kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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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
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    What's your opinion?

    kbrn2002 replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    First point is a $0.23/hr increase in pay is actually a significant cut in pay when you consider the position comes with zero benefits. Not only would you get no vacation time, no accrued sick time,...
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    I'm Too Tired to Cry | Life of a Nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Honestly I don't know that we do heal from this. I don't really know that we even should. The emotional blunting is how we survive the day to day grind while providing the best care we can to...
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    How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work in a small clinic, 7 of us in total and one that is not vaccinated and pretty adamantly refusing. She's one of the "it's my body and nobody can tell me what to put in it" people. While...
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    Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    kbrn2002 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you can afford the pay cut and with your living situation it's seems you probably can take the pay cut and preserve your sanity by all means! No matter where you work remember your...
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    I'm Too Tired to Cry | Life of a Nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I honestly don't know if it's a bad thing or a good thing but I don't cry anymore hardly ever, for any reason. I didn't even cry when either one of my parents passed, maybe it's because when it...
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    Pity Party - US Hospitals Hit With Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID

    kbrn2002 replied to JKL33's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel zero sympathy for the hospitals, LTC's, assisted livings etc. screaming for staff. Maybe if you treated the staff you used to have halfway decently you wouldn't be in this position. You...
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    Compassion Fatigue - Staying Positive

    kbrn2002 replied to JeanstarMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly what I was thinking and well put! Maybe instead of spending tons of money on whatever the employee wellness program of the day is maybe divert some or all of those funds to hiring or at least...
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    Which position would be better?

    kbrn2002 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you must be bored stiff if you are considering going to acute care! I don't work in a hospital, never have and never will unless I have absolutely no choice. I've never heard anything good about...
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    When Will the Nursing Shortage Be Over?

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursing CE Central's topic in General Nursing

    Even when they are hiring all those posted positions are first available to internal transfers if they intend to fill them at all. By the time the positions they actually fill are taken by internal...