KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Question about Medication

    KelRN215 replied to FromtheGroundUp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps his level is normal BECAUSE he is on
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    Omitted Work History

    KelRN215 replied to EvaFreeman's topic in General Nursing

    I can see not listing it on a resume or job application since it was only 2 weeks but you shouldn't outright lie when asked if you have worked anywhere else. You can simply say "I accepted a position...
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    Lying in a pt medical record

    KelRN215 replied to jds87's topic in General Nursing

    Police reports and witness statements are not necessarily "proof." People change their stories all the
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    Help with patient labs!!!! -Tube Feeding

    KelRN215 replied to lyndsay5530's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why is 12 hours of overnight feeds "wonky"? That's very common. The patient is hypernatremic which suggests a free water deficit. Why would high sodium lead you to believe that "fluid volume should...
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    Nursing in Boston

    KelRN215 replied to Heartaflutter's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Honestly I only rented an apartment in the city once and I found the agent I went through on Craigslist. I have owned my home for the last 5 years because I can own a 3 bedroom single family house...
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    Hitchcock medical ctr-New hapshire

    KelRN215 replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    I think you can get housing in New Hampshire for much less than $1900/month. My mortgage for my 3 bedroom house in Boston is less than that. Lebanon, NH is pretty close to the Vermont border. My...
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    Possible CMV+ patient and pregnant...what are the risks?

    KelRN215 replied to Mindylane's topic in Nursing Career

    I recall a Nurse Practitioner telling me once that most health care workers will test positive for CMV though I can't seem to find anything to support that. The CDC actually says the opposite, that...
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    Is LinkedIn Necessary?

    KelRN215 replied to bete-noire's topic in General Nursing

    It's useful but not necessary and I don't really think many people get bedside jobs that way. I do get contacted by recruiters on the regular through it, but never for bedside
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    do you have to take seperate classes to be certified as a nurse out your state

    KelRN215 replied to MaWlaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the state that you are licensed in/live in and the state you intend to work in are both compact states, you need a separate license for each state in which you intend to
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    Can Someone else do a nurse's charting?

    KelRN215 replied to karentou's topic in General Nursing

    Surgeons and Radiologists dictate their reports all the time. I don't really see how this is any different. As long as the nurse reads it and confirms its accuracy it seems ok to
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    BSN New Graduate Salaries

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

    It's highly variable depending on your location. I'd hazard to guess it's higher in Seattle than St. Louis, if you can find a job that is. Seattle seems like somewhere that would have a glut of new...
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    PO vs IV Medication Question

    KelRN215 replied to smithma5's topic in General Nursing

    Basically any newer anti-epileptic that isn't Keppra. Many of the older ones (Dilantin, Phenobarb, Depakote) are available IV but other than Keppra I don't know of any newer ones that are. The only...
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    peg tube without flush order

    KelRN215 replied to supaflyz's topic in General Nursing

    It's standard of care. You don't need an order to flush a tube following a feeding or med administration or to maintain patency. A 30 mL flush doesn't require an order. Do you call the MD to order...
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    Regular hours?

    KelRN215 replied to maco1's topic in General Nursing

    Quite the contrary, actually. I feel like I spend less time at work than I did when I was working 3 12s. I do stuff almost every evening. Last night, I went to the movies. Tonight, I am going to...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    KelRN215 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have been watching old episodes of ER lately. Just watched one from 1998 where a teenager comes into the ER with a subarachnoid hemorrhage and is found to be brain dead. Later in the episode, a...
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    Not enough equipment

    KelRN215 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a hospital nurse, I worked at a hospital that was consistently ranked #1 or #2 by US News and World Report. I specifically remember admitting a tube fed child in the middle of the night...
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    Breastfeeding vs Formula Fed babies and Childhood Obesity

    KelRN215 replied to nursedeena's topic in General Students

    What students will you be asking? How many people know if they were formula fed or breast fed? People's "feelings" about whether or not they were overweight as a child do not mean that they were...
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    D5 1/2NS for Diabetic with Pneumonia

    KelRN215 replied to Brandoink's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do the labs show? Is this a type 1 or type 2 diabetic? On
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    Transfusion not given

    KelRN215 replied to amandagracen's topic in General Nursing

    In general, we don't transfuse platelets until platelet
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    In what setting does an RN do the most thorough physical assessments and health histories?

    KelRN215 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a reason why you think nurses do not fall under the umbrella of "clinicians"? All RNs perform comprehensive
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    Typical peds ratio

    KelRN215 replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    3:1 days, 4:1 nights. Large nationally ranked pediatric hospital, Northeastern US. ICUs and stem cell transplant have lower
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    Do nurses do med math

    KelRN215 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Yes, if the order is unsafe you refuse to administer the dose. I have never actually seen a case where the pharmacist didn't reject the unsafe order as well but "because the doctor ordered it" will...
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    Instrutor getting bullied

    KelRN215 replied to sam71's topic in General Students

    Sometimes instructors write bad questions and the answer needs to be discussed. I recall a particularly bad professor that I had for pediatric nursing theory. One day we had a quiz before the class...
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    Do nurses do med math

    KelRN215 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Well your teacher is wrong. You are responsible for your own practice. If you administer the med despite thinking the order is wrong, it's on you. It absolutely would be on the RN who administered...
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    BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    KelRN215 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    16 hours. I remember walking out of the hospital after 11pm and saying "I didn't eat anything, drink anything or pee today." No thank you with that environment