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  1. Male Nurses: Why no escort?

    platon20 replied to pmcd8243's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure about that? Thats insane, and I cant believe a hospital could function that way. That would require you to have DOUBLE the staff just to handle all the "escort" issues. I have no...

  2. NP in Rural America

    platon20 replied to natrgrrl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How much are they paying him for this

  3. What meds/labs can ICU nurses give without a doctor's order?

    platon20 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    RN friend of mine told me they are allowed to give pressors without a doc's order in NON-CODE situations that are not a part of the ACLS protocol. I was shocked but curious to find out if this is the...

  4. Are CNMs independent of OBs or not?

    platon20 posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I've gotten some conflicting info here. Somebody told me that CNMs are required by law to have OB collaboration, somebody else told me that CNMs are totally independent of doctors and have their own...

  5. What meds/labs can ICU nurses give without a doctor's order?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in MICU, SICU

    OK I gotcha now. Sounds to me like ICU RNs make the vast majority of decisions on patients in the ICU. Makes me wonder why the hell you need an MD if there are protocols for every little thing going...

  6. Maryland ER - Bayview and Franklin Square

    platon20 replied to pmednurse's topic in Emergency

    Hopkins Bayview ED is run by PAs... so unless you like taking orders from them I would avoid it. They have 1 major trauma/critical care room with 5 beds that is run by the MD resident, but the other...

  7. Medical Imaging, start 50k, leading to SIX FIGURES? Nursing v Rad/Sonography

    platon20 replied to GilbertDaddy's topic in General Nursing

    First off, a radiologist is a doctor who interprets the images. What you are talking about is a medical imaging technician. The techs who run the x-ray, MRI, CT scanners. They make good money but...

  8. All CRNAs need to READ this

    platon20 replied to janecristensen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Uhhhh med schools dont accept AP

  9. Need nurses opinions. Is this right?? Nursing Dx

    platon20 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    There is no such thing as a "medical" diagnosis or a "nursing" diagnosis. A diagnosis is a diagnosis, period. A patient either has Alzheimers or they dont. I cant believe that people still teach...

  10. Can nurses suture?

    platon20 replied to amanda sue's topic in General Nursing

    Of course NPs can suture. But for RNs to suture is dangerous. They dont teach that in RN school and 99% of them are not trained to do it. I have NEVER seen a doc let an RN suture anybody in the ED....

  11. Are CNMs independent of OBs or not?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Fine then make it $500, or $1000, or $10,000 per delivery. Thats not hte point and I really dont care what CNMs make for each delivery. The point is that WHATEVER CNMs make, whether its $1 per...

  12. Relatively High CRNA Wages.

    platon20 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Who said anything about "supervision"? Read my post

  13. Are CNMs independent of OBs or not?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I dont understand why insurance companies wont pay for home births. They would save a TON OF MONEY by doing this option instead of sending everyone to the hospital. If you have a CNM doing a home...

  14. Relatively High CRNA Wages.

    platon20 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Generally speaking thats not true. Only the pure independents have liability thats equal to the MDAs, and the pure independents are few and far between. 90% of CRNAs work in some kind of group...

  15. Relatively High CRNA Wages.

    platon20 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Disagree. The "ultimate" in critical care is an internist/surgeon/MDA who is board certified in critical care medicine. In terms of nursing, the "ultimate" is an NP trained in critical care. An NP...

  16. Are CNMs independent of OBs or not?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I dont think this is the same thing as a CNM-OB relationship though. From what you have told me, it seems like an OB has to agree AHEAD OF TIME to work with a particular

  17. Are CNMs independent of OBs or not?

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yeah but delivering a baby in a hospital is 10 times more expensive than doing it at home. Home deliveries require you to pay only for the CNMs services, when you go to a birthing center or hospital...

  18. Ideas for finding clinical sites.

    platon20 replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The more I think about this, the angrier I get. Its clear to me now that schools who use this method are engaging in outright fraud. They are charging you guys lots of $$$$ for tuition for no...

  19. Ideas for finding clinical sites.

    platon20 replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thats no different from MDs, and you dont see MDs having to find their own clinical rotations. The LCME that accredits med schools requires all of them to provide 100% of the students clinical...

  20. Taking orders from a medical student

    platon20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Friend of mine who is an RN on a hospitalist service complained to me the other day. A med student who is on their service came up to her and asked her if she could check an orthostatic BP and give a...

  21. Is there a Doctor in the house? Working a code without one in an LTAC

    platon20 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a sec, regular RNs have the authority to push epinephrine, dobutamine and the other pressors during a code without a doctor's order? I must have missed that. Usually you need at least a nurse...

  22. Nurse Pride

    platon20 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite one is this in big bold print: MY NEUROSURGEON IS A NURSE

  23. sacrifical lamb=triage nurse

    platon20 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    It is NOT standard medical practice to CT everyone with belly pain. That being said, I suspect that the failure here was on behalf of both the earlier doctors who saw her and the triage nurse who...

  24. Taking orders from a medical student

    platon20 replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    Let me clarify. They use a computer order entry system, where the med student enters orders and its approved by the attending. The order for new abx was already approved and in the system, they...

  25. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    platon20 replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And this is exactly why over hte long term, the AANA will lose the smear campaign they are fighting against AAs. State legislatures over the long haul will not block AAs from practicing their trade...