bestblondRN

bestblondRN

OB, M/S, ICU, Neurosciences

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About bestblondRN

bestblondRN has 30 years experience and specializes in OB, M/S, ICU, Neurosciences.


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  1. Reimbursement Expenses for CM's who work at home.

    I am interviewing this week for a Telephonic CM job that will transition to a home-based position. Would you be willing to share pros and cons of home telephonic CM? Thanks!
  2. Leaving the Profession!

    Hey Chris--best wishes in your new profession, and congratulations for taking the plunge into something different! I've been in this for 28 years and have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly also......Nursing has taken it's toll on me as well--just ...
  3. RN duties in outpatient setting?

    I work for a large, incorporated group practice with a number of specialties and each office does their own thing when it comes to care models. There are practices in which the RNs are used only for phone triage, paperwork and refills and the MAs hav...
  4. Run Into the Ground (rant)

    I'm here at home thinking about how much I DON'T want to go into work today--to another day of 50-60+ phone calls, disability and FMLA forms, scheduling cases at several different sites, following up on patients who are scheduled to have procedures t...
  5. The nightmare returns---Hunter Group is coming!!!

    prmenrs--I hope your organization survives the Hunter Group. My former place of employment did not and is one of those mentioned in the article you cited. Like many others on this board, I have seen these groups come and go--West Hudson, Hunter and ...
  6. When did we stop washing hair?

    I recently had a bilateral L3-4 laminectomy with foramenotomies for severe stenosis (the neurosurgeon said he'd never seen nerve roots so compressed in a 44 year old before). Before I get into the care issues, I should preface this story by saying th...
  7. Divorce & Nursing

    I am currently separated from my husband of 2 years (second marriage for both) after being together for 5 years. I knew when I married him that I would continue in the pattern we had established of my working 12 hours and then coming home, fixing a m...
  8. Wasting Blood

    Also need to consider how frequently blood is being drawn and pt's H&H, esp. with kids. I generally draw 5 cc on a normal weight, non-volume depleted adult from an art line or other heparinized line.
  9. first grader in NICU?

    In the places I've worked, we assess the situation, along with Child Life and Social Work to determine whether or not the child is emotionally and developmentally ready to see the parent in the ICU. In my experience, when the child and family and wel...
  10. Neuro Nurses please advise

    It sounds like you may have developed some compression. Which level was fused? Have you had RECENT films done of your neck? Is there any plan to re-MRI you for another look at those nerve roots? Have you had PT or OT yet? It's not unusual for there t...
  11. Work in the Carribean

    I've only been to the Carribean on vacation, but always thought it would be an interesting option to work there during the nasty midwest winters! I don't have any inofmration to offer you, but wanted to wish you both the best as you pursue what soun...
  12. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

    The arguments pro and con for WLS are all valid. It is truly an individual decision that needs to be made with full knowledge of the lifestyle changes required and the potential for complications, including death. I have fought my weight all my life...
  13. Cerebral clot

    (((((Jenac))))) I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Not knowing anything about your dad's medical history, age, etc., it is difficult to know why TpA wasn't used, however, if he was over 4 hours into the stroke (4 hrs. from onset of symptoms), ther...
  14. Name change...

    How about Seymour Bones RN?
  15. Have you ever taken care of a celebrity?

    And I thought I was the only one bothered by that! I can't STAND to listen to GWB talk about "nucular"! You'd think one of his speech writers or SOMEONE would tell him how to say it and then work with him till he got it right.......