KLKRN

KLKRN RN

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  1. Considering LNC education and have questions

    KLKRN posted a topic in Legal

    I appreciate this thread. I am looking into the AALNC online modules. I have looked into the VM course and it just seems too overpriced to me. I have also seen comments on the AALNC forum that people...

  2. Considering LNC education and have questions

    KLKRN replied to KLKRN's topic in Legal

    Yes, I thought of starting while I'm still getting educated. But since I feel like a fish out of water at this point, I'll wait until I find out a bit about what I'm doing, how to bill, etc. And I'll...

  3. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    KLKRN replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    And I agree that students shouldn't be with a nurse that feels overwhelmed by them as I do at that hospital. Let me ask you this: is it typical for your students to get report from the RN on the...

  4. Considering LNC education and have questions

    KLKRN replied to KLKRN's topic in Legal

    Thanks, Siri. I wouldn't try to go out there without some formal education about what I'm doing. The picture is getting clearer for me now. I get the education, find out how to market myself, do that...

  5. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    KLKRN replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My own experience was that the interaction in my clinicals was with the instructor, not the RN. IN another hospital I've worked, that's how it works. The students do what they do under the direction...

  6. Considering LNC education and have questions

    KLKRN replied to KLKRN's topic in Legal

    Now I have a question about certification. If I can't be certified until I've worked 2000 hours (and I don't disagree with that position) does that present a catch 22 where attorney clients don't want...

  7. Can ADN hang IV meds? Or only BSN?

    KLKRN replied to soon2be's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think, though, that the take-home point for the person who asked the question is this: Not to worry; ADN's can do anything at the bedside that a BSN can do with IV's. You do not have to get a BSN to...

  8. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    KLKRN replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Well, some do, because I express my feelings about the need for critical thinking and I teach as I do things like dressing changes, etc. What I mostly do is "see this? don't ever do that. here's why."...

  9. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    KLKRN replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My understanding is that as a student, your instructor is ultimately responsible for you. The RN who has the patient is ultimately responsible for the patient. I have seen instructors disappear for...

  10. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    KLKRN replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Send them to the forum!!!

  11. When will I get the hang of it?

    KLKRN replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first year I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with an IV needle. I didn't feel like I'd "arrived" as a nurse until my 6th year. Hopefully, you'll be able to look back on this year as simply a...

  12. Can ADN hang IV meds? Or only BSN?

    KLKRN replied to soon2be's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where is she from? I have been licensed in CA, WA, GA, TX, FL, PA, Mass, AZ, and never had a problem. I've known nurses from all over the country and I've never heard anyone mention it. I think maybe...

  13. Can ADN hang IV meds? Or only BSN?

    KLKRN replied to soon2be's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wow! I used to travel and I never heard of that. I've worked with some LVN's who even hang blood, but that depends on the hospital. I haven't checked the nurse practice act, but I do know that in some...

  14. Post clincal conference topic ideas

    KLKRN replied to vickie0117's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    May I just interject here, and give a perspective as a floor nurse who sees lots of students. One of my fears is their lack of critical thinking, simple things like giving 2 beta blockers and 1 ACE...

  15. Considering LNC education and have questions

    KLKRN replied to KLKRN's topic in Legal

    I'm pretty well decided now that although I'd love to have the mentoring, I can't afford the VM course right now, so I'll start with individual modules of the AALNC course online, then look for...

  16. I do not feel like a nurse

    KLKRN replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Agency Nurses

    Have you considered doing an inservice or asking your agency to do an inservice for the the teachers/school regarding the difference between a nurse and a teacher's aide? I do think you owe it to your...

  17. Considering LNC education and have questions

    KLKRN replied to KLKRN's topic in Legal

    Thanks, Siri. I'm reminded of one day trying to decide between two pairs of shoes. I bought them both. :) I do see benefits to both courses. And I wouldn't even consider doing this without ANY...

  18. Can ADN hang IV meds? Or only BSN?

    KLKRN replied to soon2be's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thanks jmgrn for that wonderful quote. Where does it come from? I may have to appropriate