kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

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    Is the RN--->BSN push a clever way to get older nurses out of the way

    kbrn2002 replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    We have probably all seen the numerous ADN VS BSN VS....whatever credentials are being argued threads. There are some truths on all sides, as is the case with most arguments. There are also some big...
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    What do you fantasize about?

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Doing it today! It's my birthday and this sucks but I am sick. Lousy head and chest cold. So I am promised a day with no distractions, not that I can do much to enjoy it. So...my fantasy day today...
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    Co-workers begging for donated PTO

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

    My employer doesn't allow gifting of PTO, so having somebody ask for it isn't a problem. We do have a fairly generous PTO policy as well as optional short term and long term disability insurance...
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    You Can Run But You Can't Hide

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    yeah...that's me...too wimpy to say no, so I just don't answer the
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    Question for night-shift and/or weekend nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to bloodorange's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work. Some facilities are supportive and connected to their night and weekend only staff and some aren't. Look at your facilities history with other than day shift...
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    Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    kbrn2002 replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    HeHe! BrandonLPN, what a great idea! Catch me on a good night after a glass or two of wine and I might just have to report my non nurse LPN co-workers to the BON for having the nerve to call...
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    Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

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

    the "kiddo" one... I work with a CNA that calls me kiddo...I'm pushing 50 and am no way a kiddo! But he does call everyone kiddo, staff and residents alike so no big deal, that's just how he is. And...
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    Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

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

    I haven't seen a grocery bagger in so long that I'd happily put up with being called hon just to have somebody else bag my groceries for me! At work though ...being called honey or sweetie by...
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    venting time

    kbrn2002 replied to dsherman's topic in Emergency

    This is what its all about! You could have saved that kids life, at the very least your intervention will have probably made that kids life much more bearable. You not only did the right thing...
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    Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    kbrn2002 replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked at the protection for the term nurse and I had forgotten that in my state [WI] apparently you are only a nurse if you are an RN???? I know a lot of great LPN's that would and should...
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    Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    kbrn2002 replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing scope of practice ill defined to the public? How about nursing scope of practice being ill defined to nursing??? As you said, you were researching scope of practice and your head was spinning....
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    Racial Refusals In Nursing

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

    I work with a PT population that is mostly older; from a time when racial, sexual orientation and gender biases were a more accepted part of American culture. Amazingly it is not an issue as often as...
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    Ativan

    kbrn2002 replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    Roxanol is 20 mg/ml so 2 ml is a very large dose of 40 mg. I imagine in a pt with opioid resistance this wouldn't be impossible, but I have personally never administered a dose larger than 1 ml [20...
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    Ativan

    kbrn2002 replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    During the active dying process [which can be as short as minutes to as long as days] the preferred route remains oral. 1 ml of any liquid med, including crushed meds in a small amount of of water,...
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    Visitors/family with bad odors

    kbrn2002 replied to winterblue's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    sorry but...as long as the family appears in good health mentally as well as physically what the father smells like is really none of our business. We can offer information on smoking risks and...
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    I just need to vent a little...

    kbrn2002 replied to whatdidigetmyselfin2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So sorry. If there are other job options for you go for it, it sounds like the place you are in now is pretty bad. Not all LTC is like that. My place has max 24 residents per nurse and usually pretty...
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    Don't you just hate it when a patient yells at you?

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Geriatric dementia patients, many with psych diagnosis as well....its a rare day I don't get yelled
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    How do you get around when the weather is bad?

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My employer has a policy that expects staff to be "on call" during snow storms. There are also designated staff that have volunteered to provide transport for those that live within a reasonable...
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    Is this a legal part of the job?

    kbrn2002 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No joke...we have several residents that smoke and after the last snowfall one of the smokers sons went out an shovelled a path to the smoking area for the residents, our maintenance staff were...
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    Is this a legal part of the job?

    kbrn2002 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My thought
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    Nursing exam questions are terrible (according to science)

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

    Absolutely! The number of very qualified individuals that have input on every question before it even sees the light of day on an exam is quite large, and current exam questions are continually...
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    What is the worst hardship/story you have ever seen/heard in your nursing career?

    kbrn2002 replied to succinate's topic in General Nursing

    Such sadness we have to deal with at times. The one that sticks with me many years later is an elderly woman I cared for. She lost her husband one Christmas morning, just woke up to find him dead. A...
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    Share your turkey / Thanksgiving story...

    kbrn2002 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Before the days of budget cuts we had a cook [ in LTC by the way] who came in every Thanksgiving at 0400 to start dinner. It was always home cooked, real food. Real whole turkeys, made from scratch...
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    If we make BSN the entry level degree, we should be paid more

    kbrn2002 replied to runningcrazy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good points. Wage regression sounds right to me. I started working as a CNA in 1994, making roughly $7.00/hr and by 1999 still as a CNA I was making almost $12.00, compare that wage with the current...
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    You want us to do what?!?

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

    WOW! If I am reading this right, you received a gift card...that you could reasonably expect was given as a gift, only to be charged for your own gift on your next paycheck??? That may be the most...