kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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RN from WI

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    help/advice new rn recently fired for dumb mistake

    kbrn2002 replied to jkdrn's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it does sound like that, yes. For me this is one of those grey areas. A lie by omission. I don't personally have an ethical dilemma with not disclosing a termination on an application or...
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    help/advice new rn recently fired for dumb mistake

    kbrn2002 replied to jkdrn's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of those it all depends answers from me. If this is a small community chances are much better that a prospective employer will learn of the job your friend was terminated from and what is...
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    Moved mom out of her house today!

    kbrn2002 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry. Even if the relationship was not good growing up and is not good now, at least she is in a safer place. That experience must have torn open some old wounds for you and your siblings. So glad...
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

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

    So sorry for laughing anon..that sounds horrible! You should try to market that story to Lifetime, it sounds like a great movie! I've been watching a lot of the round the clock Christmas movies on...
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    Can cat owners really get schizophrenia from their cats?

    kbrn2002 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Psychiatric

    3 dogs and 2 cats so yeah, I think I'm probably a little crazy. I would say an actual schizophrenia dx is kind of a stretch though. Seriously though, while it's true that many illnesses can be caught...
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    Call me Cinderella

    kbrn2002 replied to audreysmagic's topic in Psychiatric

    Yeah, it's a strange combination of happiness..."oh, they know my name!" and terror..."oh no, they know my name!" isn't it. At least when they just yell "NURSE!" at the top of their lungs you can kind...
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    Pressure ulcers in "sensitive" areas?

    kbrn2002 replied to ceebeeRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree open areas to this area are difficult to treat. Not many options for dressings that will stay in place other than tucking in abd pads or kerlix. Have you ever used InterDry strips? They are...
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

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

    The cats could add a fun dimension to the festivities. Come on over! Knowing my Mom she'd have a blast feeding a bigger crowd. Plus it'll save me from leftover hell later. After all, there's only so...
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

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

    well even though there are three pies coming, none are pecan and that is my all time fave. And wine, yeah also my fave. Lola will get along great with the rest of the Bumpus like, turkey stealing...
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

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

    Sure, bring your dog. Between all our family dogs there are only 6 and if they get all the leftovers [which of course the spoiled mutts will] they will end up like Ruby's dogs, projectile pooping...
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    Narcan for School Nurses?

    kbrn2002 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    It is so sad that this even needs to be a conversation. Not to make this a "back in the day" post, but...back in the day the only drug we had in school [that I am aware of] was pot, the drugs of...
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    Really, how bad can it be to work in LTC?

    kbrn2002 replied to BirdieBird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    20 residents in LTC should be a very doable ratio, especially if the CNA's are efficient at their jobs. I have 24 residents on AM shift and actually have plenty of time to get everything done. The...
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    New grad nurse starting at an office - bad idea?

    kbrn2002 replied to Georgiapeach210's topic in General Nursing

    Since you don't graduate until December you have a little time to hold out for a hospital position. Are there any new grad specific programs at the hospitals in the area you plan to move to? This...
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    Nursing Professor or School Nurse? -What is your opinion

    kbrn2002 replied to desiruns's topic in General Nursing

    From a strictly financial viewpoint neither of the positions you are thinking about pay the best. If you are truly interested in teaching you will need to continue your education, a doctorate will be...
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    Talk about turkeys? - Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Stories

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

    My Mom is a retired nurse and I grew up never knowing when to actually expect the holidays to be celebrated. We have done Thanksgiving and Christmas on days other than the actual holiday more often...
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    Don't know what to do..

    kbrn2002 replied to Bellaxx392's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh that's tough. It stinks that small kids don't understand that sometimes Mommy can't be there. Working evenings is probably the hardest shift on family life. Any chance of switching shifts? If...
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    Mean People

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

    Gosh nurses can be a gossipy, bratty group can't they? As much as I overhear nurses talking about somebody else, I'd be deluded to think they don't also talk about me when I'm not there. As long as...
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    Screaming match with my preceptor

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

    I won't jump on the bandwagon of telling you how wrong you were to cuss her out, by now you know how much that probably backfired. It may or may not be a salvageable work environment for you. If this...
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    Best Friend Getting Married

    kbrn2002 replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you talked to your instructor about this? If the teacher is willing to let you skip the lab for this wedding by all means go to the wedding. I understand there is also an issue with work due that...
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    Maximum Hours Worked

    kbrn2002 replied to ddd2012's topic in General Nursing

    No laws apply to maximum hours of work or maximum number of days in a row worked in North Carolina. Here is the relevant link to the NC labor laws: http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/overtime.htm...
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    Ghost Soldiers

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

    So sad and so true. Thank you for this. I find it incomprehensible and frankly inexcusable that our veterans so often receive so little from the very country they pledged to give their lives to if...
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    Should lpn try to keep cna license?

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

    The CNA certification [not license] scope of practice is generally encompassed within the the scope of practice for an LPN so I imagine keeping your certification active is probably not necessary....
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    Working while in school?

    kbrn2002 replied to Bb0322's topic in General Nursing

    There was only one student that did not work when I was in school. That student was also the only one in the class that was a young, recent high school grad living at home with her parents. The rest...
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    Really, how bad can it be to work in LTC?

    kbrn2002 replied to BirdieBird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't go into LTC thinking it will be a walk in the park, because it's not. Just the nurse/patient ratio alone makes getting your job done a challenge. Time management skills will be a must. Then...
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    Weed and work.

    kbrn2002 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    We screen for employment, for injuries, for large narcotic count discrepancies or for "reasonable suspicion." No random tests and I can think of only once in 20 years when anybody was tested for a...