kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Nurses smoking weed?

    kbrn2002 replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely correct as far as weed being illegal at the federal level, but you are mistaken in the statement that we nurses administer meds under federal authority. Well, maybe not totally as...
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    Helpful (?) (!) Advice for burns

    kbrn2002 replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    My Grandmother insisted until the day she died that you put butter on a burn. My Mom being raised by Grandma of course thought the same until she went to nursing school. I wonder how the thought that...
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    Nursing Medical Symbol: What is it about?

    kbrn2002 replied to nursewithskills's topic in General Nursing

    While the Rod of Asclepius is more correct the caduceus is more commonly used. I would say for permanent body art go with what you like and feel is more appropriate as you will most likely have it...
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    New and Very Potent Danger for ER and Pre-Hospital Personnel

    kbrn2002 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for this. I've never heard of carfentanil and sincerely hope it never makes its way here. That is some scary
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    Be Our Guest

    kbrn2002 replied to BabyFood26's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC and it is pretty common for families to bring in treats for the staff to share. At a recent residents birthday party the family brought in two big cakes, one for the residents to share and...
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    HELP!!!

    kbrn2002 replied to skysafari's topic in General Nursing

    Just talking scheduled hours, as long as your kids are school age a night position is great if you can tolerate those hours. You are working when they are sleeping, sleeping while they are in school...
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    kbrn2002 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    Still in nursing but wouldn't it be a great job to be an on set nurse for big budget movies or a great TV show? Or maybe even better a consultant that advises on nursing procedure for tv shows. I...
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    9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    kbrn2002 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I recently went to NYC and saw Ground Zero for the first time. It was both devastating and awe inspiring. On 9-11 I had finished working a night shift and came home, turning on the TV to watch the...
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    Would love some advice!

    kbrn2002 replied to tippeny's topic in School

    Tough call. Only you can decide what is more important to you, the wages at your current job or the hours as a school nurse. Personally I couldn't make the decision to make that much less money but...
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    What's Rude?

    kbrn2002 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Biggest current pet peeve as it's not just rude, it's poor patient care; the nurses who allowed a resident to go 3 days without a vital pre-op med without updating the surgeon or insisting that our...
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    Don't you feel guilty for not working in a hospital?

    kbrn2002 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I never worked in a hospital. Never wanted to and still don't want to. I love the population of LTC. I love getting to know not only my residents but some of their families. For a good many of these...
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    How do you pass time on your "weeknight?"

    kbrn2002 replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour shifts so all I usually do is come home, maybe eat something and then feed the pets. Then I'll probably watch whatever I DVR'd the day before for a couple of hours. Right now that would...
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    kbrn2002 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Current personal pet peeve is our certified wound care nurse that always documents the measurements of the soar instead of the sore. The first time I thought it was a typo, but it happens every time....
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    Accidentally told my coworker what I make, BIG ISSUES NOW

    kbrn2002 replied to newrn93's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are wrong on this. I can definitely see, and have seen a nurse quit abruptly for exactly that reason. Imagine being a reliable employee, one that shows up every shift and does a darn good job....
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    Shoe recommendations

    kbrn2002 replied to kristimarieSC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Probably the best way to find out what works on your particular unit is to look at the feet of the nurses that work there. What do most of them
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    CPR in a van

    kbrn2002 replied to Joseph callmejoe's topic in General Nursing

    This actually sounds like a pretty good option except for the part about meeting at your house. For safety sake I would suggest meeting in a public place. Even better is if there is an unused...
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    Have you ever saved someone/medically assisted someone away from work?

    kbrn2002 replied to briannaflavin's topic in General Nursing

    Last year I came upon a motorcycle/pick-up accident on the highway. As you can imagine the cyclist got the bad end of that collision. Compound tib/fib fx with jagged ends of both bones exposed. There...
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    Nurse License Revocation

    kbrn2002 replied to TSWeaver's topic in General Nursing

    A revocation can and should be difficult to overcome. If you are determined to proceed with a career in nursing you really should find a lawyer to help you navigate the process. I won't lie to you...
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    Discrimination in the workplace by your boss female, how do you handle it?

    kbrn2002 replied to LifeisChange1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With such limited information it is difficult to give a useful response. I guess the best advice I can give that if whatever situation you are talking about is perceived as discrimination by you then...
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    anxiety about evening Childcare

    kbrn2002 replied to Mahogany77's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there ever is an ideal or easy time to put a lot of your life on hold to go to school. In a perfect world you could manage work, school and motherhood without sacrificing anything, but...
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    The problem with Some new nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to princesscoronado's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most likely the nurses are not helping with basic cares as much as you would like because they are way to busy trying to get their own work done. They may be able to do your job, but you can't do...
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    Question about Compact Licensure

    kbrn2002 replied to sammisk95's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You're welcome. I hoped it
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    Question about Compact Licensure

    kbrn2002 replied to sammisk95's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here is the FAQ link from NCSBN, hopefully this will answer your questions: NLC FAQs |
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    Not sure if this is stupid question or not but..

    kbrn2002 replied to EP10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This will purely depend on where you work. Some employers offer recertification of at least BLS to staff free of charge, both upon hire and annually but many do not. My employer used to reimburse us...
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    An LTC Nurse POV: Why does it feel like Hospital ERs are bothered with Nursing Home reside

    kbrn2002 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That kind of sounds like one of our local ER's. Unless a POA insists I never send anybody there. It doesn't seem to matter why we send someone there the diagnosis is ALWAYS UTI, pneumonia or