alwayslookingnp

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  1. Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    Except that the private world lives and dies by Press Ganey. Press Ganey Has a lot to do with the Opioid crisis and MRSA. How manipulative is videoing this event without the Dr permission?
  2. Are you an ER RN or NP? Will you participate in my dissertation study?

    Hello Colleagues, I spoke too soon about closing my study. When I looked at the reports, there were fewer usable surveys than I expected. Would you please consider clicking on the link and being a participant in my 2 group study? Here is the link to ...
  3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Sunburn
  4. Are you an ER RN or NP? Will you participate in my dissertation study?

    Today is the last day to participate. If you have already, thank you. If you have not, please consider participating . Please help if you can. Thanks
  5. Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    I have seen more nurses lose their jobs over schedule conflicts than anything else. You want to go to church, the other wants to be with her family, that one has small children. The list goes on and on. Scheduling is not easy. You cannot make everyon...
  6. Critical question, please advise ASAP

    I think your license is safe and you are doing the right thing to leave an unsafe situation that you are powerless to improve. You will most likely be a no rehire but I doubt you would want to go back anyway, if they are still in business. Do not put...
  7. Capability beliefs to access research-based knowledge

    Nurses are the last line of defense for the patient. They are the last one to touch the patient before he medication is given, before the procedure is done, before the operation begins. Nurses have the power to save lives. Many nurses rely on what t...
  8. Here is the link to the study: Capability Beliefs to Access and Implement Research-Based Knowledge into Practice in Emergency Department RNs Who Provide Direct Patient Care: A Two-Group RCT Hello! Invitation to Participate My name is Ivy McKinney, AP...
  9. AbstractAccording to the Institute of Medicine, as many as 98,000 patient deaths occur each year in U.S. health facilities. One primary limitation of current research of nurses' use of research-based knowledge in practice is that the vast majority of...
  10. Don't trust my FNP

    What bothers me about this line of thinking (bypassing specialists or any other recommended discipline) is that the ER does not take the place of a specialist. It will not take care of a chronic problem. A complaint like this one will likely be triag...
  11. Don't trust my FNP

    There is a lot going on here. First, your husband has a DVT and a torn meniscus. He also has arthritis. These are separate issues with different treatments. Your husband is also a bricklayer so may have some occupational issues (look up carpenter's k...
  12. Reason for IV fluids

    I think most times it is a customer service thing than anything else. The patients want it, it makes them feel like we are doing something, and we live and die by Press Ganey these days
  13. My PhD Journey - Part 1

    PLease keep in touch Vickie! I just got accepted into PhD program. Excited but scared!
  14. Lost job now what

    So sorry for the position you are in. Have you thought about moving or traveling? I had to do that for a yesr. Can't say it was the most pleasent of experiences but it was a job.
  15. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    QUOTE "Perhaps only COMPASSIONATE people agree that the fight against universal health care is an uncaring, selfish thing. " ...or opinionated ones