HomeBound

HomeBound

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  1. Patient discharged with elevated troponin levels?

    HomeBound replied to CPLibra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just another little tidbit...if you drew the trop with a tourniquet---especially if you left it on "too long"---this can raise the trop level artificially. Saw this happen a gazillion times. If you...

  2. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    And I respect your point of view. I also congratulate you on your passing of the NCLEX. You are now a new grad, inexperienced, barely foot in the door Nurse. I do think that perhaps...you may want to...

  3. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    PARN something you might want to understand. It's something that I learned a long time ago on any online forum. Qui bono. Who would benefit from consistently denying factual information and attempt to...

  4. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    ...because you went to work and just did your job. You weren't on every committee imaginable, providing yet more work for your fellow employees. You didn't volunteer your own time to come in and...

  5. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    All someone has to do is win a lawsuit against a facility based on the fact that the toenails of a patient were not clipped and said patient scratched himself, and since the toilet bowl was not...

  6. Virtual/Hallway patient

    HomeBound replied to Ra3liana's topic in General Nursing

    Ok. Look. This isn't about "ratio". Although--you're assuming that the ED has this rule. Most states and facilities do not require this, and in the case of MA...the nurses actually hamstrung...

  7. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    I never said that the VA is a racket. Be precise. I said NURSING is a racket. I loved working at the VA. I would have preferred as NOT a nurse. The VA is an entity---it's not just a collection of...

  8. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    ? Aaaaaaaand.....if I actually revealed that here.....it's a target on my back, because I already say far too much about things that could pinpoint who I am and where I work. Suffice it to say....my...

  9. The Future of Nursing Retention

    HomeBound replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    ALL. OF. THIS. ^^^^^ It's the unrealistic expectations and the ridiculous liability. I have to carry professional liability insurance? WHY? And there are no hard metrics in floor nursing. None. Not...

  10. New Graduate, Only one interview, Should I Be Picky

    HomeBound replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    Yes.

  11. The Future of Nursing Retention

    HomeBound replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    "The RetuRN nurse does not have to twelve-hour shifts or work the weekends, some of the deterrents that kept them away. They can self-schedule in order to fit the job to their life schedule, creating...

  12. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it is. This isn't about patient care or skill. This is all about power. And money. It's why my eyes glazed over and I went on "autopilot" every time I had to write a paper kissing the...

  13. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaaaand there's the proof that this isn't about skill, education, patient care or any of the "BSN" nonsense that's being peddled. Keep on keepin' on Sarola---if the facilities, schools, and...

  14. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. When I placed all of my previous medical experience on my resume---the big name I worked for and all of the highly skilled and certified titles I held on my resume---right behind my return to...

  15. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    THIS is where the idea that "BSN nurses are better trained" came from... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3077115/ And, of course, co-opted upper nursing administration --you think they're...

  16. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    HomeBound replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to have to chime in and agree with JenPripsu in some aspects---but I will disagree in others. If he/she had a job prior to graduation--that is not only possible, but it happens every day in...

  17. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    What do facts have to do with hatred? The only hatred I see is a few backhanded comments about "libruls" and "imports" (read: immigrants?) I stated facts. You are being emotional. Three whole...

  18. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    And you are here....why? Please feel free to rebut with evidence ANY of the facts presented. Factual evidence...not opinions that come from one experience when you were 12 and had such a great time at...

  19. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    And this advice is perfect for OP. He/she should take a good look at the grass underfoot in NC and figure out just what it is that's making this move seem tempting. I liked certain aspects of Ca, I...

  20. Tentative offer

    HomeBound replied to Rn4life27's topic in Government, Military

    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am crossing my fingers for you!! If you get in---you will wonder why you ever worked anywhere else. The peace and serenity of never being afraid of getting canned over using too...

  21. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the clarification, Hppy. All I was trying to do was give this person a realistic idea of what awaits in California for the uninformed and unprepared. Which was me. I had lived there on a...

  22. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    I love ya Hppy---but staying in a situation for the weather is....not a priority for most families these days. Just sayin. You didn't mention the wildfires or the quality of the air--the cost of the...

  23. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Before you do anything, have a job before you go. It's the most saturated market in the US besides the PNW and Boston/NYC areas. The reason is that the shops are unionized and the pay is high....

  24. Sent STUPID email "joke": what now?

    HomeBound replied to Zuzu's Petals's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this happened. It's cringe worthy--I know. I did have a colleague or two from a major Level 1 send out "jokes" about then-president-elect-Barack Obama via hospital email. I received them, I...

  25. And The Reason Nurses Don't Get Fired

    HomeBound replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    2 yrs of experience Nurse made Charge of ginormous Level 1 trauma unit, would sit at Charge desk and paint her nails while taking report from EMS crews that were literally lined up out the door. She...