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    When do hospital placements usually start for RN students

    KelRN215 replied to bluestar776's topic in General Students

    Every school is different. Diploma and ADN programs start them sooner than BSN programs. I did a traditional 4 year BSN program straight out of high school. Half of our graduating class started...
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    I give up on this math problem

    KelRN215 replied to Larry2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You know that you are infusing 40 gtt/min and that there are 10 gtt in 1 mL. From there, you can figure out how many mL/min you are infusing. Multiply that by 60 and you can figure out how many mL...
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    Am I too optimistic about paying off loans?

    KelRN215 replied to TravelRhythm's topic in General Nursing

    $1500/week take home? Where did you get that number from? I took home about $1500 every OTHER week when I was a new grad. To take home $1500/week, you'd have an hourly rate of over $50/hr. I don't...
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    Job Offer in Home Health

    KelRN215 replied to iowanursemom's topic in Home Health

    1 FTE = 40 hrs/week 0.9 FTE = 36 hrs/week 0.8 FTE - 32 hrs/week, so in home care that would likely be 4 days/week. OP, are you talking about home health as in visits or private duty? The previous...
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    Independent practice in CA?

    KelRN215 replied to M.I.'s topic in Nurse Registration

    I don't think there's any such thing as a "Dermatology Nurse Specialist" in the US. At least I've never heard of it in 9 years of being a
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    Pediatric Preceptor

    KelRN215 replied to madisand's topic in General Students

    I could not possibly disagree with this statement more. You don't need Med-Surg experience to be a pediatric nurse. I have been a nurse for 9 years. Every job I've held has been in pediatrics. I...
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    Why the MBA in nursing grad programs?

    KelRN215 replied to b-hutch's topic in General Nursing

    For nurses who want to enter the business side of
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    Registration Lapse

    KelRN215 replied to mh64ban's topic in General Nursing

    Part of your professional responsibility is to keep your license active. It's not that hard to remember to renew
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    Diabetes Question

    KelRN215 replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Diabetics can become hypoglycemic AFTER they've been diagnosed from their medications- insulin (most commonly) or oral hypoglycemics. Diabetes is diagnosed based on a fasting blood glucose of 126...
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    "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    KelRN215 replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I have never once known, or cared to know, the GPA of any of my
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    Patient drives off after anesthesia

    KelRN215 replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    What would HR do? They deal with employees, not
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    IV fluids after C/S, am I wrong???

    KelRN215 replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't some of these women question why they still have IV fluid running if they're drinking fine? I interpret the order the same way that you do, OP. Discontinue the IVF once the patient is...
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    DNR

    KelRN215 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    Call the MD, request that he/she have a discussion with the patient and then enter the DNR
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    "Can you stay late?" Hours and overtime.

    KelRN215 replied to Spookysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Why should you feel guilty? I have a life, I have plans after work and I'm not changing them at the last minute for work. Another reason why I like working a normal schedule
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    Oh, for the love of...any ED positions that are not nights or rotating shifts in Boston?!

    KelRN215 replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, straight nights was the coveted shift. All of our most senior nurses (20+ years on the floor) worked permanent nights. Free parking and no
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    PICU or Pediatric Oncology

    KelRN215 replied to cwazycupcakes's topic in Pediatric

    OP, it kind of sounds like you have already made your decision. For me I like the relationships you build with patients/families in pediatric oncology. I like that I can walk into a patient's room...
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    Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

    KelRN215 replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

    Sure it's possible. We have very few falls in pediatrics. I can count on one hand the number of incident reports I filed for falls in my 5 years as a floor nurse. The NICU, I'm sure, has 0 falls....
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    Diplomatic "reasons for leaving" on application

    KelRN215 replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    "I am ready for a change." If you are applying to something other than bedside, say you are looking for a better
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    Help with lab values?

    KelRN215 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the entire CBC is low, the patient is pancytopenic and potentially has something seriously wrong with him. A CBC is not one lab value, but a whole series of tests. What are the values for the...
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    Licensure to practice in certain states

    KelRN215 replied to nursing#101's topic in General Nursing

    Licenses are granted by the state but NCLEX is a national exam. Your initial license will be for whatever state you apply for licensure in. It need not be the state you went to school in nor the...
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    It was just a matter of time....

    KelRN215 replied to Nrsng_is_life's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, are we talking about nursing school or middle school? Everyone involved needs to grow up. My nursing program was a traditional BSN program with people who entered directly out of high...
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    How many clinical rotations do you have?

    KelRN215 replied to meganec17's topic in General Students

    I had 7. 1st semester Junior Year: Med Surg 2nd semester Junior Year: Med Surg II and Maternity 1st semester Senior Year: Pedi and Psych 2nd semester Senior Year: Community Health and
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    How often does this happen

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

    You wouldn't "disobey" an order to give vanco or potassium IV push? Or to give a bolus feed into a J-tube? If a provider writes an order that it unsafe, it behooves the nurse to refuse to carry it...
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    Test question has me confused...

    KelRN215 replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    It's more critical to treat hypoglycemia than hyper and your patient is a diabetic exhibiting classic signs of hypoglycemia. The answer is to administer glucose. Better that than glucagon once your...
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    Oh, for the love of...any ED positions that are not nights or rotating shifts in Boston?!

    KelRN215 replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I don't know of any hospital in the city of Boston that doesn't make everyone work rotating shifts at hire. I have plenty of nurse friends who I graduated with (9 years ago) who are still rotating...