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    First US ebola patient died --inaccurate news report

    KelRN215 replied to Blindsided's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was just about to post this after I read the link on the first page that says "Reuters reported that he died." Hogwash. Reuters made no such
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

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

    Well, honestly, the money is the only reason why any of us work, is it not? If I didn't need money, I wouldn't work. Work is not a hobby, it's work. And at the most basic level, the only reason why...
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    Dealing with the sad parts

    KelRN215 replied to danceyrun's topic in Oncology

    I don't know that I necessarily agree that a child's death affects fewer people because the deceased is a child. If that child attends school, EVERYONE in that school is affected. I just left the...
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    Port Medication

    KelRN215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    The volume of normal saline used to dilute a medication or whether or not to dilute medication AT ALL is dependent on the medication itself, not the type of IV access the patient has. I've heard the...
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    whats so good about working in a hospital?

    KelRN215 replied to OnlinePersona's topic in General Nursing

    What's so good about the hospital? My answer would be nothing and you couldn't pay me enough to go back. HOWEVER, hospital experience opens the door to a lot of other jobs for nurses. I don't...
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    Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

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

    You just wait till you actually become a nurse. You will NEED those night and weekend shifts when Big Brother isn't around to vent to your coworkers who actually, you know, get it. IMO, if I were...
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    I'm panicking! Now I can't resign!

    KelRN215 replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    In the future, always resign IN PERSON and you won't have to worry about this kind of stuff. I resigned from my hospital job after a night shift. I told my manager I needed to talk to her after...
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    Why can't a resident read a TB test?

    KelRN215 replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably facility specific. In my experience, there have been a lot of stupid rules about reading TB tests. When I worked in the hospital, only a select few nurses on each floor were allowed to...
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    State Registeries and Privacy

    KelRN215 replied to sunshinerainbows's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not aware of any way you can search for a license without specifying the state, since each state has its own BoN which grants licenses. Even on Nursys which has access to all states' databases,...
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    Moving to new city in 2 months... when to start applying?

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

    Now seems like a good
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    State Registeries and Privacy

    KelRN215 replied to sunshinerainbows's topic in Nursing Career

    Well if a nurse is a victim of domestic violence, presumably the abuser knows that he/she is a nurse, no? The public listings don't give out much information. I don't think anyone could start...
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    State Registeries and Privacy

    KelRN215 replied to sunshinerainbows's topic in Nursing Career

    I've never seen my license information pop up from a Google search. But if someone is Googling me, they know my name and therefore have all the information they need to get my nursing license number....
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    Why would a patients respiratory rate be set at 28 on a mechanical ventilator?

    KelRN215 replied to Regina518's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No, it wouldn't. Bicarb levels are controlled by the kidneys, CO2 levels are controlled by the lungs. The increased respiratory rate wouldn't have a direct effect on the HCO3 level, it would lower...
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    So dietitians can now write orders: Denial of rights.

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

    Dieticians could not write orders at all when I worked in the hospital. They wrote "recommendations" but the providers were the ones who actually wrote the orders. And if the dietician wrote such an...
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    Would you do this...? Thoughts....

    KelRN215 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    An NG tube is not solely for suction. There are many NG tubes that are not salem sumps and are meant for feeding. Rarely have I seen NG tubes to suction in pediatrics, OFTEN have I seen them for...
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    Discrimination in the workplace

    KelRN215 replied to Parrotindistress's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I, like Maggie, wouldn't be able to contain myself if I were in the OP's shoes. I would turn to the person who said that with an evil look on my face and say "you're speaking about my family." That...
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    No Insulin Order

    KelRN215 replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Private Duty

    Also, can I ask why an adult patient who is A&O, ambulates and manages his own care has a private duty
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    No Insulin Order

    KelRN215 replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Private Duty

    In my agency, it is the responsibility of the field nurse to call the ordering MD to verify the order. Why can't you call the doctor while you're in the home and get a verbal order or request that he...
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    hyponatremia and 3% NaCl

    KelRN215 replied to tambarino's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oral fluids as a treatment for hyponatremia? No. Fluid RESTRICTION is the first line of treatment for hyponatremia. Hyponatremia has many causes, the most common of which in the general population...
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    Donating unwanted medical supplies

    KelRN215 replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Home Health

    I take them and use them when we do central line/port-a-cath trainings. I know when our hospitals send medical teams overseas they will take them as
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    A Nursing Student with Epilepsy?

    KelRN215 replied to GlitterFaerie's topic in General Nursing

    1. Yes, she can become a nurse with epilepsy. I'm not sure why anyone would question that. Epilepsy doesn't affect one's intelligence. It is ILLEGAL for employers to discriminate based on a medical...
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    Why do we hate admissions?

    KelRN215 replied to firstinfamily's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital the best shifts, by far, were night shifts with a full census at start of shift. It was quite unlikely that you'd get an admission in the middle of the night starting...
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    If I hear this one more time, I'm going to lose it!!

    KelRN215 replied to pixiedu2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm pretty sure the unofficial motto of my hospital was "we do things our way because that's the way we've always done them." My friend who was a Child Life Specialist got told that verbatim one day...
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    How do I report fraud and neglect?

    KelRN215 replied to AshleyPCA's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, this. The child was fed, clothed, brought to and from school, etc. She was not neglected. Just because it was someone other than the parents doing it wouldn't make it neglect. Leaving a 17 yr...
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    What does WHOL stand for in patient chart?

    KelRN215 replied to Lmoritz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I spent the first 5 years of my career in Neurology/Neurosurgery and also never heard this abbreviation