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    Canadian RN in Massachusetts

    KelRN215 replied to ZoFe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Where in MA are you looking to work? We have a huge surplus of homegrown nurses in MA, with half a dozen BSN programs in Boston proper alone (Boston College, Northeastern, UMass Boston, Simmons, Mass...
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    New Grad Salary Boston?

    KelRN215 replied to USMCRN2015's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    New BSN grads in Boston hospitals tend to earn in the $30/hr range. That's for those working shift work though. Clinic/outpatient/M-F work will almost always pay a lower base salary and you lose out...
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    Withheld meds

    KelRN215 replied to demo24's topic in General Nursing

    What legalities are you concerned with? How are you supposed to administer meds via PEG when the PEG is
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    Am I the only one that's done this?

    KelRN215 replied to Trama_junky's topic in General Nursing

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    Assessment question? Is this common?

    KelRN215 replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your colleagues are not actually assessing the patients. Let management take that up with them. You chart your findings. If the patient really did develop a new hemiparesis, of course that's...
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    Common Pediatric Meds?

    KelRN215 replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Pediatric

    Oh ok, I was thinking onc patients. No NSAIDs for
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    Common Pediatric Meds?

    KelRN215 replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Pediatric

    Most kids with cancer/on active chemo are maintained on some sort of PCP prophylaxis- usually Bactrim or Mepron. While inpatient/getting chemotherapy, every antiemetic in the book- zofran, ativan,...
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    Children's Hospital?

    KelRN215 replied to ANMpreN's topic in Pediatric

    I don't think of anything I do as "hurting" my patients. Sure they cry when they get a shot (though I've also had baby patients who laughed and clapped after getting shots) but we're not giving them...
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    Peds interview question responses!

    KelRN215 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Pediatric

    I agree. A lot of people "love" kids but wouldn't be able to work with the kinds of kids we take care of. I don't think I'd throw in anything about "sometimes I lose my patience though". We all do,...
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    Calling diabetes experts

    KelRN215 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Correct. The last time I had labs checked my blood sugar was 63 mg/dL. My Endocrinologist (I have diabetes insipidus, not diabetes mellitus) was
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    Calling diabetes experts

    KelRN215 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    There's no need to treat blood sugar levels of 70 or 85 in a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic, let alone a type 2 on no hypoglycemics. How would this person become critically low by morning? She...
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    NG tube and/or oxygen oral temps?

    KelRN215 replied to Sisyphus_01's topic in General Nursing

    What would be the rationale for not taking an oral temp on a patient with an NG tube or oxygen (via nasal
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    How do you handle narcissist patients?

    KelRN215 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THIS. I'm really disappointed at the apparent lack of understanding about mental health diagnoses in this thread. Borderline, Narcissistic and Antisocial (Sociopath) are diagnosable personality...
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    KelRN215 replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with this. I don't need to be told that the patient has a 22g in his right hand, I can see that in his computer. What I want to know is when this IV was placed, were these stat labs that...
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    How do you handle narcissist patients?

    KelRN215 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is described in the OP is not narcissism. Unless things have changed since I left bedside nursing, staff nurses are not qualified to diagnose personality disorders. Throwing around diagnoses...
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    HIPPA Violation Question: Triage

    KelRN215 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPPA = ? Female Hippopotamus. Presumably the patient, unless blind, can see how many other people there are in the waiting room. Unless...
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    Can't get into my RN Program because of Obamacare

    KelRN215 replied to LCNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    What's the problem? Why are you shaking your head? A peripheral lab draw isn't brain surgery, whether the phlebotomist drawing your blood is working at Walgreens or an Academic Medical Center, he...
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    Can't get into my RN Program because of Obamacare

    KelRN215 replied to LCNYC's topic in New York Nursing

    You realize that it's because of Obamacare that you even had the option to enroll in a new health insurance through the Marketplace instead of paying the full price through COBRA, right? Obamacare...
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    Notes in 3rd person style

    KelRN215 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it seems clear to us because that is how we nurses are taught to chart. I can see how it would be confusing to someone outside of nursing. In general conversation you might say something...
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    Why Do We Say "Nursing School"?

    KelRN215 replied to singwithme123's topic in General Nursing

    My university had 4 undergraduate schools- The School of Arts and Sciences, The School of Management, The School of Education and The School of Nursing. It's called nursing school because that's what...
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    Procrit

    KelRN215 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    Medicare is the only payer that pays a flat fee for the cert period though. Every other payer pays for the visits that are done. And the supplies are provided by a supply company, not the agency,...
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    declining a pt assignment

    KelRN215 replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Home Health

    Medicare does not pay for private duty nursing services, period. I assure you they are not paying for you to cook for a
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    How do you leave it at work?

    KelRN215 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do three things to leave work at work: 1. Turn my work phone OFF the minute the clock strikes 5:31PM. Do not turn it back on until I pull into the parking garage in the morning. 2. Occupy my out...
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    Nurses, how do you view your job?

    KelRN215 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    It's a job. I am a multidimensional person. Being a nurse is a small part of who I am- it is my job. It is not my calling or my passion or anything of the sort. It is how I pay my bills. I am...
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    When do going back to school STOP!!

    KelRN215 replied to tlklvn13's topic in General Nursing

    This is not true. If a teacher wants to become an administrator, she needs to go back to school. In my state, teachers need to be masters prepared within 5 years of obtaining employment in the...