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  1. meditech edm help

    I am a per diem ER nurse, having trouble with Meditech. Would anyone know of or be willing to share a simple step by step walk thru of a patient in ER??? No problem with pt care, just the documentation keys and entries. Thanks
  2. Florida Salary vs Take Home

    Opti.. The best way for you to figure this is simply to eliminate the % amount of NY state tax. Your example would not hold true, ie claim married 5 or claim single 0, however both state and federal are % values, not flat percent, but based on tax b...
  3. Ok folks, from the ops profile -education is as an lpn/lvn. It does not say what state she is in, but many states only allow lpn iv cert after taking a class. Here in FL it is required that an lpn take a 30 hour course and get supervised sign offs, e...
  4. twist, clip, pin, headband,pony..anything that keeps it from hanging over pts or in unamed yuck. Hard to start an IV with long or half bangs across your visual field, too. Your school will have a strict clinical policy re: hair, nails, and jewelry.
  5. Oboy........how should this be handled?

    I did a stint in Home Health as a newcomer to a small town...everyone asked how I liked living in the ole Taylor place, if my son enjoyed Mrs Denman's 3rd grade class, etc, etc....apparently very few people moved there!!!!! I now live in a small town...
  6. Patients on Vacation????(long)

    Visitors are a problem here in the panhandle, too. But the ones that drive me batty are the locals who show up at 3am and smile sweetly...you have my records here. UHHH no I don't, and even if I could find your last visit(we don't have med rec or eve...
  7. ER Interview Question

    I always "dress up" for an interview, well except telephone interviews-lol. I have been a nurse for over 20 years and have gotten all but 2 jobs I interviewed for. I almost always wear nice slacks/skirt and a jacket. Really make sure you wear nice s...
  8. Hospital to charge employees who smoke

    Oh dear..seems I remember we as nurses have to be very careful not to make a 500 pound pt feel "bad" when we about kill ourselves turning them. And didn't they make obesity a disability.....oooh the lawsuits will be so much fun, and since HTN is mo...
  9. Best of my recollection...HHA can't see pt on day of discharge-not billable, we always saw pt next day to do intake/admit. HHA can see and eval pt prior to discharge so to have everything in place. No patient should ever be discharged without instruc...
  10. Ideally a float would be lateral or previously experienced, then maybe the ER nurse-but ER can't give up a nurse, they are usually short anyway. A tele nurse should have basic knowledge of critical patients, since many tele patients were in icu just ...
  11. I Would Like Your Opinion.... am I right?

    You were right to transfer. You felt unsafe in that position, and are now out of it. Good luck with your neww position.
  12. Need your policy on CANCELLATION

    Never got time and a half for coming in, we did get on call or standby pay and then regular pay if we came in to work.This usually occurred due to low census--but we usually had a list of nurses wanting the time off! The exception s were the traditio...
  13. so disappointed :(

    Julia, Sounds like you have more issues here than just a schedule change. You obviously do not like your job-the charge nurse being your biggest concern. the best way to deal with that-if is not just personality problems-is to document everything. IE...
  14. ER nursing...

    It all depends on the hospital. Call or stop by some in your area and ask the HR or ER manager
  15. Florida nursing salaries - seriously????

    The cheaper coa used to be true, but it keeps getting repeated ad nauseum and keeps the wages low! Don't know any bank that reduces your car payment, credit cards or mortgage rate cause you're in sunnyFL!! And speaking of mortgages.....houses are not...