KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Amazon Textbook Rentals?

    KelRN215 replied to longwayup's topic in General Students

    I used to buy my text books on half.com then sell them for a profit after the semester was over. I once bought a book on half.com for $8 and sold it back to my school's bookstore for
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    I SAW HIM! - Near Death Experiences

    KelRN215 replied to spotangel's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Yes, as in, the parent of the 32 week preemie wants their child baptized in the NICU, we help to arrange that. Not the 32 week pregnant woman comes in for a prenatal check, answers the screening...
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    Pregnant and new job

    KelRN215 replied to R5RN's topic in General Nursing

    OP has already been offered and accepted the position. It would be illegal for the new employer to rescind the offer over her pregnancy. I have encountered this situation with colleagues before. One...
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    unnecessary postpartum preeclampsia workup with straight cath

    KelRN215 replied to boquiabierta's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What kind of adult who's voiding on her own would even LET a nurse near her with a straight cath? This reminds me of when I was last hospitalized, 7 years ago, in August for a water deprivation test....
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    Keeping HH patients for >1 year

    KelRN215 replied to Charitynursenola's topic in Home Health

    When I worked in home health, we had several patients who were on service for YEARS but this was pediatrics and not Medicare. The long term with no end in sight patients were mostly ones with...
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    I SAW HIM! - Near Death Experiences

    KelRN215 replied to spotangel's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way reading this. I would be so offended if a nurse or any healthcare professional ever asked me if I "saw the light" during any of my past medical crises....
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    Badge picture help!

    KelRN215 replied to Danielledlt's topic in General Nursing

    My ID badge picture is just my head. You can't see what I'm wearing at
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    Rehab, feeding tubes, & constipation

    KelRN215 replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is the "usual standard daily laxative" that the patient is receiving? With narcotics, I would think they should be on colace, senna and miralax. Mix miralax with water prior to adding to feeding...
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    Never changed maiden name to married name

    KelRN215 replied to LilNurseMelissa's topic in General Nursing

    This really is a non-issue. My current nurse manager is licensed by one last name in the state she works in and another in the state that she lives in. Her email has one last name but her voicemail...
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    Nurse tech working as RN

    KelRN215 replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    You are not an RN, therefore you cannot "work as an RN." Practicing nursing without a license is against the law. Suppose in your night shifts "working as an RN" you miss a critical lab value or a...
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    No rehire !!!!!!!!!!

    KelRN215 replied to Yorker's topic in General Nursing

    People who, in your opinion, deserve employment are not a protected class. Employers mark employees ineligible for rehire for a variety of reasons. There is no discrimination
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    pediatric HH, please help

    KelRN215 replied to tami2017's topic in Home Health

    Well, they're not going to waste time training you if you aren't going to fill any hours. These agencies, like I said earlier, don't care to waste too much time on training. They'll hire you because...
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    Charlie Gard

    KelRN215 replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing News

    I think we often have this idea in the US that because we can intervene, we should. This baby may very well have gone home trached, vented, with a G-tube and/or on TPN if he was born here. But is that...
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    Charlie Gard

    KelRN215 replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing News

    Many years ago, when I worked in the hospital, we had a young patient with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, 100% fatal brain tumor. Her parents sacrificed everything they had to bring her to what...
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    Future Pediatric Nurse

    KelRN215 replied to KGay93's topic in Pediatric

    Yes you should try to find a job in a children's hospital as a CNA. Why do you plan on becoming an LPN prior to becoming an RN? You're unlikely to find an LPN job in a pediatric hospital (mine employs...
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    Charlie Gard

    KelRN215 replied to Lavender111's topic in Nursing News

    The doctor in the US who originally offered him the experimental treatment reversed his offer when he saw the baby's latest MRI. There is nothing to be done for this baby. He has a fatal condition. I...
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    Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    KelRN215 replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sexual offender registries are public record for a reason. The general public has every right to look it up, that's why the state publishes the registry and gives the general public access to it....
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    Books to give to favorite patients in NICU

    KelRN215 replied to megelizabeth1992's topic in General Nursing

    As far as books go, I like The Little Engine that Could or Oh The Places You'll Go for peds but I would have to agree that it's inappropriate for an inpatient nurse to give a gift directly to a...
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    Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    KelRN215 replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital (peds neuro), we had a teenage patient admitted for elective EEG monitoring who had a history of being a sex offender. He had molested his younger sister, I believe....
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    How can I increase my salary?

    KelRN215 replied to SpiritReborn's topic in Canada

    I second this. I was able to raise my salary almost $30k in 5 years by changing jobs
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    Personal leave of absence?

    KelRN215 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    It protects you for 12 weeks. OP has already been out of work for 5 weeks and has another 9 weeks before she delivers. Her FMLA will be exhausted prior to giving birth. FMLA will offer no further...
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    pediatric HH, please help

    KelRN215 replied to tami2017's topic in Home Health

    Here's the hard truth about pediatric private duty agencies- they just want to fill the hours the kids are assigned with a body and they generally don't care to waste too much time on training. I was...
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    Memory on the job

    KelRN215 replied to RugerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some people have better memories than others. I have always had an excellent memory. I can have a Case Manager call me and say "do you remember a patient by the name of Sally Smith?" And I'll say...
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    Personal leave of absence?

    KelRN215 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    There seems to be some confusion re:FMLA. FMLA only grants 12 weeks of leave per year. OP has already been out of work for 5 weeks and has another 9 weeks before delivery, hence FMLA will be exhausted...
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    What is 'Free water's effect?

    KelRN215 replied to SUIN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, Nutrition usually writes pretty detailed notes about how much water is provided by the formula for tube fed kids and why they need that extra free water, at least in my hospital. Had you...