kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    kbrn2002 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is annoying that employer's rarely if ever give their current employees any kind of a decent raise to keep them but then are all about bumping starting wages higher and higher and then offering...
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    Nurses' Week is Coming. Our Nation's Nursing Professionals Deserve Better.

    kbrn2002 replied to IntelyCare's topic in General Nursing

    This article sounded good until it turned into just an ad for a cruise. Granted it is a cruise for nurses, but still it's just an advertisement wrapped in an article. Sure, it sounds like it could be...
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    Prioritization

    kbrn2002 replied to shin7scarlet1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well the obvious answer is the pain med would have priority, but which you do first really depends on what you are doing when you are made aware of the pain med request. If you are not already...
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    Advice Please! Skilled Nursing to Assisted Living

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

    It might be OK if the residents truly are independent to the level appropriate for the setting and all are medically stable. I think that is rarely the case however. You said you are coming...
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    Raising Awareness of Nurse Suicide | Life of a Nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to peblevins's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A sadly timely article indeed. There was a nurse suicide while on the job at Kaiser's Santa Clara campus just a few days ago. Beyond sad. Here is a link to one of the many articles detailing this...
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    Out of State New Grad Advice

    kbrn2002 replied to LeoStudentNurse22's topic in General Students

    Not true. There is sometimes no expectation to apply for licensure in your primary state of residence, in some cases the expectation is to apply for the state you intend to practice in no matter where...
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    Out of State New Grad Advice

    kbrn2002 replied to LeoStudentNurse22's topic in General Students

    As long as you already know for certain you will moving soon after graduation you have no need for a Texas license that you will never use. Why pay to license in Texas and then pay again to endorse to...
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    Frustrated with New Manager

    kbrn2002 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Nursing Career

    Just my opinion but from what you are describing I'd say the time to tell them good luck you need to find someone else willing to do charge has already passed. I'm surprised you've put up with this...
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    Supervision

    kbrn2002 replied to Sjsrader's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm thinking that the hospital wouldn't be so dumb as to blatantly disregard staffing rules. You'd be surprised looking at the state regulations just how lax they might be. I can't speak to...
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    Moving from NYC

    kbrn2002 replied to csistudent1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, those two options don't have much in common. I'm just assuming that you have reasons for narrowing your move to those two. Just my personal opinion but if it's a choice between only Tampa...
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    LPN to RN with NO Hospital Clinicals

    kbrn2002 replied to Tim Parr's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm honestly not sure how/if this would work but I think it might be possible if you enroll in an online program where you set up your own clinical location. Perhaps your current employer would allow...
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    Change fields?

    kbrn2002 replied to Brittanydub's topic in Nursing Career

    I can't speak to sonography or radiation therapy as I'm not familiar with either but...If you "hate " nursing before you are even finished with school, yup, change education paths to something else...
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    Navigating the world of Restricted License

    kbrn2002 replied to NurseVE's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you are working with a license that restricts your ability to administer controlled meds that would indeed make finding hospital or even LTC employment difficult as the nature of the job often...
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    Non-Hospital Nursing

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, this was one of the several reasons I left LTC after 25 years. Tired of the mandatory OT, tired of the "can you pick up a shift?" and the way too frequent requests from other nurses to switch a...
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    Arguing Over a Patient Assignment

    kbrn2002 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I never understood making multiple residents move out the room they know, away from the room mate if they have one that they know, likely the reasonably consistent staff that they know and that more...
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    Need something new...

    kbrn2002 replied to kd9012's topic in Health, Stress Management

    That might be the one area of nursing where it won't be super easy finding a job about now. Nurses are leaving the bedside in droves so those non-bedside positions are likely pretty competitive....
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    Baylor Pay

    kbrn2002 replied to AfieldsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have a signed contract stating you are being paid 40 hours for the Baylor option there's nothing illegal about it. That being said unless you are in an area with overall low pay $37.00/hr...
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    APS reporting and then termination

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

    Take your wound care expertise to another job. I'd tell you to go ahead and file that wrongful termination lawsuit but I'm afraid with the current shortage of nurses, especially trained and...
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    My Job Cut My Hours By Half... Should I quit right away?

    kbrn2002 replied to KarenZen's topic in General Nursing

    As you were hired part time they technically did nothing wrong by reducing your hours. Sure, a little heads up that they hired more staff so you no longer needed to work beyond your FTE would have...
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    I can’t take it anymore! 😩

    kbrn2002 replied to JenMH88RN's topic in Nursing Career

    The only thing that pops out for me that might have a fairly flexible schedule is looking for a position that is production based rather than a punch a clock set schedule. Maybe chart review,...
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    This is the most stressed I've ever been in my life... what should I do?

    kbrn2002 replied to newgradICUnurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Would leaving before August cause you to either break a signed contract and/or require you to pay back any hiring bonus you might have received? If so take the first responders advice and take a deep...
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    Go back to clinic job or stick out med surg job?

    kbrn2002 replied to SJ1993's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nurses work in multitudes of settings. Hospital/acute care is not the be all-end all goal for a lot of nurses. If you really enjoyed the clinic job and you have the opportunity to return to it go...
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    New Nurse Needing Expert Nursing Advice ASAP

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

    There is a legitimate nursing shortage in most areas now. No need to stay in job that you don't like just because you need the job anymore. I would however stay just until you have another offer,...
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    Any Nurses In Long Term Care Setting?

    kbrn2002 replied to dreamer0x's topic in General Nursing

    You're not wrong. One case that sticks with me was a gentleman whose family never visited until he was on his death bed. Then the whole family sat vigil, one of them said they were sitting there...
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    Am I wrong?

    kbrn2002 replied to CCS-CCT's topic in Nursing Career

    Why would you feel guilty for leaving your previous job for a better opportunity? Better pay, better working conditions, better work/life balance. Your previous employer failed to provide what your...