KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    How much PTO does everyone get?

    KelRN215 replied to Camino77's topic in General Nursing

    PTO was one of the biggest reasons I left my last job. I went from 18 days there to 33 days at my current
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    Nursing physical

    KelRN215 replied to marsbar37's topic in General Nursing

    If you have health insurance, you should be able to get an annual physical with no out-of-pocket costs. And I agree with CharleeFoxtrot. If a prospective employer wants a pre-employment physical or...
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    Is it even possible to NOT work during nursing school?

    KelRN215 replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in General Students

    I only worked during the summers in
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    IV Medication Administration

    KelRN215 replied to audrey_'s topic in General Students

    Assuming you have to recon on the floor, there should still be a formulary with instructions that tell you how much to recon
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    IV Medication Administration

    KelRN215 replied to audrey_'s topic in General Students

    I have literally never reconstituted Zosyn in any of my jobs. It's always been mixed in the
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    Help with board complaint

    KelRN215 replied to FrenchieB1986's topic in General Nursing

    I'm inclined to agree with this except for this statement by the OP that jumped out at me: "We met at work and started seeing each other at work while he was still married." Seeing each other at work...
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    Can't get a job

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

    Did you read the OP's resume posted on page 2? I don't think you want to hire a professional resume writer who can't proofread and the OP was unsuccessful at getting even an interview with this resume...
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    Colostomy

    KelRN215 replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    Sounds like student needs a 1:1
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    Inappropriate scoring of GCS in acute stroke patients

    KelRN215 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Some people don't understand how they're supposed to score the GCS. When I worked peds neuro, we were supposed to do GCS q 4 hr for all of our patients on neuro checks. Some overnight nurses always...
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    What Exactly Are The Responsibilities of A Unit Managere?

    KelRN215 replied to NurseC1986's topic in Nurse Management

    Unit manager would definitely be salary. And would probably involve 24/7 responsibility for the
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    Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    KelRN215 replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    My boyfriend is sitting here wondering what I'm laughing at. Some of these responses are great. But, sorry OP, I have to agree with everyone else. Scrap the scavenger hunt. It's a terrible idea. I'd...
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    Pediatric Rotation Exam Question

    KelRN215 replied to leahashleigh123's topic in General Students

    As a pediatric nurse of 11 years, I'd say A. A 3 year old who doesn't talk should have been in Early Intervention since he was found to be speech delayed until he turned 3 and should be getting...
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    Did you leave bedside nursing?

    KelRN215 replied to NurseMegIBCLC's topic in Nursing Career

    Happy. Why would I feel like less of a nurse? I was still a nurse when I was working in a boarding school, still a nurse when I was accessing ports and pushing chemo in children's homes, still a nurse...
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    "I am a nurse!"

    KelRN215 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I tell this to my Mom all the time too but she also doesn't listen to me when I try to give her actual advice. Like a year or so ago she was taking ibuprofen for her knee or hip or something but was...
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    Nursing student HIPAA VIOLATION! Help

    KelRN215 replied to Reagan2010's topic in General Students

    Your hospital doesn't determine what a HIPAA violation is. HIPAA is a federal law. It may very well be a violation of hospital policy but it is not a violation of
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    IV Medication Administration

    KelRN215 replied to audrey_'s topic in General Students

    If it makes you feel better, 90+ % of the IV meds you administer in the real world will be reconstituted in the Pharmacy. In my 5 years as a hospital nurse, the only meds we reconstituted on the floor...
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    Msn degree and working full time

    KelRN215 replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    Would your current job let you work four 10 hr days instead of five 8 hr days and then you have one day off each week to complete clinical hours? Or is it possible to find a preceptor who can do...
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    "I am a nurse!"

    KelRN215 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My mother does this, too. I mind less when she tells her own doctors than that she tells everyone in my neighborhood she's ever met. I don't want my neighbors bringing their kids by for medical...
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    What pay/salary is fair?

    KelRN215 replied to RNross1018's topic in General Nursing

    This happens everywhere. The girl they hired to replace me at my last job, they hired at just above what I was making after being with the company for almost 3 years. At the same company, a girl who...
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    Opinions needed

    KelRN215 replied to mtanner10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hopefully you figure that out before you finish your degree. I've never had any sort of back up plan since I first entered nursing school 16 years
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    Worried about program dismissal after death in family

    KelRN215 replied to coldcore's topic in General Students

    My grandfather died when I was a junior in college, in my first semester of clinical. He died very shortly after I told my mom "in a little bit, I'm going to go home, take a shower, change and email...
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    Home Care vs Private Duty

    KelRN215 replied to deefizzle's topic in Home Health

    When I worked in home care (pediatrics) visits could be as short as 15 minutes if it was one of our straight forward subq injection patients whose parents were incompetent to learn to administer or an...
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    I Must Be Missing Something

    KelRN215 replied to DallasRN's topic in Home Health

    Find another agency. And you should NOT in any way be purchasing your own equipment with your own money. If you need a laptop to do your required charting, the agency should give you a laptop. You...
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    How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    KelRN215 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Most excellent
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    Opinions needed

    KelRN215 replied to mtanner10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What not.done.yet said. We can't really give you "general information about being a tech" because there are so many different kinds of techs. Off the top of my head, here's a short list of the techs I...