kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    Can I work three 12hours shifts while going to school for BSN

    kbrn2002 replied to Treeanaxo's topic in General Students

    It'll be hard but not impossible. Many if not most nursing students work while in school. If you have a good support system and a lot of help with childcare it's doable. Three 12's sounds like a lot...
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    My Nursing school only has a 55% completion rate for the program

    kbrn2002 replied to Slim_Medic's topic in General Students

    Percentage rates for course completion don't mean much unless you know all the numbers. A high attrition rate can simply be a byproduct of smaller class size. Every student that doesn't finish will...
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    RN Program Restrictions Regarding NCLEX Registration

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursetex's topic in General Students

    This was going to be my suggestion as well. I don't believe your school has the ability to legally restrict where you apply for to sit the NCLEX. It is up to the state's BON to approve your request...
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    Multiple IV's for one student, none for the rest... Is this usual during clinical?

    kbrn2002 replied to Sherijo71's topic in General Students

    In many cases, no they don't. I went to nursing school years ago and we never had an opportunity to insert IV's in school. Both hospitals we went to for clinicals utilized IV teams and students...
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    Unfair Fundamentals Clinical Testing?

    kbrn2002 replied to jbernardo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yep, totally agree. If this poster is for real, yikes! I have a hard time believing anybody could possibly be that clueless. Using an enema bag interchangeably with an IV bag if you can't find the...
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    Medication administration confusion???

    kbrn2002 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    Now this topic is starting to really confuse me. My facilities pharmacy is 150 miles away. The vast majority of our meds are in a pyxis type machine. When we get a new order from the MD/PA/CNP we fax...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    kbrn2002 replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what your definition of a "luxurious" life is. If you mean a celebrity lifestyle with an expensive sports car, designer clothes, only fly first class to the hottest vacation spots in the...
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    New to Home Health- Making no money!

    kbrn2002 replied to shinyhappy1's topic in Home Health

    This is why I would never consider home health a viable employment option. I believe all the home health agencies in my area are pay per visit. I know a few nurses that like it as a second income. I...
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    And you think it can't get worse

    kbrn2002 replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Learn something new every day I guess. I'd never before even heard of nail testing. Kind of gross, isn't it? Sucks for you, but I also can't help but feel a little bad for the people that are...
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    HPRP unfairly being treated

    kbrn2002 replied to Wolfpuppy31's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I never fail to be amazed at the draconian actions of the various BON's. Doesn't seem to matter which state you are in, the mistakes you made in your past can sadly haunt you for years. Just because...
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    Loneliness and other travel stuff...

    kbrn2002 replied to vzcookie's topic in Travel

    I don't travel but my son does. They stayed in their tax home state for over a year while his fiance finished her education, after she was able to work remotely in her field they were able to travel...
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    Vroom, Vroom...

    kbrn2002 replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    That's awesome! So glad he recovered and you can enjoy riding
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    kbrn2002 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    That didn't end in the 70's. Dating myself here, I graduated in 83 and there was a smoking area for students right outside the school. Teachers still smoked in the building, though they were confined...
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    Why are nurses the only profession that cannot accept gifts?

    kbrn2002 replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC, some of our residents have been with us for years. Gifts to the entire unit or facility are welcome. This usually applies to some kind of food items though on a few occasions families...
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    How much PTO does everyone get?

    kbrn2002 replied to Camino77's topic in General Nursing

    Some formula of multiplying hours worked by a percentage to figure hours. The more seniority the higher the percentage used to calculate hours. Max of 240 can be carried and at end of year up to 160...
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    Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    kbrn2002 replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    We've never done a scavenger hunt for nurses week but have done one for our safety committee week. We had to "find" the fire extinguishers, eye wash stations, MSDS and other safety/environmental...
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    kbrn2002 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Because our facility steadfastly refuses to follow the companies no smoking policy. Quite the interesting situation. So far nobody at corporate has raised a stink about
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    How do I convince my parents to let me go through an LVN program?

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

    In your situation I see zero advantage to going the LPN to RN route. LPN experience does not necessarily make you more employable as an RN. While it might help you to have some nursing experience in...
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    "I am a nurse!"

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling of being lost when it's an unfamiliar specialty! When a friend of mine was in the hospital having her baby of course she told all the staff her friend was a nurse. The nurses...
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    I need an experts opinions please !!

    kbrn2002 replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, your charge nurse called you away from patient care to make fun of your accent? With the rest of the staff playing along? That is so terribly wrong and I am so sorry that happened to you. I am...
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    Help with board complaint

    kbrn2002 replied to FrenchieB1986's topic in General Nursing

    He's a regular poster around here. You'll run into some of his wonderful artwork eventually. As for your situation, my initial reaction was no way does the BON care who you are involved with as long...
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    Trouble Finding Work

    kbrn2002 replied to FatElvis's topic in Men in Nursing

    I agree that age is probably more of a barrier to employment than sex. I disagree that the answer is starting a BSN program. There are plenty of regions where a BSN is by no means required, especially...
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    kbrn2002 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I am a smoker. About 1/3 of the staff at work are smokers. Our company has a no smoking on property rule which is ignored by residents at our administrators blessing. Residents have a smoking area...
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    kbrn2002 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    This would be a totally nonscientific experiment but has anybody that has used it been tested to see if it does cause a positive? I still don't think I'd trust it, but enquiring minds want to
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    Commute time to hospital job

    kbrn2002 replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I don't think I could ever work from home. I'd be late all the