KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    KelRN215 replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was competent and not on a hold. If she chooses to leave, she chooses to leave. Restraining her was
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    MASSACHUSETTS

    KelRN215 replied to Sabr's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You should start applying in January if you hope to obtain a new grad position. The jobs will all be gone by March. It is difficult to get a new grad job in Boston proper without connections, but...
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    5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    KelRN215 replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    I read this article the other day and the reactions are pretty much what I expected. I'm going to guess that a significant number of people here don't work in pediatrics. I have worked in pediatrics...
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    oxygen in dying hospice patients

    KelRN215 replied to bmel's topic in General Nursing

    When someone stops breathing, it doesn't matter how much oxygen is being delivered by nasal cannula. It's not going
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    Outside of Nursing..

    KelRN215 replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever I feel like doing. Today, watching the Patriots game at a bar and drinking pumpkin beer. No I own my home but that's about it. It is my job. It is not meant to "fulfill everything I...
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    Lines not being sutured?

    KelRN215 replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in General Nursing

    I hate those things. Everyone who I know who's ever had to pull a PICC from a child with one of those in hates
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    Urine from drainage bag?

    KelRN215 replied to DierkyBrewster's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For just a U/A we always sent from the bag. Cultures need to be withdrawn from the sample
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    What warrants a call home?

    KelRN215 replied to rainbow33's topic in School

    Mom is crazy. Move
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    Should Nurses have to clean patients rooms after a patient dies or is discharged??

    KelRN215 replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why wouldn't it be legal? Do you really think the legislature would sit down and pass a law that says "nurses cannot clean a patient's
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    Charging with a patient family member

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

    It wouldn't be a HIPAA violation because the charge nurse, in her role as charge nurse, needs to know what's going on with all patients on the floor. The patient could have chosen to go to another...
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    KelRN215 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    The struggle is real. To answer the OP- I have tested negative for MRSA, VRE and C-Diff in the past. I assumed I'd be colonized with at least
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    Reason for leaving job?

    KelRN215 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    "It feels like it's time for a change." I left my last job because I foresaw that the company was going to go under soon, there was borderline fraud going on and all managers were told that we had...
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    Question about prostaglandin inhibitors in PDA?

    KelRN215 replied to jat20's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When understanding congenital heart disease, also keep in mind that there are some congenital heart defects where you don't want the PDA to close. For example, in hypoplastic left heart syndrome,...
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    Question about holding an RN license in multiple states

    KelRN215 replied to NBMom1225's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why does that seem weird? You live in Texas. If you want to keep your California license active, you pay the renewal fee to the California BoN and complete the necessary CEUs. You can live wherever...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    KelRN215 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Private employers can refuse to hire anyone they please for any reason they please, save for a select few prohibited by law. The Americans with Disability Act protects people with disabilities from...
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    Should I make a stink about this?

    KelRN215 replied to Zooey72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    What is your schedule like as a nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Overtime is costly. To management, it represents poor time management on the part of the nurse. They will never admit that the nurses are overworked and the unit is
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    Accidently took home a patients' insulin!

    KelRN215 replied to iliket0fuu's topic in Patient Medications

    It was insulin. The pharmacy can send a new vial if needed. At least it wasn't something like dilaudid. From now on, get in the habit of checking your pockets before leaving for the
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    Quitting without a notice

    KelRN215 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is the point I was going to make. If you are currently working and list yourself as employed on your resume, the prospective employer will expect that you need to give notice to your current...
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    What is your schedule like as a nurse?

    KelRN215 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, 50/50 day/night rotation for everyone except permanent night staff or nurses who'd been around for 10+ years and made a deal for a permanent day position. Missed meal...
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    Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    KelRN215 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see. GI clinic poo, Pulmonary clinic snot, Oncology clinic vomit, Renal or Urology clinics pee. Yes. And clinic experience won't be a stepping stone to
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    Can you get poked by removing an iv catheter?!

    KelRN215 replied to futurerntho's topic in General Nursing

    What would you get poked
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    CML Patient interested in becoming a nurse

    KelRN215 replied to Djakujudobre's topic in General Nursing

    In the past 8 years of being a nurse, I have paid anywhere from $23-$139 per pay period for health insurance. My co-pays for inpatient stays have ranged from $0-$500. My co-pays for my annual MRIs...
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    Facebook nurses and patients

    KelRN215 replied to Annaleemabey's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    They actually just settled a lawsuit about that. I got an email about it the other
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    All my friends are RNs

    KelRN215 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my friends are NOT nurses. I stay in touch with one friend from nursing school and hang out with a few others from time to time but, by and large, I am usually the only nurse at any...