KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    MEDICAL DIRECTOR on Vacation......

    KelRN215 replied to lumbarpain's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of place only has one doctor? That's dumb. But what is the doctor supposed to do? Work 24 hrs/day 365 days/year and never go on vacation? I don't find that reasonable. This doesn't seem...
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    Is the student pregnant?

    KelRN215 replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    Asking any woman "are you pregnant" because the outside perception is that she has gained weight is a BAD idea and super awkward for all involved if the answer is no. I would not participate in...
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    Why can't we have 12 hour shifts and 8 hours shifts?

    KelRN215 replied to ziplag's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, we had a mix of 12s and 8s. Most people preferred
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    Nurses with ear piercings

    KelRN215 replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have seven piercings in my ears (three in each lobe and cartilage on the left) and I have never taken my earrings out nor have I been asked to. I wore my earrings all through school, on every job...
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    decision making

    KelRN215 replied to Shrooq Alsulami's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Number 4 would be illegal in the US. You cannot communicate with anyone regarding a competent adult patient without his consent. If the patient is of sound mind and says "I do not want this...
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    Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    KelRN215 replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    Am I the only one who thinks the instructor is FOS when she tells the students that the nurses actually kept track of their bathroom breaks and reported back? I have diabetes insipidus and need...
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    Test question.

    KelRN215 replied to Creedyfbaby's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    None of the above. All are terrible
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    How to prove nurse looked up my medical record

    KelRN215 replied to Marmolada's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Precisely. While we're on the topic of HIPAA, your husband has no more rights to know who accessed your medical records than this nurse friend does to access them. Marriage doesn't negate privacy...
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    PARENTS say the darnedest things

    KelRN215 replied to fetch's topic in School

    That's the best thing I've ever
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    PARENTS say the darnedest things

    KelRN215 replied to fetch's topic in School

    Not in a school but I had the mother of a child (who's s/p heart transplant) ask me if they could have a Christmas Tree last holiday season. "Won't it take oxygen away from him?" she asked....
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    Can I refer to myself as RN or the school nurse

    KelRN215 replied to kkanady's topic in School

    Well, here's a scenario for you. Let's say the nurse is for some reason not in the building temporarily. A teacher comes down yelling that a kid in her classroom is seizing. Little Johnny has...
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    HIV needle stick

    KelRN215 replied to Kyliemarie8588's topic in General Nursing

    We don't supply needles, they come from the specialty pharmacies the children get their injectable medications from. I can think of several different pharmacies that supply these patients with their...
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    help

    KelRN215 replied to rundelk20's topic in General Nursing

    Why would ADHD prevent you from becoming a nurse? There are very few disabilities that would preclude everyone affected by them from working in a given
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    HIV needle stick

    KelRN215 replied to Kyliemarie8588's topic in General Nursing

    Some needles that patients have in the home don't have safety devices. It's backwards, for sure, but I use needles on a regular basis in home health that don't have safeties. Most of them are subq,...
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    Questions and Prayers!

    KelRN215 replied to Awagner311's topic in School

    ^ In some states it is illegal to tell the parent of a pregnant teenager that she is pregnant. There are laws in place to protect the teenagers. If a teenager came in and said she's pregnant, I would...
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    glove allergy

    KelRN215 replied to sherone's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Vinyl gloves were all we used when I worked in the hospital, unless the patient was on chemotherapy. Who told you they don't offer protection against blood borne illnesses? I haven't seen latex...
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    4 Point Restraints in the ER. Is that Abuse?

    KelRN215 replied to Vickymay's topic in Emergency

    What is strange about it? It answered your question clearly and concisely. There is a time and a place for restraints and drunken patients who are combative in the ER usually fit the bill. What is...
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    Dealing with pediatric patients

    KelRN215 replied to JimmyDurham9's topic in Pediatric

    It's trial and error for some kids. When you find something that works, go with it. Last year I had a 7 year old with cancer who was incredibly behavioral and would flip out with everything. A lab...
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    I resigned my first poopy nursing job but I have a question?

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

    Perhaps you didn't get on well with the staff because you referred to the job as a "poop cleaning and urine collection RN job"? (Taken from your past thread.) If you exhibited the kind of attitude...
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    Teaching Plans. Psoriasis

    KelRN215 replied to rosalyncarter's topic in General Students

    Yeah, not really how this whole thing works. What have you assessed in your patient? What kind of education does he/she
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    Experience for Pediatric Hospital Nurse

    KelRN215 replied to Butterfly_Effect's topic in Pediatric

    I agree, stick with the peds cases. That experience will be more valuable than Geriatrics and will show hiring managers that peds is your true
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    Pediatrics Immunization Schedule Help

    KelRN215 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Agree. I've worked in pediatrics for 7 1/2 years and I don't know the immunization schedule off the top of my
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    Unfrickenbelievable!

    KelRN215 replied to pedinurse003's topic in Private Duty

    I wish I could say my mind was blown but it isn't. PDN doesn't always attract the cream of the crop. I don't work in PDN but am a supervisor for a home care agency that does PDN and visits and share...
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    How many hours is too many

    KelRN215 replied to mb1949's topic in Private Duty

    In my state, hours are approved for a specific period (sometimes up to a year) and the parents may use them however they please in that period. So if this child has 140 hrs/week, the parents are more...
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    Do comfort care patients get oxygen?

    KelRN215 replied to quirkystar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree. In pediatrics, families are often so used to seeing their kid on the monitor all the time. It's hard for them to let that go. We would try to dissuade them from leaving the child on the...