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1. nurses who are disabled or injured

   pdxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am no longer able to practice clinical bedside nursing due to a number of injuries and chronic pain. I have noticed there are no websites (as far as I have searched) for the nurses who is disabled. I feel very disenfranchised by the nursing communi...

2. Need info regarding other RN jobs

   pdxrn replied to Karen J's topic in General Nursing

   Let's see. There is UR, QA, QI and case management as well as legal nurse consultant. You will need experience in all of these areas before you will be hired. Community colleges have good CEU's usually in ICD-( and CPT-4 coding which is invaluable an...

3. Why go nursing?

   pdxrn replied to Carol's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for 14 years. I have an ADN and got a BS in health care admin in 1996 because I knew I would not be able to do bedside nursing forever. When I was 21 I tried to get into a RN program but was not picked (there was a waiting list) so ...

4. Questions about nursing??????

   pdxrn replied to fireman's topic in General Nursing

   Fireman, I have an associate's degree. It took 4 year's to get it. 2 of prerequisite's and 2 of nursing, so don't be fooled a 2 year degree takes at least 3 if not 4 years to complete. 2 year nurses get more clinical experience in school but do not g...

5. Need Advice - Losing my job!!

   pdxrn replied to Becca0528's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know about "at will" States since Oregon and Washington are mostly unionized. Is there only one hospital in your city? Go find another job. There is a nursing shortage in the US now. Agencies are crying for nurses. I realize you only have 6 m...

6. Yes, there are so many options

   pdxrn replied to Brian's topic in Career Support

   Sorry, I can not in all honesty reccomend nursing to young people. There are many types of careers available in emerging technologies that will pay a perosn for what they really do. Yes, I am a caring person, but after 14 years of nursing in critical...

7. a place to vent

   pdxrn replied to iamme8557's topic in Safety

   great forum and I applaud anyone who is notifying legislator's, board's, 20/20 and ANA (although I don't have much faith in ANA doing too much) BE aware that a national whistle blower act has not passed in the congress yet so "watch your back" There ...

8. Incompetent nurse

   pdxrn replied to JeanthePHN's topic in Safety

   It's sounds like you have covered your bases as far as alerting your superiors, documenting the poor nursing care etc. I too, would say your next move is to alert the board of nursing...but before you do this, have you sat down and talked to this "5...