alaskabound

alaskabound

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  1. The Patient I Failed

    wow... now i know what to do in this situation. or what I THINK i would do, IF this situation was to ever happen to me. I would go to the nursing super WITH other nurses by my side to see if that could help. Thank you so much for writting such a bea...
  2. why are they here to stay?:typing
  3. Providence Alaska and Alaska Regional

    where is prov and reg interior? islands? as you can tell by my name, we are planning on moving there within the next 12 months... not sure where though...
  4. Bush Nursing in AK!

    thank you so much for your thoughtful response! No way have you scared me away! Although I love my Michigan, I believe that AK is the place for me. Yes, I will email you to "harass you further!" Thanks again!!!!!!
  5. Bush Nursing in AK!

    thanks for the tip! may i ask where you lived in AK? Any recommendations? We have family in Fairbanks, looks like that may be an option somewhere down the line. I would personally like Juneau, but my hubby is a union carpenter and i guess its not str...
  6. Bush Nursing in AK!

    i also wanted to add, what are some of your favorite things about this whole bush nursing aspect of the AK nurse? What skills do you have to know? i guess, what the HECK is it? :imbar Also, how is the whole in home care scene up there? do they have n...
  7. venting: fetal demise

    maybe no nuchal cord, not around the neck? no question is dumb!
  8. Bush Nursing in AK!

    After reading some posts, I have heard the term bush nursing. That sounds fun, but I guess I would like to have some questions answered: 1. Pay scale? 2. Names of some towns, villages, ect. where these facilities/places are? 3. Hire LPNS? 4. Can you ...
  9. Leave and say nothing,or leave and report?

    Im glad to see how many people said to report! gives me back a little confidence lost in my fellow nurses. :icon_roll
  10. venting: fetal demise

    my thoughts exactly. without some serious investigating, its WAY too easy to blame and point fingers. Im not saying that she had the right to be non-compliant with her diabetes and ect. in fact i have strong beliefs as to when life actually begins an...
  11. Need opinions RE: Fetal Demise in ER

    Yeah, thats exactly my point! While doing discharge instructions, there should be an "automatic referral made for any gestational age fetal demise. then the er nurses can do what they need to do, and social work can do what they are supposed to be d...
  12. Getting Going in Pvt Dty Nursing!

    the first thing I would do is find out how you are liable. you worked hard for your liscense and its important to do the work first before the fun stuff of PR!
  13. OMG, we were being raped over pay!

    i feel the exact same way. i am treated poorly by my private agency. there is a lot of lying going on about the way people are paid. question: if a client is approved for ten hours a day and the client was hospitalized for 3 days that month, do they ...
  14. OMG, we were being raped over pay!

    how can i find out how much Medicaid pays in Michigan and whether or not we are getting screwed over too?
  15. Need opinions RE: Fetal Demise in ER

    maybe you could ask the ed to make it mandatory for a social work referral to be made and target the social workers with your education? Give them the info packets and maybe a card with the numbers of the berv staff. on them with a good link to a com...