kalevra

kalevra BSN, RN

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

  16. The sloppy image of nurses today

    kalevra replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is important to respects everyone. The facial hair may be due to Religious standards. Females can also wear a "buzzcut", as is socially acceptable in modern

  17. BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    kalevra replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your hard work is greatly appreciated. Many nurses cant get their breaks and lunches. Think of it as a right of passage, getting indoctrinated into our

  18. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    kalevra replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want a bedside job, look at inner city hospitals with an ER. What you are looking for is a high turnover rate and lots of travel nurses. Usually it is a sign of workplace dysfunction ,...

  19. All Men Shift

    kalevra posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I noticed a huge difference in the past month in regards to the unit culture when we had an all male shift this past month. When working with all males, the shift just seems way way better. The...

  20. Business Brainstorm

    kalevra posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I need the help of Allnurses to brainstorm with me here. What would be some ideas for a non-bedside/patient care business? I was already looking at Legal Nurse Consulting, if any one has some...

  21. RN to MD

    kalevra posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of the readers or posters here actually know of anyone that went from RN to MD. I wanted to see how many people actually did this. Most people I know that went medical followed the PA

  22. how are men treated at your workplace?

    kalevra replied to chillbrah's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nursing managers actively seek out male RNs into the units. This is of course done off the official record, no laws are broken. Moving from one unit to the next and getting on days was very very...

  23. How did you guys make the choice to become nurses?

    kalevra replied to planetoi's topic in General Nursing

    only way to become a

  24. MICU vs SICU

    kalevra replied to RN_survivor's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have seperate ICUs, this is our breakdown CCU= Where your MIs, cardiac arrest pt with hypothermia protocol, cath lab gone wrong, and general dying of a bad heart pts go. RICU= ARDS/Full resp...

  25. What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    kalevra replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Its about customer satisfaction. You can always flush the line before the next medication. Patients want their drugs/meds. When I have meth/heroin//etc patients, these guys take way more harsh stuff...