kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    What state should I move to now the Washington State legislature is trying to force me to work seven days a week? (HB 1155)

    kbrn2002 replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    What I really don't understand about all this is why any legislature would feel the need to create a law dictating the hours any profession can work? Before somebody brings it up they can't use the...
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    So Frustrated I want to quit nursing altogether

    kbrn2002 replied to deej394's topic in General Nursing

    The most telling part of this is that not one but two managers that the staff actually liked and respected left or were asked to leave. In turn these managers were replaced, possibly temporarily or...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    To say our current system is less than ideal is maybe the biggest understatement of a lifetime. To keep somewhat on point of the original post as to how it affects nursing I'll tell you what my...
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    Playing Cards

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And here I was thinking if any WA nurses are playing cards on duty where are you working and more important, are you
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    Falls

    kbrn2002 replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really have any good advice for you I guess. All I can really say is good luck to you, I do hope you prevail and get your job back. Now for the advice part that you probably won't much like....
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    Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly she is not unique. It seems just about every summer there is a news story that breaks about somebody leaving their child in a car in the heat. In some of those stories the adult is clearly at...
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    RN school while in High School?

    kbrn2002 replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I think a high school student graduating with a full AD is a good idea. That's an intense and pretty hard course on it's own much less incorporating it with required high school courses....
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    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    kbrn2002 replied to 37changes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are past that brand new hump now, congrats! LTC is a different beast for sure! After 10 weeks you probably know if it is something you think you will like, or maybe even love so much you never...
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    Non compliance?

    kbrn2002 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient Education

    I will agree that wrist BP monitors are not known for their accuracy but I have to disagree that all BP meds should have parameters. Depends on the setting and the history of the patient. I work in...
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    Alexa, I need to go to the bathroom???

    kbrn2002 replied to drkshadez's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody with an echo device knows some or the useful features that would scare the living daylights out of me in that setting. They do "always listen" which means they record all conversation. Do you...
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    Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    kbrn2002 replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just hospitals affected. I work in a SNF that was I believe initially built in the late '60's. It has seen several remodels of the interior over the years. The biggest interior change has...
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    God, isn't that the truth! The easiest way to tell when somebody at work screwed up and how is by looking at what type of "mandatory education" comes from
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    I was slapped by a patient

    kbrn2002 replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    I have a long history working in LTC. Most of my career if a resident lashed out at another resident you bet it was taken seriously. Mountains of paperwork, phone calls to various state agencies,...
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    Can I get Fired?

    kbrn2002 replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you could get fired for this. Think about it from the employers point of view here. You used facility supplies, most likely while you were on the clock to perform a medical procedure on yourself...
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    Seattle is Dying

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The supply and demand chain unfortunately isn't solely income driven, it's also population driven and there's a lack of available housing for the population that falls within lower to middle class...
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    Seattle is Dying

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. I am originally from the area and still have relatives that live in and around Seattle. I looked into moving back there several years ago and quickly changed my mind. There was no...
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    Does Hospital Leadership and Policy Promote Working When Sick?

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

    We supposedly have a no fault call out policy where the supervisor taking the call can't ask why you are calling out. There is an exception during "flu" season when the supervisor taking the call is...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    kbrn2002 replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    While I do think it's important to at least be interested in a career for more than just the money before dedicating a lot of time and money into the education required to get there the paycheck and...
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    Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

    kbrn2002 replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I complained about that earlier in this thread. Are you by chance using PCC? That's what we use and the software literally won't let you save the follow up assessment without entering a number in the...
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    Dubious Victories

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Not a dubious victory for me but a this reminds me of a unit manager I worked with. Despite the fact that she rarely if ever laid hands on a resident to hear her talk you'd think she was the single...
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    Say it ain't so...........

    kbrn2002 replied to AutumnApple's topic in General Nursing

    The three hots and a cot can be an issue I suppose. Reminded me of my student days psych rotation. The patient I was working with was not deemed dangerous to staff but had been admitted following...
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    smokers and coughing

    kbrn2002 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    First full disclosure here. I am a smoker. But gee whiz, nothing like going to the casino which is full of smokers since that's about the only public building smoking is allowed in nowadays and...
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    Did I make the right choice?

    kbrn2002 replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you didn't do the wrong thing. Now that's funny! I kind of prefer your auto corrected version. What a backwards way of saying you actually did the wrong
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    Written Up

    kbrn2002 replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    OK. Here it is: It may be "common" in long term care, but it's called crappy nursing and why so many seniors are over-medicated for staff convenience. Now how else should I interpret that except...
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    Written Up

    kbrn2002 replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you are saying here. Same thing in the SNF I work at. We have to have a supporting diagnosis or get the med discontinued, even if it's a med that resident has been on for awhile and...