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    what did you have a previous degree in before you went into nursing?

    KelRN215 replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    I had a high school diploma. Went straight to college (BSN program) after high
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    Was I in the wrong to try to call 911?

    KelRN215 replied to zombieghoast's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, first, just have to point this out. Someone having a pseudoseizure is not "faking" a seizure. They are a symptom of mental illness and the person is not consciously saying "I am going to fake a...
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    sexual harassment from mentally incapacitated patients

    KelRN215 replied to aimesRN's topic in General Nursing

    How much understanding does he have? I once had a teenager with severe autism who- all day long- would talk about how he wanted to touch himself or would stick his hands down his pants. Fortunately,...
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    Relocation after graduation

    KelRN215 replied to christinand's topic in General Nursing

    It IS possible to get a job as a new grad outside of your home state... if you're looking for a job somewhere like North Dakota or maybe Nebraska or Iowa. Not somewhere like California where EVERYONE...
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    Med errors

    KelRN215 replied to debi49's topic in Patient Medications

    How do you not document that a med error happened? You can't document that you administered everything correctly when you didn't. What you DON'T document is that an incident report was
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    What's a "difficult pt" to you?

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

    The ones whose parents don't take care of them... and force me to spend half my week talking to the state and then banging my head against a wall because it feels like I'm the only one who cares about...
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    What is the better antiemetic zofran or phenergan?

    KelRN215 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've given phenergan in pediatrics. Zofran is our go to antiemetic, followed by reglan (often in combination with benadryl), ativan and then...
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    what is the nursing management of patient with Anisocoria

    KelRN215 replied to shiju john's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Uhh... well there's really nothing you do to "manage" anisocoria. It just is. If you have a neuro patient with baseline equal pupils who all of a sudden develops anisocoria, there's a problem but...
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    Has home health ruined your bladder?

    KelRN215 replied to TXRN44's topic in Home Health

    Not in the least. When I worked in the hospital, I frequently went 14 hrs without peeing. Now my shifts are only 8 hrs long. Before I was diagnosed with DI, I was always someone who only used the...
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    Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    KelRN215 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    $3/hr is over $6000 a year... or 3 mortgage payments, 2 years of car payments or a year of student loan payments. So, NO, I most definitely would
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    Addressing patients by their first name...

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

    I do get offended if someone calls me Ma'am. I'm not a Grandma. I went to the doctor today, she addressed me by my first name. Then I went to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription and the girl...
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    Addressing patients by their first name...

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

    I have never addressed a patient by anything other than their first name- unless it's a patient who goes by their middle name. I don't think I've ever- in my life- addressed ANYONE as Mr/Mrs Anything...
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    Need some advice about what to do!

    KelRN215 replied to student5063's topic in General Students

    Why wouldn't she be allowed to? It is HER class, therefore HER
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    another loan question

    KelRN215 replied to NurseSN45696's topic in General Students

    Living expenses can generally only be paid through a student loan if you are an ON CAMPUS resident. Those are the rules the school has to abide by. They have no way to certify your rent or food as...
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    Lawsuit over grade changes?

    KelRN215 replied to Jackson12's topic in General Students

    What contract did you sign with the school that said "90% will, forever and always, be an A. Amen." I'm guessing none. You have no case. Deal with it and move on or refuse to sign and find another...
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    On-Call Pay Survey

    KelRN215 replied to danimal99's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, we briefly had an "on-call" nurse for the weekend shifts only and they could only be called in in the event of a call out. We were paid $5.50 an hour for 2 hours per...
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    How do you have time to volunteer especially to other countrys?

    KelRN215 replied to Ultraposh's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked at a job that gave less than 6 weeks PTO annually. I have also done shorter term (2 week) volunteer stints abroad and have consistently left the country several times per year...
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    Can Nurses and /o HCPs work if they are positive for Diseases of Concern?

    KelRN215 replied to NeoNatMom's topic in General Nursing

    Employers cannot ask about HIV status or sexual history during the hiring process. Herpes has periods of outbreaks and remission. If a nurse had genital herpes, HOW on earth would that put her...
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    Full Moon Friday the 13th

    KelRN215 replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    The last time there was a full moon, my day started by discovering that one of my patient's (a child) families had stolen a bunch of her valium and filled the bottle with water (or some other liquid)....
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    Where is the 'shortage'?

    KelRN215 replied to blujazz25's topic in General Nursing

    There is no current nursing shortage. Whoever told you there was
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    Epi Pens

    KelRN215 replied to MsMLG's topic in School

    EpiPen® (epinephrine) and EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors I've used that website before. When I worked (per diem) as a school nurse, we had a school MD who signed our standing
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    School nurse loan repayment

    KelRN215 replied to Lifes-a-Beach's topic in School

    Federal Perkins Loans can be forgiven after 5 years of full-time employment as a nurse. Every year, a certain percentage of the loan is canceled and every year, you have to fill out paperwork saying...
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    Residents smoking marijuana in ALF

    KelRN215 replied to ameliacorwin's topic in Patient Medications

    This is where I think not saying anything could come back and bite you in the rear: you look the other way. 2 weeks later, Nurse Suzy catches Mr. Jones sparking a doobie and says "Mr. Jones, you...
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    How much free water to put in G-tube?

    KelRN215 replied to JerseyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well but we're not talking about someone drinking soda, we're talking about it being administered via GT in place of water. Surely you can see the
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    Nursing in NBA or other Pro Sports

    KelRN215 replied to AriMer24's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is a market for this type of position. I know the sports teams around here have a team MD and then a bunch of trainers and