HomeBound

HomeBound

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  1. Tentative offer

    HomeBound replied to Rn4life27's topic in Government, Military

    https://www.aaacn.org/sites/default/files/documents/SIGS/VA/RNPromotionPresentation.pdf

  2. Tentative Offer for RN position

    HomeBound replied to Janjayel's topic in Government, Military

    https://www.aaacn.org/sites/default/files/documents/SIGS/VA/RNPromotionPresentation.pdf

  3. Tentative Offer for RN position

    HomeBound replied to Janjayel's topic in Government, Military

    6 minutes ago by HomeBound HomeBound has 20 years experience. 402 Likes; 1 Follower; 884 Visitors; 171 Posts I disagree. You can "negotiate" prior to your grade and step assignment, before you sign...

  4. Tentative offer

    HomeBound replied to Rn4life27's topic in Government, Military

    I disagree. You can "negotiate" prior to your grade and step assignment, before you sign the firm offer letter. You put together your portfolio as well as your professional biography--and attach...

  5. St joseph hospital new hire skills test

    HomeBound replied to Emq3's topic in General Nursing

    Which st. Joes? What unit? New grad? These answers will determine what advice you get here. As far ss whether or not the offer is rescinded...the only one that can answer that is HR/unit educator of...

  6. Reasons nurses get fired

    HomeBound replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaaand........this is why unions are necessary. People can keep complaining but no one is going to take your complaints seriously if you continue to vote against your own best interests. I will...

  7. New grad nurse needs help giving report

    HomeBound replied to zbar's topic in General Nursing

    Get a brain sheet. I don't know your caseload but mine was typically 4-5 in the ER. Pick one off the net that is specific to ER. They usually go by systems not SBAR. SBAR is great when you're a little...

  8. Reasons nurses get fired

    HomeBound replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Sorry about that. I reread my comment and said to myself....at will state dimbo. I've worked most of my career in at will states and I won't willingly go back. I like having my union dues go to...

  9. Is it necessary to call report before transferring care of a patient?

    HomeBound replied to C.diff Aint Sexy's topic in General Nursing

    JKL---I was ER for many years. There ain't no "infighting" or "mad at the ER" from me. I was where you are. I transferred to ICU---and I attempt to be a "bridge" between the old ICU vs. ER attitude...

  10. Is it necessary to call report before transferring care of a patient?

    HomeBound replied to C.diff Aint Sexy's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I worked ER for many years. I've seen how ER charts--and I know that in EPIC--the charting system is different for ER vs. ICU. Yeah. Right. The patient is literally so critical that 5...

  11. Reasons nurses get fired

    HomeBound replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry you were terminated from your position. It's never a good feeling---and you always blame or question yourself, whether you "did harm" or "did something illegal" or not. In "Right to...

  12. Is it necessary to call report before transferring care of a patient?

    HomeBound replied to C.diff Aint Sexy's topic in General Nursing

    The ICU is a different beast. If this pt meets the criteria for that level of care, certain things have to be in place before a pt can be safely transferred. The least of which---is the RN that is...

  13. Sen. Maureen Walsh Response to Backlash

    HomeBound replied to falconersys's topic in General Nursing

    She's a bought and paid for hatchet man. Her education? AA in "commercial art" and she owns a restaurant. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/51330/maureen-walsh Education AA, Commercial Art,...

  14. Washington State tries to ban 12 hr shifts for nurses

    HomeBound replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm. What an a$$backwards way to make a point. That being said however---I read a study that I am just too lazy to find right now, that showed that hospitals that offer a choice of 8, 10 or 12 hour...

  15. Being bullied at work

    HomeBound replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. It may be a direct threat or an indirect intimidation tactic, and, it can be "pleasant" or "unpleasant". I've experienced both. The group that applies pressure for you to "belong" and if you...

  16. What's the Difference Between Right-To-Work and At-Will employment?

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Nurse Beth, for the clarification. There is another clarification that attaches to "Right to Work" and "Forced Unionism" states. The Jorifice Decision. "The Supreme Court's recent Jorifice...

  17. Can I get Fired?

    HomeBound replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    "I guess it boils down to if they like you or not". Bingo. A guy in my former ED started an IV on himself because he was ill--I am not sure what the hell he thought an IV would do for him---although...

  18. What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    HomeBound replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    So tell me--because we are going to have to agree to disagree on this otherwise--- What exactly is "empowering" about a woman or a man showing publishing every inch of their privates for ANYONE WITH...

  19. What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    HomeBound replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    There's a reason it's a crime to yell "fire" in a crowded theater. Nobody said "be ashamed of your body". Never. Not once. Decorum. Look it up. There's a time and place. Absolutely. I threw anybody in...

  20. What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    HomeBound replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    You misunderstood. That's not what I said, nor what I meant. My co-worker was the one who blatantly said that this clerk "deserved" to be judged and also to have been sexually assaulted, because of...

  21. What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    HomeBound replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not blaming, if you interpreted my statement(s) reiterating--- WHAT ARE MEN AND WOMEN SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE when others put themselves out there "entirely nude shots on <their> instagram and...

  22. Write Up's and Potential Termination for Pain Reassessments

    HomeBound replied to MiralaxOnIceRN's topic in General Nursing

    At a place I worked, we were dinged for not assessing the effectiveness of miralax. You had 4 hours in order to do this. If the patient didn't defecate in those 4 hours, you must chart that the...

  23. What Does #MeToo Really Mean?

    HomeBound replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great topic, SafetyNurse. I appreciate your thorough research and some light shed on how it effects us as nurses. However. (isn't there always a caveat?) I was discussing the decline of the...

  24. Are all for-profit hospitals soul-sucking despots that truly only care about the bottom line

    HomeBound replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't matter which model, both of them do one thing---bill to get paid. Yes, a certain amount of care has to be provided at reduced rates or free--in order to qualify for government subsidies--but...

  25. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    From The Tennessean: "Both of those errors were deadly (*referencing the vecuronium incident vs. the kidney stent incident), but they still don't carry the notorious reputation of a "wrong-site...