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1. sign up for hospice service and not tell patient?

   saguaro13 replied to saguaro13's topic in Hospice

   Thank you for the input. I knew that my suspicions about this situation were correct but just needed to hear it I guess from someone closer to the specialty area. I appreciate the input!

2. sign up for hospice service and not tell patient?

   saguaro13 posted a topic in Hospice

   Hi, I am a RN in another specialty. It is my understanding that as long as someone is cognizant , aware and completely with it and able to sign for themselves it is not legal/ethical to sign for them. I had a situation where a family member of a pa...

3. to tell or not to tell during an interview?

   saguaro13 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, so I'm looking for a new job, possibly as a traveller possibly not in AZ.. I just found out I'm pregnant, barely 4 weeks. I will be starting a new job mid Sept-Early Oct. Would you tell the nurse manager interviewing you up front you are pregn...

4. question on travel nursing/working when pregnant

   saguaro13 replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for the info. I had suspected that there were laws in place but since what's a law isn't always in practice, I wanted to see what you all had seen in your experience. I had planned on working for a travel agency only in the town we ...

5. question on travel nursing/working when pregnant

   saguaro13 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a unique situation. I just found out I'm pregnant, after 5 unsuccessful tries, and my husband's job is transferring us to another state. We so far have been unable to sell our house where we currently live and so we will have to maintain two...

6. Does your work call you at 0530?

   saguaro13 replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

   I get called almost on a daily basis to come in to work. I am a noc employee, but work days, afternoons, nights extra. Constantly flip flopping. I get called all hours of the day and night. I have the ringer turned off on my phone. All my friend...

7. El Paso/Las Cruces?

   saguaro13 replied to saguaro13's topic in Texas

   Absolutely, I want to know what is bad about EP. My husband may get transferred there and compared to where we are now, I think it may be better or it may not....any feedback on living there is appreciated....I hear it is growing.

8. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

   saguaro13 replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

   OMG! The person from Detroit, what hospital do you work at! I want to apply there! I work at a suburban hospital on an ortho, etc. unit and reguarly, almost daily we have a ratio of 6-9:1 And sometimes we have no nurse aid or secretary!......6 is...

9. El Paso/Las Cruces?

   saguaro13 posted a topic in Texas

   Hi there, I'm considering relocating to TX, the El Paso/Las Cruces, NM area. Anyone out there working in those areas? If so, can you give me an idea of what hospitals are better to work at than others, salary range, etc? Any info would be MUCH app...

10. Benefits Manager with questions concerning working hours?

    saguaro13 replied to benefitmanager's topic in General Nursing

    if full benefits were available for nurses working a minimum of 24 hours would that be an attraction for you, and if so, would you work only the minimum or would you remain working a typical 36 hours or 3-12's?i don't take the benefits offered at my ...

11. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    saguaro13 replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

    I have to agree with you 100%. I came home from work today convinced that I don't want to get my advanced degree in nursing. I am a second career type coming from a business background. I love the pt care, when I actually get to care for them. I ...

12. Being treated like dirt from the aides...

    saguaro13 replied to Dempather's topic in New Nurse

    Being treated like dirt from an aide infuriates me to no end. And I hate to say but you can bring muffins in, call them by their first name, pitch in and help, etc etc. A bad aide with a bad attitude doesn't change. I am all for being polite, nice...

13. please help us help night shift!

    saguaro13 replied to pk1's topic in General Nursing

    Well let's see. Bear with me here. As a night shift nurse, I can say I agree with the retaliation post. That is a distinct possibility. As far as the inservices go, I have never once had a inservice scheduled at a convenient time for me. It is al...

14. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    saguaro13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you think is the major reason nurses leave the profession out of these? 1.) Nurse to pt ratio without accounting for pt acuity 2.) Scheduling of staff 3.) Nurses treatment of one another (Management's treatment of staff, etc) 4.) Pay (or lack...

15. Need some advice for a new grad (long)

    saguaro13 replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    ckraider--- i resigned my position, and felt great about it. it took me all of a whopping 3 days to find a new job and it was the only one i applied for. i don't know about how your state is, but where i am at it was not a problem for me to resign ...