Euskadi1946

Euskadi1946

Medical/Surgical/Maternal and Child

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About Euskadi1946

Euskadi1946 specializes in Medical/Surgical/Maternal and Child.


Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, moved to Reno, Nevada after graduation from high school. Moved back to Salt Lake City after my mom died in 1996.

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  1. Anyone else think HIPAA rules are getting out of hand?

    It's a control issue with alot of flunkies in medical records who think they have the power to decide who can have copies of medical records even though they have the release right in from them from another hospital/clinic/instacare/dr's office.
  2. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

    BSNS and ADNS make the same amount of money in hospitals, clinics, etc. unless the BSN goes into management. The only places I know of where your BSN can get you more money is with VA, Military and USPH hospitals.
  3. Strep - Call in or go anyways?

    If you work in the NICU PLEASE STAY HOME!!! Those poor little preemies don't need any more problems to deal with. I just got over a bout of bronchitis because a co-worker came to work sick because she thought the place would fall apart if she weren...
  4. There are alot of nursing students who work as waitresses, cocktail waitresses, bartenders and have lots of customer service experience which really helps when you are at the bedside. As far as Hooters is concerned, the waitresses there are very cou...
  5. Med/Surg is definitely not a piece of cake but it is a great place to start out after nursing school. I did a year of med/surg after I graduated and I did learn a great deal which has helped me throughout my nursing career. Just take it one day at ...
  6. Seeing loved ones before death?

    Well Intern since you're such an expert on hallucinations, please do enlighten us if by chance YOU see a loved one coming for you when you pass on!!
  7. A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens

    Please forward this letter to every network on television especially the ones that have soap operas, and every movie studio you can find. This is an excellent article and it's about time nursing is portrayed as highly respected profession.
  8. Problem with Fundamentals of Nursing

    The best thing to do is if you have a syllabus answer all the questions on your syllabus and use the textbook study guide otherwise you're going to really get overwhelmed. The instructors probably won't share that little piece of advice with you nor...
  9. I would imagine that if you are being admitted for inpatient or outpatient care, the admissions papers would have your occupation listed on them so there's no way around hiding the fact you are a nurse and it's really not anything to be ashamed of. ...
  10. Native American Reservation nursing

    Most nursing agencies pay for housing if you are a traveler working in IHS facilities. If you get hired by IHS I understand that some of the hospitals do provide housing for you.
  11. Indian Reservation Nursing

    Check out the Indian Health Services website. I worked in Gallup, NM for 12 weeks at the USPH Gallup Indian Medical Center as an agency nurse which is right in the heart of the Navajo Nation and really loved it.
  12. TMCC Program

    Oh Wow; I'm also a graduate of TMCC. Graduated 1993. They have an excellent reputation and very tough nursing program with 100% passing on the Nevada State Boards. TMCC Nursing Alumni please PM me. Would love to hear from you. I moved from Reno ...
  13. Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

    Ahhh Nursing School, such wonderful memories. You haven't lived or died til you have gone through nursing school, taken boards, etc.. Trust me, by the time you reach the end, you will be hoping and praying that you get at least a 75% since that is ...
  14. Gastric Banding to treat Type II Diabetes

    Someone please pass this information on to the health insurances. Alot of them don't cover these procedures because they feel it's cosmetic.
  15. NCLEX is in my past

    YEAAAA CONGRATS!!!! :nuke: