RN691

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1. Becoming a Hospice Nurse

   RN691 posted a topic in Hospice

   Hello all, I have 9 years experience as an RN in an acute care hospital. I would love to work in hospice but am unsure how to go about acheiving this goal. Any information on certification needed, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

2. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   I am in the same union. I went to work. Haven't heard a word from the union. Maybe I will, but I still stand by my decision to go to work. We had no dog in this fight and had no reason not to go to work.

3. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   I have to disagree with you. Regardless of pressure no competent nurse would put tube feeding through an IV if that is in fact what happened. Nurses are supposed to be able to work under pressure, remember the 5 rights of meds and always be a patient...

4. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   First, please don't yell. Second, actually no one was forced into a sympathy strike. Nurses could have to gone work if they chose too.

5. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   what i meant was that i triple check my meds with myself before administering them and use another nurse for the black box warning meds that i mentioned. . lol, no i don't check with another nurse before giving tylenol.

6. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   I think I must work at the same hospital you do. I also crossed the picket line. I cannot for the life of me get my head around having a sympathy strike for a different union. In my opinion this was all politics. I am a nurse not a politician.

7. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   it doesn't matter if the hospital has a double check policy on meds. Nurses know the 5 rights of med administration. there are black box warning meds-heparin drip,chemo, ton,etc., where another nurse should be used to validate med. a nurse should not...

8. Nursing Strike

   RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

   Hello all, I have been thinking a lot about the patient who died during the strike. If it is true that the nurse ran feeding to an IV that negligence is so gross it makes me wonder if the nurse was really a nurse. There are plenty of stories of peopl...

9. Can nursing staff legally trim and file fingernails?

   RN691 replied to klmb318's topic in California

   I have worked in several states and have always been told that we are NEVER allowed to cut nails. Ask a doctor for an order for a podiatrist to see the pt. if the nails need to be cut. I would not delegate trimming or cutting nails to the PCT to prot...

10. Nursing Strike

    RN691 replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in California

    A replacement nurse is an R.N. I used to work as a traveler and took a permanent position at a hospital I had a temporary contract with. I am a very experienced R.N. and have made mistakes-just as every nurse has. The nurses on strike did not make a ...

11. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    RN691 replied to DesertRN2's topic in COVID

    I worked for an employer who stated that I had to have the flu shot of be fired. I stated that in my opinion that was the same as forcing me to take a medication against my will which could be construed as battery. They left me alone, then the union ...

12. Kaiser's pay/benefits for staff nurse 2?

    RN691 replied to Genista's topic in California

    Hi, I work at Kaiser in San Jose,CA. and LOVE IT!!!! I started here over a year ago as a traveler and worked 3 contracts and then accepted a full time position. Pay scale is determined by your years of experience. I have 8 years as a nurse and starte...