Nurserton

Nurserton

Neurovascular, Ortho, Community Health

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Nurserton specializes in Neurovascular, Ortho, Community Health.


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  1. Holistic Nurse Support

    I generally love the allnurses.com boards, but I have to say, as a nurse who passionately believes in the holistic nursing movement, it is so disheartening to come on this board. As holistic nurses, we have to frequently hide our stances on things b...
  2. No, the main reason we are living longer is due to the basic concepts of CLEANLINESS that came into play right around the days of good ol' Florence Nightengale. Infectious disease has been the hallmark of demise in pre-Western and historic societ...
  3. The wording of the poll responses is extremely biased. The concept that birth control access is a "right" is highly debatable. The idea that some sort of "women's rights" has been taken away is equally absurd. Birth control is a novelty that we have ...
  4. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    THIS is precisely why I left the bedside. We take the brunt of everything and everyone thinks its okay to abuse us and get away with it. Glorified med waitresses. Gotta keep those survey scores high!
  5. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    While you don't need to work in a hospital at the bedside specifically, you DO need some type of experience dealing with patients, whether that be in a wellness center or LTC or clinic or hospital is largely irrelevant. My first job was at a federal...
  6. Utilization Review

    It's possible, but honestly, probably not likely. It depends on the diversity of your experience I guess. I had 4 years of experience but very varied - outpt, floor, step-down, icu, charge nurse, some quality, outpt case management, etc. It may be be...
  7. CM VS UR

    If you have one position to do UR, CM, and DCP, be prepared for your hospital to lose money or have a good appeals dept. because they probably will be so busy dealing with IP issues that their utilization reviews will be poor. Speaking as a review n...
  8. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    I work with a nurse at an insurance company now who used to work inthe hospital as a Care Coordinator and pick up shifts on the floor also. So, yes, it can be done, bur probably only if you're doing CM/UR in a hospital, otherwise the hours at an off...
  9. Need advice, utilization review nurses!

    I work for one of the smaller national insurance companies as a Concurrent Review Coordinator (UR), my job prior to this was in an ICU. I had no prior insurance experience but I did have a lot of varying outpatient experience in quality, case manage...
  10. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    I have to agree with the OP as a former Neuro nurse in particular. Our neuro patients did NOT benefit from the increased stimuli of a room full of people, and I found that more often than not the patient got lost in the commotion of the reunion as o...
  11. As a Muslim I can say that we do not observe the Sabbath. Our day of religious worship is Friday, and we are allowed to work. I appreciate your point though.
  12. Trendelenburg positioning

    Trendelenberging can cause the carotid baroreceptors in the neck to send signals to falsely drop blood pressure further by putting direct pressure on them and tricking them into believing the pressure is elevated. However, sometimes you just try an...
  13. Letting off Steam, hope my extinguisher is ready

    It actually does not ask your race on the application, that's illegal. It's in the post-hire paperwork, "for reporting purposes," and you can choose not to answer it. There are American citizens who were born in this country and whose families have...
  14. Facebook while on the clock?

    Some places have firewalls to block sites, some don't. As long as your work is done, who cares? I do agree that you shouldn't be blatant with it in front of families, it's unprofessional. So when they come out of the room I usually toggle to my e-c...