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    RN-BSN

    KelRN215 replied to emergenceRN17's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I know several people who did Curry's and one person who teaching at Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in their RN-BSN program. My alma mater (Boston College) has one but I think it's...
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    Nursing school too hard on purpose?

    KelRN215 replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

    It sounds like the problem is the OP's specific program and not "nursing school" in general. I had ZERO experiences similar to those described in the OP while in school. I had to take a medical LOA...
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    What is the freaking deal with OB?

    KelRN215 replied to Mavrick's topic in General Students

    It's what many consider one of the few happy areas of nursing. Personally, I found OB dreadfully boring and it was my least favorite area in nursing
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    Nursing vs. Dentistry vs. Optometry vs. ???

    KelRN215 replied to sophia33's topic in General Students

    I have a colleague who's an RN and owns her own company... it's not a nursing company but she does own it. I'm not too worried about Optometrists going out of business, 1-800 contacts doesn't know...
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    Will I fail my clinicals??

    KelRN215 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Students

    None of us can really say, we are not your instructor. Do you understand why putting a dirty needle in the trash is a huge no-no? How do you know if the treatment the RT gave the patient was effective...
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    What do you do when you realize nursing is not for you?

    KelRN215 replied to JJ1994's topic in General Students

    A BSN doesn't qualify you to do anything that isn't nursing. You would need to continue on for another degree, likely in Public
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    KelRN215 replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Right. What kind of doctor goes out to dinner with his patient to discuss personal views on tattoos? Apparently he has issues with tattoos AND with professional
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    Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    KelRN215 replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    It puzzles me how when an employee from the billing department leaves, her duties are passed on to the
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    Starting an IV with Lidocaine or Not?

    KelRN215 replied to hayest's topic in Patient Medications

    What the patient wants and what's medically appropriate are not one and the
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    KelRN215 replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Still doesn't explain your statement of how you expect to catch Hepatitis from staff with healed tattoos or why they can't touch you. If you go to the ER, you surely don't know if any of the staff...
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    What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    KelRN215 replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't see anything wrong with staff taking seats away from students. Students shouldn't be sitting in the breakroom, they should be with their assigned patient. Day shifts in the hospital are...
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    This is a stretch to call HIPAA violation

    KelRN215 replied to T-Bird78's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I was 17 years, 364 days and 9 hours away from turning 18 when I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Technically any medical decision making belonged to my mother at that exact minute but, in all...
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    Is this a HIPAA violation?

    KelRN215 replied to TitusNoir's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Just because B is a nurse doesn't mean he is bound by HIPAA in his personal life. It was a douchey thing to do but there's no professional violation to report. This reminds me a little of a situation...
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    Nurse Recruiter and HIPAA violation?

    KelRN215 replied to SookieBSN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is not only a HIPAA violation but a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I'd file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights and the
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    Bedside Reporting: HIPPA Violation?

    KelRN215 replied to rnccf2007's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Hahaha that's exactly how it happened in my hospital. To the point that the leadership team stayed late or came in on weekends to micromanage staff and ensure that we did it. Then they moved on to...
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    Starting an IV with Lidocaine or Not?

    KelRN215 replied to hayest's topic in Patient Medications

    And then there's the anticipation factor with Emla. I have parents who don't even use Emla on their toddlers prior to their ports being accessed because the hour of anticipation/anxiety isn't worth...
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    KelRN215 replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What in the world? How do you know if your MD has a tattoo on his shoulder or chest underneath his labcoat? Surely you're letting him touch you... Care to explain that statement? You are...
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    How many jobs/units until you found your "niche"

    KelRN215 replied to Michellelove's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I don't imagine there's any job I'll want to stay at forever. Things are different nowadays, I've had more jobs in my 8 years as a nurse than both of my parents in their collective 80 years of...
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    Hydrocephalus

    KelRN215 replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    These Neurosurgeons have a long history of ignoring hydrocephalus until it's an emergency. I saw it for years when I worked there. I watched them pull EVD after EVD on a baby with aqueductal...
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    Know a Nurse with 2 jobs (or more)?

    KelRN215 replied to JustCheckin''s topic in General Nursing

    I have held 2 jobs as a nurse before. I started working per diem at a boarding school when I was still working at the hospital. Then, I left the hospital and worked a part-time home health/case...
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    bon

    KelRN215 replied to butterfly1983's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    With
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    New grad.

    KelRN215 replied to Mannysingh's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can start applying at any time, but a job offer will be contingent upon passing NCLEX. Get that resume out there, I had my new grad job offer 2 months before
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    How many jobs/units until you found your "niche"

    KelRN215 replied to Michellelove's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a niche has to mean staying in one place. My niche is pediatrics but I've held several jobs within that
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    not comfortable with giving narcotic injection due to street drug interaction

    KelRN215 replied to Sarge_BSN_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I, too, am curious about the whole doing a UDS as a "standard precaution" thing. If the patient used an illicit substance the night before, he's unlikely still under the influence of anything and I'm...
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    PCA Question

    KelRN215 replied to regerterb's topic in Patient Medications

    I have never heard of such a thing as drawing up/mixing PCA cartridges oneself. Our cartridges were pre-loaded with, I believe, 30 mg of morphine. I forget how much the dilaudid ones had. There was...