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HomeBound

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  1. Medical Response?

    HomeBound replied to firedupnursing70's topic in General Nursing

    I concur. No CPR with a pulse, but putting someone on pads isn't a crime. Shock won't occur unless you push the button. As an EMT, we can intubate, sort of. We can put in a King or a Combi. I...

  2. new staffing laws in mass? CA nurses

    HomeBound replied to lorie101's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts exactly. I don't have 'RN' after my avitar because i am too lazy to change it. I suspect thatany dissenting voices are not nurses, and if they are, they are being compensated to troll....

  3. Nursing certifications going away??

    HomeBound replied to Jvgrek0126's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo. Everybody jumped on the bandwagon to monetize breathing while nurse. It makes zero difference to some as the certs are not compensated. Others, they may get the $.05 raise, just enough for a...

  4. Pay cuts

    HomeBound replied to KSjo88's topic in General Nursing

    I turned down a job at a place I'd always "admired" from the outside--and very near the only family I have left---because of this very thing. This RN Mgr went through the whole entire interview with...

  5. Forced resignation?

    HomeBound replied to ThatBear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going in a bit of a different direction (what else is new) with OP's question. First, you have to think about your income. Are you a single provider for your family or yourself? Do you have a...

  6. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    HomeBound replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    Brava, Katillac!! Much more succinct and razor sharp than I managed with my tirade earlier. I am all done with this mantra of these managers with the "you are a nurse 24/7" garbage, the ones who...

  7. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    HomeBound replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    There are far more variables that effect call outs and they are legitimate, and purposefully not being addressed by employers, NMs and the favorites of each crew. First, fatigue. Did you all just read...

  8. Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

    HomeBound replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Nursing Career

    I worked at a Level 1 ED that did this same thing. I was a new grad, I was trained up in a YUUUUUUGE fast paced environment and was pretty ok with my confidence level (many years of previous...

  9. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    HomeBound replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    OP...you did a wrong thing here. Don't you know that when this question, which has been posed here for what....since the dawn of time....the only answers you're going to get are: Suck it up! Adulting...

  10. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    HomeBound replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Finally. I have been reading through this whole Negative Nellie thread, and not one person mentioned the obvious---DIRECT CARE MODEL. A friend is a direct care MD in Post Falls, ID--and she loves it....

  11. Supervisor Asked Me to Falsify Records

    HomeBound replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    This happened to me as well. I was called 8 days after a pt was d/c'd in order to put a "pain reassessment" in for a pain audit. First off, EPIC won't allow you to put late entries in after, I...

  12. Can I break a hospital contract early?

    HomeBound replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, you can leave a contract anytime you choose, as long as you don't walk out during a shift with no word to your superiors. There is nothing a facility can do, because they also can terminate you...

  13. VA pay/ benefits or Pediatric Emergency Dept RN

    HomeBound replied to Alexgreat1's topic in General Nursing

    BWAC, just tried to reply to your PM. Hope it gets to you. I saw yours come thru, so if you can't see my reply, can you email me a different address so we can chat outside of the restrictive AN...

  14. Afraid to Apply for a Job

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I feel for you, because this type of situation is pretty stressful. What I know to be true, because of personal, up-close experience. Yes. The BONs do a "deep" search. Here's the TRUTH about...

  15. Being out of ratio. Is it legal in California?

    HomeBound replied to abnormal_saline's topic in General Nursing

    They're not "terrified" of the ratio law. They're afraid of two things: 1. The CNA. The RNs and others covered by them grieve the most minute infraction, and drag management into quagmires. FOR NOW,...

  16. VA pay/ benefits or Pediatric Emergency Dept RN

    HomeBound replied to Alexgreat1's topic in General Nursing

    BWAC, I can't pm you, could i speak to you privately re: the Portland

  17. 5 Reasons Nurses Get Fired and How to Avoid Them

    HomeBound replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Three true stories. 1. KPH Sacramento has a CHARGE RN who falsified documentation on a patient that had an elevated troponin level. Pt was in a unit that he should not have been transferred to in the...