azverte

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1. Tag. YOU"RE it!

   azverte replied to azverte's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks colleagues! I am so glad to see realistic concern. On the cost: The procedure to test baseline for the minimal three diseases at time of injury and to one year is a mandatory federal law, as well as offering the post-exposure cocktail. So t...

2. Tag. YOU"RE it!

   azverte posted a topic in General Nursing

   Your're it now - perhaps. On your last exposure, were you tested for everthing? Even prion disease which will incubate for up to 40 years? How about Hepatitis C? Average time from exposure to onset of symptoms is 20 years. Most West Nile Carriers...

3. Need Advice- Serious Latex Allergy

   azverte replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

   http://www.ena.org Type"latex" in the search screen. They have loads of info, position statements, etc. Hope you feel better.

4. Need advice on agencies trying to stop me from being IC

   azverte replied to tink135's topic in Entrepreneurs

   In my state there are statutes against nurses working in facilities without a bonafide employee-employer relationship with the employer. This way responsibility for "checking out" the nurse falls on someone. Also, the feds are assured they get thei...

5. What exactly is death?

   azverte replied to azverte's topic in Activism

   Thank you so much for your post Cyber! I appreciate it. However, it is not the dying process or end-of-life-decisions about what therapies to employ. It is about how to explain the difference between comatose/ventilated/alive and dead/ventilated/sh...

6. What exactly is death?

   azverte replied to azverte's topic in Activism

   C'mon all you reading - please help! If a neighbor came to you for advice on making a decision regarding organ donation, what would you say regarding when the time is right? How do you get them to understand in terms they can understand? Thank you!

7. What exactly is death?

   azverte posted a topic in Activism

   There are times when we must discuss with family members the concept of organ donation. Like all end-of-life issues, this is a process for most family members. Life support issues can be confusing for them and the family must feel confident that th...

8. question about needles

   azverte replied to Louisepug's topic in Safety

   What part of "safety" includes sliding one's finger up a dirty needle? The added manipulation alone, not to mention the added time in one's hand is PROVEN in multiple studies to INCREASE needle stick injuries! The major manufacturer of needles and...

9. question about needles

   azverte replied to Louisepug's topic in Safety

   The AVERAGE time form the exposure to onset of symptoms for Hepatitis C is 20 years. Average! Yet testing for HCV after exposure is recent. Were you tested for HCV? HCV is chronic in almost every case - but takes decades to manifest symptoms. Wh...

10. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    azverte replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, Lilgirl! I agree. Yet four times as many nurses die from job related injuries than police officers. Where is the outcry? Where are the public motorcades? Trouble is - there is not the drama of dying slowly from diseases than the dram...

11. Foot care training

    azverte replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

    Thank you Raduda. I really appreciate through researchers! I was concerned during my planning period that the program could be scrapped but relatively few programs are scrapped once initiated - but nothing is for certain but death and taxes. I hav...

12. Nurse Stabbed!

    azverte replied to -jt's topic in Activism

    Anyone want to answer the question on lack of nursing inter-support for this student nurse? (K_wagner) because after 25+ years of nursing - I still don't have a clue why it is like that. God knows I've tried!

13. Foot care training

    azverte replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

    Shoes are DME, but you can elect to, instead of full DME povider status, only request Diabetic Shoes supplier status. It is easier. Depending on which state you are in, the federal Medicare will require criteria such as pedorthic (like my state). ...

14. Nurse Stabbed!

    azverte replied to -jt's topic in Activism

    Thanks for your support. The press was notified - print and TV. They confronted the facility who DENIED any incident. The victim is too shaken to act now. Multiple letters were sent. We are all not sure why the police etc have not acted - or may...

15. Nurse Stabbed!

    azverte replied to -jt's topic in Activism

    A month ago, a nurse was found unconscious in an ICU room in this county. The patient had strangled her with a BP cuff. The nurse survived but was admitted to the hospital. Except for nurses in the community talking about it, no coverage existed. ...