Claver

Claver

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About Claver

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, church leader, and a fun person

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  1. There are many agencies in New York City that work with this population both adults and children. You would have to be registered here. Go on the internet and review such agencies as United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCP), Services for the Underse...
  2. As I have posted before we are making the necessary corrections for our 60 day letter. Any of you who have been through this process understands how stressful it is. For the 60 day letter we were cited in every area except financial - so you know t...
  3. How do you feel about ADN nurses?

    Do not worry about being an ADN and how people will feel about you. First try to pass your boards (we all take the same exam). Then try to learn and be the best nurse that you can be. No one goes around asking for an ADN vs BSN- all that patients ...
  4. To all of you HH nurses out there

    As DON you definitely need to have some HH experience. The field is not an easy one to work or to manage. I worked with two agencies in HH but both of them were part of a larger organization. 1 was part of Health Insurance company, and the other w...
  5. Posting of License # online

    Respect your friend. Quit looking to see if she has pass or not. Just be supportive.
  6. Super Nurse?

    I RECEIVED THIS AS PART OF A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR RN POSITON: Must be able to engage in the following physical activities on a daily basis: able to walk and stand for entire day with some sitting, turning, twisting, bending, stooping, crouching. Must...
  7. Nurse reciprocity

    I am not sure of the exact information that you are seeking - but the Office of Professional licensing -State Education Department should be able to answer any of your questions. Their website: www.op.nysed.gov - E-mail: oprau@mail,nysed.gov
  8. How do you feel about ADN nurses?

    I feel compelled to respond and then I feel why bother?. If as nurses we are going to have this old argument when NO MATTER WHAT DEGREE - WE ALL HAVE TO PASS THE SAME STATE BOARDS!!!!!
  9. In Trouble With The Bon!!! Please Advise Me...

    Many years ago as a stressed out staff nurse on a medical unit I gave a patient a triple dose of NPH insulin - for his evening medication. I had misread the order. Lucky for me the MD was right on the unit so when I told him what had happened he ga...
  10. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    As a nursing supervisor in community care, I once found myself in charge of over a 100 clients with only one nurse to help. I thought I was doing a very great job of keeping every thing under control until the State Auditors came in. Everyone got t...
  11. In home care we use nursing diagnoses on our oasis and plans of care. However, since in the DD field nursing diagnoses are not used. I often wonder why are they called by such long boring names - we can not use medical terms - so constipation beco...
  12. The auditors are here

    We have just spent two days responding to the POCA - some of these auditors are ridiculous - they cited us for not having enough choices of deserts - the only place has more than one choice for desert is a restaurant- and they say that these people a...
  13. Leaving Management Role

    Hi Patrick, I remember the days when there was a head nurse on each shift and a supervisor for the floor. Now 1 person is doing the work of three. I too was in management about four years ago. I had held the positon for about three years. One day...
  14. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    The most important element of nursing is passing your state boards - Diploma, ADN, BSN all take the same boards - this indicate that we all have the same basic educational requirements - I am a diploma trained nurse - trained in the days when this wa...
  15. to quit nursing school?

    Think about clinicals as if you were learning to drive- for about 5-10 minutes when you are taking your driving test - you have to give a perfect performance - every one hates it - after that you have a lot of choices - So clinicals are very importan...