KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    NCLEX Survey!

    KelRN215 replied to aalayton88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. 1 2. MA 3.
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    Difficult parents/patient

    KelRN215 replied to ICareAlot's topic in Pediatric

    Pain/hurt is subjective. Just because you don't think a throat culture hurts doesn't mean a child won't think it does. When I was a child, I thought they hurt. I got strep all the time and I used...
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    My Managers steal from the budget???

    KelRN215 replied to NTechTruth's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    "Spend a lot of the money on themselves". What, exactly, does that mean? That the nurse manager's salary is the highest salary of the entire department? Duh. Or that she spends money on office...
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    Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

    KelRN215 replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Sounds like student needs a
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    mrsa testing

    KelRN215 replied to Kaitef0716's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient's on methicillin, the results would still be
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    Licensing question

    KelRN215 replied to Tobeyma09's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, NCLEX is a national exam. It doesn't matter where you take it geographically. You can take it in Rhode Island or New Hampshire if they have sooner dates available when you get your
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    How much do you work on your days "off"?

    KelRN215 replied to Haijun's topic in General Nursing

    Don't make it a habit and it won't be an issue. I no longer work 3 12's but don't check work email at home, don't EVER put it on your personal phone, and do all stuff like mandatory online trainings...
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    Debriefing after death

    KelRN215 replied to city midwife's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked somewhere that wouldn't have notified me in the above situation. When I worked in the hospital, many of our pedi oncology patients died. If they died on the floor, the people...
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    Where should a new graduate nurse start working?

    KelRN215 replied to Sonia B's topic in General Nursing

    Echoing the others- whatever department offers you a job. Most new grads cannot afford to be picky in this current job
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    Chemotherapy

    KelRN215 replied to S_karimy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is not how this happens. A child who can understand needs to be prepared about hair loss but the nurse isn't going to have this conversation without the parents' knowledge or without the child...
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    Insulin drip question

    KelRN215 replied to melimeli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    226 lb is not 97.9 kg. Just pointing that
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    Advice Needed

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

    The med-surg experience will serve you better in the long run. Can you afford to work
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    Central line insertion

    KelRN215 replied to pet2012's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We place central lines in the OR in children or sometimes in the ICU on sedated children so in those cases, someone else is always in the room. PICCs are placed by the IV RN without anyone else in...
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    NP gave meds to her married boyfriend

    KelRN215 replied to SummerRoses's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your lying, cheating ex-husband told you she gave them to him. Why do you believe him? He's a liar. You don't know how he came into possession of them. You also don't know that she wasn't...
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    NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    KelRN215 replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    I've never seen an MD place an NGT. The Anesthesiologist probably places the ones placed during surgeries but routine NG placements are always done by nurses. Standard of care when I worked in the...
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    Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    KelRN215 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    My 2 careers of choice would be Supreme Court Justice or professional world traveler. In reality, I'll just stick with
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    Please help review for med admin through g tube

    KelRN215 replied to nrse76's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I have ever, in 9 years of being a nurse, administered GT meds by gravity. We mix them with such a small amount of water in pediatrics and just push
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    Why did you choose to become a Nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Because when I was in 8th grade, I was obsessed with the TV show ER. Carol Hathaway was my favorite character and she got to make out with George Clooney. This is at least 75% of the reason why I...
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    Please help review for med admin through g tube

    KelRN215 replied to nrse76's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to give 15 mL of water between each med as well as 30 mL before and after, a significant portion of that 240 mL water bolus is going to be covered. I have never flushed a GT between...
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    KelRN215 replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Those people gave you false
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    How do you sign your credentials?

    KelRN215 replied to heather717's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My business card, my email signature, my LinkedIn profile and my resume say BSN but when I sign my name on notes or other documents I just sign
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    KelRN215 replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    You don't get to work "whenever you want", unless you are per diem. If you are permanent staff, you work when your employer tells you you will work, be it days, nights, evenings, weekends, holidays,...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    KelRN215 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not in my experience. We always consulted the ethics team if a terminally ill teenager wanted to stop treatment, especially a 17 year old. The mature minor rule can apply to much younger teens. For...
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    Resignation

    KelRN215 replied to heronurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, not if you are an at-will employee. But resigning without notice is not professional and a bad reference can follow you throughout your
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    KelRN215 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Watching an old (season 3) episode of ER right now. Pt comes in, reports that he has CF and when asked how old he is, says he's 19. They then call his primary doctor and the whole staff freaks out...