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I didn't see anywhere in title VII where "minority" was used as a protected status. I am fairly confident that "gender" is in fact included as a protected status. In nursing however, men are very...

2.5 years experience, no certs, no advanced degrees, $35ish an hour tops. Hell of a lot cheaper to live here though.

How many of your facilities fulfill staffing requests by patients such as males or females only or even only particular ethnicities or skin colors? I often see the gender specific requests and have...

The AccuVein is a near-infrared imaging device. They only work to a practical max depth of about 1 cm and cost roughly $5k too. The AccuVein, VeinViewer, and Veinsite all use the same technology and...

Many reservations are taking over their own hospital systems. Gila River in Arizona is an example....

Hmmm, I'll have to see if we can start charging for assessments too. There are a couple of reasons for our high insertion failure rate. The first, and most obvious, is a relatively high learning...

I don't know if you have used the PowerGlide yet but we have not had great success with it yet. They seem to have a rather high failure rate and do not do well in veins deeper than 1.5 cm. Those...

I very rarely ever use the needle guide unless the depth of the vessel is greater than 1.5 cm, which we very rarely insert a peripheral greater than. The needle guides are good for novice...

Cost has always been the single factor holding back ultrasound...until the Prevue. I do not know how the cost centers work at your hospital but individual units at my hospital can direct order any...

Is this within your scope of practice?

You would have to perform an xray to determine if the tip is still within the SVC, different people have different length and sized SVCs. We have policy that whenever there is PICC migration we...

It is a pretty decent low cost ultrasound for peripheral IVs. Out of all the peripheral IV imaging devices the Prevue is my favorite, MUCH better than the near-infrared imaging devices that are...

Really learning vascular anatomy and vascular access nursing will help more than the Accuvein, Vein Finder or any other infrared imaging device. If you need a crutch then look into buying an...

If you have $5k to burn then buy ultrasound. As stated before, the Prevue is a pretty nice option at around $5k.

Yes. #1 Call the pharmacy and have them send you exactly what they want written on the script. #2 Page on-call and have him call the pharmacy or fax an order #3 Profit?

Your argument would mean that everything in existence is natural. I do not think many people would agree with that. Is a B52 carrying a thermonuclear weapon natural? Is a Rubbermaid bin natural?

How you are treated is HIGHLY dependent upon your unit and shift. As I travel from unit to unit I can see that there are entirely different atmospheres, even on the same units but different...

I heard the opposite. Lots of fancy equipment and nice rooms but are hard on staff. I know a couple of people that stayed for less than a year there.

Seen it happen many times. Most of the time the patient complains of dull pain, sometimes nothing.

You need to copy your paragraph and email it to; Practice IssuesFor answers to questions concerning practice issues, contact: NY State Education Department Office of the Professions State Board...

I guess you do not eat any type of fish, or hell, any type of commercial foods then do you? Hope you don't drive a car... :nailbiting: Everyone has a choice. If you CHOOSE to seek employment at an...

Professional employment (like administration) requires a professional appearance. The most I have ever seen is a floor supervisor on night with some visible tattoos. My hospital tolerates some...

If you take the man's money, you follow the man's rules. Deal with it.

When I worked in LTC I had a patient who, by order, could receive a double shot of any liquor she chose or her Ambien/Vicodin combo. Slept like a baby everytime she took the booze. But because...

I have heard of nurses with "license issues" being marketing managers, patient liaisons, consultants, ADONs, and even a SNF Administrator. Mind you, all of these people had either extensive...