asilmk

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1. Can someone please explain INR & Coumadin therapy to me?

   asilmk replied to christvs's topic in Medications

   All this is really good info. A couple words of caution concerning anticoagulation...If a pt. falls while in the hospital, or is admitted due to a fall CHECK their meds to see if they are on any type of anticoagulant. Sounds simple, I know, but I s...

2. Looking for an MSN program

   asilmk posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I have my BSN and I am looking for an MSN program. I would like to be a CNO, so I want to go the Master's in Nursing Administration route. I have found many different types of degrees. I have seen many dual degree options including: MSN/MBA, Maste...

3. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

   asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't been able to check in for a while, and I appreciate all your replies! The replies are about what I expected. Some of you completely missed the point of my post, some of you got it and are complacent, and some of you see the more global as...

4. Why do doctors get to play by different rules?

   asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

   I filed a complaint about two respiratory therapists and a doctor who came to visit my ICU patient and were dressed unprofessionally. One therapist was wearing scrubs with the pants too low and the shirt too high, leaving his red boxers visible. Th...

5. Medication Charges

   asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the posts. We are a small facility and don't have a unit clerk all the time. We never have a CNA. It's really hard when I'm trying to be a one person show and it really is a big deal when they tell us now we have to copy MARs too. We d...

6. If Money Were No Problem.........

   asilmk replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

   I would go for the RN hands down. You will be able to find a job easier, you'll be more thoroughly educated, you'll make much more money (at my hospital it's nearly double), and you will have endless career choices and many opportunities to advance ...

7. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

   asilmk replied to Freedom42's topic in CNA/MA

   I think the assistant or whatever she is should be cautioned against using the term "nurse" so loosely. Of course it's offensive to us because we know how hard it was to get through school and how hard it is to be a nurse. My problems with this are...

8. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   asilmk replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   I think it's sad for you to be leaving nursing so soon. I would encourage you to give it ample time because nursing can be a rewarding career. BUT, if you know deep down that nursing is not for you, then I would leave as well. Nursing is a constan...

9. 1st day off orientation was HORRIBLE

   asilmk replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   If nothing else, know that you are not alone. I cried my first week off orientation and was convinced that nursing was not for me my first 3 months. It WILL click and it WILL become more tolerable/easier for you. Things that are so hard and confus...

10. Rn, C?

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks!

11. Medication Charges

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have come up with a new problem at our hospital. If a med is not signed off on the MAR, it is not considered given, therefore the hospital cannot charge for the med to avoid medicare fraud issues. It used to be good enough to document IV fluids,...

12. Rn, C?

    asilmk replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know if it meant ACLS or what. I keep seeing one person write RNC every time she signs something and I was wondering what it meant.

13. Rn, C?

    asilmk posted a topic in General Nursing

    What does the "C" in RN, C mean? What kind of certification is it?

14. Why are others nurses rude to agency nurses?

    asilmk replied to doodles's topic in Agency

    I have never worked in a hospital that uses agency nurses. My mgr's goal is to "keep the agency out." I did clinicals in a hospital that used several agency nurses. It was the agency nurses vs. the staff. The staff was very rude to the agency nur...

15. Thinking of going agency

    asilmk posted a topic in Agency

    Hi guys, I am hoping some of you can give me some advice. I am thinking of going to work for an agency and I want some feedback to help me decide if it's the right thing to do. The main reason I want to be a traveler is to see different parts of th...