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  1. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    cookie102 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    this is something that has been going around for many, many years. when i graduated from "diploma" school back in the 70's, the "rumor" was that you were going to have to go to a 4 yr college to...

  2. Yikes, thought we got some help finally

    cookie102 replied to Cattitude's topic in Home Health

    we've got a few of those at our

  3. should I stay or should I go now???? (warning: long and drawn out thread!)

    cookie102 replied to chelli73's topic in General Nursing

    i'd go with the smaller hospital, closer to home is a big plus! i am sure you are a very good nurse, some people resent being preceptors (don't know why they do it then), but i'd rather see you happy...

  4. Job hunting...wait, take one when it is offered....???!!!

    cookie102 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    tell me about your new stress free non clinical job, i am very interested...i, too, recently went job hunting, i finally accepted a position and today on my message machine was the one place i was...

  5. N Myrtle Beach Hospitals

    cookie102 replied to guest22304's topic in General Nursing

    anyone know how the pay scale is in home health in the myrtle beach/north myrtle beach/little river areas,

  6. Taking referrals

    cookie102 replied to BubbleRN's topic in Home Health

    wow!!! where do you work ? 1600 referral/month, must be a huge agency, just

  7. Tips on getting the paperwork done

    cookie102 replied to Freebird's topic in Home Health

    how unfair of management not to listen to you, any "oasis" patients should be divided equally, it is not fair to have someone d/c or recert someone they do not know, does it happen, yes on occasion it...

  8. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    cookie102 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    i am ready to "hang it up" but still a few years until i can officially retire so i must stay with it, if only there was a way to make equal amount of

  9. Vitamin B12 injections technique

    cookie102 replied to bigmamma2's topic in General Nursing

    we do B12 all the time in home health,,, given in the deltoid, and yes we teach patients to give their own B12 using then thigh,,,, homehealth is a different

  10. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

    cookie102 replied to olympiad27's topic in Nurse Management

    not sure you all would classify me as management, but as a clinical supervisor in HH, i have been caught in the middle more times than i can to mention, having worked in the field for many years i...

  11. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    cookie102 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i had a co-worker complain the boss that i refused to take a cookie from

  12. Wound Vac System

    cookie102 replied to NightingaleCLNC's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    if you put adaptive on the wound bed first the black foam will not adhere, also try cutting the foam in a snake form vs several pieces, has worked for

  13. On call rates fo home infusion

    cookie102 replied to mm nurse's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    M - F $20/night to carry beeper, $33 for visit add $5 if it is an IV visit S and S $50/night this is for skilled and

  14. Why can't I work for 2 hospices?

    cookie102 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    the agency i work at has a "policy" that says full time people can not work prn for someplace else....makes no sense to me, if i were you i would talk to the prn place and see what they can do for...

  15. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    cookie102 replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    i think if you are looking for work to fill a short period of time, this might be the ticket , they told me as of jan 1 , mileage reimbursment is 48.5 cents/mile, yes $4 per chart with an average of...

  16. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    cookie102 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i also have seen sooooooooooo much backstabbing where i work , but how about when the boss is the

  17. What's your holiday bonus?

    cookie102 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    i got a christmas

  18. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    cookie102 replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    this is the best thread ever!!!! thanks i needed it after today's work day---but made me realize i really am old!!! that's OK again thanks to

  19. Help, I need some advice and inspiration.

    cookie102 replied to pamc217's topic in Home Health

    remember the other members of the team, bring in the MSW for those cases where you feel the patient has safety issues etc...try not to take it all on your shoulders, that is why we each have a...

  20. Need help please, pt not allowed to have meds and not safe to live alone...

    cookie102 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    i'd get your MSW in there ASAP, see that patient daily for a few

  21. I Hit A Bone!!

    cookie102 replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    in home health we do alot of injections, B12, flu etc, i use a needle that is 23 G with 5/8" works beautiful for deltoid injections even in those tiny old

  22. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    cookie102 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    not sure if this is the right thread to post this or not, so i apologize if it isn't, i happened to come across some documentation that a nurse had left lying around on her end stage cardiac patient,...

  23. VA Salary

    cookie102 replied to babyphat's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i have heard that salaries richmond and north are better than richmond

  24. Do Home Health agencies usually reimburse for mileage?

    cookie102 replied to nursecrosier's topic in Home Health

    i am wondering if because you are driving to the case, as your first and only case of the day, you most likely will not be paid mileage, as we are not paid to go to work or go home, only from case to...

  25. What's the Best Nursing Drug Handbook?

    cookie102 replied to gemini_star's topic in General Students

    springhouse---Nursing Drug Book 2007 (new one is publlished each