kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    NSLIJ & RN hiring; please help!!

    kbrn2002 replied to iloveyouuux3's topic in Nursing Career

    I doubt if any interview notes from that long ago would factor in at this point. More likely it is a very competitive market and for whatever reason you haven't been called for an interview yet. You...
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    CNA Job Orientation Without Interview, does it mean I got the job?

    kbrn2002 replied to mndlng97's topic in Nursing Career

    Since this was a week ago I am assuming you already have your answer, but I would say yes this means you got the job. It is not that unusual to be hired without an interview if the facility is in...
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    "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    kbrn2002 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't have a clue what grades my coworkers got while in school, nor do I care. I can see there might be a correlation between being a good student and being a good nurse, but I don't think...
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    Accepted a job- having doubts!

    kbrn2002 replied to StephB89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My initial fear is if you turn down this position just to reapply at the same hospital in a different unit that your application won't be considered. Before doing this check with HR and if possible...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

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

    So glad you were able to find something close to home. Nice to not need to worry about relocating since you have family where you are. I sincerely hope your new work home will be a much better
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    CNA Bonus Plan

    kbrn2002 replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One other consideration that just came to mind. Is this a union facility? If so, performance bonuses can be taken off the table as union rules most likely won't allow
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    4/2 WILTW: Disney Edition

    kbrn2002 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    We must be neighbors. Nobody that doesn't live on the shores of a northern Great Lake really understands the strange weather that "lake effect" causes. No snow in one spot, and a foot or more less...
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    4/2 WILTW: Disney Edition

    kbrn2002 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, the awful Japanese Beetle. They look all cute until they bite. Thank goodness we don't have them in house covering numbers this far
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    What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    kbrn2002 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    hahaha! I missed that one,
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    What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    kbrn2002 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I get that. When I turned 30 [20 some years ago] my Dad was was more freaked out by it than I was. He decided he was not old enough to have a 30 year old
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    What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    kbrn2002 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    All I think is,why? Maybe if you are remodeling and putting in new flooring yourself, otherwise I can't imagine a more boring topic to brush up
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    LTC do I bribe with cookies or do I growl

    kbrn2002 replied to rudecat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Family dynamics can cause some of the biggest headaches in LTC. There are just way too many variables to even try to get into the reasons why some families are so easy to deal with and some are just...
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    Secretaries who believe they rule the unit or hospital

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

    Sigh, you are all making me very nostalgic about the good old days when we actually had a HUC. Now we [the nurses] have to do that job as well. Boy do I miss the days when the orders were done by...
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    About those new grads----!!!!!

    kbrn2002 replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am working now with a new grad that just "get's it." She is so quick to pick up anything new that training her has been a breeze. She is not afraid to ask questions and also not afraid to point out...
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    LTC's are a joke

    kbrn2002 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We switched to these packets some time ago and they are nice. Each packet lists the pills inside, their dose and a short description like "round, white with imprint xyz." If a med is...
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    How to go travel nursing in Africa?

    kbrn2002 replied to jamst149's topic in Travel

    If money is not an issue I second the suggestions to volunteer. This should be by far the easiest way to practice away from your home country. If actual employment is the goal it may very well be...
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    My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    kbrn2002 replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    We need our own AN version of Godwin's Law. Inevitably it seems somebody throws NETY out there, even when the topic at hand has absolutely zero to do with anything remotely resembling co-worker...
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    My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    kbrn2002 replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Totally off topic, but I can't possibly be the only one that thought Sesame Street....and this thread is brought to you by the letter Z, can
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    My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    kbrn2002 replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you remain very careful about not posting anything identifiable you will be fine. Maybe get your spouse involved by reading some of the funnier threads with him? I do that with my husband...
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    CNA Bonus Plan

    kbrn2002 replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't think of a single way to monitor CNA performance for bonuses other than strictly attendance based that wouldn't require an already overworked and underpaid nurse to track their progress....
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    kbrn2002 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. I do believe that only the US and Canada use the NCLEX so I figured Canada had to be lumped in the foreign educated students catagory but I can see the point that since they use the test...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    kbrn2002 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    You have a point there. In the table for pass rates from 2015 that I linked in another post I notice that the pass rate for Internationally educated [which I assume includes Canada] first time test...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    kbrn2002 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    At first I thought it was mostly because people are much more likely to post about failing and looking for study advice for the next attempt, then I looked at the overall pass rate and it is a lot...
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    I'm not coming back to this gig!

    kbrn2002 replied to vintagemother's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sorry for laughing at your dilemma but this is exactly why I know I could never do home health. Stuck with one person's crazy for a full shift, no
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    ALL-RN Care model

    kbrn2002 replied to Reds5588's topic in General Nursing

    The success or failure of this model of care will be attributed to nurse/pt ratios and acuity of said patients as well as the team work of all staff involved. Some days it will be great, some days not...