hogan4736 BSN, RN

hogan4736 has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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1. Is this legal?

   hogan4736 replied to jenn8500's topic in First Year After Licensure

   http://www.azbn.gov/documents/advisory_opinion/AO ABANDONMENT OF PATIENTS.pdf See: I, sub section 'E' I would be hard pressed to imagine any state's BON not having similar language. And if some don't...

2. Is this legal?

   hogan4736 replied to jenn8500's topic in First Year After Licensure

   How would you be 'forced' to come in on a day off? What will they do? Drive over and drag you in? Please... I work my scheduled time. I never call in. If they were to (last minute, after schedule is...

3. Do you call the doctor at night for low B/P's on night shift?

   hogan4736 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   A one time BP should be looked at in context, along with symptomatic versus not...A single 'low' BP means nothing without

4. Vent thread... when to send a pt out

   hogan4736 replied to pppp87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   ALWAYS call the receiving facility when you send a patient ANYWHERE. (in any setting...this includes ER nurses sending patients back) I am an old ER nurse, and it chapped my hide when I didn't get a...

5. NANDA- workup

   hogan4736 replied to oKeto's topic in General Nursing

   a fractured hip does not cause poor circulation and poor circulation is not necessarily a result of a fractured hip... it wouldn't

6. NANDA- workup

   hogan4736 replied to oKeto's topic in General Nursing

   immobility from fx hip also could use r/t: poor nutrition AEB inability to change positions q 2 hours (by herself) the why would be in the body of the care plan use measurable outcomes, and ACTIVE...

7. Can i get all of your opinions? Confused

   hogan4736 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   I think you've already answered your own

8. Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

   hogan4736 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

   Always wanted to ask: "Why did both of you (parents) bring in the 2 other (well) kids, in with your "sick" kiddo, who only has a temp of 101, at 0300 on a school

9. I hate it!!!

   hogan4736 replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

   It's not politically incorrect to ask the question Michigan... Why on earth would one want to bear a child he/she CANNOT afford?? We have the right to ask this

10. Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

    hogan4736 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Actually worked with a guy who frequently said: "You came here for THAT?" "If that were my kid, I wouldn't have brought him" "That laceration isn't very big at all" "If it were me, I would go

11. Need To Vent!!!

    hogan4736 replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Ah yes, the "while I'm here I'll get seen too" visit... one of my favorites... right up there with the family plan of 7 pts, all with different last names, coming in 2 hours past what should be their...

12. I hate it!!!

    hogan4736 replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    That's not the point...They likely don't pay anything...Public assistance foots the

13. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    hogan4736 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Excellent post traumanurse... When I was a kid, I (purposely) broke windows in what I thought was an abandoned building...The owners found out it was me (small town) and my parents paid the owner...

14. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    hogan4736 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I'm just tired of paying for others' poor choices...If a family member makes a poor choice, the family should come together and take responsibility, not thrust it upon the taxpayers... My sister had a...

15. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    hogan4736 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    "Had to be put on Medicaid" No...That was your choice... I was working prn 2 years ago...My 2 and 4 year olds were 90/month each...Cigna HMO, great coverage...Opened the phone book, and shopped...