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belgarion

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belgarion specializes in Med Surg.


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  1. Will there ever be a surplus of nursing jobs again?!

    And not just in the Hill Country. We had an opening for a night LVN for over 4 months. We are finally getting a new grad from a nearby CC class that graduates next week. All occupations have up and down cycles unless they are jobs that are becomi...
  2. stethoscope for nursing student

    You're right, my bad. That's what happens when I try to type in my sleep.
  3. stethoscope for nursing student

    AllNurses.com has a nice selection at decent prices. I used a Littman 3000 because I spent too many years working in noisy environments.
  4. Small Hospitals

    Exactly how do you define "rural?" If a 75 bed hospital were located in a urban area I don't see how you could call it rural. And yes, I can think of several small acute care facilities in the middle of "civilization." I work in a hospital that has...
  5. Forced canceling/calling off question!

    You need to check with your state's employment commission about unemployment. The rules vary from state to state but I do know in some you can receive UI for excessive numbers of call offs or send homes. That's one reason most facilities rotate the...
  6. Those Darn Diabetics

    I picked up my wife's diabetic supplies for the month today. Lantus Flex Pens - $60 co-pay Novalog Flex Pens - $60 co-pay Flex Pen Needles - $60 co-pay Test Strips - $60 co-pay This is every month and with insurance. We are fortunate in that we can ...
  7. Those Darn Diabetics

    Families need time to adjust as well. You can't expect an entire familiy to make drastic changes to their lives because one member walks in the door and announces "I have diabetes and things have to change around here starting now!" Ever made an ann...
  8. Which states do LPNS push IV meds?

    I wouldn't be too sure. On the TX BON website under the FAQs they specifically state there is no master list of what an LVN can't do. About the only thing I found the BON restricts to RNs only is triage and initial assesment. Like you said about I...
  9. "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    In my previous career I could have put the following after my name - BSME, MSMM, EIT, CMfgE, CQE, and Six Sigma Black Belt. First, why would I want all of that following me around and second, who the HE!! would have cared? My cards and e-mail signat...
  10. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

    I was giving my wife insulin for twenty-five years before I became a nurse. I agree with those who say inject the air, draw a little insulin into the syringe and shove it back in hard. Then draw a little more than called for and push the extra alon...
  11. Those Darn Diabetics

    So we use financial blackmail to coerce pts into doing exactly what we say, how we say, when we say, and where we say? Given the cost of healthcare that isn't giving the patient freedom of choice. Sounds more like bullying than anything else. What ...
  12. Had a engineering prof some years back who gave us individual assignments for our capstone project. Turned out he was doing some consulting on the side and we were his unpaid research assistants. Sounds like this instructor is running an experimenta...
  13. Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    No way my hospital would do this. It would mean adding a couple of more shifts. While the total amount of pay would be close to the same it would mean the hospital paying for more employee benefits. Guess who would end up paying for that. Our ben...
  14. Duct tape anyone?

    I got a nastygram in my mail slot for agreeing with a patient who was complaining the cable sucked. Why not? The system is a bargain basement, watered down basic package with 18 channels of which only Animal Planet, two shopping channels, ESPN, and ...
  15. How to deal with mean old men

    That's pretty much my tecnique and one well seasoned nurse I know calls this her "come to Jesus" talk. The secret is to let the person in charge know what is going on and document, document, document. A dog keeps barking at the mailman everyday beca...