hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Career Support
Thanks, elkpark. I'm not sure exactly where I was in my journey/ordeal 10 years ago now, but I didn't pursue whatever offers I was considering at the time. I did eventually work for a podiatrist who'd advertised for a medical assistant and did not us...
hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing
The rest of the story: Here it is more than 4 years later and I'm very happy where I landed. I told the receptionist what my experience had been in the office and she gave her notice. I stayed longer than I perhaps should have but I have to say that ...
hotflashion replied to dixiesnurse's topic in Entrepreneurs
You can care for anyone's feet as long as the care you provide is within the scope of practice as defined by your state board of nursing. Contact your board and find out what they say you can and cannot do specifically regarding foot care. e.g., do y...
If I wasn't past 60, I would consider something different, maybe OT. I am now too old. Not too old to learn, that's never the case, but too old to take on more debt, too old to be willing to work odd hours. When I got the BSN I was 59 and ready to w...
Hello everyone! I got my CFCN last year and I'd like to hear from others who are practicing or considering it. I started working as a footcare nurse last fall, and am currently doing homecare and one clinic at a senior center. I'm working contract f...
hotflashion replied to footqueen's topic in Entrepreneurs
afrosandtiaras, scope of practice is determined by your state's board of registration in nursing. In Massachusetts, where I'm at, the BoRN has an advisory that spells out in pretty good detail what is required for a nurse to provide foot care. While ...
As a CFCN, I would love to see a Specialties thread devoted to this niche area of care. I believe that foot care nursing is teetering on the edge of exponential growth, as more and more people become in need of such care and fewer and fewer podiatris...
hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing
Saying not to work below my level does not help. The fact is, I have almost no experience as an RN in the 6 years after graduation, and the experience I have had is piecemeal at places where you wouldn't want to work. The current job has just about s...
I don't know if this is even appropriate for Allnurses, but here goes. I'm working in a one-doctor office. Though I am an RN, I was hired to fulfill a medical assistant role, which was ok with me as a means to an end beyond this particular job. I tho...
hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Safety
OP here, I'm sorry to post and run, that wasn't my intention. I've never worked in a Dr's office before and it is a specialty office, not primary care and certainly not a cardiology office. It is relatively recent that the practice has been taking BP...
I work in a medical specialist's office. The hospital system with which we are associated now requires that we get certain info from our patients -- height, weight, smoking status and blood pressure. We have no protocol for high blood pressure, and ...
hotflashion replied to jojonavy's topic in Vermont
Any current news on the single-payer implementation in Vermont? Is it rolling out? Are the questions getting answerred? Enquiring minds want to know...