screw up the spelling so badly on this
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    Practical Nursing - salary raise?

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

    I did post earlier, but didn't address this question:Would I need any extra training? If so, is this training paid? To answer this. There are many certifications available to both LPN's and RN's and...
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    Laptop/Tablet

    kbrn2002 replied to Krzysztof's topic in General Students

    My daughter is a full time college student and she recently bought the Surface Pro 3 and loves it. The portability and battery life of a tablet along with the functionality of a laptop. It was...
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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

    Wow, way to bring a year and a half old thread back to life! Funny though, I did read back the old posts, and although they are well over a year old, it's really not outdated. Same now as then; while...
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    Nurses smoking e cigs at the station?

    kbrn2002 replied to richardgecko's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am kind of surprised this is still allowed. Seems most places are now including e-cigs in their non-smoking
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    Nervous about new job

    kbrn2002 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    What an awesome opportunity for you! Congrats on the new job. I expect being a little nervous would be perfectly normal, but I bet a Level 1 will have a pretty thorough orientation before cutting you...
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    Enough time in a shift to finish work

    kbrn2002 replied to Subclavian Steel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in SNF and usually have no problems getting everything done. I have about two hours of "down" time between med passes, plenty of time to finish up treatments and assessments, process any orders...
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    job is getting to me today

    kbrn2002 replied to joe007's topic in Emergency

    Sorry joe007, if you are expecting a sympathetic response you are probably not going to get one from anybody. Leaving a vial of a controlled med laying on a counter in a patients room is beyond poor...
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    Yesterday was weird

    kbrn2002 replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yep, hubby's reaction was pretty good. His response when I offered to buy him a pair for Christmas can't be printed here. Sorry, this was in response to I believe Red Kryptonite and the quote button...
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    Not paid for working past your shift?

    kbrn2002 replied to nomadicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Are you serious?? Wow! First of all, get out of that job. Heck I wouldn't wait to get out of that job before reporting this employer. What they are doing is flat out illegal. I can't give any legal...
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    Practical Nursing - salary raise?

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

    Your expectations seem pretty unrealistic to me. There are plenty of areas in the country where RN's aren't touching $25.00/hr starting wage. There may very well be areas that an LPN makes that, but...
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    How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

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

    If your calling is working as a nurse activist/lobbyist then why would you feel in the least bit bad about standing up for yourself? Why would you put with up being called stupid once, much less five...
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    Gift from the ED

    kbrn2002 replied to wheeliesurfer's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, looks like our break room! No on site cafeteria in the LTC facility, so it's either bring your own food or grab chips from the vending
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    In light of the recent NETY thread that was closed...

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

    Brilliant idea! I am involved on another forum that does exactly this and it seems to work well at weeding out the trolls. No starting new threads until a member has responded to a certain number of...
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    To stay or to go

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

    My gut response was don't do it yet. Your husband is in the military and must have a lot of time obligations related to his job. If you are also gone for 3 years, who is with the kids? If you have...
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    All you can do is shake your head

    kbrn2002 replied to imbatz's topic in General Students

    Isn't it grand that between Oprah, Dr Oz, Dr Phil and Web MD our patients know way more than we
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    Charge Nurse Pay

    kbrn2002 replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Nurse Management

    While it's not the hospital role of charge nurse [which I can't imagine taking on for no extra money BTW] the LTC role of charge/shift supervisor add a lot of extra duties to the job for
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    Too good for poo

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursesmurf14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just playing devils advocate here. You mention the offending nurse is a new hire, still on orientation. Maybe he/she is just too completely overwhelmed with the actual nurse duties of the job to help...
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    New RN sup still orienting but full of questions

    kbrn2002 replied to britmansf18's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am kind of surprised that all orders aren't received by fax from the discharging hospital or facility well before the person arrives. At least that's the case in LTC, I am not sure what setting/type...
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    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    kbrn2002 replied to CalNevaMimi's topic in School

    My favorite casual nurse where I work [a SNF] is a school nurse. Love her stories! Not sure who would be harder to work with, the kiddos and their their parents or the old ones and their kids! She...
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    Yesterday was weird

    kbrn2002 replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that's exactly what I was thinking! Of all the things to steal, I can't imagine used underwear, no matter the cost, being at the top of the
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    Nurses need a pedometer

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My average is on par with the rest of the posters. About 10000-12000 steps in a 12 hour shift. My question...if I am walking 4-5 miles every day I work, why oh why am I not in better