kalevra BSN, RN

kalevra has 5 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ED, Telemetry,Hospice, ICU, Supervisor.

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1. Leaving Bedside Nursing

   kalevra replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

   Congratulations, and welcome to the club. I respect your decision to place your family and health before others. It is a difficult decision to make, but at the end of the day, you must take care of...

2. Why are Nurses and CNAs so mean/rude

   kalevra replied to guest05/03/16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   LOL is the Original Poster serious?!?! Another, "Everyone else except me is a crappy nurse/cna". How many of these threads do we come across on a daily basis. OMG, hahahahahah You honestly cannot be...

3. Bad situation

   kalevra replied to NativeNurseBre's topic in General Nursing

   Be careful of what you say, there are some in the nursing community that do not like the idea of having an Associate prepared nurse serve as a manager or director. Many academic faculty I have worked...

4. New grad RN, hate nursing?

   kalevra replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   Try getting into the OR. Keep in mind there is bull-work no matter where you go. The level of bull-work in the OR is nothing compared to the level of bull-work found on the telemetry and med-surg...

5. "Best Practice" would be to have more nurses.

   kalevra replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Does your hospital or facility have a DNP that is in charge of policy and procedure? I ask because most of the senior leadership hold an RN license. Perhaps the RN leadership are not properly informed...

6. BSN New Graduate Salaries

   kalevra replied to jchurnock's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Northern California, average low end of the start rate for new grads is $40. We hire a lot of travel nurses. I highly recommend getting your foot in the ER or ICU experience for 1 year. Get in with a...

7. Forced transfer

   kalevra replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Being floated to different units, when one is contracted to work in one specific unit, is a really pain in many cases. It will all come down to you as an employee. I speak specifically of how much...

8. Earning Ceiling

   kalevra replied to DreamerMW's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   Are you talking about a geographic earning cap? I know in the West Coast, regular bedside staff nurses make $100,000 a year right out of school. I can tell you this from experience, our new hires...

9. Another reason unions suck!

   kalevra replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   I do no think unions are necessary. I believe RNs can sit down with their managers and come to an amicable solution. As a profession, communication, negotiation and collaboration is key. I believe...

10. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    kalevra replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    We have had RNs on staff who specialized in quality control and case management, who became CNLs taking on the role of policy review/implementation specialists. Advancement of education is a good...

11. Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

    kalevra replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

    Usually the Physician gets a very "stern talking" to and usually this kind of behavior stops. We have had doctors make unwanted

12. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    kalevra replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I highly recommend not to post on any social media in regards to one's personal view on staff/workplace setting. These days, it is too easy to find someone on social media. A colleague once told me...

13. Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    kalevra replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    We have had distraught family members in the ER bring in a gun and threaten to shoot staff. My advice to everyone is to NOT BE A HERO. It may seem "cool" to tackle the armed assailant or "judo-throw",...

14. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    kalevra replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly so! I must have not been clear enough in my definition of bedside. When I speak of bedside, I refer to the usual bedside responsibilities of staff nurses who are included in the count in terms...

15. Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    kalevra replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Met my