kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    LPN in Distress

    kbrn2002 replied to SCP8930's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    First thing I don't think your nursing skills are lacking near as much as you think. LTC and school nursing are both areas that require a lot of autonomy, tons of people skills and you won't learn...
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    Coworkers Going Out During Pandemic, Hospital Admin Hypocrisy...

    kbrn2002 replied to chachanurse101's topic in Disaster Preparation

    While I agree people are just over this having a health care employer sponsoring events is a little much. I know I can't do anything to stop an individual coworker or even a group of them together...
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    Happy New Year! What's Your New Year Resolution?

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is that policy in place. For patients at least. My clinic is the designated COVID positive unit in our area so they come from all over to us for the COVID shift. We have a separate shift...
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    What is up with the level of entitlement?

    kbrn2002 replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    I can agree with you in theory. In reality though it never works. CNA's, RNA's, PCA's, PCT's...whatever the nursing assistants title is in your neck of the woods are some of the most overworked and...
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    What Happens When You Visit allnurses.com?

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    It's like deciding what to watch on TV. Do I want want drama, comedy or educational? Heck some of these topics even get so out there sci-fi applies! There's always something that catches my interest...
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    Happy New Year! What's Your New Year Resolution?

    kbrn2002 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you are fully recovered now! I don't know if the poliicies are different where you work but for me I have never been tested. I have been working with known COVID positive patients, never been...
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    How to get days off to go back to school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Jay333's topic in General Nursing

    Your odds of an employer scheduling around school commitments greatly increases if you are taking advantage of work sponsored education benefits. Some employers offer tuition assistance and/or...
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    What is up with the level of entitlement?

    kbrn2002 replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee cup nurses, I love it! Honestly that was one of my biggest complaints about the LTC I worked in for many years. There would be on a fully staffed day shift 4 nurses, afternoons had 3 and of...
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    First time working night shifts - advice?

    kbrn2002 replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice about the phone. Another option if your phone supports it is set it to "do not disturb" and make a custom setting that will allow important calls to come through. My Samsung phone has a...
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    Hailed as heroes, hospital workers for years have been bitten, hit, kicked. And ignored.

    kbrn2002 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    When I started as a CNA in LTC in the mid '90's occasional violence was so expected it was actually addressed in orientation. We had required annual training on how to safely defend ourselves without...
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    MEN, dont come into nursing

    kbrn2002 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men in Nursing

    If continuing to work in a field for years that you so obviously don't like and climbing ranks in the hope of it improving enough for you to enjoy your job even a little bit is your idea of having the...
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    Help! New graduated registered nurse having difficulty finding a job!

    kbrn2002 replied to Butterfly70's topic in General Nursing

    COVID is throwing a major wrench into most places hiring practices. Either they aren't hiring at all because of a drop in non-COVID patient census or they only want experienced nurses that can be up...
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    What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    kbrn2002 replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those that say it's time to aggressively move this up the chain of command, with fair warning. Next time you work with sleeping beauty let her know you need to be updated if she leaves...
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    I don't know if I should call out or not r/t snow storm

    kbrn2002 replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

    A potential snowstorm is no reason to call out as just about everybody has made abundantly clear. So if OP actually did call out I sure hope they didn't use the impending storm as the reason. Since I...
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    BULLYING at work as Usual

    kbrn2002 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    The bolded sentence is where you you lost me. I've never heard of a contract that specifies a particular patient population a nurse doesn't have to work with based on patient diagnosis. I doubt if I...
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    Covid Vaccine

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurseybl06's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm in agreement with you on this one. I'm not at all confident in the safety or effectiveness of this vaccine, at least not yet. I could be wrong here but it seems like all the studies touting the...
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    State Mandates Restricting Travel to Other States - What Do You Think?

    kbrn2002 replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree it would have been a bad idea to hold a traditional funeral for a large family. My neighbor's frustration and anger was 100% because somebody else could and did and they could not. But...
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    State Mandates Restricting Travel to Other States - What Do You Think?

    kbrn2002 replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's sadly impossible to keep politics out of this discussion because you and others who brought it up are absolutely right. I truly believe if it weren't for Trump and his response, or should I say...
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    State Mandates Restricting Travel to Other States - What Do You Think?

    kbrn2002 replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

    At this point I am so confused and yes, irritated by the whole thing. Why is it OK to ban social gatherings including weddings and funerals but it's OK to attend a political rally or protest? I...
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    2018 Nurse Salary

    kbrn2002 replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the state but well outside the Twin Cities Metro and I make about $15.00/hr more than that with I am sure a considerably lower cost of living. Though housing has greatly increased in price...
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    Suspicion About Med Error

    kbrn2002 replied to Sharmilagrg00's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    An elderly, incontinent patient with increased agitation is a classic symptom of UTI. First thing I would request is a UA/UC to rule that
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    Betrayed by Management

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I disagree heartily with the advice to stay on, train the new manger in the job OP expected to and was led to believe she would receive and then happily go back to the previous floor position. Plus be...
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    How much do you owe in student loans?

    kbrn2002 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I maxed out my student loans for living expenses when I went to school for my ADN. Back then and attending community college it was around 18,000 in loans. I took my sweet time paying them back as...
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    New RN over overtime

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

    I hear from the acute nurses that it's a feast or famine type of position. How busy they are is directly impacted by inpatient hospital census needing dialysis. I know right now they are pretty...
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    Working full time nights

    kbrn2002 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Single mom with a kid who's not in the traditional school setting would not be in my opinion a good fit for a night shift position. When exactly would you plan to sleep? It would be doable if and...