returnednurse

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1. Ready for a different area of practice

   returnednurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, after being a stay at home mom for a few years and taking a Nurse Refresher course I have been working 5 years back in clinical setting and am feeling a bit worn. 12 hr shifts, lifting, etc. Still want to make a difference and help patients. So, ...

2. ICU Charge Nurse with Patient Assignment

   returnednurse replied to joeameehan's topic in Critical

   Charge does not take patients routinely. it works really well because they can support those just coming off orientation as well as any pool nurses. They are also part of Code Blue and RRT team so, when would they take care of their own patients?

3. Should I try and become a Nurse in a Naturopathic Clinic or a Naturopathic Doctor?

   returnednurse replied to NenaRK's topic in Holistic

   I know of some of the CAM out there and that patients have had some good individual results. I have performed a literature review on the subject but, that would be my first suggestion to see what evidence is out there. also check the licensing requir...

4. Stethoscope covers OK for men?

   returnednurse replied to leftysoftball's topic in Men

   Stethoscope covers carry germs: Read Milam, Michael, W.; Hall, Melanie; Pringle, Teri; Buchanan, Kay, 2001: Bacterial contamination of fabric stethoscope covers: The velveteen rabbit of health care?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 22(10)...

5. Help i need patient education handouts

   returnednurse replied to ajohnson8407's topic in Education

   www.ahrq.gov Agency for Health Research and quality. Government sponsored have info for patients, nurses and clinicians. You can download and get mailed copies for no cost, even shipping is free.

6. Searching For LVN- RN Bridge Program DFW

   returnednurse replied to dodger80's topic in LPN-RN

   go to Board of Nursing www.bon.state.tx.us and click nursing education link and there is a list of all approved programs by type of program with links and info on in class versus online etc.

7. Texas BON and New Letter

   returnednurse replied to New_SRN's topic in Criminal

   They usually make you take Jurisprudence course in person and work on 1 year restriction, like no floating, no staffing companies, another RN present, etc. I don't think so about the TPAPN but, the tPapn people are very nice and open to questions so ...

8. Should I resign, or be suspended?

   returnednurse replied to mahroya's topic in Career Support

   Write a note of apology to the NM. Offer to stay to finish out your year at the least, no hard feelings, it was an oversight, blah, blah, blah. Thanks for pointing out my errors. Realize I have a lot to learn, thanks for time invested in me. Like you...

9. Help, I'm stuck and unsure what to do??

   returnednurse replied to Lopezlvn's topic in Safety

   I don't see where an incident report was done. That is only thing I can add about the situation in retrospect. Sorry, this happened to you. Real problem is chronic understaffing of these facilities. They then, have poor training, increase use of unli...

10. Nursing school vaccinations

    returnednurse replied to studentCL2009's topic in Texas

    I understand some don't have insurance and sometimes the health clinics are extremely busy or out of what you need. I wet to The Immunization Clinic Southwest in Stafford and they take Blue Cross PPO for vaccines and they do titers for all insurances...

11. refresher classes

    returnednurse replied to serenity05's topic in Retired

    I did a nurse refresher course and felt it was most helpful. Some boards of nursing will list the approved program but, others like the Texas BON do not give out any info and I think I am not supposed to share websites or emails and don't think we ca...

12. Need Helpful Advice! LPN-RN Refresher

    returnednurse replied to vmacho's topic in LPN-RN

    Hi you are so right about the LVN pay and work load. She can study with a review program liek Springhouse or Lippincott or Kaplan and I would also suggest a Nurse Refresher Program. Just google that and the city you are in and some should pop up. I a...