kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    Nurses smoking weed?

    kbrn2002 replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Probably a good thing you don't indulge as you might be in for a rude awakening if you are thinking a couple days is long enough for it to clear your system. Depending on the frequency and amount...
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    allnurses Now Offers Ad-Light Experience & Pro Access!!

    kbrn2002 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I have tried to upgrade my account and am having a problem paying for it. I stopped using PayPal quite a long time ago, long story made short my account was compromised not once but twice and I no...
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

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

    Yeah, after I asked what the plans were for the stolen donkey I kind of wondered who would go
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

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

    Attempting to steal your friends donkey may just be the most awesome thing ever! What were your plans for said donkey if the theft had been
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    being forced to pick up extra shifts

    kbrn2002 replied to Baylorgal's topic in Nursing Career

    Depends on the state I guess. In WI there are no laws prohibiting mandatory OT and our facility policy is if you refuse the mandatory OT it is considered "voluntary termination." This applies if you...
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    Losing my license?

    kbrn2002 replied to mindy kaling's topic in Nursing Career

    Your license is safe. There were other nurses in the building, you gave report and handed over the keys before you left. That is not abandonment. Shame on the DON for trying to scare you with that...
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    being forced to pick up extra shifts

    kbrn2002 replied to Baylorgal's topic in Nursing Career

    SInce it sounds like they are doing just that they probably can. The real question is do you want to work for a place that would do
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    Will they revoke my offer?

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

    No worries. The drivers' license requirement would only apply if your position required driving anywhere as part of your job description. I can't imagine any scenario where a floor nurse is required...
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

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

    There is a fine line being cutting loose and having fun and totally embarrassing yourself and everyone around you. I have no problem going out with my work friends after a shift and getting a little...
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    How to help your relationship survive night shift

    kbrn2002 replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    This is pretty much the same schedule I work. My problem is I am working 12 hr shifts the week that I work so I don't see much of my husband that week at all. I get home about an hour before he leaves...
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    Work declining vacation request?

    kbrn2002 replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Then I hope you also paid for trip insurance or you will be in a real bind. Getting the time off required for a trip like that during summer months, with what is by many LTC facilities standards...
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    Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    kbrn2002 replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Too funny. 5 pages of comments on hair accessories! Well, I may as well add to them. I'd much rather see a nurse with a flower hair clip than a nurse with a birds nest mess of hair. As long as your...
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    Angry..

    kbrn2002 replied to JellyDonut's topic in Critical Care

    An application and interview process can be lengthy and I am sure that is frustrating. That being said your response is way over the top. Insulting an entire group of nurses that you feel superior to...
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    Fighting For Mom

    kbrn2002 replied to ltcnurse4u's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know that this thread is a couple of weeks old but I wanted to chime in and let you know you did exactly the right things. Regardless of the difficult family dynamics you followed the instructions...
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    Where can this take me?

    kbrn2002 replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the good things about SNF/LTC nursing is you are exposed to such a variety of conditions and diseases that you have a pretty broad experience to draw from when you decide to move on to acute...
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    Opinions on nursing students?

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

    It's not so much the students as it is the program they are coming from. It is much more pleasant to deal with students that have an engaged CI that is actually on the floor with them instead of the...
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    kbrn2002 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ood! Thanks for popping in with the update. Sounds like good progress is being made. At least the end of this semester is coming soon. Have fun next
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    Lied to in Interview

    kbrn2002 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    If you have such strong reservations about this new job before even really getting started and you have another job lined up that you already know works better for your preferred schedule take the...
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    04/09 WILTW: Confused LOLs

    kbrn2002 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I hated to "like" this post because I really kind of hate it, but I do like you. So sorry for what you're going through. I helped take care of my Dad through the end of his life and can relate to the...
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    Has nursing made you negative?

    kbrn2002 replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely has for me. I used to look for and see the best in people, assuming there were good intentions behind whatever boneheaded thing they did or said. Now I am much more likely to look for and...
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    Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    kbrn2002 replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that you are on an anonymous internet forum. Do a lot of happy employees in any field come to a place like this to shout from the rooftops about how much they love their jobs? Heck, no!...
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    About those new grads----!!!!!

    kbrn2002 replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Finding that go to person is a great idea, even or especially if it is not the same go to person for everything. There is bound to a nurse that is the go to for computer questions and that may...
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    Maria Wants to Be a Burn Nurse

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is what hospitals should be like. The cooperation between departments to schedule an orientation designed to help Maria succeed is inspiring. I wonder how difficult it was for Jeannie [the...
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    Patient drives off after anesthesia

    kbrn2002 replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread. My first thought is how impaired is the driver post surgery? Is it maybe equal to a drink to two, or is it more? I mean, a bartender certainly doesn't alert the police about a...
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    Should I become an LVN?

    kbrn2002 replied to Blossom26's topic in General Nursing

    While being a CNA is great exposure to the field and potentially a foot in the door for future employment as a nurse the job actually has a lot less in common with being a nurse than a lot of people...