kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Boomerang Coworkers

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I've been about the opposite of a boomerang employee having worked in the same place for 20+ years but I have certainly worked with a few. Some leave and find the grass is indeed not as green...
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    Pts who insult you?

    kbrn2002 replied to 2018nurseandbeyond's topic in General Nursing

    While the doctor is free to say the patient has to take his meds there is literally no way to enforce this. Why wasn't just changing the time of administration to improve compliance brought up?...
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    PTO

    kbrn2002 replied to SidyJean's topic in General Nursing

    You seriously work 48 hours in less than 3 1/2 days and still think your job is great? The staffing problems there go way beyond the ability to use down accrued PTO if that's the
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    Prescribing Far Off Label

    kbrn2002 replied to jennybean0305's topic in Advanced Practice

    This doesn't sound like holistic medic, it sounds like a modern version of a snake oil salesman. Prescribing FDA approved meds off label or out of recommended dose ranges is one thing but injecting...
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    Nurses 'Eat their Young?'

    kbrn2002 replied to HMendee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Entry level nursing is a beast, that first year or so often has a brutal learning curve. I've noticed recently that more new nurses are entering the workforce woefully unprepared for the realities of...
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    You were in Purgatory my friend...

    kbrn2002 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations to you! Good on you for proving that while the powers that be could knock you down they don't have the ability to keep you
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    MORALE

    kbrn2002 replied to avg5012's topic in General Nursing

    Was it a decrease in morale that lead to the mass exodus in the first place? If not, then why the mass exodus in the first place? Large numbers of staff don't usually leave within a short amount of...
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    Commute!

    kbrn2002 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I know! I drove through Chicago twice last week. 1 1/2 hours to go maybe 10 miles or so. How on earth do people that live there do that every day without losing their
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    New Grad Terrified of Choosing Wrong Job

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

    It depends. How is the overall job market in your area? If you really think you stand a better shot of landing the residency you want in July it might be worth waiting. Also depends on if you can...
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    How to Stop a Nose Bleed??

    kbrn2002 replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    When I was a kid I was prone to nose bleeds. My first and second grade teacher would put a little wadded piece of brown paper under my top lip. Maybe it didn't do squat, but at the time it seemed like...
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    Commute!

    kbrn2002 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Whether that commute is sustainable or not depends on how time consuming the drive is. If it's low traffic, mostly highway and generally decent weather it might be fine. If you'll be facing rush hour...
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

    kbrn2002 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I do appreciate that. I expect the Holiday season will be hard this
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

    kbrn2002 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad somebody resurrected this old thread. I had of course forgotten all about it 3 years later. It's been a bittersweet walk down memory lane for me. My amazing Mom passed away not too long...
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    Working under expired license

    kbrn2002 replied to caseylriley's topic in Nursing Career

    The potential damages of you working without a valid license are actually worse for your employer than they are for you. For yourself, while there is no grace period as long as you renew ASAP and get...
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    "He just wanted to know..."

    kbrn2002 replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Reflecting about this a little bit and I've come to the conclusion that KatieMI is absolutely right to be upset about co-workers sharing any kind of personal information about her with anybody. For...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    kbrn2002 replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    There are simply not enough schools offering a BSN to graduate enough nurses to fully staff every single place that hires nurses in the country. So no, the ASN is nowhere near obsolete. That being...
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    Nurse Imposters

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursemccaleb's topic in General Nursing

    I live in one of the crazy over the top states on this topic. In WI the title "nurse" is protected and only applies to the Registered Nurse, so legally every LPN in the state is technically breaking...
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    Roll Call - Who's Been Around the Longest and Your Accomplishments

    kbrn2002 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I stumbled upon AN when I was a student. I'm sure I was looking for the answer to some question I had. I have to admit I needed to check the date when I joined and its drumroll, please...June of '01!...
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    Low unemployment

    kbrn2002 replied to KSjo88's topic in Nursing Career

    This is a little late but: Unless you love your current job go apply at the other company, You won't get a sign on bonus where you work now and I highly doubt if your employer will jump your pay by...
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    If the government legalizes marijuana in the US...

    kbrn2002 replied to GlenwoodUSN's topic in General Nursing

    As a poster from our neighbors to the north mentioned, the US likes it's drug tests. Problem with marijuana is it stays in the system much longer than alcohol so unlike alcohol it would be nearly...
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    Just grin and bear it!

    kbrn2002 replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    It's frustrating and very sad dealing with a POA that just won't or can't accept a poor prognosis. It's also incredibly common. There will come a point in your career where you've finally dealt with...
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    Little boy reading

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh I wish there had been e-books when I was a kid! I was [and am] a book worm, to the extent that my annual family vacation luggage allowance was usually taken up with the books I just had to take...
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    Urgent question

    kbrn2002 replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    That too probably depends on the state's labor laws. In WI while the employer is not required to pay OT until after 40 hours in a week an employee also can't work more than 16 hours in a day. We've...
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    Urgent question

    kbrn2002 replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    I live in WI and sadly no, they are not required to pay you overtime if you are mandated. The only time OT is legally required is if the nurse works more than 40 hours in that payroll week so unless...
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    Administer OTC medications or No?

    kbrn2002 replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse but in LTC we have a set of standing orders that among other things allows for administration of a specific list of OTC meds per manufacturer directions. If the med is...