FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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About FireStarterRN

FireStarterRN has 15 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.


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  1. FireStarterRN

    ANA national headquarter officers' salaries

    I thought a >$450,000 salary for the CEO quite generous. I'm sure the ANA, and other unions such as it, have quite stable financial bases. I assume much of their financial solvency comes from the union dues of its membership, which is oftentimes a...
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    really disappointed after my trip to the BON

    Can anyone go and watch the BON in action? Are these hearings open to the public?
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    I believe that universal health care should be guaranteed for the basics, with individuals having the option to supplement as they see fit. Employers could continue to offer supplemental insurance benefits as incentives to workers, but everyone in Am...
  4. TV remote in vagina? How utterly Freudian...
  5. I posted in another section about the sad death of Mary Doolittle in the Washington DC metro crash. She was employed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to 'support the world's nurses' (not sure exactly what that means). For more about...
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    Make requests into right ear

    Interesting. I wonder if they could do a study of people like you, sort of like separated at birth twin studies. The workings of the brain are quite mysterious and fascinating.
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    Are things picking up for agency nurses?

    I wasn't thinking of giving up my per diem job but maybe picking up a few shifts elsewhere. I was suspicious at getting this call out of the blue with the claim that agency work is picking up. From what I see the hospitals are cutting back on using a...
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    Make requests into right ear

    That sounds like a classic case of 'selective hearing' Many men suffer the same malady...
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    Make requests into right ear

    Would you consider yourself less open to suggestions/requests than your average person???
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    Make requests into right ear

    This might be useful info for us nurses! This study says that making a request of someone in their right ear is more effective. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8116321.stm So, how could we apply this to our jobs? Things to be said into the right ea...
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    PCA pumps

    The PCA orders will call for a TKO rate. Everything should be on your order sheet. The TKO rate is in order to dilute the narcotic and keep it from sitting in the vein in between doses. It acts as a saline flush.
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    Required Nursing Uniform

    Incidentally, we do have a choice of different styles. The logo of our hospital in embroidered on our scrub top. Some of the styles have a loose fit, others a more tailored fit.
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    Required Nursing Uniform

    The RNs and LPNs in my hospital all wear navy blue, except for surgical nurses who wear teal. The techs and unit secretaries wear magenta. I love it. I can instantly identify another nurse. I don't find it constraining at all, and I'm, by nature, ra...
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    Are things picking up for agency nurses?

    Thanks for the answers. I was suspicious that this guy might be feeding me a line of BS. Basically, my per diem job is absolutely ideal. I get all the hours I want in 4 different units, with my home base unit being tele. I'm on great terms with nurs...
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    Getting into nursing but have OCD

    Germ consciousness can be a plus in nursing!