LindaHP

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1. To all agency/registry/prn, and traveling nurses in the U.S. are you ready for this?

   LindaHP replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   wildtime, you make a good point about supply and demand. I read an ad that paid a 50,000 dollar bonus for nurses in Texas. That would never happen if there was not such a shortage. I have been a nurse for almost 20 years. When I got out of nursing...

2. PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??

   LindaHP replied to prn nurse's topic in General Nursing

   The sea snail venom is a good idea. My view is that in this day and age there should be some better drugs out there that are non narcotic. This is not a black and white issue, there are lots of gray areas. I cant make a blanket statement like ALL ...

3. PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??

   LindaHP replied to prn nurse's topic in Pain

   The sea snail venom is a good idea. My view is that in this day and age there should be some better drugs out there that are non narcotic. This is not a black and white issue, there are lots of gray areas. I cant make a blanket statement like ALL ...

4. On Call Again!

   LindaHP replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Shavsha, we're in the same boat. I do home health and after working EVERY weekend for the past 8 years to avoid child care, my last child finally started attending school full time. I had a talk with my supervisor about the possibility of me wo...

5. To all agency/registry/prn, and traveling nurses in the U.S. are you ready for this?

   LindaHP replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   Unless the government can ALSO make the exact same number of people sick or in need of nursing care on each and every day, there will always be a need for per diem, part time, and registry nurses. Census can run high or low. And unless every hospita...

6. They all called out sick this morning!

   LindaHP replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I work per diem for just that reason. I cant guarentee that I wont be needed at home. I am not required to work ANY holidays. (I cant believe this and I am sure it will change some day.) My only requirement is to work one weekend per month...

7. snow anyone?

   LindaHP replied to Mkue's topic in General Nursing

   I live in the foothills of Northern California, and we have already had several snow storms. It usually snows once or twice in late winter only. So it is going to be a doozy of a winter! There were tons of acorns this year, like millions!! It wa...

8. How much do you make?

   LindaHP replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   RN staff nurse Per Diem (no benefits) Home Health (after 10 years acute care experience) 23.50 per hour at job #1 48.00 per new patient and 36.00 per revisit at job #2 70.00 per insurance assessment (approximately one to two hours of work) at job #3 ...

9. PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??

   LindaHP replied to prn nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, still a very good topic. Yes, my sister was labeled as a "drug seeker". She was taking the pain meds as instructed to my knowledge. There were other factors with her, but the main thing is that she would be needing pain med for the rest of...

10. PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??

    LindaHP replied to prn nurse's topic in Pain

    Hi all, still a very good topic. Yes, my sister was labeled as a "drug seeker". She was taking the pain meds as instructed to my knowledge. There were other factors with her, but the main thing is that she would be needing pain med for the rest of...

11. Your most rewarading day!

    LindaHP replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hard to pick the most rewarding day. I used to work in an acute rehabiliation unit. We had a man who was a new paraplegic and was around 80 years old. He had to learn bowel care, trache care, self caths. He wanted to go home but had a lot to lear...

12. PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??

    LindaHP replied to prn nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that patients need their pain addressed. A terminally ill patient needs all their pain addressed. But someone who is in their 30's with chronic pain should not be given pain meds that are going to need increasing doses due to tolerance. Ther...

13. PAIN as the 5th vital sign ..What's it about??

    LindaHP replied to prn nurse's topic in Pain

    I agree that patients need their pain addressed. A terminally ill patient needs all their pain addressed. But someone who is in their 30's with chronic pain should not be given pain meds that are going to need increasing doses due to tolerance. Ther...

14. HELP me find a job doing insurance physicals

    LindaHP replied to LindaHP's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to both of you, that gives me some info to go on. The company I work for now, doing long term care insurance assessments allows me to dicate which zip codes I will work in. So I only work in the ones within half an hour of my home. So fa...

15. HELP me find a job doing insurance physicals

    LindaHP replied to LindaHP's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, thank you for all the good info. Wondering if that "paramedical" company utilized R.N.s or ? The company I work for now uses R.N.s and L.P.N.s. Mainly because we are assessing their risk for cognitive problems. I have also always wondered ...