KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

    KelRN215 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would hate being referred to as Ms First Name or Ms Last Name. If I ever went on an interview or shadowed at a work place where it was noted that they addressed each other that way, I don't think...
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    Nursing pay..Check this out!

    KelRN215 replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Our office that was going to be servicing the child was located just outside of a major city. It was the most uneasy discharge I ever had and it was something that should have been very straight...
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    Nursing pay..Check this out!

    KelRN215 replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ that the quality of care doesn't differ across the country. I now work for a national home infusion company. I am on site at a hospital that attracts patients from all over the...
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    Service Dogs Allowed in ISO?

    KelRN215 replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I have a patient who has a service dog that comes with her when she gets admitted to the hospital. She has cystic fibrosis so is always on contact precautions. A service dog goes anywhere its human...
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    Waste reduction on nursing units

    KelRN215 replied to ARance1983's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, there was some initiative like this to save money. They asked us staff nurses for our ideas and promised us something in return if they used our ideas. Let me tell you,...
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    Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    KelRN215 replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think some of this stuff is necessarily reflective of the type of unit you're working on but workplace environment that allows such behavior and perhaps an area of the country where said views...
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    Intrusive application questions!

    KelRN215 replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    That is definitely 100% illegal in the
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    supervisory experience

    KelRN215 replied to Ambersmom's topic in General Nursing

    No, that's not what they are
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    Nursing School after personal burn injury

    KelRN215 replied to CarolynB1991's topic in Burn

    You should be able to take a medical leave of absence. I was able to do this between my freshman and sophomore years of college after I had brain surgery. I was able to pick up the program from where...
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    Urinalysis

    KelRN215 replied to ipatone's topic in General Nursing

    In pediatrics, we throw cotton balls in the diaper and squeeze them out into a specimen cup. *This is done when a urine sample is needed only for a UA- like for children on chemotherapy who need UAs...
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    how much is it frowned upon to wear scrubs on your interview?

    KelRN215 replied to direw0lf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wore scrubs to my first interview for the company I am currently employed by. (I went to the interview in the middle of the work day, I was a home care nurse/manager at the time.) I was called back...
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    How to cancel an interview after accepting another position?

    KelRN215 replied to knon24's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had this happen the last time I was switching jobs. I emailed the person I was scheduled to interview with and said "thank you for your time, however I received an offer on Friday that I accepted...
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    How do you handle rude comments?

    KelRN215 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Someone I know lost his brother when they were teenagers to a brain tumor. He once told a story of how he opened up to his college roommate about how he'd had a brother who had died. Later that year,...
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    How do you handle rude comments?

    KelRN215 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest, I'd just not share such personal information with such people in the future. It will be 16 years in February since I was first diagnosed with a brain tumor and as time has gone by,...
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    What did you do after nursing school graduation?

    KelRN215 replied to mstaurus2016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated on a Monday, went to Maine that Thursday for 5 days, came home, took and NCLEX review course, went back to Maine, came home, took NCLEX, went back to Maine for another 2 weeks, came home...
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    Discharging by Wheelchair

    KelRN215 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pedi nurse here. When I worked inpatient we never routinely discharged patients in wheelchairs, only kids that are in a wheelchairs at home, but officially it was policy that parents could not carry...
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    Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist...

    KelRN215 replied to SeaTracer75's topic in General Nursing

    I randomly came across this thread the other day as I was considering applying for a CDI job and then the next day, one of my colleagues told me that she had given her notice to go back into CDI. All...
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    PTO use

    KelRN215 replied to sadpandaRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, we weren't allowed to "request" any weekends off per year. We worked every 3rd weekend and, if you needed one of your scheduled weekends off, it was your responsibility...
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    New grad RN Residency in Peds

    KelRN215 replied to Piano-CelloRN's topic in Pediatric

    Given the choices between living in those 4 cities, I'd choose Colorado. Hands
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    KelRN215 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    In all of my jobs, I think I've only been drug tested in the 2 where I touched controlled substances the least. Working as an aide in nursing school where I had no access to any drugs and at my...
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    Private Loans for nursing school

    KelRN215 replied to jadanicole20's topic in General Students

    I got through college primarily on Sallie Mae loans. 10 years after graduating, I finally have my balance under 30K. I agree with Sour Lemon that $1000 is such a small amount, I'm not sure taking out...
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    Determining time for next dose- please help!!!!

    KelRN215 replied to SN67's topic in General Students

    Incorrect. A medication given every 8 hours is to be given 3 times a day. If you time it by time done, you're going to be 3 hrs behind by the next day. It is generally acceptable to give a medication...
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    when to apply for jobs

    KelRN215 replied to midwifemae's topic in General Students

    No, I submitted my application when I was just starting it. I had also done my pediatric clinical on that floor though and I was pretty set on where I wanted to be. I was actually going to start...
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    Enteral Feed Rates

    KelRN215 replied to TheRuskie's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a pediatric nurse for 10 years and this has always been what I've known too. You can't bolus into the intestines, only the stomach. Rates would depend on the age/size of the child. There are...
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    Thank you gift for unit that hosted my student clinicals

    KelRN215 replied to dura.mater's topic in General Students

    ***** When I worked in the hospital, we LOVED when anyone gave us baked goods. It is not prof's job to police the unit nurses'