kbrn2002 ADN, RN

Geriatrics, Dialysis

RN from WI

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    The hamster is loose.

    kbrn2002 replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    I hope none of the classes have a resident cat. Mine left a headless mouse by my chair this morning. I will not think of this possible ending for the poor little guy. Hopefully Hamstergate has a...
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    One hour before and one hour after

    kbrn2002 replied to Manofstone's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    45 memory care residents? Wow, that's insane! No way is anybody getting that done in a two hour window. Not sure what advice to offer other than looking for a new job. If you are inclined to stick it...
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    LTC Nurse to resident ratio

    kbrn2002 replied to Emmienme's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sadly this sounds about normal. I have 30 residents. Three G/J tubes, thirteen diabetics of which nine are qid blood glucose checks with scheduled insulin, sliding scale or both. Add in wound...
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    Facility refuses to give raises

    kbrn2002 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like my company as well. One raise in the last six years, and that was nothing to cheer about. I actually make less money now than I did 10 years ago since my insurance has gone up, taxes have...
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    Resident's family wanted to discharge AMA at 10:00 PM Sunday night!

    kbrn2002 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sadly there will probably be a readmit in his near future, though very probably not to your facility. Unless the family and the payer source are really on the ball about setting up some home health to...
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    Would you report possible diversion?

    kbrn2002 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As much as I am averse to possibly ruining a career with a false allegation this time it sounds like there may be something to this. Unfortunately I have to recommend bringing your concerns to...
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    Words You Hate

    kbrn2002 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds of an absolute sweetheart of an old lady I take of. Every time her nebulizer tx is done, she yells "turn off my ventilator!" If she only knew what she was asking, sheesh! Makes me giggle like...
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    Words You Hate

    kbrn2002 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    ooh...maggot therapy is awesome! We did that once, it was super interesting and kind of
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    kbrn2002 replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh I probably have a list a mile long. I've never worked in an acute care or trauma setting so there are tons of things I haven't been exposed to. The one that jumps to mind immediately is inserting...
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    Health care administration - non nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I am confused by the terminology here, but in my experience [sNF] the administrator is not managing the nurses at all. The administrator runs the business end and the DON manages the nursing end...
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    Getting Our Egos Out of the Hierarchy!

    kbrn2002 replied to BethBoynton's topic in General Nursing

    I do think this sign is directed more towards patients that self diagnose thanks to Google than to co-workers. That being said, I'm not sure which is worse; the desperate patient that thinks an off...
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    I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    kbrn2002 replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You are absolutely right. Nursing school does prepare you take and pass the NCLEX and not much more. Think of it this way: There are so many varieties of nursing practice that there is no way any...
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    Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    kbrn2002 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I saw the "sponsored by" and just skimmed the article. Of course a 4 year college that wants students is going to find statistics to support their
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    I greatly admire those who work in LTC

    kbrn2002 replied to shermrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish this was the case where I live. The pay in LTC is a LOT lower than the hospitals. I have never wanted to work in the hospital setting and for me it it still worth it to have lower pay and...
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    What is an "RN supervisor"???

    kbrn2002 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work the RN Supervisor is the most senior RN in the building on that shift. The supervisor deals with any staffing issues. The supervisor also must be notified of any major changes in...
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    Wheelchair/lift cleaning

    kbrn2002 replied to punkdmm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our night CNA's used to clean chairs based on a schedule of a few rooms a night for each unit. Since housekeeping took over that duty I am reasonably sure the chairs rarely if ever get cleaned as the...
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    I want a new word.

    kbrn2002 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    Since students and new nurses are pretty much glued to our sides in the beginning one of our nurses came up with Mother Goose and her nurslings. Now our brand new nurses are unfortunately forever...
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    Words You Hate

    kbrn2002 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! On our daily census reports it is usually written "expired" when a resident dies. That just makes me feel like we are comparing a person's death to old milk. I use deceased instead for that...
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    Could I get a job as a CNA in high school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Grier's topic in Nursing Career

    Your age might be a barrier in some settings. My facility no longer hires anybody under 18 because they can not operate machinery and our mechanical lifts qualify within that restriction. That said I...
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    Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    kbrn2002 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    No way would I disclose who I am here to anybody I work with. I work for a BIG company and there is language in the employee handbook that I am required to sign that I read yearly about social...
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    Dress Codes for School

    kbrn2002 replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I wish our district had more of a dress code. I don't work in a school setting, my daughter graduated almost 10 years ago and I graduated over 30 years ago so I am admittedly out of touch with current...
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    Nursing is my passion but I feel like I am too dumb.

    kbrn2002 replied to Katlin1315's topic in General Nursing

    A&P is no doubt a stinker. It is more straight memorization than anything else you will encounter in nursing school. As long as your grades are holding up, keep at it and you will get through just...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

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

    I am so sorry and angry for you. It is tragic that this type of behavior is tolerated anywhere much less in your place of work. You should never have to go to work feeling uncomfortable and if it is...
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    Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

    kbrn2002 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    That's good to know. I haven't taken Benadryl in years because of the super hyper, skin crawling and hair jumping off my head feelings it induced. Zyrtec does the job for my fortunately minor...
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    Jury Duty

    kbrn2002 replied to lpn954's topic in General Nursing

    I would say don't worry overmuch about it yet. Chances are good that you won't ever have to serve on a jury and if you are chosen chances are very slim that it will take up much of your time. I have...