KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    In love with my psyche nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to Hyacinthk's topic in Psychiatric

    Because he is a psych nurse and you are a psych patient. It's his job to converse with you throughout the
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    In love with my psyche nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to Hyacinthk's topic in Psychiatric

    He tried to talk to you because you were his patient and he was doing his job. He knew things that you had told other nurses because they charted these things or passed them on in report. I think you...
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    Flavored formula for feeding tubes

    KelRN215 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Wondering others' opinions on this. 4 year old, FTT, s/p new G-tube. Child had previously been on oral Pediasure. Now will be getting Pediasure feeds via GT. They wrote specifically for chocolate...
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    In love with my psyche nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to Hyacinthk's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych nurses chart what is going on with their patients. "Patient contracts for safety." "Patient refused to get out of bed or attend group today." "Patient endorses suicidal ideation." "Patient...
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    LPN: is it worth it? Can you work in a hospital and what do you do?

    KelRN215 replied to Jmarty31's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No. Do NOT delay nursing classes to take CNA classes. That is absolutely foolish. Why would you want to delay graduating from a BSN program to work for slightly more than minimum wage? You are...
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    IV starts in arm with a DVT

    KelRN215 replied to freezin's topic in General Nursing

    All the upper extremity DVTs I've seen have been related to PICC lines. Once the clot is discovered the PICC is removed and the arm is no line/no tourniquet/no BPs. If you can't use the other arm,...
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    Major Med Error

    KelRN215 replied to keynurse's topic in Patient Medications

    2 mg of ativan is not that much for an adult. We give that dose to 20 kg kids all the time. P.S. Narcan would have done nothing to reverse the effects of ativan. Narcan is the reversal agent for...
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    Outside of Nursing..

    KelRN215 replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    We should be best friends. I loved Thailand. Have a blast! Be forewarned, though, you will never be able to eat "Thai food" again once you come
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    Paediatric teaching Learning

    KelRN215 replied to Rosey82's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, just my opinion, but I think you are creating more work for yourself by picking such a vague topic. You can easily teach a 12 year old something more concrete about sex or peer...
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    Paediatric teaching Learning

    KelRN215 replied to Rosey82's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is this activity directed towards one child or towards a group/class of children of this
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    Why don't nurses bond?

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

    Actually, this thread reminds me of a very specific episode of ER. Doug and Carol had gotten back together but it was a secret. Mark and Doug go to California because Doug's father dies, Mark...
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    Flavored formula for feeding tubes

    KelRN215 replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I have never heard of a veggie flavored formula. HOWEVER, if anything, I could see that a formula with added flavor could make a patient sick vs the base formula with no added flavor. In the case...
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    Dosing calculation for Ceftriaxone 400 mg IM

    KelRN215 replied to gigi607's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The powdered medication has what's known as a "displacement value." The powdered medication adds to the total volume. You add 1.8 mL of diluent to the vial and your final volume ends up being 2 mL,...
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    Why don't nurses bond?

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

    It's a TV show. On ER, the characters only hung around with each other and all married/had babies with people they met at work. In the real world, people have lives outside of
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    Flushing IV line

    KelRN215 replied to canard's topic in Pediatric

    If piggy backed on the B line, yes. If the antibiotic was dispensed by the pharmacy in a bag as opposed to a syringe, it was at least 75 mL of med and for a bigger kid. Any volumes 60 mL or less...
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    How hard is it to swith nursing specialties or fields?

    KelRN215 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Your fears are unfounded. Nurses are educated as generalists. The specific knowledge you need for each specialty will be learned on
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    what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

    KelRN215 replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

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    How long is your commute?

    KelRN215 replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    I have never lived more than 6 miles from my primary job. But driving 6 miles can take 15 minutes or it can take an
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    what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

    KelRN215 replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

    How is any of this your problem? If she wants better grades she should study more, simple as
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    MASSACHUSETTS

    KelRN215 replied to Sabr's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It depends on the year. All of the big Boston Hospitals (Mass General, The Brigham, Beth Israel, Tufts, Boston Medical Center, Children's Hospital) have them at some point or another. I don't know...
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    Curious, About to start college

    KelRN215 replied to HaideMarines's topic in Pediatric

    Nurses for patents of all ages administer
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    POLL ---Can a teacher give a group grade, but YOU a different grade from the group?

    KelRN215 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, did you contribute to the group? Perhaps the group approached the professor and expressed that you did not. It's obvious when someone doesn't pull their weight in a group project. When I was a...
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    Jealous Friends...

    KelRN215 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    Correct. My friends are no more jealous of me for being a nurse than I am of them for being a psychologist, a technical writer, a software engineer, a salesman, someone who works in a non-profit,...
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    worried about student

    KelRN215 replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I hope they are doing more of a work-up. Pediatric strokes are extremely rare, if a kid is having TIAs, something is causing them. Kid needs an MRA or an Angiogram to rule out (or in) things like an...
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    Glucose Competency: testing your own blood sugar?

    KelRN215 replied to kaylee.'s topic in General Nursing

    The only time I had to do this was when I was working as a CNA at a community hospital in the town I'd grown up in. Now that I think of it, in the same orientation with me was a girl who'd graduated...