KelRN215 BSN, RN

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    hyponatremia and 3% NaCl

    KelRN215 replied to tambarino's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do any of these patients have
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    Help please. Question about jobs. Can I practice in another state?

    KelRN215 replied to Nat.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Each are separate licenses with separate BoNs overseeing them. You can hold as many single state licenses as you wish, as long as you are willing to pay the
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    FLAME ON!

    KelRN215 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Haha anyone who doesn't know the difference between lose and loose should lose their license. It's a cardinal grammar
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    Coworker tried converting me on my break

    KelRN215 replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing

    Because I didn't go up to him and say "tell me all about Jesus. I want to be saved." Most of us are not concerned about our eternal salvation on a day to day basis. I'm more worried about going...
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    FLAME ON!

    KelRN215 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    This is the best.thread.EVER. I needed this laugh after dealing with some very concrete, non-clinical co-workers who asked stupid questions all day long today. (Such as "this patient died yesterday,...
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    FLAME ON!

    KelRN215 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Poster: "I need help with this really hard math question: Give 50 mg of Med A to Mr. Smith. On hand you have 25 mg tablets of Med A. How many tablets do you give? HOWWWW do I figure this out?...
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    How to do a head to toe assessment on a larger person?

    KelRN215 replied to megaroo22475's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This. You assess the client the same way you assess a small or medium sized
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    PICC dressing change nurses notes

    KelRN215 replied to lindygirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't see why this needs to go in a nurse's note. There must be a section for lines/tubes on the flow sheet. Under PICC line where it says "dressing" check "changed". The
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    Hep-locking a PICC lumen - documentation

    KelRN215 replied to lwandel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wouldn't write this in a narrative note at all, just document it under where you document on your lines/tubes. You flush PICCs with 100 u/mL heparin? I've never used 100 u/mL heparin on anything...
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    Coworker tried converting me on my break

    KelRN215 replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, what? Who asked for "help"? I don't know why it's so hard for believers to understand that us non-believers are just fine with our non-belief. I am NOT scared of what will happen when I...
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    Coworker tried converting me on my break

    KelRN215 replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing

    Nip it in the bud before it starts. Don't engage anyone who asks what religion you are. I would simply say "I don't believe in organized religion" and walk away. Or I'd tell her that I'm an atheist...
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    single state license

    KelRN215 replied to nepali nurse's topic in General Students

    That's why you need to apply for licensure by endorsement in Oklahoma. Then you will have another single state
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    KelRN215 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Is your time divided into vacation, holiday and sick time? As I understand it, at least in my state, employers are not required to pay for sick time, so that may be how they get away with it. My...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    KelRN215 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Many hospitals have 8 hour shifts. Both hospitals I worked at had a combination of 8 and 12 hr shifts available to staff. The only units that didn't use 8s were ER and ICU, as I
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    Which state (UT, CO, NC, TX or TN) is the best for getting an RN degree?

    KelRN215 replied to Nastya1506's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that 41 out of 80 students failed tells me that your school wasn't competitive enough with their admission requirements, not that it's too competitive and you need a less competitive school....
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    Can past drug use before becoming a nurse hurt you?

    KelRN215 replied to paranoid's topic in General Nursing

    I've never known the BoN to be concerned with unlicensed persons. Here are some examples I can think of when past drug use WOULD cause a problem for someone attempting to enter nursing: -Person was...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    KelRN215 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Some Endocrinologists- when trying to explain things very simply- will call diabetes mellitus "sugar diabetes" to differentiate it from diabetes insipidus- "water diabetes." Most people assume that...
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    I'm afraid of committing to nursing.

    KelRN215 replied to Kaitybar7's topic in General Nursing

    I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've put a patient on a bedpan as a nurse. Kids won't generally use
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    ativan storage

    KelRN215 replied to amyrose209's topic in Patient Medications

    Haha our ativan drawer was restocked like q 2-3 days when I worked in the hospital, that never would have been an issue. We kept ativan in the regular pyxis. We didn't even have any locked drawers...
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    Ventolin or Advair. Which comes first?

    KelRN215 replied to mlimoges's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm with everyone else. Bronchodilator first to open the
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    KelRN215 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America - Business Insider Where in the north are you that you say "pop"? Pop is Midwestern to me. We say soda in the
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    KelRN215 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The Oatmeal has a comic for that, too: 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal My favorite is the one on definitely. I can't stand when I see "definately" or, worse, when someone is...
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    2015 Rn pay per hour

    KelRN215 replied to Nikku's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nursing pay depends on a multitude of factors. Location and experience are the two biggest ones. A new grad RN in Boston will start out around $30/hr whereas new grads elsewhere might
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    do you have a previous degree?

    KelRN215 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    No, I do not. I was 18 years old, 3 months post high school graduation, when I entered nursing school
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    (IN)Appropriate Dress

    KelRN215 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not seeing the problem with any of the attire you are describing. You have a problem with NPs who dress up enough that they could be on the cover of a fashion magazine? I'm not following why. I...