Erocknurse

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1. Work From Home: Utilization Review

   Erocknurse replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   Any job leads or recommendations of companies?

2. Why do LPNs only make $40K per year?

   Erocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   What state are you in? This is not true in Texas. LVNs hold their own license here. Now what you may be referring to is that Medicare requires an RN assessment on patients in the hospital setting when an LVn is taking care of a patient. No one "w...

3. Does anyone else ever envy their patients?

   Erocknurse replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   Stop being so critical!!!!!! The nurse making the list was obviously being sarcastic!!!!

4. Patient complaint-freaking out!

   Erocknurse replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Nursing

   First of all, I would have refused the suspension and would have immediately contacted my HR department. Secondly, when I am with my family, I make it a point to tell them to please not divulge that I am a nurse. I am not out to spot check anyone o...

5. From the other side...nurses as patients.

   Erocknurse replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

   I have always held the belief that no matter who are or your credentials, we should ALWAYS explain things to our patients! I have been on the other side too! One time was from an anaphylactic reaction to a medication. I was the one in the trauma/cod...

6. New RN - Should I take an unappealing Med-Surg offer?

   Erocknurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   First of all, congratulations!!!! I have been an RN for seventeen years and an LPN before that. I started in med-surg and it was the best decision I ever made. I later transferred to ICU and then the ER, which has been my current specialty for many...

7. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

   Erocknurse replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

   This is ridiculous!!!!!! Honestly, I think bedside report is rude. You are talking about a patient like they aren't there! When I have attempted to do it, patients have become scared by all of the clinical talk no matter how many times it may have b...

8. So what's going to happen to health care now?

   Erocknurse replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think they can totally repeal it but hey need to repeal the financial penalties toward employers who pay for "Cadillac" insurance for their employees. What, we are supposed to penalized for working hard? This whole plan was designed to eventu...

9. Burned out and hate nursing

   Erocknurse replied to RN1023's topic in Stress 101

   I don't know where you live, but there is a MAJOR insurance company hiring for medical reviewers/case managers. I wanted to do it, but it was too far from my house. I totally feel your pain. I have been in nursing now for close to fourteen years. ...