kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    I made a mistake!

    kbrn2002 replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't even qualify what you did as a mistake. It was a simple lack of knowledge. So this wasn't a mistake, it was just something new for you to learn. Now you've learned it so don't beat yourself...
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    When male prisoners intentionally expose themselves to females

    kbrn2002 replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Correctional

    Wow, I am so sorry you are needing to resort to posting in a thread on AN looking for help. You must be having a heck of a hard time getting those positions filled! Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky...
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    IV experience

    kbrn2002 replied to 3692nurse's topic in Critical Care

    IV placement policies vary so much place to place. Some hospitals or some floors within the hospital all nurses do their own. Some places have a dedicated IV team so floor nurses rarely if ever place...
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    Dodging The Mucus Bullet

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    We had a long time resident in LTC with a trach. The quickest way for her to clear a mucus plug was to get her laughing and stand back before the offending snot was cleared in God knows what...
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    kbrn2002 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately this happens in LTC frequently. Especially if there is any doubt about the residents cognitive ability to make sound decisions. The family that supports the residents right to refusal of...
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    Are nurses really leaving nursing in droves?

    kbrn2002 replied to Mqshell's topic in General Nursing

    Turnover in the LTC I used to work for has been much higher than usual the year and half since I left. I still talk to a few people from there and about 1/2 of the nurses are new. Like me I am sure...
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    What I Hate About Nursing In 2021

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    All of it you mentioned. For me the most glaring problem is the multi-million dollar salaries of the top brass. It made huge news when some volunteered to give up their raises or even donate back some...
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    Did I Do The Right Thing?

    kbrn2002 replied to Anon1423's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Holy smokes did you ever do the right thing! I hope he was removed from that unsafe and frankly abusive environment immediately. I don't usually advocate for the arrest of a likely overwhelmed family...
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    Management Progression Assistance

    kbrn2002 replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    While it's not a job in hospital management have you at all considered pursuing an upper level management position outside of acute care? I honestly don't know that a Director of Nursing position...
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    Back problems-unable to do heavy lifting

    kbrn2002 replied to felixthecat99's topic in General Specialties

    I worked in a LTC for many years and the level of care required when we got an admission from an assisted living always astounded me. How did those so called minimal care assisted living's care for...
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    Need help deciding what I want to do

    kbrn2002 replied to Heyvu's topic in General Specialties

    First off stop seeing your education experience as a hindrance. You did pass the NCLEX therefor you were smart enough to do so. Put the rest behind you where it belongs. Agency work is a...
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    Seeking Advice - Please!

    kbrn2002 replied to SummerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that the varied patient population of your current unit would be more of an asset for your long term plans that the highly specialized patient population of either the respiratory or...
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    Waiting Around to Die

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    We all start dying the minute we are born. It's just a matter of how long that process takes. For some sadly it's way too short. For some sadly, it's way too
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    Why is LTC so hated

    kbrn2002 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All of this, especially the part I bolded is so true! Too many, just way too many residents to feel like there's time in the day to get everything done much less done well. Even in facilities that...
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    What to say to a student who needs encouragement?

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    If a person is determined to become a nurse the best advice I can give is remember that determination will be needed. Remember that determination to succeed when faced with adversity because nursing...
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    Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    kbrn2002 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't leave my LTC job because of difficult residents/family but that was another factor I considered when I finally had enough. It honestly wasn't even the super difficult residents or their...
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    I don’t know if I want to be a nurse anymore

    kbrn2002 replied to Vigirl465's topic in General Nursing

    We may be in the minority here but I have to agree with you that an art history or art degree is at this point in OP's life a total waste of money. It makes about zero sense for somebody who...
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    The good ,the bad and....tell me

    kbrn2002 replied to nasr69's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Wow, that's a lot a shifts for an 18 chair clinic! Even the bigger clinics in our area run two shifts typically though they did expand one clinic to three shifts when we had some COVID positive...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    kbrn2002 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Dialysis edition: Just because you are going to dialyze on Monday doesn't mean you can spend the whole weekend eating fast food, Chinese and then drinking a ton because it makes you thirsty. I...
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    The good ,the bad and....tell me

    kbrn2002 replied to nasr69's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Wow, I am sorry. That is not a nice schedule at all. Definitely not all clinics are like that! All the clinics in our district use block scheduling. My particular schedule as well as the nurse that...
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    The good ,the bad and....tell me

    kbrn2002 replied to nasr69's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As Hoosier said dialysis is a huge learning curve. That being said I found the orientation/training process while a little shall we say intense it was pretty thorough. I've only been in dialysis...
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    kbrn2002 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for stepping in to help! Those wildfires are so scary! I have family and friends scattered through Washington, Oregon and California. I never used to think twice about wildfire season but these...
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    OOPS, WHOOPS, & POOPS | Share Your OOPS Moments of the Week

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Here's one for the "poop" category in the award goes to...We had an elderly confused gentleman, not unusual in the LTC setting at all. He was somewhat continent of bowel and unable to get out of bed...
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    New to Dialysis

    kbrn2002 replied to jmtm17's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    That accelerated training timeline would make me think twice about staying honestly. There's no way you should be expected to be functional as a dialysis nurse with 4 weeks training. At Fresenius...
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    kbrn2002 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    My longest continuous time on the clock was 77 hours during a snowstorm that shut down the town for several days. We were supposed to work 16 on, 8 off with pay but the reality was more like 18 to 20...