AliceMaria

AliceMaria has 32 years experience and specializes in ortho,peds,medsurg ICU,psych.

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1. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   AliceMaria replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

   A few hundred dollars contributed by everyone affected could go a long way towards hiring a good attorney for a class action suit. And I know a few good ones, as I am sure do many others.

2. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   AliceMaria replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

3. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   AliceMaria replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

   This may be posted already. I get lost in the mire of the forums and I hope my file attaches. 10021193404041.pdf

4. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   AliceMaria replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

   Excelsior sent me an email today stating that the Board had ruled that they will no longer accept ECs by endorsement even though they are licensed in another state. No date of making this official was mentioned; it seemed to be a done deal. The email...

5. Where do you give your heparin?

   AliceMaria replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   True, it has always been a belly target, but at Grady, some of the patients are long termers and hard headed to boot. I was told that if the patient looks at you like you have 2 heads and demands it be given in the arm, to do so as long as they have...

6. Where do you draw the line?

   AliceMaria replied to fuuchan's topic in General Nursing

   I have never had to endure verbal abuse from anyone in a hospital setting - not physicians, residents or other nurses. Maybe this will be a non-issue for you. Other can sense when you are on the defensive, and being hypervigilant might cause you to m...

7. LPN to RN

   AliceMaria replied to KimFutureLPN's topic in International

   hi. i am new to the forum and live in atlanta. i have been an lpn for 30 years (4 kids, horses, dogs, cats, ad nauseum) and work pretty much full time. i also have a ba in business/behavioral sciences. so, i'd like to go from lpn to rn and i really h...