kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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RN from WI

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    Marijuana

    kbrn2002 replied to JadaM96's topic in Nurses Recovery

    One month may be safe, or it may not. Depends on too many factors to say definitively. I'd say better safe than sorry and decline the job offer to avoid the test. A positive could have the potential...
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    No BSN required if 20 yrs or more experience!

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Career

    That seems pretty common sense to me, though a 20 year experience requirement seems a bit
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    Suspension

    kbrn2002 replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    In many cases "suspended pending investigation" is company speak for your behind is fired but we first have to go through the motions of following the disciplinary process. In this case it should...
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    CNAs and Nurses Referred to as "Girls"

    kbrn2002 replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is this a regional thing maybe? I've never run into that at all. We do have a few male CNA's that most likely wouldn't take kindly to being called one of "the girls" so there is that
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    Concern

    kbrn2002 replied to FengYan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It should not affect your ability to get a license but if you disclose this during your application it could possibly make getting that license very expensive plus start your career with license...
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    Discharging Patient With Opioid in Hand?

    kbrn2002 replied to ceegee69's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly this and you put it much better than I did so thank you for that. Those meds are essentially that residents meds and we normally have a 30 day supply dispensed and available in our dispensing...
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    New qualified nurse. Legs and KILLING me

    kbrn2002 replied to SallyRi's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite topics, much to my husbands dismay. Shoes, shoes, shoes! The right shoes for you can make all the difference in the world. Dansko's are popular but didn't work particularly well...
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    Hiring an RN into private practice

    kbrn2002 replied to curiousMD's topic in General Nursing

    If you really need to hire RN's to fill this role it might be difficult, but not impossible. For a light workload lower pay might be acceptable to some nurses. The lack of any benefits raises your...
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    Discharging Patient With Opioid in Hand?

    kbrn2002 replied to ceegee69's topic in General Nursing

    I guess LTC really is a different beast. It's not at all uncommon for us to send meds, even controlled meds home with a resident. We will send meds out with a resident during a therapeutic LOA if they...
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    Feeling incompetent in nursing school

    kbrn2002 replied to btf4's topic in General Students

    Those BSN programs are likely not any harder than your ADN program, at least from the clinical training standpoint. It may if fact be the opposite. The nursing programs where I live are pretty well...
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    kbrn2002 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's what kills me. All the anecdotal evidence of these so called helpful programs trying their best to bankrupt the nurses caught in the system. I know OP said the money wasn't an issue, but that's...
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    Downstaffing

    kbrn2002 replied to KSjo88's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what an unorganized cluster! Don't blame you at all for getting out. Moving staff around like that is insane. Expecting nurses to go home, come back, move to a different building for part of a...
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    I am sorry but I had to do this...

    kbrn2002 replied to NurseCard's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not a fail at all, quite funny! I never post any pictures myself because I just can't for the life of me get one to post at anything resembling an acceptable
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    Not Everyone is meant/wants to be a leader!

    kbrn2002 replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the "ramblings" here. I don't get the push for every nurse to be a leader of some kind. It might be as small as pushing nurses to be on committees, it might be as big as pushing nurses to...
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    Done

    kbrn2002 replied to Meq815's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You made through the tunnel and came out into the light.
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    I am guilty of oversharing

    kbrn2002 replied to Ioreth's topic in General Students

    I work with a couple of nurses that suffer from verbal diarrhea. You are right, it's not comfortable for the listener. I don't need or want to hear about your sex life, your drunken escapades or your...
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    If we pass nclex in summer of 2018, do we have renew it in december 2018?

    kbrn2002 replied to northmississippi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Most likely not, but that will depend on the state. If your initial license is granted during a renewal year it's likely that your license will be up for renewal the next renewal cycle but as each...
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    AAAAAGGHHH!

    kbrn2002 replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    You should call the SyFy channel right away! I see a franchise possibility here...licenado, liceopus, robolice...why should the sharks get all the good
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    Retired Registered School Nurse ... hero

    kbrn2002 replied to sirI's topic in School

    As I've been working the past few days and basically living under the proverbial rock I hadn't heard that part of the story yet. That's pretty incredible, good for those two for stepping up and...
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    RN Program Restrictions Regarding NCLEX Registration

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursetex's topic in General Students

    The problem with that is the primary license must be held in the state of residence. In OP's case compact state or not if he lives in Texas he'll have to be licensed in Texas. The compact license is...
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    Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Your first point confuses me some. If an MD/NP/PA verbally tells you to give the medication that is an order so yes, the med should be given but only after entering the order in the MAR. If you are...
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    First year nurse, feel so miserable and alone

    kbrn2002 replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Nights are not for everyone. I speak from experience having worked nights for 15 years. I enjoyed it, until I didn't. I got tired of only seeing my husband for an hour here and there. I left for work...
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    When male prisoners intentionally expose themselves to females

    kbrn2002 replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Correctional

    I don't work in corrections, never have and probably never will but I have to say the idea of a "witty comeback" to a mentally ill person is offensive to me. No matter the conviction that landed them...
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    Enabling Family and Friends

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Only every day, and that's in LTC where I don't have the luxury of knowing the particularly overbearing family members will go away when the patient is discharged. Trust me, you learn to find ways to...
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    Travel Nursing to London and/or Africa

    kbrn2002 replied to newrn93's topic in International Nursing

    While I can't speak to how difficult and/or expensive the UK or Africa might be I did look into Australia after my sister-in-law moved there a few years ago. That looks complicated and expensive there...