KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    An Idea Whose Time has Long Come: EMPLOYEE satisfaction scoring?

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

    Every employer I've ever had did them and then did nothing with the results. My hospital made a big deal of doing a national survey- NDNQI- every 2 years. The results the year I left were absolutely...
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    Does your agency staff private insurance cases before Medicaid cases regardless of acuity?

    KelRN215 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Well there's your problem. Your agency probably has an easier time filling the cases for privately insured patients since the pay is higher, which is why the first case is fully staffed while the...
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    Deep Suction for comfort with trach at end of life?

    KelRN215 replied to BryceBehrens's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient was brain dead, none of this would be an issue as brain death is determinant of death. He's obviously not, as he's breathing on is own. The brain is what controls breathing, if it's...
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    Where is wooh?

    KelRN215 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    On her page it says her last activity was April 3, a week ago. That's hardly something to get excited about, people go on vacation or get busy and
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    Home HealthCNA

    KelRN215 replied to CRM312950's topic in General Nursing

    How is what you are doing in home health not "patient
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    Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

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

    Um, no. You have the knowledge and skill set of an experienced paramedic. You aren't a brand new nurse yet, you still have to graduate and pass NCLEX. Once you do that you WILL be a brand new nurse...
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    Super short survey to help me with my graduate research!

    KelRN215 replied to alwaysastudent's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently only inpatient nurses have opinions regarding wound
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    LPN/RN question

    KelRN215 replied to patientlytrying's topic in General Nursing

    This program's website specifically says it's for registered nurses. In the admission requirements section, it says you either must have an RN license or provide transcripts showing you are near the...
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    BSN or MSN Nurse Leaders...I Need Help Please!!!!!!!

    KelRN215 replied to UltrasoundRN78's topic in General Nursing

    I barely give my phone number to people I know, let alone strangers on the internet. OP, this is a rather creepy request. This message board is meant to be anonymous, I highly doubt you are going to...
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    CNA as a career

    KelRN215 replied to unbrokenx3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It shouldn't be disappearing to hear. If you want to be a nurse more than anything, why would being told "a CNA is not a good choice for a life long career" be disappointing? There is no "easiest"...
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    Non-invasive No-Touch Temporal Thermometers?

    KelRN215 replied to Annie Wilkes RN's topic in General Nursing

    The ONLY time I've ever seen these was when I was "screened" for Ebola crossing the border between Kenya and Uganda last October. Every single person that went through had a temp of between 36.1-36.4...
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    LPN/RN question

    KelRN215 replied to patientlytrying's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. Your plan is to do an LPN program and then take NCLEX-RN because you already have an ADN degree that you haven't done anything with in 11 years? An LPN program is not going to prepare...
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    I need to know the starting pay

    KelRN215 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Pay is typically discussed by HR, not by floor managers. That said, every interview I've ever been on included time with HR and time with the hiring manager and HR ALWAYS made salary known in the...
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    LPN/RN question

    KelRN215 replied to patientlytrying's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any online BSN programs that take non RNs. OP's courses are 11 years old, I doubt they would
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    LPN/RN question

    KelRN215 replied to patientlytrying's topic in General Nursing

    No, an LPN program would not prepare you to take NCLEX-RN, which is why graduates of LPN programs are not eligible for
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    disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

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

    Jules A hit the nail on the head with this one. I spent the first 5 years of my career in a pediatric hospital. The average age of nurses on my floor was probably 27. Most new hires were new grads...
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    Doing Clinicals

    KelRN215 replied to eugenekim213's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You do clinicals where your schools assigns
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    Working as a RN with a Different Religion at a LDS/Mormon Hospital

    KelRN215 replied to tabithug531's topic in General Nursing

    That would be IMPOSSIBLE to do. Nurses don't just go around giving blood transfusions to random patients. Consent is required for blood products and 2 RNs have to check blood and be present when it...
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    Giving 25mg IM injection with 50mg prefilled syringe

    KelRN215 replied to jeddyl's topic in Patient Medications

    Same. I have never seen a carpuject device in person but that's how our IV valium and 2 mg/mL morphine came when I worked in the hospital. I withdrew meds from these vials every single shift I ever...
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    DNR in public school

    KelRN215 replied to Hunter'sMom's topic in School

    A DNR is a legal document, I don't see how it's up to a school to tell parents that the heart wrenching decision they made about their child's resuscitation status is irrelevant during school hours....
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    Nursing Student with A short Record

    KelRN215 replied to Mommy2622's topic in General Students

    First, a point of clarification, a medical assistant program is NOT nursing school or a nursing program by any stretch of the imagination. So nurses might not be the best people to ask, CMAs are not...
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    Hospitals hiring new grads these days?

    KelRN215 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Only if you have a BSN. And, yeah, I would say connections are pretty important too. I never saw a new grad hired onto my floor in the nearly 5 years that I worked at a large Boston hospital that...
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    tracheostomy

    KelRN215 replied to teeroze201069's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer your question but I'm sitting here dumbfounded at the idea of not doing anything for a month when a routine trach change could not be performed. Why wasn't the ENT called or the...
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    Please forgive my neurosis, but is this is a Hipaa violation?

    KelRN215 replied to guest879529's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The state one is located in is irrelevant when it comes to HIPAA (HIPAA, not HIPPA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). HIPAA is a federal law. It applies equally in all...
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    Do I Have a Legal Leg to Stand On?

    KelRN215 replied to Spikey9001's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The job offer was contingent on passing a background check. It sounds like the background check wasn't passed so, no, I don't think you have a leg to stand on. According to the