kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    That's a pretty average ratio for LTC/SNF settings. Believe me, some are actually much
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this primarily because I work in a SNF and have 24 to 29 residents. With that many people under my care the skills that only the nurse [me] can perform do get the short stick when we are...
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    Wastefulness in healthcare

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The incredible amount of waste in LTC is appalling. We go through tens of thousands washcloths a year, mostly because many CNA's would rather throw away a soiled one than rinse it out and toss it in...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Not just the cost of education but basic cost of living. In some highly sought out places nobody can afford to actually live there. Even in a reasonable COL area it's getting tough. My taxes have...
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    Help my first job feels like a nightmares

    kbrn2002 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    The paper MARS wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker if you are otherwise well supported by your co-workers and management. There's no getting around the fact that LTC has a massive resident to...
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    Help my first job feels like a nightmares

    kbrn2002 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    That is entirely normal. Only controlled are counted. There's already a very limited amount of time in the day to pass meds as it is, could you even imagine needing to count all meds? Not even in the...
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    Women's Right to Choose

    kbrn2002 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly this. My daughter that I love dearly is living proof that contraceptives do fail. Sh'e over 30 years old now so this was quite awhile ago and before I knew anything well, about anything! I...
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    Lpn or rn

    kbrn2002 replied to Bamapryncess's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it's available in your area attend an RN program that allows you to sit the NCLEX for LPN partway through. That gives you the best of both worlds as you can work as an LPN while finishing your RN...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    This caught my eye. I live in upstate Wisconsin. I can't speak to Death Valley but upstate Wisconsin sure isn't the place to go to make a decent living! I mean it's a livable wage, but I am sure not...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds suspiciously similar to the RN diploma degree! That's pretty much gone by the wayside though a few do still exist. Those nurses were well trained. Given the choice I'd work side by side with a...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gosh! I missed that "make them up" part! Other than that, it's pretty spot on. Just entering a simple set of VS in PCC is a pain in the rear! Each value you enter has multiple drop down options...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's funny! Sadly our old rounding NP left her position to go somewhere else so I can't call her a honey roasted nurse to see her reaction. I don't know the new one yet well enough to risk it....
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    What now?

    kbrn2002 replied to Crookshanks24's topic in General Nursing

    It often means a bit of a pay cut but clinics often have openings and that might be as simple as transferring to an open position within the system you already work for. The clinic hours are nice, so...
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    What now?

    kbrn2002 replied to Crookshanks24's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, sorry to hear that. Are you adamant about staying in acute care or have you looked at options outside
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    This is Where the Cowboy Rides Away

    kbrn2002 replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Wow, I am not a school nurse so I didn't realize you were riding off into the sunset of retirement this year. Good for you! You survived! Does AN have a job opening for a retired school nurse to...
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    Berated by parent

    kbrn2002 replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    It's threads like this that make me glad that I am not a school nurse. I enjoy reading in your wonderful forum, but gee whiz! A K - 8 student carrying around narcotics?? That's so wrong on so many...
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    Sometimes school nursing sucks

    kbrn2002 replied to TLS9544's topic in School

    Hope your summer vacation's go well school nurses! Not sure how I'd feel about having no set job to go to for that long. One part of me thinks it would be heavenly, the more practical part says nope!...
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    What now?

    kbrn2002 replied to Crookshanks24's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where you are so no clue what the job market is like but there almost has to be something better than that! Hopefully your current employer isn't the only gig in
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    Patient fall

    kbrn2002 replied to littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    No doubt! People with advanced dementia that don't remember much beyond their own name can figure out how to turn those darn things off. It's pretty amazing
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    The Base Tan Myth on "Don't Fry Day"

    kbrn2002 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been fascinated by how what's fashionable is historically linked to socioeconomic standing. Being tan is one of those things that is linked historically to class. Used to be the pale...
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    Don't enjoy job, seeking advice

    kbrn2002 replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Surprising to hear I know but really, not all nurses work in hospitals! Not all nurses want to work in hospitals. As a matter of fact with all the different settings nurses do work in I'd hazard a...
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    Help! I Can't Get Rid of My Dark Cloud

    kbrn2002 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I second the dogs for an instant mood lift. Hard to stay down with that kind of complete adoration literally staring you in the face. Getting lost in a book does wonders for turning my brain in...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    In this scenario if the turning/repositioning is part of another process like wound care then yes, it would be appropriate to enter it as a clickable order. To really be done correctly it should even...
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    Can the nurse test reported HIPAA get charged with it too?

    kbrn2002 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of things about this scenario that I don't really understand I guess. It makes zero sense that another CNA would speak to the resident about any release of information. Even if a CNA...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Basic care requirements like turning/repositioning residents along with all other aspects of ADL's are individualized in the residents care plan and noted on each residents care card for staff to to...