Adalisa

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1. Shouldn't Nurses Have the Power to Isolate Patients?

   Adalisa replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Safety

   I work in LTC and when someone comes to our sub-acute unit with a history of infection we as RN's have the right to put them on precautions and have them tested. Once they come back cleared infection control is notified and then & only then are ...

2. Medicaid-How long does it take?

   Adalisa replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   Was reading about how your mom had applied for medicaid. Was just wondering how long did it actually take for her to get approved? I am currently with a lawyer who is doing all the paperwork to get my mom approved for medicaid. Only thing is she ...

3. Hospice nurse interview questions?

   Adalisa replied to gorgenurse's topic in Hospice

   I'm not a hospice RN but work in long term care and deal with alot of hospice pts. I would answer by : I would give them a PRN med of Roxanol or Morphine & Ativan to help decrease the heart rate and decrease his respiratory rate. From the look...

4. VA or DC License?

   Adalisa replied to AnnaN5's topic in Virginia

   If your living in VA and working in DC, you would need to get a DC license and vice-versa. With a compact license you would be able to live in one state and work in another with the same license. Only thing is that both states need to be a compact ...

5. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

   Adalisa replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I took my 13 yr old son to the ER with chest pain and SOB. When we arrived at the ER, they put him on a cardiac monitor and noticed that he was pacing at 160-175 bpm. The automatically rushed him in to a room and the ER doctors all came in and star...

6. Home Health Care salary

   Adalisa replied to Epona's topic in Virginia

   I currently live in Rhode Island, RN's new grads can start anywhere from $23-30 an hour. I am currently looking for a job in Virginia as an RN, but I only have about 8 months of experience. All the home health care that I have contacted said that I...

7. New Grads, A Few Words of Encouragement

   Adalisa replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Well after 7 months of looking for a job, I finally found a job and am starting next week. I'm excited about it even though it's not the what I really wanted, it's at a LTC in the area. The pay is good, hours aren't really that bad and LTC is one o...

8. New Grads, A Few Words of Encouragement

   Adalisa replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the words of encouragement. But I know once I graduated in December that I wouldn't be able to pick and choose the perfect job. Ideally, everyone wants first shift Monday - Friday but we all know we are not going to get it. Hell we a...

9. New Grads, A Few Words of Encouragement

   Adalisa replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in Dec. '08 and just got my RN lic in March '08. My husband and I decided to relocated to Virginia about 2 yrs ago but I held back until I finished nursing school. Now that I am done I'm having a really hard time finding a job in Virgin...