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  1. Unlicensed Personnel Taking Jobs in LTC

    PoodleBreath, Hi, in response to comment above to happygra8ful. The point is the BON could do so much more and they do not. The point is that facilities whether LTC or Hospitals or other settings is that these settings allow non-licensed person...
  2. Unlicensed Personnel Taking Jobs in LTC

    Actually, the BON is supposed to investigate violations of the Nurse Practice act. The ANA states that 35 states have language in their Nurse Practice Act that restrict the use of title nurse. "At least 35 states are known to have language in their...
  3. Nurses Didn't Call Doctor

    My thought was dehydration, especially if on diuretic. Good for you. Glad you addressed it with Provider.
  4. Haven’t you heard there is a Nursing shortage. Well of course I have heard this almost every year I have practiced as a Nurse. The COVID pandemic has not made things easier and staffing in some areas of nursing have been or are critical. Toda...
  5. Nursing and The Art of Arboricide

    I agree with you 100%. I am assuming that your nurse consultant is actually a nurse right? Unfortunately, I often see other people make recommendations about new forms, that aren't even nurses. I had a conversation a few years ago with the DON at ...
  6. Got No Job? Come be an RN !

    I just think there is a misconception in the public eye. How many times have you heard that there is a nursing shortage and nursing is one of the fastest growing professions blah blah blah etc...? Also, the predictions of older nurses retiring has ...
  7. Are nurses being replaced?

    Just to clarify -one point I want to make is this. Nurses go to school to be prepared for critical thinking and the skills that are required for procedures that nurses can do. Yes some of these tasks can be delegated. However, who should decide wh...
  8. Are nurses being replaced?

    I have noticed that more often than not, I here that new grad nurses are looking for work and can not find a job. I am concerned that the nursing shortage that continues to be discussed so frequently is a projection of the future and not of the pres...