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  1. *******SUPERVISION REQUIRED or NO for CRNAs?*******

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We added a field on our anesthesia form that says "MD/Surgeon concurs with planned anesthesia" and a little check-box. JCAHO has surveyed this form and it meets their

  2. Med Surg & ICU before applying

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to ashfost's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you want to go to CRNA school, I agree with the posts encouraging you to go into an ICU setting as a new grad first. There's no reason to waste a year on med/surg, when you know you have no...

  3. Boneheaded Nursing: A Cautionary Tale

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    PEA = Pulseless Electrical

  4. Is this normal for a Dr.?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to hotnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The state board of medicine will probably document it but there really isn't anything here that would initiate an investigation at that

  5. Electronic Medical Records help or hindrance to patient care

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to unitectony's topic in General Nursing

    As the nurses get more accustomed to the electronic medical record system, timeliness of documentation should improve -- it's just one of those transitional

  6. Financial incentives for meeting budgets?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to big sweet life's topic in Nurse Management

    I worked at a facility that incentivized managers to come in under budget for the year by offering a 15% annual bonus (based on salary). Those that developed processes to assure the...

  7. State Surveyors....

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to bucksandra's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a hospital DON, and if a state survey team leader offered me a position with my same salary, state bennies and pension, you betcha I'd cross to "the dark side", as some folks call it... I look...

  8. drinks at the nurses station

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

  9. Dress Code for Nurse Managers

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Nurse Management

    I wear khakis and/or other casual pants (that are machine washable) with a blazer or other business casual top stuff on most days. I pull out my suits on days when I have Board or Med Exec meetings,...

  10. My Hands are a mess in the winter!

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    The Hemp Hand protector from The Body Shop is great. I use it regularly and it really helps. Hubby is a big fan as

  11. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses WILL eat anything -- one night I was starving and had nothing to eat. Wedged into the back of the freezer was a Lean Cuisine labeled by a nurse that'd been gone from the facility for at least...

  12. Clients?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Some research studies (I don't know specifically which ones - I have the info somewhere from a customer service workshop) that most "patients" actually prefer to be referred to as "customers" or...

  13. Movie business

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to preciousshelby's topic in General Nursing

    Also love "Nip/Tuck" here - had no idea that the consultant was a retired nurse, though.

  14. skills vs. proficiencies

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to passing thru's topic in Nursing Career

    We use both "skills" and "competencies" at my facility. Like the previous poster indicated, "skill" denotes the task. We have an annual Skills Fair to validate competency/maintenance of competency....

  15. Management position-what should the basic education requirement be?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to yupyup5's topic in Nurse Management

    I think it has as much to do with aptitude for leadership as anything else. Education will take you a long way, but unless you have the right mind-set, all the clinical experience and educational...

  16. Do I LOOK Like A Nurse To You?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago, there was a unit at the hospital where I was working that was humorously known as the "Land of the Giants" because more than half the nurses that worked there, quite coincidentally,...

  17. Question about the use of restraints

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    Right? Wrong? Not having been there, I have no idea, but... What happens if the patient leaves with sats in the 70's and bleeds out on the way home? If he signs out AMA and, God forbid, tries to...

  18. Pay rate increases by years of experience

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    The more versatile you are, the more you're going to be able to negotiate for a higher rate both with whomever your current employer is OR when you change jobs. Here's an example of what I mean from...

  19. Hand moisturizers for Nurses recommendation

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to fallenangel76's topic in General Nursing

    The Body Shop makes a great Hemp Hand Protector that goes on smooth but lasts a long time through multiple handwashings. It goes on with a nice, clean/natural scent that very quickly dissipates....

  20. What about breaks?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a relatively new CNO who is beginning to hear rumblings of no lunch breaks on one of the nursing floors. This isn't an every day thing - it's just during extremely busy times, and we're getting...

  21. Med Errors

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    stevierae, I was simply pointing out that there are many variables involved in most errors. I agree that individuals should be held

  22. Nurse Emptied Sharps Container!!!!

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to proudmommielpn's topic in General Nursing

    I send people home to change shoes, if they show up in sandals or other inappropriate clothing. If I can read the Ziggy cartoon on your underwear through your scrub pants, it's do-over time -- We had...

  23. Med Errors

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    This is such a great thread -- I've worked as a risk manager and director of QRM for the better part of the last ten years, and I believe that it's important for us to discuss our errors in a safe...

  24. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    There have been several studies linking malpractice claims with customer service. There's one I'll try to find and post a link to, that specifically addresses physicians, the amount of time they...

  25. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    kitty=^..^=cat replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    The truth is, people are always going to care about how they are treated. And sadly enough, our current malpractice crisis has almost as much to do with poor customer service as it does with bad care...