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  1. Critcal care review book recommendations?

    Ive just started in the ICU and Ive been studying off of 'Critical Care Nursing DeMystified' for a few weeks now. Its really informative. Also youtube has EKG instruction videos, most are geared to med students but its the same material really.
  2. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    If this healthcare situation isnt sorted out in a way to improve patient outcomes, Im not going to live long enough to recieve SS. Heck, I was talking to a friend today who wears her contacts twice as long as recomended becouse she cant afford to go ...
  3. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    In the system your discribing people would shun preventative and early care due to finances and wait until an issue is catastrophic and irreversable. And what about those with chronic conditions, just go bankrupt and die? this isnt whats best for our...
  4. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    I think you guys are getting off topic, I want to better understand healthcare in relation to patient outcomes, not the budget. It is a NESSESITY, and it if its right, then we will find a way to pay for it just like we find a way to pay for social se...
  5. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    Ranking and rates from 'measuring the health of a nation ariticle, thx JMBnurse!
  6. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    I agree with the fact that we need change. The way I see it even this current 'change' is, hopefully, designed to be a smooth bridge to a single payer system. Those who cannot or will not pay the fees of a private system can 'buy' insurance through t...
  7. Health Care Law vs Patient Outcomes

    The way I understand our current Third Party Payer system the major decisions are made by a company looking to cut costs and make a profit. Drs are encouraged not to order 'unnessasary tests' (as if they would waste their time or effort on any test t...
  8. Unforgettable moments at work

    I agree with maintaining pt and staff saftey. Im just saying, knowing a pt WAS an offender years ago shouldnt mean that you tie them down when they come in the door. always treat your patients with respect, as human beings, and you'd be surprised at ...
  9. Unforgettable moments at work

    I couldn't resist the urge to play devils advocate lol. Ivehad a few circumstances where I have built up a good report with a patient who previouslyserved time for violent crimes. theyre used to people treating them like arabid animal, but if your ca...
  10. I got the job!!!! Two in fact!

    With even a little experiance and a BSN my career search got a whole lot easyer. I was offered two jobs from the same hospital at the same time and got calls for interviews in different departments for days after. Im very excited to take my nursing s...
  11. Advice on other RN specialties/careers due to health problems

    Case managment for Private Duty nursing is mostly office work with a some visits to homes, you'll be sitting most of the time there to interview people. Med-surg with some managment experiance (charge nurse would be enough) is mostly what they look f...
  12. Patient requests

    When I had my Apendectomy I felt so silly; I could get out of bed, didnt even need the alarm, i could go to the bathroom with my IV in tow, I could take care of everything I needed to do. I could walk back to bed and plug my own IV in. But I could no...
  13. ADHD Nurses-what area do you specialize in?

    I have always had symptoms of ADHD, and for the most part, I credit it to my success in school. Behavior modification and diet regulations really helped. I recently left my medical-surgical position, and while there, I noticed my symptoms affecting m...
  14. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    Im glad I found this page. I've had a pritty severe case of ADD seince childhood. In my early adolescence I maintained better control useing the Finegold Diet, and behavior modification. In the classroom especialy my grades went up but socially 'foot...
  15. Nurse Call button misused once again

    I had a patient the other night who was very pleasantly demented, she learned that if she pressed the button I would magicly apear like a cheerful genie of nursing. every time i walked into the room she would just giggle at me while i turned off the ...