kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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RN from WI

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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...
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    Can the nurse test reported HIPAA get charged with it too?

    kbrn2002 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    Don't assume the CNA wasn't fired because she is a friend of management. Don't even assume the picture was a HIPAA violation. Maybe the resident or the resident's responsibility party has signed a...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    You are fortunate that you have the option to continue to your BSN at a relatively reasonable cost. Most of the reason the "BSN only" requirements for being hired in my area failed is simply because...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    We have the full system. The ADU [automatic dispensing unit] for meds is nice I'll admit. Most dispensed meds are automatically re-ordered, the exception is controlled meds. There are actually a...
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    Unsafe Environment for Graduate Nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to KMcRN19's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's so not OK. Expecting a nurse still in the beginnings of orientation to accept a full patient load is just asking for
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    kbrn2002 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    We use PCC as well and while it's probably no worse than any other charting software out there I agree it's pretty horrible. Switch to EMARS/ETARS they said, it's more streamlined and will save time...
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    Looking to move to a new state

    kbrn2002 replied to babynursebri's topic in General Nursing

    If you hold a multi-state license you can practice in any compact state, that broadens your current license to 24 other states. You would have to obtain your license in the new state after...
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    1.5 million a year profit per facility in LTC

    kbrn2002 replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    No all LTC facilities can be painted with that brush. They are not all the cesspool from hell that many make them out to be. I happen to work for a very good one. If we run out of something we need...