Eishouse

Eishouse specializes in crit care, tele, M/S, informatics.

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1. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Eishouse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   to jynxa17 I understand your distress. I have experienced everything you discussed, only I was covered by my employer's private insurance, for which I was paying a very large premium, deductible and copay. I had to go 200 miles from home to be hospit...

2. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Eishouse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   Sharrie - Thanks for the information. How's the job situation for aging RNs over there?

3. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Eishouse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, quezen - I think I understand your point. However, I disagree that anybody's health care is free. The VAHS and the IHS are funded with federal monies (taxpayer funded). Medicare is federally funded through a direct payroll tax. Medicaid is fun...

4. Collaborating to Integrate Evidence and Informatics into Nursing Practice and Educati

   Eishouse replied to rninformatics's topic in Informatics

   Thanks - This is exciting! I'll let you know how things work out.

5. Entry level jobs in informatics

   Eishouse replied to h60avtrn's topic in Informatics

   Re: Entry level jobs in informatics Thank you EileenRN for your input. Yes, I am looking at the bridge program at Walden. I have just finished statistics,which was my only gen ed class and now have to decide which program path I am going pursue. If y...

6. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

   Eishouse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   My doctor insists that with universal coverage she would be unable to offer her patients alternative therapies. So far, I've had lab testing and dietary management of the findings which my insurance covered as well as they cover anything (60/40 I thi...

7. Who is Responsible for Discussing End-of-Life Treatment Options?

   Eishouse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Re: Who is responsible for discussing End-of-Life Treatment Options My most difficult experience with this situation was not one I could handle as a nurse, although there have been many times I would discuss with the family, then discuss with the doc...

8. Medical errors

   Eishouse replied to jsm12's topic in Medications

   Hi, - Good subject to look into. I have a couple of stories about nurses making medication errors, if that's the sort of error you are looking for. The first is a med error discovered by the finance department's nurse auditors. The RN on the floo...

9. Current Walden University Students

   Eishouse replied to Otessa's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi, FlyNavyRN -I spent 2 years watching my husband get a MBA from U of Phoenix before I started back to school. He spent each 5 week term in agony, sometimes staying up until 2 AM to finish school work, then getting up at 5 to go to work at 6.The goo...

10. It's The Grim Reaper Charlie Brown

    Eishouse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Was it you who heard hospice calling? Listen closely... This is not a world where we women in our 50's become meaningless in the greater scheme of things. I know there is something just right for you, waiting to be found.

11. Collaborating to Integrate Evidence and Informatics into Nursing Practice and Educati

    Eishouse replied to rninformatics's topic in Informatics

    I've been keeping tabs on the TIGER initiative, too. What a great thing for nursing! I would love to be a participant. Does anyone know how to make that happen?

12. Entry level jobs in informatics

    Eishouse replied to h60avtrn's topic in Informatics

    Hi RN in the D, I love this site, too. You sound like a great Informatics nurse in the making! Are you looking at one of the bridge MSN programs that let you skip the BSN? I'm enrolled at Walden University, one class short of finishing the first year...

13. Entry level jobs in informatics

    Eishouse replied to h60avtrn's topic in Informatics

    Hi, bknyrn - You should expect to be paid similarly to clinicians. If you had an Informatics certification or MSN with Informatics specialty, you should expect to be paid similarly to Clinical Specialists.

14. winters in wyoming

    Eishouse replied to BethT's topic in Wyoming

    I have lived in Casper and worked at Wyoming Medical Center for 11 years. It is definitely one of the best facilities I have worked in. The CEO is an RN, which puts some caring into management. WMC serves as a clinical area for nursing students from...

15. Entry level jobs in informatics

    Eishouse replied to h60avtrn's topic in Informatics

    You are most definitely asking the right questions. You have also gotten good information back from your post. Having spent the last seven years of a 27-year career in nursing in the Informatics field, I have a few comments based on my experiences. F...