VBRNJD99

VBRNJD99

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  1. Resume

    I have found it is much more beneficial to manage the resume process on my own than to pay someone to write one for me. The problem I've found with having someone create one for me is that it tends to be very generic, difficult to edit or update lat...
  2. Jewels26, you make some excellent points I would just like to add though, in the state where I live if I had to be off of work for 6 months because I have a medical emergency, I would get no assistance. I wouldn't qualify for unemployment because I w...
  3. There is truly a lack of education in this country regarding universal healthcare. There is not going to be one federal system, just like there isn't one system now. Each state runs their own Medicaid and CHIP programs with many different eligibility...
  4. Just one comment. If we aren't willing to pay for even basic public education for helpless children, how do we expect them to be able to get jobs that pay well enough for them to be self sustaining when they are adults? Does anyone really think that...
  5. One additional point about National Health Systems, several of my physician and nursing friends have been concerned about their "standard of living." In Canada, and several European countries, the providers actually make more than physicians/nurses i...
  6. In response to some posters, actually, one can die without medication much faster than without food. I believe medication falls under the umbrella of healthcare. There are many services that " my hard earned money" pays for that I haven't used. I'm...
  7. To conquerer+, if you were referring to my post regarding cable and 2 cars, I was being facetious. Many people are given the choice to suck it up and die. They make too much for Medicaid, or they don't qualify, they don't have group health plans or t...
  8. I have been an RN for 13 years. I was wrongfully terminated from employment last December. I was unable to find full time employment with benefits for 6 months and was working per diem as well as receiving partial unemployment. I got married a week a...
  9. Is this Safe? Census: 45 / ID Bands: 0 / # of Nurses: 1

    In the facility where I work, we use the sleeve kind with the paper in the middle. The new connectors are very tight and the bands usually have to be cut off when a resident leaves. Everyone wears one. The paper strips are color coded as well, pink f...
  10. Rookie mistake, Help!!!

    It was an RM when I submitted it. If we kept original ARD of the next day, would have had 5 tx days to get RV. we were still in grace period and had plenty of time to submit. But, I had to have all of my assessments with ARDs before Friday submitted ...
  11. Rookie mistake, Help!!!

    I locked and submitted an MDS yesterday on a resident who was on therapy caseload. New CVA , 30 day assessment. RNAC director and rehab director played w ARD date a few times. Resident unable to participate several days. Ended up with an RMB. it tr...
  12. New RNAC workload?

    I have been an RNAC for a little over 3 months. I have 2 years experience in LTC and 13 years experience as an RN. The facility I work for is a 96 bed facility. We have a 26 bed sub-acute rehab unit with a 28 day average LOS. We typically have 13...
  13. A Diabetic rant

    I have been type 1 since 2001 and have been on a pump since 2003. What most docs and nurses know about diabetes is scary. I started on a continuous glucose monitoring system 9 months ago. I wear a sensor/transmitter in my abdomen. I check a FSBS q 12...
  14. Hospital CEO Salaries: Are The Big Bucks Justified?

    This is about salaries in Canada. Different animal
  15. Womens interest in male nurses

    I haven't read the entire post, but OP where I live there are male nurse groupies. Not just other healthcare workers either. Many women assume rightly or wrongly that being a nurse will make you a good provider, husband, father, friend, etc. Not to m...