KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Unsure about specializing

    KelRN215 replied to cassielegarreta10's topic in General Nursing

    I wholeheartedly disagree with those people. Do you actually have a job offer in L&D
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    Student/Nurse Confidentiality at High School

    KelRN215 replied to RNschoolnurse's topic in School

    It's highly unlikely that anything you do in your role as a school nurse would violate HIPAA mainly because HIPAA doesn't apply to schools: 513-Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule apply to an elementary or...
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    PEG Tube Splash

    KelRN215 replied to _nursey's topic in General Nursing

    As you said, you were sprayed by the contents of the syringe. The meds and water in the syringe are not the patient's infected blood. I once gave a patient meds via G-tube and a minute later when I...
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    Pediatric/Neonatal medication administration

    KelRN215 replied to tinypepsnrs2018's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When I worked in the hospital, the MD or NP entered the dose order in mg but both the nurse and the Pharmacist had to verify the order. By doing so, you were signing off that you had verified that the...
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    Neuro Step Down

    KelRN215 replied to mse92's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, we had a few patients who we would consider "step down" patients on our neuro floor. It wasn't a separate unit because there wasn't the need census-wise for it but they...
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    PICU as a new grad?

    KelRN215 replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    I started in peds neuro as a new grad. It was the floor I did my pediatric clinical and preceptorship on. I started at the same time as 2 other new grads on my specific floor and about 10 others on...
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    Pediatric Stethoscopes

    KelRN215 replied to adventure_rn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I've been a pediatric nurse for 11 years and have never had any sort of special pediatric stethoscope. I still use a stethoscope I got for free from my home health job 6 years ago. That said, I don't...
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    Unfair Fundamentals Clinical Testing?

    KelRN215 replied to jbernardo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you realize that if you connected an enema bag of tap water to an IV, you would KILL your patient? (I've never seen enema tubing that could fit on an IV but I wouldn't think anyone would try to...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    KelRN215 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Teenager with a TBI Me (doing a neuro check): Do you know where you are? Him: I'm in some sort of Chinese restaurant When the CNA was helping him wash up, he also asked why "Michael Jackson was...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    KelRN215 replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    I have found the opposite to be true in my 11 year career. My only friend from college who makes more than me is one of my old roommates who works in finance. I make significantly more than my mother,...
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    Two PRN jobs or one full time

    KelRN215 replied to AJA0112's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes it is more stable. And also offers
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    2nd job?

    KelRN215 replied to Name9335's topic in Nursing Career

    If you house sit, you stay at the client's house. I have people stay at my house to watch my 2 dogs any time I go away. I use dog walkers in the evening occasionally if I am at a sports
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    HIPPA/ Student confidentiality?

    KelRN215 replied to Avill's topic in School

    HIPAA (not HIPPA) doesn't apply to schools, schools are governed by FERPA. And, no, it's not a violation to ask another nurse's opinion when no identifying details are shared. We literally do that on...
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    Internet requirements for working at home?

    KelRN215 replied to RRRNNN's topic in Quality Improvement

    I do have internet in my home but I have generally found using my work-provided cell phone as a mobile hot-spot to be sufficient when I need it- like on the day that I had guys at my house who had to...
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    2nd job?

    KelRN215 replied to Name9335's topic in Nursing Career

    Dog walking/sitting? I think the people who house sit/watch my dogs when I go away get decent extra spending money for not doing a whole lot and getting to stay in a 3 BR house instead of sharing a...
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    Travel Nursing to London and/or Africa

    KelRN215 replied to newrn93's topic in International Nursing

    Doctors without borders accepts nurses for 6-9 month assignments (I believe) and places them in Africa. I did volunteer nursing work in Tanzania and they just accepted my Massachusetts RN
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    Where do the nurses with the highest job satisfaction work?

    KelRN215 replied to juliacaRN's topic in General Nursing

    What you describe here is the only thing I miss about acute care. I once took a 10 day trip to Italy and used only 24 hrs of PTO. However, I get plenty of vacation time and I'm not so worried about...
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    Gave Blood transfusion too fast maybe?

    KelRN215 replied to Maria1308's topic in General Nursing

    Because you only transfused 1 unit. That's an expected rise in Hgb with 1 unit of blood. A patient with a hemoglobin of 3 needs more than 1 unit of
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    Two PRN jobs or one full time

    KelRN215 replied to AJA0112's topic in Nursing Career

    In general, unstable hours are not uncommon in the per diem world. When I worked in the hospital, our per diems hardly ever worked. We were very often overstaffed and per diems were the first canceled...
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    RN Program Restrictions Regarding NCLEX Registration

    KelRN215 replied to Nursetex's topic in General Students

    What klone
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    What are quality improvement projects in hospitals?

    KelRN215 replied to daniela095's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Reducing CLABSIs, reducing falls, reducing nosocomial infections. All big ones in most
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    OB clinical rotation question

    KelRN215 replied to aw1087's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Exactly. This is the first baby, as the question states that she's a primigravida; however if she doesn't get RhoGam, she's going to develop anti-Rh antibodies and future pregnancies could be at risk....
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    Christian nursing schools' curriculum very religious, or no?

    KelRN215 replied to babychickens's topic in General Students

    I attended a Jesuit university. The nursing school was the least religious out of anywhere. Our maternity professor asked everyone to keep an open mind when discussing abortion, before I was accepted...
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    Question about RN

    KelRN215 replied to Bmike23's topic in General Students

    You will have a BSN if and only if you attend a BSN program. BS or BA + ADN does not equal BSN. If you want to become a nurse anesthetist, you do that by attending a CRNA program. Being an RN (with...
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    Where do the nurses with the highest job satisfaction work?

    KelRN215 replied to juliacaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is true. And I feel like we had a very similar thread on here recently. You can't just say "cardiac surgery nurses are the happiest" across the board. They may be the happiest in my...