KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    CNAs & Home Health

    KelRN215 replied to RubicsCube's topic in Home Health

    What kind of visits do CNAs do in your agency? I can't think of any role for a CNA in home health that wouldn't be shift
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    CNAs & Home Health

    KelRN215 replied to RubicsCube's topic in Home Health

    It depends on the role. If you are employed by a Home Health Agency you will be considered an hourly employee. If you are employed privately by the client, your compensation is between you and them....
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    renewing license last minute

    KelRN215 replied to grammy57's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Every time I've renewed my license- which has been 4x now- it automatically updates itself online as soon as I click the "submit payment" button. My BoN doesn't send out any paperwork. Your license...
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    How do you sign your name?

    KelRN215 replied to ohiobobcat's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely sign anything because all the documentation I do is electronic. Sometimes I do First Name Last Name, RN, sometimes K Last Name, RN. I usually sign admission agreements and insurance appeals...
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    Professors who don't make their own tests...

    KelRN215 replied to dc1994's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She makes her own tests by choosing what questions from the test bank to include. If she wrote her own questions you'd be on here complaining that the questions were poorly written or don't make...
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    Going to School in One State and Testing/Getting Licenced in Another? (Louisiana to Utah)

    KelRN215 replied to tabithug531's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Apply for licensure by exam in Utah. Take NCLEX in whatever state you are physically in when you are ready to test. It can be Utah, Louisiana or any of the other 48 states. NCLEX is
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    Exposure to Chemo

    KelRN215 replied to kelseykelsey4's topic in Oncology

    No, because I do not intend on having
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    About to graduate, need advise on finding the right job.

    KelRN215 replied to MplsMurse's topic in General Students

    Start applying NOW. I already had my job secured by this point of my senior year of college. By all means apply for critical care but don't hold your breath. I don't know what the market in your...
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    "He wants his Ativan? Well I'm not giving it to him"

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

    Honestly? The second time, I'd approach the nurse and say "Mr. X has a question for you" and then let her go in and talk to him about his
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    evolve case study- hypertension

    KelRN215 replied to MelissaEmbury's topic in General Students

    Still need more details. If surgery is that emergent there's no time to waste tracking down the next to next of
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    Easter??

    KelRN215 replied to breane3's topic in General Nursing

    I've never known anywhere to pay holiday pay for Easter. While Christmas is also a religious holiday, it's recognized as a federal holiday. Easter isn't. It didn't count as anything as far as a...
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    Performing Vital Signs Without a Policy

    KelRN215 replied to Riawahine's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing judgment is a big factor when seeing patients in the home. If the patient has a temp of 99.9, big deal. He can take a tylenol if he doesn't feel good. If his BP is 200/120 and he has blurry...
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    Fed-up: Admin will not even meet with me so I can withdrawal. A warning to others.

    KelRN215 replied to reluctantrn's topic in General Students

    What is the reason for needing a "witness" to this meeting? When I had to withdraw a semester for medical reasons my sophomore year in college, I emailed the Dean's AA, said "I need to meet with the...
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    Fever

    KelRN215 replied to plc115's topic in School

    From the oncology point of view, we don't worry unless the kid is > 38 C (100.4 F) twice in 24 hours or >38.5 C (101.3 F) at all. When I worked per diem in the school, temp of 100 F meant that...
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    Do you rotate patients? HELP

    KelRN215 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Home Health

    I put the vast majority of my patients on a standing schedule and for those for whom a standing schedule doesn't work, I set up their next visit at the current visit. I rarely call people before...
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    Business Cards or Hipaa Violation

    KelRN215 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Home Health

    We cancel referrals if we can't get a hold of the family to schedule the admission. Sometimes people agree to a visiting nurse because it's the only way the hospital will let them go home and then...
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    New to homecare and I need some help

    KelRN215 replied to spartan_nurse's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like the patient could use a HHA during day time hours when the husband and son are not home. And add me to the list of people flabbergasted at the idea of a HH nurse driving a client to the...
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    New Grad jobs in NJ/NY?

    KelRN215 replied to toeknee33's topic in General Students

    Start applying for jobs now and then apply for licensure in whatever state offers you a job. I had my job secured by this time of my senior year of college. If you don't hurry all the new grad...
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    CNA home health gas reimbursement

    KelRN215 replied to pre-unsure's topic in Home Health

    Are you working shifts in people's homes? If so, then no, you do not get mileage reimbursement. Mileage is reimbursed when you are driving between clients' homes, never from your house to the...
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    Inhalers?

    KelRN215 replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Well how old are these children? Most children need some sort of guidance from an adult in this sense. It's not like a child can say on his own "I think I am getting sick. I usually have asthma...
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    DNR in public school

    KelRN215 replied to Hunter'sMom's topic in School

    I can think of many examples. I had a patient with multiply relapsed AML earlier this year. With her final relapse, there was nothing to be done except for a phase I trial. When that didn't work,...
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    How do I go about applying for a California RN license?

    KelRN215 replied to 1Jessie86's topic in General Nursing

    What didn't make sense? The information is very clear: Board of Registered Nursing - Licensure by
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    KelRN215 replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    It's certainly against the rules of most universities but it's not against the law. College students are adults. High school teachers having relationships with minor students is illegal. A senior...
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    Nurse in room for hemorrhoid checks?

    KelRN215 replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Practice did an episode on that very subject back in the late 90s/early
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    one side love problem between student nurse and doctor

    KelRN215 replied to chinglee's topic in General Students

    This is what you do now: nothing. You messaged him, he hasn't responded. He's not interested. Move on. And I also got the creepy/stalker vibe reading