kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    Felony and nursing?

    kbrn2002 replied to Thorn94's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Don't be surprised if the BON is less than helpful at this point. Of course every state is different but what I have heard is the norm in licensing issues is the BON assesses each case individually....
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    Facebook and employers/school

    kbrn2002 replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's OK to have a personal Facebook account while in school. Yes it's bad [maybe] to have pictures of you drinking on Instagram. Not judging here, but you seem like you are really concerned about...
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    Help me feel better...

    kbrn2002 replied to PediRN913's topic in General Nursing

    I get your point. My fantastic coworkers are a pretty big part of the reason I stay where I am. We are all underpaid and overworked and instead of taking it out on each other we have a we are in this...
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    What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    No doubt that cost of living, particularly housing and utilities can vary wildly even within a state. I'm in WI and COL is much higher in Madison or Milwaukee than it is where I live. But wages are...
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    What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    kbrn2002 replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Agree that I'd love to dump a huge portion of the charting. I work in a SNF so our charting requirements are probably significantly different from the charting in an acute setting. We use a...
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    I am with you on this. I entered nursing as a second [maybe third] career and am already slightly north of 50. Fortunately I live in a region where the lack of a BSN is not a problem as I would feel...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    kbrn2002 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Therein lies the problem. You are right, it is not your fault at all that your instructor is unreliable. It is also not the floor nurses responsibility to take up that slack. So yes, when you need to...
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    Unit Manager Demands I Cut My Hair

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Cookie Swirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obviously my opinion doesn't mean jack as it's the opinion of the nurse manager that seems to matter here, but I'll give mine anyway. Both the before and after look fantastic. Seems like the fade may...
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    Going to be fired?

    kbrn2002 replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think it's so much your mistakes that are getting you in a bit of hot water, it's the attitude that goes with them. Any new employee will be apt to make some mistakes, if nothing else just...
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    Where Do Most Nurses Work?

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a SNF. The biggest change in our population I have noticed in recent years is that we no longer get as many post knee or hip surgical patients. These admissions used to be by far our most...
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    kbrn2002 replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    There are too many variables involved for me to agree that BSN prepared nurses lower patient mortality all on their own. Hospitals that are able to require BSN or above nurses are more likely to be in...
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    Nursing Over Seas

    kbrn2002 replied to April_Cali-RN's topic in Travel

    I casually looked into Australian requirements a little while ago as I have a sister-in-law that lives there and the requirements were rather strict. From the best I can figure from trying to...
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    Nurses Share 10 Critical Tips They Never Learned in Nursing School

    kbrn2002 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    At least this one made a chuckle a bit. What would he have done if the patient said "OK then, let's
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    I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

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

    I am not disagreeing with you at all. Quite the opposite as I also feel if there is even a chance that you could infect a patient you should not go to work. But the sick time may not be available to...
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    Accept a job or wait?

    kbrn2002 replied to Tomrn2128's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is a whole lot of it depends type of answer. How is the job market? If it's wide open for new grads you might want to hold out until a position opens at the hospital you prefer but if the job...
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    How much are nurses making? 2015 Salary Survey results available soon.

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

    I am curious to see those results as well. Factors like available OT and shift and/or weekend differentials can really skew results if they aren't taken into account. I might make the same per hour...
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    Should I use my tuition reimbursement from work to get my RN?

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in General Nursing

    Not to harp on what I am sure others have said but a more rigorous program is not a bad thing. Your odds of passing the NCLEX and being more prepared to actually work as a nurse right out of the gate...
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    Moral character

    kbrn2002 replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    How is it that an undisclosed medical condition equals some moral fault? About the only way I can see an communicable illness as equating to moral turpitude is if the nurse in question is aware of the...
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    Should I use my tuition reimbursement from work to get my RN?

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in General Nursing

    A year isn't terrible and if they expect you to work that year after graduation that means a guaranteed job. If you are in a tight job market that might be a check mark in the positive column. Plus if...
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    Should I use my tuition reimbursement from work to get my RN?

    kbrn2002 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in General Nursing

    While the money from your employer for tuition reimbursement sounds nice there may be some drawbacks. How long do you have to commit to working there? What happens if you leave before that time is up?...
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    I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

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

    As you made every reasonable attempt to cover the rest of your shift including giving report and the keys to the DON, who is by the way a nurse that should be perfectly capable of taking over in an...
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    Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    kbrn2002 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    We had one particularly ineffective instructor who's favorite phrase was "this is a self-teaching class." The extent of her participation was providing power point after power point. I honestly don't...
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    License Revocation

    kbrn2002 replied to Joemwaush11's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Unfortunately you have a couple of major hurdles to jump here. First you need to address the revocation. Find out what your steps are for filing an appeal or at the least asking for a review in your...
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    Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    kbrn2002 replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. The thing that keeps most nurses I know away from school nursing around here is it makes no difference the degree, LPN or RN is fine except for the nurse manager which does require an...
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    "I do the same thing as an RN"

    kbrn2002 replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    Scope of practice varies so much state to state but I am in one of the states where there is very little difference in the scope for LTC nurses. There is actually specific language in the nurse...