GardenerGirl

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1. Where do I go to get an IV Certification? Job posts say certification required.

   GardenerGirl replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Infusion

   Thank you! Yes, that helps. I thought there was some class that I needed to take. So, I'll go check that out and see where the exams are given. I'll buy the book so I can be prepared. I appreciate your help!

2. Where do I go to get an IV Certification? Job posts say certification required.

   GardenerGirl posted a topic in Infusion

   Hello, everyone. I live in CT and I am an RN with 16 years of bedside care experience. The thought that I need to be "IV Certified" seems odd. But, apparently, some places require a certification. I really want to get a job as an Infusion RN. Can any...

3. What do I do to become a flight nurse

   GardenerGirl replied to spat26's topic in Flight

   If you hope to be a flight nurse, and you are starting from little or no experience as a nurse, you have some work to do and some time to put in. You will not only need to be an RN, but one with several years of critical care experience under your be...

4. how can I be a nurse w/ a bad back???

   GardenerGirl replied to ChervRN's topic in Disabilities

   There is no way around reaching and leaning and stretching as a nurse, even if it's a "no lift" facility. You have to have good physical conditioning or you will suffer; and I mean suffer. If you are in need of losing weight (that is the major reason...

5. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

   GardenerGirl replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

   wow! i wanted to read every single post in this thread, but i gave up at page 7 and jumped to page 27. i'm glad it's still active, because the sentiments expressed here will never go away (although we all wish things were different.) i, too, have 15 ...

6. Disabled, Retired Inactive RN want to work from home

   GardenerGirl replied to ravn's topic in Retired

   I need some answers on this, too. Can anyone help us out here? I, like the previous poster, am curious about transcription vs. coding and billing. I do searches on the net but sometimes I just get more confused. I need to find a way to love what I do...

7. Getting Going in Pvt Dty Nursing!

   GardenerGirl replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you for your input. Do the agencies have stipulations in which they can prevent you from hiring on w/ a client if that client decided to stop using their agency? I used to do travel nursing, and they had rules like that, to protect themselves. ...

8. Getting Going in Pvt Dty Nursing!

   GardenerGirl replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Private Duty

   I just lost my entire email, because I clicked, "post reply" instead of "post quick reply." Here's an abreviated version of what I just wrote: How does an RN make a living at private duty, if she/he wants to work outside of an agency? How does the cl...

9. Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

   GardenerGirl replied to innovativemurse's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Wow! Ask and ye shall receive. Thanks so much. That will keep me busy researching for quite some time. To narrow this field down some, what areas would require the least amount of further formal education? I have a Diploma in Nursing, and have an ext...

10. Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

    GardenerGirl replied to innovativemurse's topic in Entrepreneurs

    How many ways are there for nurses to work independently? I have been brainstorming for a long time and I need some fresh ideas. Anyone have any thoughts? I'd love to see a whole list of avenues we nurses could choose, so I could research each and ev...

11. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    GardenerGirl replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Hospice

    Thank you. And now it's time for my apology. I am totally new to this site and thought that I was getting email alerts whenever anyone posted to this thread. I just read all four pages of reponses, and I had only received a small fraction of email al...

12. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    GardenerGirl replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Hospice

    ...And you are quoting the Dalai Lama? Am I missing something here? "Stay away from our hospice patients." Are you for real? Practice what you preach.

13. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    GardenerGirl replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Hospice

    The scripture that Irishpooh quoted was for ME, not evidence of me looking for scriptures to quote to the patients. If you read the scripture she quoted, it would clearly not be something I would be quoting to patients. Some people see a certain word...

14. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    GardenerGirl replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Hospice

    Thanks to all of you who commented on my question. Of course respect and sensitivity is paramount in a situation like this. I don't plan to "push my beliefs" on anyone. I will never violate the patient's trust and take advantage of my position. I kno...

15. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    GardenerGirl posted a topic in Hospice

    Hello, everyone. I'm brand new to this forum and I just got hired to start a home health hospice job in the middle of June. I have neither home health experience nor hospice experience. I did bedside hospital nursing for 14 years and just could do it...