KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Should gtube feeding bags be rinsed between feedings?

    KelRN215 replied to Martyyyna's topic in Pediatric

    When I worked inpatient we also only changed the bag q 24
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    Cannot find no ADN programs!

    KelRN215 replied to xoxo23's topic in General Students

    Can't resist urge to post this: How To Use An Apostrophe - The Oatmeal OP, you do not need an ADN to get a BSN. I entered my BSN program directly from high school. I couldn't drive when I entered...
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    Can you help me understand the rationale for choosing this IV solution?

    KelRN215 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    Why do you think it would kill the patient? It wouldn't kill the patient because you're not bolusing it. This is maintenance IVF. The liter is going to be administered over several hours. 20 mEq...
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    So can i loose my certificate and or be jailed??

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

    Yes, and that part was conveniently left out of the OP. This is textbook patient abandonment. OP, you left for lunch so the expectation was that you would be returning in 30 min or an hour, however...
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    Accelerated nursing programs-- will hospital pay back student loans from undergrad?

    KelRN215 replied to grizzly_o's topic in Nursing Career

    Tuition reimbursement is for classes you take to further your education WHILE you are employed. A prospective employer is not going to pay you back for a degree you already
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    Home care nurse needs serious advise re ? abused dog

    KelRN215 replied to nurse4sale's topic in Home Health

    I don't see a problem. There is no law that dog owners must keep their dogs in a cage with a cushion. I just left my best friend's house. Her dog doesn't have a cushion when it's in its crate. The...
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    Bad job reference from my school...now what?

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

    There is no slander in this case. Per the OP's own story, the professor expressed concerns about the OP's ability to take initiative and perform as a competent nurse. The reference never said that she...
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    Requesting words of encouragement… I’m a new grad having a breakdown at work right now.

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

    A couple problems with your bolded statement here. First, nursing is NOT "just following orders." You don't blindly follow orders that you disagree with or that are harmful to your patient. It is...
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    Unhappy CNA on night shift. Help?

    KelRN215 replied to michigan94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    They are always asking you to do things because you are their aide, it is your job to aide the nurses. You need to get used to this if you hope to go anywhere in nursing. If you think CNAs have to...
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    Bad job reference from my school...now what?

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

    This is false. How would it be "illegal" for someone to give a negative reference? You honestly think the legislature sat down and passed a law saying that references can only provide positive...
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    Management

    KelRN215 replied to IVNinja300's topic in General Nursing

    The Peter Principle is alive and well in healthcare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle Everywhere is like this. Good managers are rarer than bad
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    New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

    KelRN215 replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The only thing I ever brought when working at the bedside was my stethoscope. Anything else the hospital should be providing. If I needed extra scrubs while at work, I took them from the hospital's...
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    Legal question POA

    KelRN215 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    The OP is a little misleading. This adult patient didn't have any sort of advanced directive or health care proxy. Because of that, parents had to go to court to get legal guardianship, which was...
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    KelRN215 replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that pediatrics is full of ethical concerns. I had an interesting one that came up this week. I actually think the kid's case may be heading towards an ethics consult. 17 9/12 year old....
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    Top ethical concerns to RNs

    KelRN215 replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Death four hours after a dose of morphine is not death caused or hastened by the morphine. Morphine has a very short half life, it's gone by 4 hours later. I think of this kid every time something...
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    How did you finally "know" when you found your niche?

    KelRN215 replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Nursing Career

    I've always known my niche was pediatrics. I literally never want to be an adult nurse. But I've never had a job that I felt like I wanted to stay at forever. You can move around within your chosen...
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    How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I specifically remember going in first grade because I had flipped my chair over that morning and hit my head on a radiator before coming to school. She gave me an ice pack. It was then I decided I...
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    Overtime pay and taxes

    KelRN215 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. In Massachusetts we pay state income tax. With the same withholdings (federal and state) at the end of the year I typically owe the state and get a lot back from
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    Overtime pay and taxes

    KelRN215 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Correct. I should have said they withhold more those weeks. Your withholdings are based on the premise that what you make this week will be what you make every
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    Overtime pay and taxes

    KelRN215 replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer taxes you on each paycheck as if that is how much money you will make every week though. It does happen that in the weeks that you make more, you pay significantly more in taxes....
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    Can you work at a hospital with a GED after getting your CNA?

    KelRN215 replied to christinamiller12322's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked with a Nurse Practitioner who never graduated from high school and had her
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    Cost of CT Scan

    KelRN215 replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds about right to me. My MRIs cost over $8000 and my employer got rid of all of our platinum insurance plans for next year, which means I get to pay 20% of that out of
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    New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

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

    No one is trying to "put you down" or "dim your light." Sometimes, a dose of reality is necessary. This is precisely how young people get themselves into trouble financially. You think you are going...
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    What is it like to work in Hematology/Oncology?

    KelRN215 replied to nurseontheway's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not sure what you mean "these are not acute patients". Of course they are. A child in remission from ALL on maintenance chemotherapy can quickly become VERY acute when neutropenic. Is this an...
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    New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

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

    You won't bring home $4300 per month. I make 40% more than what you'll be making per hour and I bring home only about $300 more than that per month. You are forgetting taxes and the cost of...