kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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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...
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    Is anyone in California living alone on an LVN salary?

    kbrn2002 replied to Student nurse lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Gosh I hate it when spam slides through! That profile has 23 identical messages. Previous post
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    I just lost it!

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for my previous employer, a SNF for 25 years. I survived 4 ownership changes, too many management changes to count and Lord only knows how many ridiculous policy changes. The only time...
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    Journey Through Menopause

    kbrn2002 replied to Dr Georgianna Donadio's topic in General Nursing

    I was one of the women with thankfully few menopausal symptoms. I started menopause with either skipping an occasional period or worse having one every 2 to 3 weeks for a period of several months. As...
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    Am I being too picky on a job or is it just bad luck?

    kbrn2002 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should just try to hang tight where you are if that clinic position is part of the health system you already work for. If so you'd likely be applying to that clinic position as an internal...
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    Crushing Burden of Regulatory Compliance on Healthcare

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's the same for LTC/SNF. State surveys are a joke. The only thing they accomplish is having the place fully staffed for a change. One year it was the aforementioned fridge temps, the last year I...
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    Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting! I love topics that make me think a little. I started here on AN as a student nurse, I was Googling some question or another for homework help, this was before Googling was even a word I...
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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

    Put a little bluntly, but maybe that blunt approach is what the OP will needs to hear. You're not wrong. Pretty much everything in there says nope, nursing is not for me. I might have thought...
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    What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

    kbrn2002 replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

    I found the link to the jello thread. It was buried...and I mean buried deep in my followed topics! Here it is, enjoy! Another classic thread if you have a bunch of time to kill is this one,...
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    What’s a Crusty Old Bat?

    kbrn2002 replied to Hannahbanana's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the origins of the mean biter nurse and the COB's well. I was involved in that thread and found the whole thing pretty hilarious. Years later it still is! Sadly many of the original...
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    Tired of Being a Nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to Esanity's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered looking into jobs with insurance companies? I've noticed more openings lately for the chart review and claims processing positions where a nursing degree is utilized but there is...
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    Scope of Practice and medications?

    kbrn2002 replied to Catedi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is where we diverge in our interpretation of this. Your scenario continues to assume that the medications are dispensed from the pharmacy directly to the facility as "stock" meds to be...
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    Leaving dialysis?

    kbrn2002 replied to Duncan6's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Do you see a path for improving the workflow? If you have the ability as coordinator to implement changes that will help it would be worth sticking it out for awhile. Imagine the personal and...
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    Scope of Practice and medications?

    kbrn2002 replied to Catedi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nope, that's exactly what I am talking about. I worked LTC for 25+ plus and I am very familiar with the rules and regs, at least in that industry. When a particular med, say your Metoprolol 25 mg is...
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    Scope of Practice and medications?

    kbrn2002 replied to Catedi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is certainly based on law that you absolutely can not administer a medication to any patient that is not specifically prescribed for that patient. That's true for any setting but especially...
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    What Was a Highlight of Your Career as a Nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to dareese's topic in General Nursing

    Having the courage to change career paths after 25 years at the same job. Turns out that was an even better decision than I anticipated since I left my job in a SNF and COVID hit about a month after I...
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    Burnout or Boredom?

    kbrn2002 replied to NurseLil13's topic in Private Duty

    Despite your obvious connection with and devotion to this patient you are definitely being taken advantage of here. As much as I hate to say it you allowed this to happen when you made your employer...
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    Can you share your experience in dialysis?

    kbrn2002 replied to jmtm17's topic in General Nursing

    I switched to dialysis nursing a little over a year ago after 25 years in a SNF. I left a job I truly thought I would retire from so the idea of such a drastic change was a little traumatic for me...
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    New nurse. Where is my passion?

    kbrn2002 replied to Jccnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's actually an incredible job opportunity for an RN with limited bedside experience. Seems like the norm for those coveted away from bedside jobs is they are offered to a nurse with a lot of...