kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    NCLEX Time cap

    kbrn2002 replied to Canaila29's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    2010 graduate would mean you are 14 years out of school. I doubt you'll be able to sit the NCLEX at this point without at least taking a refresher course, I wouldn't be surprised if you are required...
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    LPN or RN school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Yadayada's topic in General Students

    It kind of depends on what programs are available to you and how much determination you have to finish all the requirements for the final degree. One of the PCT's I work with is going the LPN to RN to...
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    Fail NCLEX multiple times

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

    If this is not a typo and you truly graduated in 2011 that's a LONG gap between finishing nursing school and taking the NCLEX. If there is a state that will first recognize and accept the school of...
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    CA BRN investigation

    kbrn2002 replied to nurseinca california's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with seeking out a lawyer who should be able to get this cleared fairly easily. The first mistake on their part was in not testing you at all, they reported a suspicion but have no proof to...
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    Question about RN scheduling

    kbrn2002 replied to sfn2008's topic in General Nursing

    In my area we call this "block" scheduling and the area hospital's refusal to use it is a big part of the reason I've never worked in that setting in 28 years of nursing. I like knowing my schedule,...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    kbrn2002 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    We still had smoking in the lounge when I started in the LTC in '94. When they stopped that a few years later the residents who smoked were grandfathered in and they made a corner of the dining room...
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    Question regarding corrective action

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse ED's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I can see why you left. That's absurd. How can they possibly expect you to come in and sign a corrective action for an absence on your last day of work? What part of you don't work for them...
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    No longer a NOvid

    kbrn2002 replied to Tenebrae's topic in General Nursing

    Same, LOL. I've somehow managed to avoid it despite being exposed a
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    Can a non-licensed allied healthcare professional manage a licensed registered nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to Jenny2001's topic in General Nursing

    "When is it permissible for a non-RN (other than those healthcare providers listed previously) to clinically supervise or manage a licensed nurse?” A nonRN may NEVER supervise or manage the clinical...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    kbrn2002 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Metal bedpans. The giant med carts with the pills on those bubble cards, even a one-time dose would be delivered from the pharmacy with 1 pill on a 30 count big old
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    Patient Abandonment

    kbrn2002 replied to DanT103's topic in General Nursing

    Job abandonment, yes. Patient abandonment, no. You did not leave the patients without a nurse taking over their care, they already had an assigned nurse and you were orienting with that nurse. So if...
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    Can a non-licensed allied healthcare professional manage a licensed registered nurse?

    kbrn2002 replied to Jenny2001's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what you talking about as far as management. Non-nursing managers can manage nurses in an HR capacity; they can make schedules, do payroll, anything not nursing related. They can not manage...
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    Canadian seeking for job in the US

    kbrn2002 replied to Raja35's topic in Nursing Career

    Without an active nursing license, you can't work as a nurse so your options are limited until that license comes through. If you need a job immediately look outside health care and look for something...
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    New Grad residency pay

    kbrn2002 replied to Jo89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The more things change the more they stay the same. It's been several years but the same thing happened to my Mom when she was working as a long-time LPN at a local hospital. Management tried to...
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    License by endorsement

    kbrn2002 replied to espaghet's topic in Nurse Registration

    I've been a licensed RN for over 20 years in two states. Even after 20+ years every renewal there is a section on the form for my education that needs to filled out. This is true for both states. So...
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    LPN challenging NCLEX RN

    kbrn2002 replied to curlygirl898's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Exactly this. I've been a nurse for a long time and when I had to get a second license across the state border one of the questions on the application was what school I graduated from and when. Even...
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    Anyone ever go into rehab voluntarily? How do you navigate BON/Work?

    kbrn2002 replied to spiritualconfront's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unfortunately not telling your employer why you are taking FMLA won't work, I took FMLA when my mother was Hospice and I was her primary caregiver, I took FMLA again a few years later, at a different...
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    Should I work in home care as a new grad LPN?

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

    You are absolutely right that Home Care isn't the best employment setting for a new nurse. If you think you would like that field look into it again when you have a little experience and feel more...
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    Bullying by the DON

    kbrn2002 replied to Lele's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If the ownership hasn't fired the DON yet after multiple complaints from multiple staff they are not going to. That limits your choices to either looking for another job or figuring out some way to...
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    New Years Eve 2023

    kbrn2002 replied to Erin Lee's topic in General Nursing

    That's funny. I never would have thought of that
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    How to become a State Surveyor

    kbrn2002 replied to Awildflower14's topic in General Nursing

    Just looked up the average salary for the position in my state and cripes. That's not a lot of money for quite a lot of responsibility. Not to mention the travel that job can have . I would assume...
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    New Years Eve 2023

    kbrn2002 replied to Erin Lee's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mind working holidays too much but now I like the perks of not needing to work them at all. When I worked LTC a stretch of a few years being scheduled Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and...
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    Pending DWI in New York State

    kbrn2002 replied to Alltowell's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Read the renewal form carefully. Some states might indicate you need to report convictions and in some states you might need to report arrests as well. I'm not from NY so I have no clue what their...
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    New Grad jobs aside from floor positions

    kbrn2002 replied to iccul84's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm trying to be supportive here but it is kind of hard to do. You haven't even started nursing school yet and already know more that you don't want to do than you are curious about at least...
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    Recently let go, how can I explain it

    kbrn2002 replied to katerinsols's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Even as a child I was taught if you are too sick to go to school you are too sick to go out and play. That teaching stuck with me in my adult life...if you are too sick to go to work you are too sick...