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    Graduating in PA, moving to NC, advice on NCLEX

    KelRN215 replied to Duqsn's topic in General Nursing

    You can graduate from school in PA, apply for licensure in NC but take NCLEX in West Virginia, Ohio, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, wherever you please if they have better dates available. NCLEX is a...
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    Is there a place that lists everything within the RN scope of practice?

    KelRN215 replied to zygee's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with scope of practice and everything to do with facility policies and likely, as others have said,
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    Would this violate anything?

    KelRN215 replied to Lee824's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No, since the patient is a child, it's not a HIPAA violation to tell her mother that you were her nurse. If she was 18, it would be different. However, like others said, why bother bringing it up?...
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    Hippa and nurse notes

    KelRN215 replied to marnett1272's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I wouldn't write a note in John Smith's chart to say "insurance company called and said that they received a prior authorization under the name Joseph Smith" or anything of the sort if that's what...
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    What to do when pt comes into ER with closed head injury?

    KelRN215 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Students

    Why do you think the patient needs ANY meds? The most likely reason why no meds are listed is because your patient is an otherwise healthy 16 year old, he's probably not on any meds nor does he need...
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    Calling patients by "pet" names.

    KelRN215 replied to dbabz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If it's long term care, it's entirely possible that the staff have known these patients for months to years. I don't remember the last time I called anyone Mr or Mrs Anything. Probably not since high...
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    A real nurse VS. a "fake" nurse

    KelRN215 replied to okredrobot's topic in General Nursing

    How is a nurse who works as an insurance company NURSE (a position for a licensed nurse) not a "real nurse"? I haven't worked in a hospital in 5 years and I'm still very much a real
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    Setting CADD pump reservoir volume

    KelRN215 replied to kyrajls's topic in General Nursing

    If anything, the bag volume should be HIGHER than the reservoir volume. I know my Pharmacy typically overfills bags by 100 mL. And, CADD pumps, at least the Prizm model that I deal with, do not have...
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    Spouse vs. MPOA and feeding tubes

    KelRN215 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Why is this surprising? In peds, NG tubes can be used for feeding for months to YEARS (in the rare cases where the parent refuses a surgical G-tube). I literally send kids home on NG feeds every
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    Spouse vs. MPOA and feeding tubes

    KelRN215 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Please cite the
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    I might get a B in Human Physiology ?! Is this going to hurt me

    KelRN215 replied to sean1976's topic in General Nursing

    If you get a B then you get a B. A B is a passing
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    Compatibility

    KelRN215 replied to jewel_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Did you consult with the Pharmacy and see what they say? I recently had a patient who needed to go home on nafcillin and ceftriaxone and my Pharmacist said there was no data (based on the resources...
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    Pediatric rounding rules

    KelRN215 replied to RNSAINT41's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That could be a huge difference for a NICU baby who is weighed in grams... If a baby's weight is entered in the system as 2.548 kg, that is what I would use for dosage calculation and then round at...
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    DNR/DNI: What Age Would You Choose to No Longer Be Full Code?

    KelRN215 replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are situations in which I can imagine signing a DNR tomorrow. I am 33 but have been ill for 15 years, diagnosed with a large brain tumor on the eve of my 18th birthday. My biggest fear when I...
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    PDF or Word?

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

    PDF because it can't be
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    CPS/Child Abuse Protocol

    KelRN215 replied to mslove's topic in School

    In my state, every person you named (teacher, counselor, school nurse, principal) is a mandated reporter but the law allows for situations where a mandated reporter notifies his or her supervisor or...
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    New Grad as a Clinical Liaison

    KelRN215 replied to Alison2209's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a clinical liaison and no way do I feel it is an appropriate position for a new grad. I was a nurse for 8 years, with 3 past nursing jobs (5 years in a hospital, 3 years in home health and 1 1/2...
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    YOUR Childhood School Nurse memories

    KelRN215 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I remember: In 1st grade, being really excited that the school nurse gave me an ice pack when I complained about a headache one day. In 2nd grade, I had a broken leg and was in a cast for the first 2...
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    Resume Critique...thanks!

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

    Experience BEFORE education once you have actual nursing experience. Get rid of non-nursing experience. You have had 3 nursing jobs, your non-nursing experience from 10 years ago is irrelevant. I...
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    20 applications no response...help

    KelRN215 replied to GnikKing3's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Once you have paid RN experience, your clinical experiences from school are irrelevant. Also once you have worked as an RN, your experience belongs before your education on your resume. I'd get rid of...
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    Behavior amd Development Clinic Questions

    KelRN215 replied to RegisteredCareBear's topic in Pediatric

    I highly doubt that a Pediatric Behavioral and Developmental Clinic RN job would include anything with IVs or trach care. If, perhaps, a patient followed in that clinic for developmental issues had a...
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    Job offers before graduatiing?

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

    Literally everyone I graduated with had accepted job offers before we graduated. All offers were contingent on passing NCLEX and obtaining licensure. I was offered and accepted my job in March,...
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    Pharmacology Questions!

    KelRN215 replied to thankyoumaam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The second part of the question you should be able to figure out in your head. You need to infuse 50 mg/hr, the concentration is 1 mg/mL, therefore how many mL/hr would you be
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    Pediatric Nurse vs Occupational Therapist?

    KelRN215 replied to EliApril's topic in Pediatric

    There aren't an abundance of pediatric nursing jobs but the Boston hospitals with pediatric units all hire BSN new grads. If you don't have a BSN, you will have difficulty finding a job in acute care...
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    Pediatric Nurse vs Occupational Therapist?

    KelRN215 replied to EliApril's topic in Pediatric

    You are wrong. Nurses do NOT practice medicine, they practice nursing. Nurses make their own nursing care plans. And every problem definitely does NOT have one correct answer. OTs, like nurses,...