kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    Oh my lord...please, please tell me you are
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    That was the smallpox vaccine. I am actually old enough to have one. Got it in maybe 1rst grade in school, the students were all lined up in the gym for the shot. I remember being scared because...
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    The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    LOVE that one with the mom worrying about her daughter's possible sex life! Too
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    Customer Service? Maybe on your home planet.

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

    Yeah, I feel your pain on this one. I work nights also and I know that no on-call MD is going to write an order for anything else when there are already multiple pain management orders in place. Not...
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    1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

    kbrn2002 replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

    I think "weeding out" isn't really a fair term for the loss of students. I doubt if instructors are purposely trying to get rid of students, and that is what it sounds like people are saying when...
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    Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    kbrn2002 replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Simple answer...unfortunately they can. Parents have total control over their children's health care decisions, even when the child is old enough to have input themselves. I agree with others here,...
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    Fictional vital sign charting

    kbrn2002 replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    An easy fix, just don't trust anybody's senses except your own. If I am performing an assessment, I get my own VS, BGL etc. I also only do a manual BP because I trust my own ears more than our...
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    Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

    kbrn2002 replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    You are a brave and honest person for baring your soul. By no means are you alone in having a past, and your past definitely shapes who you will be as a nurse. As long as that past does not include...
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    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    kbrn2002 replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta vote for "Idaho-No-U-Da-Ho" Possibly the best dirty sounding use of a state name ever. Sorry in advance for any of you that live in the great state of Idaho. I've been through there many...
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    The "dirty" side of nursing...

    kbrn2002 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of weird but vomit doesn't bother me at all...if I am in the room when it is happening, I deal with it and clean it up afterwards just fine. But, for some reason if I walk in a room and the...
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    Why is LTC so hated

    kbrn2002 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's really interesting! There is nowhere near me, including a large metro area 150 miles away that pays better in LTC than the hospital. I know here I live it's explained [by employers at least]...
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    Why is LTC so hated

    kbrn2002 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK, I will give you this one. I know it's true because two nurses I work with are wanting to make a move to hospital nursing and have been told that their LTC experience doesn't count. Sad, but...
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    Any suggestions?

    kbrn2002 replied to NepRN's topic in General Nursing

    Only you can decide what's best but since you are looking for outside opinions, here is mine: I would go with the DOH job if it is full time, or at least benefit eligible. It sounds like the hours...
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    Why is LTC so hated

    kbrn2002 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Long Term Care, or Skilled Nursing Facilities can indeed be very rewarding places to work As mentioned in another post there are many facilities that have higher level of acuity patients on a short...
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    What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    kbrn2002 replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fabulous idea! State rules and regulations vary so greatly. A standardized protocol across the nation would simplify things immensely and probably save money in the long run. I wonder how...
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    What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    kbrn2002 replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree 100%! No matter how blatantly unfair to the nursing staff some new boneheaded policy may be, we can't get unified to challenge it! There are always a couple of brown nosing types that cheer...
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    Facebook almost cost me my job

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

    No kidding! That scares me too. I don't ever post anything that gives a real clear indication of where I work, but what if my boss [or the facility tattletale - you know who you are!] reads a vent...
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    Just for fun; Quotes you use for encourgement

    kbrn2002 replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    "'Vini, vidi, velcro'...'I came, I saw, I stuck around.'" ~Unknown I love that
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    Are LPN's being phased out?

    kbrn2002 replied to JSlovex2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPN's being "phased out" has been a rumor for more years than I've been in nursing. Unfortunately rumor's sometimes get repeated until they become fact, and I am seeing this actually happen in my...
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    Male nurses hired faster?

    kbrn2002 replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

    Since you clearly state that your primary objective is finding a job after school , I think that gender aside the real question you should be asking is whether your area has better job prospects for...
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    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    kbrn2002 replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and have never used the traditional, convoluted nursing diagnosis in any care planning. The problem part of the care plan can be clearly stated without using either a medical diagnosis...
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    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    kbrn2002 replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    "Impaired gas exchange related to effects of alveolar-capillary membrane changes. or Ineffective airway clearance related to effects of infection, excessive tracheobronchial secretions, fatigue and...
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    Lies of the ER.....

    kbrn2002 replied to Cari Turner21's topic in Nursing Humor

    Objects of various sizes/shapes in bottoms??? No thank you...mine is exit only
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    I just have to say this....

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

    WOW! Where do you work? I want to work there
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    Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    kbrn2002 replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    Instructor is not necessarily "full of it." The ADN vs BSN hiring depends on where you live and /or plan to work. Some areas are perfectly happy to hire ADN nurses, others not so much. Where I live...