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    New Graduate RN in Boston

    KelRN215 replied to FreeMan RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Have you tried Franciscan's? They are in Brighton as well. Not sure if you're interested in Pediatrics but, again, it's
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    Sharing personal information in class

    KelRN215 replied to ceasarandsushi's topic in General Students

    Honestly, the less you share with people who are simply associates- colleagues, classmates, etc- the better. Save the real stuff for people you consider to be
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    Magnet

    KelRN215 replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    They pay the ANCC a LOT of money. Magnet is the biggest scam in nursing,
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    IV help

    KelRN215 replied to kevindgalloway's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well... what has your work shown you so far? Here's a big hint- start converting
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    Meds left in IV line

    KelRN215 replied to Perrythedog's topic in Patient Medications

    Flush the lines with NS after giving the med and you won't have to worry about
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    what nurses do if a patient wants blood transfusions

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

    Where is this doctor that you speak of? Because he's not anywhere around my patient's when I'M giving them blood transfusions. Doctors typically don't give blood transfusions. Perhaps in the OR,...
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    whats the main cause of stress that RN goes through at work?

    KelRN215 replied to yayita's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It's not bullying. And it's dependent on your job. For me, it's "am I going to find something today that warrants contacting DCF" and then, 2 days later, "is the family going to retaliate against me...
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    Have you ever cried in front of the relatives?

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

    I disagree. I work with dying children. I have never cried in front of a family. It's not about me. It's THEIR loss when their children die. It's sad for the family but I don't feel sad or cry...
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    PCA Pump Calculation

    KelRN215 replied to Sandrion's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you understand how a PCA works? When you say "dose" is 1 mg, do you mean the patient is on a continuous infusion of 1 mg/hr with 2 mg boluses available q 8
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    Yearly Bonus Ripped Off?

    KelRN215 replied to cd365c's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, no. All compensation is payment that nurses (or any employee, for that matter) earn and is subject to taxation per the IRS standards. Bonuses are taxable income. It's the way the system
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    Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    KelRN215 replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been a nurse for 7 years. I've had 3 jobs. The first I was at for 4 1/2 years, the second I did PRN for a year and a half (along with my current job) and my current job I've been at for 2 1/2...
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    Pay for parking?

    KelRN215 replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that would be the case nowadays... cheapest parking ticket in Boston is like
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    Associates VS Bachelors

    KelRN215 replied to ThomasBonifacio's topic in General Students

    Go for the BSN. It will be college for you. You're going to be in school for at least 4 years no matter what route you
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    how were you able to live (financially) while in nursing school?

    KelRN215 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    I was in college. I lived in the dorms, had a meal plan and drank cheap
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    drug calculation.

    KelRN215 replied to draziga's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Uh, I just did almost all of these in my head. This math is not complicated. OP, you need to do the work and show us where you are having
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    NANDA for Status epilepticus, but no seizures

    KelRN215 replied to applered's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It doesn't sound like your patient had ineffective airway clearance, ineffective breathing or ineffective cerebral tissue perfusion. I think you need to brush up on your knowledge of epilepsy. The...
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    Breaking bad news to patients

    KelRN215 replied to jomana's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the bad news that the nurse is breaking? If the bad news is "sorry, your surgery was bumped till later because there was an Emergency that came in", yeah the nurse would be the one to tell...
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    Pay for parking?

    KelRN215 replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as an aide for the hospital in the town I grew up in, parking was free. When I worked as a nurse at a large urban academic medical center, parking cost $120 a month to park in a...
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    linkedin views

    KelRN215 replied to cherrymom's topic in Nursing Career

    Your LinkedIn profile is public, unless you pay money to make it private. So anyone can view it as often as they want to and, yes, it's "ok." I'm not sure why it wouldn't be. Isn't that the point...
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    New Graduate RN in Boston

    KelRN215 replied to FreeMan RN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm not sure what part of the city you are in but you could look at some of the smaller hospitals IN Boston like St. E's (Brighton) or Faulkner (JP) or Carney Hospital (Dorchester). St E's and Carney...
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    When being a patient...

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

    My Mom tells people I DON'T want to know... like my neighbors. I don't need anyone knocking on my door at all hours of the day and night to ask me what's wrong with their kid or
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    LPNs in Children's Hospitals?

    KelRN215 replied to Kidsrablast's topic in Pediatric

    Zero LPNs employed in any capacity when I worked in a Children's
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    Teaching High School students about STI barriers

    KelRN215 replied to Murse91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To the last line, as a pediatric nurse who goes on to care for the children these misinformed teens go on to have (and rush them to the OR and into surgery without parental consent because 16 yr old...
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    case study

    KelRN215 replied to michellemarie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, is this a nursing home or a home care environment? Either way, this patient sounds like he's one that would be considered to be at risk for abuse, either a disabled or elderly person. In my...
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    case study

    KelRN215 replied to michellemarie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is a PSW? There are laws that dictate when reporting is necessary. Whether or not the client gives consent is