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    Force to change unit in the middle of shift

    KelRN215 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    Basically, the question in the OP is "can you be floated mid-shift?" and of course the answer is a resounding "yes!" I have been floated from 7am-3pm of a 7am-7pm shift and floated back to my home...
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    RN with 2 yrs experience

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

    I'd maybe include a description of the unit that explains premature infants as well as infants with complex congenital anomalies and that it's medical and surgical patients and what level NICU this...
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    RN with 2 yrs experience

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

    I think 4 out of your 5 bullets it can be assumed that any NICU nurse does so there's no reason to specifically state it. In my opinion, only put things that make you stand out in these descriptions....
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    Deciding on CEUs

    KelRN215 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    Free
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    Profanity in the workplace

    KelRN215 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    From patients or
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    Holiday Bonus

    KelRN215 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    I got an email on Thanksgiving one year when I worked in the hospital that basically said "you should be thankful you work here." It also singled out pretty much every profession in the hospital...
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    RN to BSN process vs BSN

    KelRN215 replied to WannaBeNurse1999's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, no. The RN-BSN route is a longer route to obtain a BSN and takes longer than 3 years. ADN programs are 2 years AFTER you've completed about 2 years of pre-reqs. So you end up spending the same...
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    Children's Heart institute putting kids in danger

    KelRN215 replied to HaggardRN's topic in Nursing News

    At my last job, I was a liaison for a national home infusion company at a pediatric hospital in the Northeast. As much as I hated dealing with branches of my company in Florida (or Alabama and...
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    Protest Over Nurse Firing for Refusing Influenza Shot

    KelRN215 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    "Right to work" and "employment at will" are not opposites. "Right to work" states are states in which employees cannot be compelled to join a union as a condition of employment. The opposite is...
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    HELP! I don't know what to do?

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

    All A's and one C in what? What kind of program are you enrolled in now? The requirements for medical school are nowhere near the same as the requirements for nursing school and you need a Bachelor's...
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    GTube feeds at home

    KelRN215 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Home Health

    TBH, in all of my jobs that have involved sending kids home with G-tubes, we don't teach parents to check placement. With NG tubes, the exit point marker was noted and we told parents to call if the...
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    Patient gown question

    KelRN215 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    FWIW, I don't put the gown on when I go to my own physicals until I know it's time for the GYN exam. I'm not going to sit there and be interviewed in a gown. I don't care if the MA hands me a gown...
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    Need advice please?

    KelRN215 replied to Dragonfly949697's topic in Nursing Career

    100% disagree. You never want your current employer to know you're looking to get out, especially if you haven't been on the job that long. I have never informed a current job of my intention to...
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    What can I do to ensure that one day I will become a labor and delivery nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to arichards488's topic in General Nursing

    If it's what you still really want to do after you complete all of your required clinical rotations, try to get your senior practicum in L&D. It was probably the second least desired specialty for...
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    Family Protective Services

    KelRN215 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Turnover within these departments is probably close to 100% over the course of a year. I have been at my job for 9 months and literally have more than 1 patient who has had 3 case workers in that 9...
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    Should I Go Right Into Psychiatric Nursing?

    KelRN215 replied to khepting's topic in General Students

    If you know that's what you want to do, yes. I've known since I was in high school that I only ever wanted to work with children. I dislike adults. I have never worked a day in med-surg in 11 years as...
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    Do employers look at new grad grades?

    KelRN215 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    Nope, definitely not and I live in a city that's highly competitive. The hospital I worked at as a new grad was much more likely to hire someone who'd worked there as an aide or did their senior...
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    HELP! I need for a school paper.

    KelRN215 replied to Erosa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Reading the OP, it seems like you are looking for the opinion of nurses who work exclusively with typically developing, healthy kids. Most pediatric nurses don't. For example, my answers to question...
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    Religion & Ectopic Abortion

    KelRN215 replied to Happy.Nurselet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I tried once. I sent an email to the church I was confirmed through and told them I didn't want to be Catholic anymore. They never responded. It's been 18 years and my mother and I still fight about...
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    Best RN Health Coach Program??

    KelRN215 replied to guestx123's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't spend any money on this. As far as I can tell, based on my facebook newsfeed, "health coaching" is pretty much a MLM scam. I would bet money they'll fade from popularity within a few
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    Interview Process & Etiquette

    KelRN215 replied to heythatsmybike's topic in General Nursing

    Did you send a thank you email after your
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    Would you call in sick?

    KelRN215 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, a different Harvard hospital in Boston. I'm not saying there are no hotels in the city that cost over $200/night but saying that "hotels start at $200/night" is
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    Would you call in sick?

    KelRN215 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know your immediate issue was solved but the cost of living you quote here is simply not true. I live in the city you're speaking of and my mortgage for a 3BR house is less than what you say rent is...
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    Family Protective Services

    KelRN215 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I currently work with medically complex children in foster care. I have a child on my caseload- a 5 year old who was 130 lbs with severe hypertension when she was removed. She had an open case with...
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    Home Health and expectations

    KelRN215 replied to BrianLee73's topic in Home Health

    For the patient who you find soiled from head to toe every time you go out to see him- Adult Protective Services needs to be called immediately. I don't disbelieve that a doctor told the wife of the...