Seasoned

Seasoned

med-surg, med-psych, psych

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About Seasoned

Seasoned has 34 years experience and specializes in med-surg, med-psych, psych.


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  1. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    ...when certain hateful nurses are on duty!
  2. "You engage in admitted illegal and unethical behavior... you just think your personal preference is that important...You're willing to risk your license...I don't get people...Your attitude of entitlement to evade the rules and dishonestly/unethical...
  3. Hi RNsRWe, You tone is hostile. And you seem so invested in that tone you made comments without good reading comprehension coupled with unfounded assumption...sad. I work in a private office at a hospital where 60-70 % of the nursing staff are fore...
  4. Hi Red Kryptonite. Your tone is hostlile. Are you having a bad day? I see you are a new member to this web site. This a great site for professional opinions and education please don't bring blog attacks. "Mandatory" Flu shots is relatively new. There...
  5. YES! Unfortunately it is legal if the hospital policy states it is mandatory or terminated; but not logical, because: - visitors and patients do not have to get the flu shot so the protection is not universal - the vaccine is only one strain common ...
  6. YES! "CE Direct" membership is free through some hospitals but you can sign on for $45 /year. ha an awesome 30 CEU course pre-approved by the ANCC and doubles as a great study / practice course for the exam. That same course is $70 in nurse.com.
  7. Bedside Shift Report

    In the words of Dr Phil: "How's that work'in for ya?" Violated any HIPAA laws lately? Patients, family members, blasted you with tangential comments / questions or issues discovered that hold you there much longer than you should stay? Sneaky off-go...
  8. POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

    YEA!!!
  9. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    Google Congressional Bill H.R. 1907.IH Soon it will be against the law to be out of compliance with the minimum nurse staffing requirement. An excerpt: “(A) One patient in trauma emergency units. (B) One patient in operating room units, provided tha...
  10. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    Hi. Not sure, but make the congress representative for your district do the research work. Contact your rep's office frequently to keep tract of the progress on the bill.
  11. POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

    Google Congressional Bill H.R. 1907.IH Soon it will against the law to be out of compliance with the minimum nurse staffing requirement. An excerpt from the bill: “(A) One patient in trauma emergency units. (B) One patient in operating room units, p...
  12. Google Congressional Bill H.R. 1907.IH Soon it will against the law to be out of compliance with the minimum nurse staffing requirement. An excerpt from the bill: “(A) One patient in trauma emergency units. (B) One patient in operating room units, p...
  13. Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratio

    We need support for the awesome bill in our 113th Congress (2013-2014). Write your congressman or congresswomen ASAP to show support for the bill passed to law. Thanks to the hard work of the American Nurses Association (of which all nurses need...
  14. Electronic Kardex for Psych Nurses

    To Seasoned /Experienced Nurses, Well have they taken or intend to take your kardex away? The powers that be are probably calling the kardex outdated, a dinosaur, calling you addicted to it. Maybe they are proud of the electronic records they spent...
  15. KARDEX- What is it and when is it used

    :cool:We have the "EPIC" EMR at my facility. If you have that system I can help with how you can replace getting virtually the same information though it is slightly time consuming (about 20 min for 23 patients). 1st - CREATE the actual kardex format...