oldiegoldie

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1. What Type Of IV Catheters Do You Use?

   oldiegoldie replied to Somei's topic in NICU

   I have been a nurse forever and ever and I never stuck myself using the old (non-safety) needles. They are much, much better for the patients....why should we force the patients to endure being tortured while we "get good at" putting these "safety" i...

2. Anyone heard of Access nursing

   oldiegoldie replied to trixytop4's topic in Travel

   I just called them and told them that they need to take the "free health insurance from day one" off their website. They came up with some song and dance about how they changed companies at the beginning of the year and now it's very expensive. They ...

3. any ideas about access nurses agency?

   oldiegoldie replied to girley1's topic in Travel

   They LIED to me about the health insurance being so expensive it wasn't worth it...I believed them and signed a contract with them....I had talked to so many people and I really needed a job so I was willing to deal with this. I was FURIOUS when I we...

4. Access Nurses travel company

   oldiegoldie replied to kaliee's topic in Travel

   I agree with Snapple. I am really disgusted with Access and I haven't even started. They lied to me about not providing health insurance or certain housing amenities. I am going to try to get out of my contract. They told me they don't have health in...

5. Anyone heard of Access nursing

   oldiegoldie replied to trixytop4's topic in Travel

   I just signed on with them and got screwed to the wall (first time traveler). They told me they don't have insurance (web site says they do) and they wrote in my contract that I won't get a microwave or washer and dryer. Their feature housing listing...

6. Can Employer demand production of medical records?

   oldiegoldie replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

   Help! I have accepted a travel nursing job and they asked me to sign a release of my medical records for "job related purposes." I don't want to sign this. This job is in Maryland. Feedback, please!

7. Anyone heard of Aureus Medical group

   oldiegoldie replied to spoiled28's topic in Travel

   All of the information about travel nursing that I have seen on the web is from 2006. Is that because travel nurses have been utilized less due to the economy? American Mobile insulted me by insinuating that I was greedy to want top pay. Fastaff woul...

8. Private duty nursing??

   oldiegoldie replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

   As a private contractor couldn't you slightly undercut the agencies and still make a huge profit? If taking care of an elderly person, can I bill medicare and the family? Where can I find a complete list of medicare laws regarding something like this...

9. Nursing in Saudi Arabia

   oldiegoldie replied to arak1547's topic in General World

   I hear the money is good, but what is a typical wage/salary for an American nurse working in Saudi? I know the money is tax free, but what is the base? Thanks.

10. Nurse practitioner VS. MD

    oldiegoldie replied to Keyzee's topic in Career Support

    I am not a NP, but I cannot imagine becoming one without having worked as a nurse at least for a little while. I am fortunate enough to have worked in numerous specialty areas, and almost all of what I know I learned by working. A person cannot possi...

11. Why get a BSN?

    oldiegoldie replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    I have fought with myself for thirty years now about getting a BSN. I have and Associate's degree in nursing ; before I got that I spent three years in college as an English major. Take this as a protest against the notion of higher education. I don'...

12. nursing behavior

    oldiegoldie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an old nurse. I have been nursing for 32 years and I have done it all....critical care, telemetry, ER, pain management, psych......so I got fed up with the telemetry unit I was working on (telemetry is it's own little hell) and wanted something ...

13. Re: Triple arthrodesis

    oldiegoldie replied to dolphinRN's topic in Orthopaedic

    I have severe arthritis in my left foot and ankle. I found a wonderful ortho MD who helped me out by injecting me with steroids/marcaine for a while; I did get to the point that I couldn't function with the arthritis however. The pain was sickening. ...

14. Press Gainey in the ER

    oldiegoldie replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    These surveys are set up to measure a variety of issues, some of the issues measured do not actually reflect the care the patient received but how well their needs were met. I am very much for keeping patients and families apprised of what is going o...

15. Why get a BSN?

    oldiegoldie replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    Sorry, I don't see the connection. At my hospital we have DO's doing everything from surgery to cardiology. My point was that the end point you can reach with a BSN (MSN, DScN) pays less than a bedside job....who in their right mind in the business ...