Wizard 1

Wizard 1

ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc

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  1. Massive Shortage of ICU Trained Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Cross Training

    Wizard 1 replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am 50/50 on cross training. I think it depends on how it is done. Putting an OR nurse in a bedside nursing situation, when that is not the nature of what they do on a daily basis, doesn't seem like...

  2. Board order - great news!!!

    Wizard 1 replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good on

  3. When does it end? I mean really end?

    Wizard 1 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You won't screw it up.

  4. RN Disciplined While Waiting On Covid 19 Result

    Wizard 1 replied to INDY RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Chris Hayes/MSNBC and Don Lemon/CNN have covered stories about

  5. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    Wizard 1 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Good timing. Very good timing. Congratulations DaveyDo on your

  6. Quarantined Nurse’s Scorching Anti-CDC Rant Goes Viral

    Wizard 1 replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes. We need to use

  7. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    Wizard 1 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It isn't worth the risk.

  8. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    Wizard 1 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are so not a coward. I'm planning on returning, to volunteer to man the Covid-19 phone lines for the state hotline. I'm not doing direct patient care, because no one can guarantee I will have the...

  9. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    Wizard 1 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll help man the Covid-19 phone lines, but no way am I going to do direct

  10. They should be force to retire

    Wizard 1 replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses

    Many doctors and nurses that are retired are being called back. Forced to retire? Interesting how circumstances

  11. Calling in sick

    Wizard 1 replied to 2bnursdee's topic in General Nursing

    Stay

  12. They locked up all the masks in security ?

    Wizard 1 replied to RegisteredNurseReneeRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sellers on eBay are making out like bandits from all this. Not only masks but hand sanitizer are marked way, way up there. Amazon was, at least a week ago, trying to pull down listings that were price...

  13. Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    Wizard 1 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you Hppy for starting this conversation. I don't agree with all of the Levels, but this is a good way to at least get some ideas out there. I also think working with a legislator is a great...

  14. Traveling after probation?

    Wizard 1 replied to Txnurse903's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good on you!

  15. Traveling after probation?

    Wizard 1 replied to Txnurse903's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If your license is unencumbered, and your status was not on a public database as you stated, travel should be no

  16. Voluntary surrender..cant find work

    Wizard 1 replied to FreakedRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you surrendered a license in one state, it will put you on the OIG database, which would render you unable to work for any healthcare setting that accepts Medicare/Medicaid regardless of

  17. Happy New Year

    Wizard 1 replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey there! Happy New

  18. Discipline and Expired License

    Wizard 1 replied to snoopy76's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Get an attorney that specializes in administrative law and professional licensure defense. Don't try to deal with one state, let alone two, by

  19. Er pusher

    Wizard 1 replied to Erpusher1985's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Usually you'll need to have a doctor's order in a nursing home to send a patient in. Some common reasons are a change in condition, alteration in vital signs, post accident (Falls, trauma of other...

  20. OIG list

    Wizard 1 replied to RN2364's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I waited years after I was eligible for removal from the list, to apply for removal. I followed instructions to the T, didn't overdo or underdo things. I told them why I felt I should be removed and...

  21. Well I’ll be!

    Wizard 1 replied to KatmamaRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hang in there, friend. Just a few more days.

  22. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Wizard 1 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^^May be one reason why hospitals are forming mega corporations. I also agree that nurses need to lobby strongly to be a separate "cost center" and not bundled into "facility costs". What, I...

  23. Are You Cut Out to be an Emergency Department (ED) Nurse?

    Wizard 1 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Emergency

    Good article. One thing I might add is that sometimes one does look at old records if a patient presents with symptoms that the nurse knows something is going on, but cannot put their finger on...

  24. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Wizard 1 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    This is one option. The first is that the profit motive is removed from healthcare. In the old days before money and profits became the primary motivator, caring for people was the priority and...

  25. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Wizard 1 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    From bbyrn: "More or less like many other nurses have commented, but in my own words: Is anybody listening (ie active listening like we are supposed to do) and do they have the commitment and power...