KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    All you can do is shake your head

    KelRN215 replied to imbatz's topic in General Students

    You need a pretty good poker face to be a nurse. I had a patient's mother (kid has cardiac disease) ask me recently if they could buy a Christmas tree. She was concerned that if they got a real one...
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    Already have a bachelors, ADN or BSN?

    KelRN215 replied to NLB32's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Look into accelerated BSN programs. ADN + BS does NOT equal BSN and will not be viewed as such to hospitals that only hire BSN
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    EHR essay assignment

    KelRN215 replied to AshleyDawn97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I imagine you haven't done clinicals yet because, if you had, you would have seen EHRs in use. Have you been to the doctor lately? Have you noticed how EVERYTHING they do is on the
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    Nurse Advice on Volunteering

    KelRN215 replied to princessmadz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was in high school, I volunteered at the hospital in my town in the summer. We mostly did errands for various departments. They called, we went to find a wheelchair, we went to pick up lab...
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    Charting Issues

    KelRN215 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You chart YOUR findings, not someone else's. Some stuff can be copied forward- like if someone has a R BKA or is blind in his left eye, that will always be true, but other things can
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    ketones and drug testing question

    KelRN215 replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    The presence of ketones in one's urine is not, in and of itself, indicative of alcohol use. As you said, any number of things can cause
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    In light of the recent NETY thread that was closed...

    KelRN215 replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Holy crap that thread turned into all kinds of ridiculousness after I stopped reading
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    Not paid for working past your shift?

    KelRN215 replied to nomadicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you are an hourly paid employee, this is an illegal pay
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    Religion and nursing school

    KelRN215 replied to natmanzo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Isn't church like an hour a week? You have time for anything you make time for. I don't get these people who say there's "no time" to do anything when you're in nursing school. I had plenty of time...
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    Justify this nursing diagnosis

    KelRN215 replied to malenurse69's topic in General Nursing

    It struck me as a Reiki thing
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    non hospital nursing

    KelRN215 replied to luvly189's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job doing pediatric home visits. Admittedly there are some parts of it I don't like (mainly dealing with nurses who sold their souls to the devil to go work for insurance companies and...
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    RN License Renewal CEU Requirements

    KelRN215 replied to atbattle's topic in General Nursing

    Every state has different CEU requirements so we can't answer your question unless we know your state. You can find CEU requirements on your state's BoN's website and medscape.org also has a good...
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    Going to TN from AZ with License- New Grad

    KelRN215 replied to Amjones92's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, this. Apply for licensure by exam to the TN BoN. When you get your ATT, schedule to test in AZ. You can physically take the test wherever you please. It doesn't have to be the state that you...
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    Medical Errors that slide and Nursing retaliation

    KelRN215 replied to ArrowRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "Suzy, did you notice that you have 1/2 Normal Saline running with this blood?" How did you come to witness
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    Nurses bettering lives

    KelRN215 replied to NorthmanRig's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    After 7+ years of nursing (5 in the hospital) I wouldn't go this far. The employer's bottom line most definitely exists in all aspects of healthcare and those that benefit financially are not those...
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    Charge Nurse Pay

    KelRN215 replied to JeffTheRN's topic in Nurse Management

    When I started working in the hospital, it was $2/hr. They took it away when the economy tanked and the charge RN does not get any financial incentive to being charge any
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    Jobs before graduation

    KelRN215 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    1 and I had my job secured two months before graduation. For a December grad, I'd say start looking in
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    New grad looking for a job, but wants a vacation

    KelRN215 replied to Jsng11's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any hospital in Boston that will hire a new grad (who requires a TON of training) for a per diem
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    New grad looking for a job, but wants a vacation

    KelRN215 replied to Jsng11's topic in General Nursing

    I live and work in Boston and there isn't a hospital in town that will allow 4 weeks of vacation at a time and certainly not for a new employee. Every hospital that I'm aware of uses a PTO system-...
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    highschool senior curious about neonatal nursing

    KelRN215 replied to girlylove226's topic in General Nursing

    This is not true. I have been a nurse for 7 1/2 years and have never worked med-surg or any specialty with adults. I was hired straight out of school onto a specialty floor at a pediatric hospital....
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    Health Insurance

    KelRN215 replied to studentnursemon86's topic in General Students

    A change in your employment status from full-time to part-time might count as a "qualifying life event" which would allow your husband to enroll in insurance through his employer outside of open...
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    PICC LINES

    KelRN215 replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What would the point of having a double lumen PICC be for a patient with TPN if the second lumen couldn't be used? The second lumen is, for all intents and purposes, a separate line and can be...
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    Who gets visits once a week?

    KelRN215 replied to Patchouli's topic in Home Health

    I have a lot of once/week patients. Once/week subq methotrexate for autoimmune diseases. Once/week PICC line dressing changes or lab draws for patients home on IV antibiotics. Once/week weight...
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    Chemo Disconnects

    KelRN215 replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in Home Health

    Most of the chemo we do in the home are pushes. On a rare occasion, a patient will go home with something infusing, the oncology clinic will call and say "So and So's chemo will be done at 3P...
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    Removal of a PICC line in home

    KelRN215 replied to nursepolly4's topic in Home Health

    We pull PICCs all the time in the home. Pull the line, measure it to ensure that the entire line has been removed, cover the site and go on with your day. When I worked in the hospital, we pulled...