KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Nursing salary and buying a home?

    KelRN215 replied to applesbananas's topic in General Nursing

    Interest rates can only increase in the US if you do an ARM (adjustable rate mortgage). Most mortgages are a fixed interest rate that cannot be
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    Nursing salary and buying a home?

    KelRN215 replied to applesbananas's topic in General Nursing

    You neglect interest, homeowner's insurance, taxes, PMI if you can't put at least 20% down. And, at the beginning, the majority of your monthly payment goes to interest. My mortgage is WAY less than...
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    Stupid mistakes

    KelRN215 replied to New picu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    50 mg isn't a normal dose of Versed even for an adult. What concentration of Versed did this pediatric hospital stock? I can't imagine you'd EVER be giving a child 50 mg of versed, since the...
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    What is the difference between oncology nurse and AGCNS-ONC?

    KelRN215 replied to aarellano22's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, our clinical nurse specialist was basically the clinical expert who was more or less a resource for the nurses. She didn't do direct patient care. When my manager got...
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    Nursing salary and buying a home?

    KelRN215 replied to applesbananas's topic in General Nursing

    You know, when I bought my house I was doing just that and paying extra on my mortgage every month... then I met a financial planner at bar trivia and he said he advises people AGAINST doing this...
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    One Day I Will Be Seizure Free!

    KelRN215 replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had "fainting spells" for years then episodes of "deja vu" starting in middle school before I was diagnosed with a seizure disorder secondary to a large temporal lobe brain tumor my senior year of...
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    Dissertation Ideas

    KelRN215 replied to BeckiHardie's topic in Pediatric

    I think End of Life issues is a big one in Pediatric Oncology. Too often, I think, it's not discussed at the appropriate time and then decisions have to be made very quickly. I've had more than a...
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    How would you manage this?

    KelRN215 replied to publicservent9954's topic in Pediatric

    What do you mean by the patient "only had 5% of their heart working?" I'm having a hard time imaging that such a patient could possibly be alive. The heart is divided into 4 chambers, right? So 1/5...
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    Which inhaler needs to be given first?

    KelRN215 replied to solanim's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes that has been my experience too. I've told this story here before but it's something that I will not forget for the entirety of my career. I was working in the hospital, come onto a night shift,...
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    Controlling parents won't allow job interview

    KelRN215 replied to guyman123's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't understand people. I stopped asking for my parents' permission, blessing, whatever you want to call it when I was like 12. If I wanted to do something, I did it. When I was 12 it was stuff...
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    New BSN grad fired after 5 weeks of orientation

    KelRN215 replied to Kinar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is untrue. Past employers can divulge any information they choose to about their previous employees, so long as the information is truthful. And it is perfectly legal. What Can Employers Say...
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    Holiday Pay-- Anyone else heard of this??

    KelRN215 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    The handbook probably also states that holiday time is paid for hours worked on the actual date of the holiday. And, yes, an employer can cut your pay- they do it all the time. They are only legally...
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    Which inhaler needs to be given first?

    KelRN215 replied to solanim's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not sure what the patient having a "mental disorder" has to do with anything. Do you think a patient with depression or anxiety or bipolar disorder is clueless about his or her own medical...
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    removing heparin from ports

    KelRN215 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never removed heparin from a port-a-cath when accessing it- in the hospital or in home care. When I worked in the hospital, we used to remove antibiotic locks (they'll do anything to save a...
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    My mom doesn't believe in me.

    KelRN215 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Nursing

    Not saying this is what happened in the OP's situation, but sometimes it is a parent's job to scale down their child's unrealistic expectations. If your kid barely makes Cs in high school, do you...
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    Blocked NG tube

    KelRN215 replied to Beaks1981's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had the same thought. The nurse cannot flush the tube, so how is she going to flush it with normal saline? Placing the client on his left side is not going to unclog the tube and I'm not sure what...
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    Heparin Math

    KelRN215 replied to MarySnov's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is no formula. Heparin comes in many concentrations and patients are on heparin for a variety of reasons. There is simply no formula you can apply to every IV heparin
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    Holiday Pay-- Anyone else heard of this??

    KelRN215 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Why would this not be legal? There is no law that requires that you receive holiday pay, period. Laws for compensation only state that you must be paid not less than minimum wage and that you must...
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    How does heparinizing ports work?

    KelRN215 replied to Ted D's topic in Patient Medications

    I work pedi and EVERYONE with ports (babies, toddlers, school aged children, teenagers) gets 500 u of heparin before being deaccessed. When they stay accessed, they are typically flushed with 20-30 u...
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    Not using an Alcohol swab before injections

    KelRN215 replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Medications

    Did you give both vaccines in the same site? I highly doubt you gave the baby an
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    How does heparinizing ports work?

    KelRN215 replied to Ted D's topic in Patient Medications

    You don't flush with 10u/mL heparin when left
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    Minimimun wage raise will it affect us

    KelRN215 replied to millita2488's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

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    How does heparinizing ports work?

    KelRN215 replied to Ted D's topic in Patient Medications

    The prime volume of the tubing is very small. The size of the port determines how much it holds. I work with ports every day and the standard for my patients is to lock them with 500 units of...
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    Does your hospital have a cutoff time for discharges?

    KelRN215 replied to NextGen's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, I discharged patients as early as 4-5am and as late as 12-1am. The last time I was in the hospital, I was discharged at
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    Do you attend patient funerals?

    KelRN215 replied to ~PedsRN~'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Typically not funerals but I will go to the wakes if I am around. I don't like listening to pastors talking about how God needed these angels (children) in Heaven so that's why he gave them cancer or...