kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Have debt but don't know if I want to be an NP?

    kbrn2002 replied to daisychains11's topic in General Nursing

    The elephant in the room is that massive student loan debt. That kind of debt will take a LONG time to pay down even under the best of circumstances. At this point I might suggest you go ahead with...
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    I'm Not Going To Be A Nurse!

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    This is fun, I'll play! I guess I never thought about the path not taken quite like this. Nursing is a second career for me. I started out a cosmetologist. I enjoyed what I was doing and where I was...
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    Please help! Which job offer should I take???

    kbrn2002 replied to cmyr711's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So the curious want to know...which position did you accept? Was it A] the long commute B] the local job C] both or D]
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    Halloween: Are you prepared?

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    The newest Halloween Movie is good! If you are at all nervous about going out to the theater it is available on Peacock streaming service. I can't believe Jamie Lee Curtis has been in the same movie...
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    New Nurse I Don't Know Anything

    kbrn2002 replied to Monique Barber's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If it was the 7th of this month that you applied don't panic. Even in the best of times it usually takes at least a few weeks and these are certainly not the best of times. It's most likely the...
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    Trouble with my first job (home health)

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

    1 day of training in 2-3 weeks? That's kind of a big red flag isn't it? I'd seriously consider other options if I were
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    What was your motivation that made you become a Nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I was a young mother in need of a job and a SNF hired me as part og a group of CNA's and paid for the training. I worked as a CNA for 5 years before deciding to go to nursing school. Honestly...
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    New grad prospects in Bay Area

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

    I can't say from experience but everything I hear points to the Bay area as being one of the very few places that still has an extremely competitive job market, especially for new grads. Apply, apply...
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    Hourly vs Salary

    kbrn2002 replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Most salaried nurses I know work beyond the typical 40 hours. No overtime, no shift differentials, no bonuses when picking up a shift or being forced to work a shift to "help out." All those hours...
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    If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't fully realize until I left LTC how much some of the families grated on my last nerve. Never there to visit dear old Dad but the first to throw actual adult temper tantrums for the dumbest...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    kbrn2002 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Typical PCT shift in my clinic is about 10-11 hours, we are a ridiculously stable clinic most times but there were shifts open from PTO that weren't filled until they got desperate enough to offer the...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    kbrn2002 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    My employer made what I believe was a tactical error on their part recently. They were desperate enough to fill a couple of PCT shifts that they offered a $300 bonus to pick it up. Now that the PCT's...
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    Unvaccinated: Indefensible

    kbrn2002 replied to guest1168940's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My former employer tried that for a couple of years. I say tried because so few people participated, opting instead to accept the higher insurance premium rather than allow an insurance company so...
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    Unvaccinated: Indefensible

    kbrn2002 replied to guest1168940's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was going to just go on by and ignore this, especially since it's an older post now but I found I just couldn't let it go. This is most certainly not lack of freedom. Quite the opposite in fact....
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    Am I getting into nursing for the right reason?

    kbrn2002 replied to ZombieMedic123's topic in Men in Nursing

    First disclaimer, not a man here. That being said if you are thinking of nursing only for the specialties that provide the "rush" run the other way because you 99.9% won't get that right out of school...
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    Quitting without notice?

    kbrn2002 replied to Ovarychiever's topic in General Nursing

    When you tell your manager you intend to leave maybe give them the option of having you finish out a two week notice? You could just tell them straight out you are quitting and you already have...
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    Bullying

    kbrn2002 replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's another thing in the world of corporate disconnect. The LTC I used to work in was a union facility for pretty much everybody but nurses. The CNA's, maintenance, kitchen, laundry and...
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    Covid Abuse!

    kbrn2002 replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You're not alone. Sorry about the off topic but I've been getting that occasionally also. It's like one of the ads that runs at the side of the page jumps to a full page pop--up ad but it only happens...
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    Were you a bully in high school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think nursing attracts bullies anymore than any other profession. I've run into a couple of true bullies in 25+ years of nursing so considering the number of nurses I've worked with that's not...
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    Assigning Admissions Among Nursing Staff

    kbrn2002 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    OK...here we go again. I've seen your point of view many times, and many times found reason to agree, at least in part. But this time? No way no how. It's not OK to "decline" to help transfer an...
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    Is Anonymity Important to You?

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody who knows me could probably figure out who I am on here. It'd actually be pretty darn easy as my primary email address is a variation of my user name here. That being said, at least being...
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    How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pretty good TV show based off a pretty decent movie! Snowpiercer is an apocalyptic drama taking place entirely on an apparently very long train that continuously circles a frozen earth. All of...
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    Were you a bully in high school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    I do kind of like your version better, not surfing a tidal wave sounds so much more interesting than not spitting into the
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    President's New Mandates For Everyone

    kbrn2002 replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am actually curious to see how this will affect those in the anti-vax camp. How many of them will change their minds about getting it when their jobs are on the line? How many will stick to their...
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    Please Describe Your COVID Experience in One Word?

    kbrn2002 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Neverending