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1. Some seem to thinking nursing shortage means not needing to pay dues?

   UP Nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   "Paying dues" sounds so mean! Right up there with "nursing eating their young." I've been a nurse for more years than I care to think about and still work...I would like to say full-time but that went the way of nurse's caps and capes! Senority ha...

2. Please ask responsible and thoughtful questions!

   UP Nurse replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in my "RN to BSN" program some time ago, we were required by our instructor (and I don't remember which class now) to sign on a nursing discussion board. I stayed with it for several years, but some time out of the country and a couple mov...

3. Documention in the Emergency Dept.

   UP Nurse replied to UP Nurse's topic in Emergency

   Watched "SICKO" by Michael Moore yesterday. All the additional "hoops" the insurance companies make us jump through so our hospitals get paid would seem just another way to avoid paying for their clients/our patients care. They probably rejoice whe...

4. Documention in the Emergency Dept.

   UP Nurse replied to UP Nurse's topic in Emergency

   I appreciate all the comments to my post. Thank you everyone. I really think it is another way for insurance companies to avoid paying for services for their customers. The more details they require of us, the more chances we will miss documenting ...

5. Help! The ER "Bully" got me!

   UP Nurse replied to Party-of-Five-NY's topic in Emergency

   Some hospitals, including ours, have horizonal violence committees that also deal with this kind of behavior. If this nurse has been there for 17 years, management are aware of their behavior and are allowing it. I would also suggest the book, "Dea...

6. Documention in the Emergency Dept.

   UP Nurse posted a topic in Emergency

   We had a staff meeting this morning and were told (again apparently...I was away for awhile) that the insurance companies will not pay for care unless we document (basically for them) the same information (ie., IV starts, fluids, rates, actually most...

7. Anyone currently studying for the CEN exam??

   UP Nurse replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

   Hi, Glad to see others planning on the CEN. I have test issues so have never taken it (and have been in ED for many, many years). I made it my goal to take the exam at the ENA Convention in September, so have started reviewing. Will check in here...

8. Staffing Issues

   UP Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a community hospital in a fairly rural area. We have a local community college graduating a number of nurses each year, usually folks from the community who wish to stay in the community. Some were LPNs or ward secretaries who go back to ...

9. Personality Traits common in the ED

   UP Nurse replied to trinitygrad07's topic in Emergency

   I've been in emergency departments for about 28 years now. You have to love it! You see results one way or another....you fix what hurts, transfer them somewhere else, or admit them to a nursing unit, or the morgue...but they go away...unlike med-s...