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  1. correction nurses pay scale??

    SlavicNurse replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    Are you saying corrections is easier than acute care? Where I work, it isn't necessarily easy, it is like working a non-stop ER. I work in the receiving area and we have a mixed bag of folks that come...

  2. HIPPA issues

    SlavicNurse replied to phelan26's topic in General Nursing

    Contact your state BON. A HIPAA violation could be frowned upon by future employers. Perhaps they could advise you as to what you should/could

  3. correction nurses pay scale??

    SlavicNurse replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    What state is that, if I may ask. In tennessee, state nurses are lucky to make $13/hr. while working at the county jail the pay is substantially

  4. correction nurses pay scale??

    SlavicNurse replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    That depends. LPNs in Tennessee can make *much* more money in corrections than in hospitals. RNs would be insulted by the pay cut they would take to work in corrections...as a staff nurse. It...

  5. Warning about Columbia State.

    SlavicNurse replied to LolaLola's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Aquinas graduates have a lower first time pass rate on the NCLEX than Columbia State graduates and to be perfectly honest with you, many recent Belmont graduates I have worked with had clinical skills...

  6. What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    SlavicNurse replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure the ADON would be over the charge nurses. How does this work where you are at? Any bad

  7. What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    SlavicNurse replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    i am not sure i can answer that as i agree with what you say, but it is being done and has happened at several places i have worked (to include my current employer). on a side note: my reality check...

  8. What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    SlavicNurse replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Would giving assignments, writing evaluations and writing disciplinaries be wrong? If so who should I contact my state BON? On paper they supervise administratively but in reality they perform all...

  9. What can an RN do that an LPN can't?

    SlavicNurse replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    In some facilities, LPNs supervise administratively but not clinically. I guess that would vary by state as

  10. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    SlavicNurse replied to sweetpooty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work, paramedics are being used to function as equals to RNs and over LPNs. Their duties include but are not limited to: Taking verbal and telephone orders, administering medications,...

  11. Pronunciation

    SlavicNurse replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto, forgot my on last

  12. Pronunciation

    SlavicNurse replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DIdn't say I like the word, just wanted to point out that it is on MW's online dictionary

  13. Pronunciation

    SlavicNurse replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orientate

  14. Pronunciation

    SlavicNurse replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It was originally YEARo with a rolling R but has become acceptable to say JIEro. One that bothers me is people writing (not just speaking) using "then" and "than" incorrectly. i.e. "I have hung more...

  15. Pronunciation

    SlavicNurse replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    from dictionary.com: cen-ti-me-ter

  16. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they are trained professionals, but they are not nurses no matter how bad they want to make us (at our facility) think they are "far superior". Matter of fact, the EMTs are being placed above...

  17. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    What state is that? In Tennessee an LPN cannot supervise an RN clinically but can administratively. Matter of fact, non licensed personnel can supervise administratively. I have worked in places...

  18. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    And what gets me is we are starting to have ambulance drivers, er, I mean Paramedics work along side of RNs and LPNs doing NURSING

  19. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    As I mentioned in a later post, LPNs can supervise administratively and not clincally and there is nothing illegal about that. It has been going on for quite some

  20. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs can supervise "administratively" but not clinically. Pretty crafty if you ask me but it is all

  21. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, what can LPNs do in your

  22. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    SlavicNurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    So are you saying LPNs cannot take TOs? That is strange. I have worked in 5 different states and LPNs can do almost everything RNs can do with few exceptions. As a matter of fact, the facility I...

  23. basic training programs required for corrections?

    SlavicNurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    If you were to trade jobs with me, you would disagree with that statement :). Most nights I am busier than a one-armed paper hanger with a runny nose. When I worked med-surg, I had the opportunity to...

  24. Anyone work intake/receiving?

    SlavicNurse posted a topic in Correctional

    Just wondering if anyone here works in intake/receiving in a corrections environment? That is what I do and I was wondering what it was like for

  25. Privatized Prisons

    SlavicNurse replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional

    I worked for CCA for 6 years and at the time they were a good company to work for. I have heard that is no longer the case but cannot say that as first hand