kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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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...
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    At what point can mandates go too far?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well to her defense when HIV came around healthcare workers were terrified of it as we weren't sure exactly how easy it was to transmit. Granted we knew it wasn't airborne but nobody knew if it could...
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    Advice please

    kbrn2002 replied to NicKi0410's topic in General Nursing

    You are right to not trust that things would change. If the doctor who owns the practice was totally oblivious to how staff felt why would you expect that to change if you went back? He/she wasn't...
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    Calling in sick on last day?

    kbrn2002 replied to amz93's topic in General Nursing

    Before you think about calling off that last shift if nothing else be selfish and look at the possible consequences. You could very well earn a negative referral and/or a place on the companies...
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    Do you think you are a "hero"?

    kbrn2002 replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is so true I am going to copy/paste a response I wrote in a different thread that also applies here. It doesn't even touch on the long hours, stagnant wages and degree requirements to maintain...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Great tips and thank you for that. My problem with our current system is tips like this shouldn't be necessary. We work in the Health care field for God's sake. We shouldn't ever be put in the...
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    When Will the Nursing Shortage Be Over?

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

    No kidding. I don't necessarily want to switch focus to the unfair wages of support staff but the lack of available support staff definitely impacts our job as nurses. Hard to delegate appropriately...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, what's up with health care having the worst health insurance for their employees? That was also a consideration for me when I quit my old job. The insurance there was just over $500.00/month...
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    Do you think you are a "hero"?

    kbrn2002 replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Don't forget the cheap lunch bags and water bottles with the company logo plastered all over them. Very useful when there's no time for lunch and you are not allowed to keep a bottle of water...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Dang Wuzzie, I had no idea you were that old!, Retire already,
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    Do you think you are a "hero"?

    kbrn2002 replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can't you just picture some suit in an office coming up with this idea during a "how do we deal with COVID" meeting? His or her selling points would've been along the lines of it's cheap, it's easy to...
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    Do you think you are a "hero"?

    kbrn2002 replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How do I feel about it? It offends me. Instead of putting up posters claiming your staff are "hero's" how about getting enough staff and paying them what a "hero" should be
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    Was I in the Right Here?

    kbrn2002 replied to Grande_latte04's topic in General Nursing

    Even if in your opinion the doc made the wrong choice it's still not the doc that is the one on the front line handling the patient's behavior. Unless the MD agrees to come to the patient's room and...
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    At what point can mandates go too far?

    kbrn2002 replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No whining here. I 100% agree. What is the point of a mask mandate/face covering when the product used is pretty much useless. Putting a bandana over your face might make you look like a western movie...
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    Was I in the Right Here?

    kbrn2002 replied to Grande_latte04's topic in General Nursing

    I will admit I handled a similar situation about the same. When multiple redirects, re-approach and interventions from other nursing staff including the unit manger did nothing to alleviate this...
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    Aging is Not a Disease: National Senior Citizens Day

    kbrn2002 replied to Nadine Buchanan's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked in a SNF for 25 years I came to the conclusion that natural aging while not necessarily a disease can be a brutal unforgiving process. Many elder's that passed under my care had no...
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    COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?

    kbrn2002 replied to DallasRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not against paying teachers a bonus. Good for them. The transition to off campus teaching must have been difficult as is the transition back to in class and hybrid education. Teachers are about...
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    Feeling unjustified for wanting to leave my job

    kbrn2002 replied to JonJP's topic in General Nursing

    Of course they will try to make you feel guilty about leaving. LTC is chronically understaffed, often obscenely so! If you find another position that suits you don't feel guilty about it. Just make...
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    Am I being tricked?

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

    Don't fall for "there's a day shift opening!" If there is a day shift in fact opening a nurse that already works there would be certain to snap it up. If they did hire you to days instead of offering...
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    Is this considered a med error? New nurse

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

    Since the absence during a scheduled med time is a regular and predictable thing due to the patients dialysis schedule you should get directions/orders from the PCP on what they believe the best...
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    Leaving Your Job Due to Mandate

    kbrn2002 replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How is the battle playing out among health care workers in the UK? Genuinely curious. Do you see the same level of arguments amongst the pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine camp we are seeing here in the US?...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I I know what you mean. We have two healthcare conglomerates that own pretty much everything already. There's only one standalone clinic that I am aware of and that one is the based on income...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    That is why I got out of my old job when I did. I worked LTC for a company that refused to use travelers, though I recently found out they now have now three in the building so they finally got...
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    When Will the Nursing Shortage Be Over?

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

    Cost of living does need to factor in to a decision to move though. Housing expenses can easily reach well north of 30% of available income in some high demand areas. I own my home so I don't need to...