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  1. Covering tele for a non-tele nurse

    grouchy posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is my legal liability for covering tele for a non-tele nurse? I work on a short-staffed unit, where this is happening more and more often. I don't have time to assess and intervene on behalf of...

  2. How does your hospital schedule surgeries?

    grouchy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a stepdown unit where we send people for cardiac caths, angioplasties, stents, and pacemaker/AICD placements. This place is so screwed up that we do not know what times any of our patients...

  3. Any cool protests coming up?

    grouchy posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hi, I'm an RN who just quit my job, and will be taking the summer off, before getting a travel position. Would like to do some traveling, and plans are wide open. Would love to attend any...

  4. need health insurance-help

    grouchy replied to bignur1's topic in Agency Nurses

    https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Adt24091&type=IFP&sid=SLIH1-117597 http://www.healthinsurancesort.com/health-plans/fortis.htm...

  5. need health insurance-help

    grouchy replied to bignur1's topic in Agency Nurses

    You can do what I did - buy what is called "catastrophic" coverage, which is much cheaper than standard insurance. This is a good deal if you are young and healthy, but not a good deal if you have...

  6. Please recommend fun, different travel opportunities

    grouchy posted a topic in Travel

    Hi, I'm an RN. My background is mainly hospital (tele, ICU, med-surg) and some home health. All adult, no kids or OB/Gyn/L&D. I've always worked in an urban or suburban setting, usually in a...

  7. Please recommend fun, different travel opportunities

    grouchy replied to grouchy's topic in Travel

    BTW, Wilmington does sound awesome! It's funny, because I've been meaning to watch that classic movie "Cape

  8. Please recommend fun, different travel opportunities

    grouchy replied to grouchy's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the advice. I never even thought about Cape Cod Hospital - duh! Does anyone have any advice on specific reservations in terms of assignments or regional areas that they enjoyed? That's...

  9. Please recommend fun, different travel opportunities

    grouchy replied to grouchy's topic in Travel

    BeautifulB, Thanks for your response. I've seen ads for the hospital in Martha's Vineyard in Nursing Spectrum Magazine. It does sound great, but they are looking for someone who can do medicine, icu,...

  10. Ever have one of your patients threaten to sue? Scared!

    grouchy replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad I read this thread! Many of you have come up with excellent verbal replies to defuse or counter the situation. The kind of stuff I wish I'd been smart enough to think of myself. I would...

  11. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    grouchy replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with lots of antibiotic-resistant VRE/MRSA/VRSA/ and C diff patients - which means I'm always convinced that I have the first signs of any or all of the above. ;-) When I get home, I fling my...

  12. ALL NP's PLEASE READ THIS!

    grouchy replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. I had to take Bio, Chem, Anat & Phys., Physics, Statistics, and a special Organic Chem for nurses as part of the prereqs to get a BSN. Check the prereqs for the programs you are considering....

  13. ALL NP's PLEASE READ THIS!

    grouchy replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, you're going to be in and out of people's rooms fast, too. As a hospital RN, I do not have a chance to sit down and talk to people; it's move, move, move to make sure they get the minimum...

  14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grouchy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank you! I like your screen

  15. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grouchy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not tell your cardiac nurse that you are not having chest pain, then tell your son that you've been having chest pain all day, and noone has done anything about it. Your nurse does not appreciate...

  16. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    grouchy replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not attempt to have sex on a tabletop in a McDonald's Playland. You will be arrested. (This happened to a former psych pt of mine - I saw the story in the

  17. Anyone else terrified for your parents/loved ones?

    grouchy replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I got to a point during the last 2 months of my father's life where I felt I had to put him in a nursing home, between his frequent hospitalizations. I worked per diem - just a couple of shifts a...

  18. I hate it when people say this...

    grouchy replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    "And half the time, I AM the doctor!" Yesssss!!!! Hell yeah! You know that's true,

  19. I hate it when people say this...

    grouchy replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    Tell it girl! Work hard, play

  20. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    More scholarship sources for minority nurses

  21. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    More financial aid from the federal government

  22. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Help for nursing students from the federal government http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm I think going to nursing school right now is a no-lose situation. There are so many sources of...

  23. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    National Black Nurse's Association Scholarship program

  24. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just found this site. It has links to scholarship programs for minority nursing students.

  25. I am in tears! (long)

    grouchy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the Johnson and Johnson nursing scholarship locator: