kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Please Start!

    kbrn2002 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ooh, pet peeve thread! I love these. OK, here's mine. Please stop leaving the OTC bottle of tylenol on the cart with one tablet left. Who takes one tylenol
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    Giving versus taking...lol

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have a strict mantra when it comes to needles...'tis better to give than
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    Why does this man's personality change instantly

    kbrn2002 replied to Butterfly92xo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep, I was thinking the same...troll
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    Celebrities and their "special" care

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Now that's the kind of celebrity I could get behind giving special treatment to. How inventive and ballsy! Can't believe he actually got away it for
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    CEO's/Hosp.'s making millions off of our work:(

    kbrn2002 replied to sassyspot's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am in a SNF, so no union for nurses. The CNA's/housekeeping/kitchen do have a union. While I have never seen them as threatening brutes like what duskyjewel's mom went through I have see them as...
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    CEO's/Hosp.'s making millions off of our work:(

    kbrn2002 replied to sassyspot's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I can't find anywhere the exact wage that the CEO of my company makes, the closest I could find was a "range" on Business Week. Salary approx 500 k, bonus about the same, benefits add approx 250 k to...
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    What kind of shift report was that?

    kbrn2002 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I follow a nurse frequently that gives very rambling, jump all over the place report. It wouldn't be so bad if she would at least go room to room, but since she just jumps in wherever her brain takes...
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    best i quit or fired story

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

    Sad but unfortunately true story. A nurse I worked with briefly came to work one night sober...sure didn't leave that way. She was drinking on the job all night, to the point of throwing up in a...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    kbrn2002 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Gosh that is hilarious! I am apparently in the "danger zone" being a redhead, it could be worse..at least my name isn't Tiffany! I will neither confirm nor deny if there is any stripping
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    Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There should be policies in place for excessive absenteeism, but there should also be some leeway. I missed quite a bit of work caring for an ill family member and my job was very understanding and...
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    You know you're tired when...

    kbrn2002 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    I have gone to work in slippers more than once, thank goodness at least I haven't gone still in my pajamas! Massive momentary confusion when trying to use my badge for any number of things before that...
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    Help me feel better about this - Full time 8 hour nights

    kbrn2002 replied to amyshell's topic in General Nursing

    Nights is no doubt the harfest position for employers to keep filled because so few people want it, not many can adjust to those hours. I worked it for over 17 years and really liked it. I started on...
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    Loan forgiveness programs for nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to AshleyPCA's topic in Nursing Career

    Here are a few to get you started...Google is your friend! MNACHC , Benefits.gov - Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program , Loan Forgiveness
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    Can I still work as an LPN after I become an RN?

    kbrn2002 replied to BlackBettyRN,OCN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In WI it is fine to work as a CNA/LPN if you hold an RN license, but an employer may or may not allow it. I work in a SNF and it's fine for me to cover an LPN's shift, they just pay me at my RN rate....
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    Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    kbrn2002 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it has. Not just my outlook on my own eventual death but of family. I wasn't sad when my Granddaughter passed away, He was dying and was fortunate enough to pass in his sleep before suffering...
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    Why nurses eat their young?

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

    Why? Because they are tasty! Seriously though...I've been a nurse for quite a while. Longer than some, not as long as others. I have never experienced or seen it happen. I have worked with less than...
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    Celebrities and their "special" care

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Maybe just me, but I wouldn't treat an actual celebrity like a celebrity. After all, they are just people like
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    Is this crazy? Nurse to Pt. ratio

    kbrn2002 replied to nettiemaria5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, that's insane. You are the only nurse responsible for the whole building??? No way would I do that. If, God forbid, something should go wrong during your shift you have no help or back-up nurse...
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    Change in speacialty

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

    Apply anyway...what have you got to lose? No OB experience doesn't equal no experience and there may be a manger that would be open to hiring without previous experience in that specialty. Good...
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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    kbrn2002 replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    We do have the possibility of a yearly bonus. It is based on state survey results. Perfect survey=bigger bonus, up to I think three or four non major sites is a smaller bonus and anything over a...
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    Stethoscope opinions

    kbrn2002 replied to ICUNurseG's topic in MICU, SICU

    I bought a master cardiology in nursing school many years ago and it still works flawlessly. I only have had to replace tubing once, even that was more than an entry level Littman. The only downfall...
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    Newbie CNA shocked "care" given by CNA co-workers!

    kbrn2002 replied to MidLifeChg2Nursing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sorry for your bad experiences, but honestly not every single nursing home is like that. Places do exist where residents are treated with dignity and respect, despite staffing issues. Granted it is...
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    Funny - Tech Broken, Use "Old School" Sphygmomanometer

    kbrn2002 replied to MidLifeChg2Nursing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just about every nurse I work with takes manual BP's instead of using the rolling nurse...she even has a name which escapes me at the moment. The machine we have tends to read high, I can take a BP...
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    New grad-need suggestions

    kbrn2002 replied to tash14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It might actually be to your advantage that you would prefer to not be in a hospital setting as those are usually harder jobs to get. With your eventual goal being peds try the school systems. Public...
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    Required health insurance for clinicals

    kbrn2002 replied to bgrin2's topic in General Students

    I feel for you, in WI the so called Affordable Health Care Act = not so affordable at all! Thank goodness I continue to have decent coverage through work. My daughter and son-in-law don't and signed...