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    Is this normal??

    KelRN215 replied to NurseOhmy's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a neuroscience unit for 5 years and sometimes, yes, it's unavoidable that one patient takes up the bulk of your day and that you need to rely on your colleagues to help with other...
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    NEW NURSE-antibiotic administration

    KelRN215 replied to Oncnurse555's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you do it that way? Just program the secondary line to run at the prescribed rate and program the primary line to run KVO. I don't think it would work the way you are asking about doing it...
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    Different Q...Pediatrics to Adults??

    KelRN215 replied to ArizonaNurseStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why anyone would want to go from peds to adults but yes, it's possible. I know plenty of people who did it either because they wanted to work closer to their homes after they became...
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    Supervised smoking in LTC

    KelRN215 replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    It only happened twice in the 3 years that I worked as a visiting nurse that I had a patient whose parent smoked IN the house. I could never get out of those houses fast enough. I also once held a...
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    Please help

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

    Just enroll in a BSN program
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    Called off too many times?

    KelRN215 replied to MS0298's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just curious, what makes you think you will definitely have "actual sick days" as a nurse? In 11 years as a nurse, I have never worked anywhere that gave specific sick days. Every benefited position...
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    IEP/504 Help!

    KelRN215 replied to jamesRN92's topic in School

    If the child just needs an IEP because of learning disabilities, I don't think the nurse needs to be involved in that. I can say for the IEP meeting I attended for one of my patients a couple months...
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    Type 1 diabetics, help!

    KelRN215 replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Are you saying this student only corrects for her glucose at 10am? My diabetic patient corrects every 3 hours. In the example you gave, we would correct him for the lunch time sugar since he hadn't...
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    Supervised smoking in LTC

    KelRN215 replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt there are laws relevant to this issue but I'd refuse to do it as well. Fortunately I work only in pediatrics and children are not allowed to smoke. Their parents aren't officially allowed to...
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    What type of nurses work regular hours?

    KelRN215 replied to Emendoza01's topic in General Students

    Of my 5 nursing jobs, 4 have been Mon-Fri positions. They were: School Home Health Home Infusion Liaison Case Management The last 2 times I've job searched, I only applied for Mon-Fri positions. This...
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    Medications for a dying patient

    KelRN215 replied to SN2432's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, what are you trying to do at the end of life? What drugs promote these
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    Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    KelRN215 replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Well you said it offended you hence why everyone thinks that it
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    CNA TO RN

    KelRN215 replied to NurseMc2020's topic in General Students

    As others have said, there's really no need to go through a CNA course. Most hospitals will hire nursing students into CNA roles once they have completed their first clinical rotation. I worked as a...
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    Interview went well but no call afterwards...

    KelRN215 replied to Maruko212's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Did you follow-up with a thank you email after the interview? Also, the fact that the position is no longer posted online doesn't necessarily mean it's been filled but just that they are no longer...
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    Southern girl thinking about moving to a cold climate

    KelRN215 replied to nursetmw80's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd easily choose Colorado over Florida, too, and I've never actually been to Colorado outside of the Denver airport (going next week
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    A nurse with a difficult name??

    KelRN215 replied to Moonkitten's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my grandfather's friends had nicknames and I never knew what their real names were. My great aunt has a friend named Tootsie, I have no idea what her real name is. I also worked with a surgeon...
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    Night nurse moving to day shift: Salary question

    KelRN215 replied to CraftyKitten's topic in Nursing Career

    What would be your reasoning as to why the employer should offer you increased salary? There are probably plenty of people willing to take a day shift
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    Part time plus per diem?

    KelRN215 replied to jroll's topic in Nursing Career

    People hold part time plus per diem jobs all the time but I would say more often than not it's with 2 different employers. When I left my hospital job, I worked 30 hrs/week at a home health agency...
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    Boston Childrens Phone Interview?

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

    Is the phone interview with HR or a Nurse
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    Called off too many times?

    KelRN215 replied to MS0298's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Since becoming a nurse, I have had 2 MRIs that revealed possible recurrence of the brain tumor I was originally diagnosed with as a teenager. Both times I went to work the next day. The first time I...
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    Nurses help me

    KelRN215 replied to milo65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is a terrible idea. If you run away and don't show up to your BON hearing, they will revoke your license. (That's how my best friend's sister-in-law lost her license, diverted narcotics from...
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    A nurse with a difficult name??

    KelRN215 replied to Moonkitten's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse practitioner who went by the nickname her brother gave her when they were kids because he had a hard time pronouncing her real name. I went to college with a kid who still goes...
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    Phone orders

    KelRN215 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Home Health

    A lot of hospital systems publish their MD's email addresses. Or, if you know how they format their email addresses, you might be able to make an educated guess as to what it is. I was able to...
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    PLEASE HELP! Lost on my career path

    KelRN215 replied to lauren9763's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Getting a BS in Psych and then going back for an ABSN is, as a dear friend would say "a slow boat to China" way of becoming a psych nurse. If you want to be a psych nurse, become a nurse and then get...
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    college student in need of advice

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

    I would imagine most of us here have not worked in radiology (unless there are a few nurses around who work in IR procedure suites or radiology recover for, say, children who need sedation for scans)....