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kathc

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  1. Nursing caps required at your job?

    I don't know of any workplaces in the Rochester, NY area that require caps. BUT I just graduated December '04 and we were required to wear them for our clinicals at the hospital. I think they still require it since I heard some students grumbling ab...
  2. You are exactly right. Federal resources were lined up prior to the hurricane to be ready to go. My Dad spent many years with the National Red Cross in the disaster control center before he retired - he now does consulting. It is such an enormous ...
  3. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    I bet we have..
  4. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    I personally wouldn't....but I don't have a problem with those that have the proper support and backup systems in place. The ones I have a problem with are those that want to do it unassisted - and believe me there are women out there that have no p...
  5. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    I totally agree and don't forget the 3 checks. That has saved my behind more than once. I check as I pull them and I check as I put them in the cup. I guess in this day and age its hard to check the 3rd time before you give them. And don't get ca...
  6. Illegals affect Healthcare?

    This is a difficult issue - especially for those in the health care industry who are caring individuals. BUT if we can't afford to take care of our own, how can we take care of others? Its pretty sad that those that work and pay taxes do not have t...
  7. Trouble getting job

    I have not heard anyone having trouble in my area. I know several who have finished the program and are working. BUT it is recognized by NYS. You need to check your nursing board. I thought about going that route, but decided I wanted to go the t...
  8. Received an "F" for a "B"!

    Same thing here...I just graduated from LPN school last December and we had 3 tries to pass with an 85% on our pharm calc test. It was 100 questions. 1/3 of the clall failed the first time. Not only that, but I had to take a pharm calc test when I...
  9. Now I am really questioning nursing

    I've worked in many different areas..the military, McDonalds, Kodak, etc. The same complaints..low pay, too much work, administration/management woes, customer complaints. You can't imagine the stink someone can raise over a hamburger :chuckle. A...
  10. Ever get called in and mandated?

    We have a 500 bed LTC facility. We all rotate on a mandatory list for a week. You know in advance that you are on the list and need to make plans in case you have to stay. They first try and get volunteers and/or agency and then they mandate. Onc...
  11. Sounds like both were not just an issue of having no insurance...but I would need to know more. I wish I had more time to talk about both - but I have to go...I just wanted to say that the children should be covered by Social Security since they ar...
  12. Where do you all live? In NYS there is no reason why a child should go uninsured. We have healthy new york...doesn't matter how much a parent makes, they can get it. There are also plans for small businesses and adults who need health insurance. ...
  13. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    They do hire LPNs here at hospitals too and they do the same job as an RNs..although that can't push IV meds. But it isn't easy to get a job in the hospitals, especially if you have limited experience. The CNA's at the hospital are actally PCTs (pa...
  14. patient to nurse ratio

    2 plus one charge nurse and a nurse manager on days. Weekends, evenings and nights we have 2 nurses. We have anywhere from 33-35 residents with most of them being respiratory problems (trachs, O2, etc). We have about 7 tube feeders. Most times w...
  15. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    Wow..that is a waste. Not that being an aide is a waste, but if you go to LPN school and can't utilize that education..it is a waste. You must have a lot of RNs in your state to not utilize LPNs as they are trained. We have a heck of a time keepin...