hollyvk

hollyvk BSN

Peds, GI, Home Health, Risk Mgmt

RN BSN JD

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About hollyvk

hollyvk has 47 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Peds, GI, Home Health, Risk Mgmt.

This RN went to law school, practiced law for 5 years and returned to healthcare, preferring to work with medical professionals rather than legal ones. Lessons I've learned along the way include: 1) be aware of the motivations of your peers and managers that may affect you, 2) work for larger employers if you can (they have better benefits), 3) work for non-profit healthcare providers as the for-profits ones put their shareholders ahead of patients and employees, 4) work in states that have strong nursing unions, and 5) gain as much knowledge as you can about how electronic medical records work--it will open up a whole new world of employment opportunities for you. 

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  1. In Home Care Working Beside Nurse Who Goes Against Order

    hollyvk replied to Vee D's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Another option is to report the situation to the state agency that licenses the home care agency. They certainly will want to know about the agency putting the client's health at

  2. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    hollyvk replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh please NO! (Quit nursing and do law school). That is NOT the road to riches (and I would know, having done that). There are too many attorneys in the US competing for too few jobs, compared to the...

  3. New Opportunities for Nurses beyond Informatics

    hollyvk posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Nursing Informatics focuses generally on hospital-based EHR work, mainly assisting staff with how to work with the EHR system the hospital uses. Hence knowing how EPIC, Meditech or Allscripts software...

  4. Idaho RN Accessory After the Fact in Colorado Murder

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in Nursing News

    She will be sentenced in January, but still has an unrestricted RN license in Idaho....

  5. Idaho RN Accessory After the Fact in Colorado Murder

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in Nursing News

    I think many nurses are not aware that criminal behavior not related to their work as a nurse can land them in front of their nursing board. When I was in nursing school in Calif (many moons ago), we...

  6. Idaho RN Accessory After the Fact in Colorado Murder

    hollyvk posted a topic in Nursing News

    On Thanksgiving Day 2018, a young mother was savagely beaten to death by her fiance' in Colorado. The fiance's married, long time girl friend is an RN in Idaho. He attempted to induce her to do the...

  7. What to choose, NICU vs PICU?

    hollyvk replied to novicenurse123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Dear Soon To Be Peds Nurse, A dedicated national children's hospital like CHOP is going to have very high acuity patients, especially when compared to less urban community hospitals. CHOP is also...

  8. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    hollyvk replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear L&D Nurse, Unfortunately a Performance Improvement Plan (a "PIP" in HR jargon) is management speak for "you're not a fit here and you need to go." So gather up your dignity and find yourself...

  9. Policy on Tattoo's & Piercings

    hollyvk replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    Actually BornToCare, I've spent time with Fakir Musafar (http://www.bodyplay.com) who originated the "Primitive Body Art" movement in this country. If you're not familiar with his works, you should...

  10. Policy on Tattoo's & Piercings

    hollyvk replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    The rule in the real world is, "Never get a tattoo where a judge will see it." While body art is common for folks in Generation Y, it used to be a sign that you'd been in the Navy, or in jail, or in a...

  11. RN assisted with Savana Redding drug search

    hollyvk posted a topic in General Nursing

    In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling yesterday in the Savana Redding case yesterday (13 year old girl subjected to strip search for ibuprofen at school, witnessed by the school secretary and...

  12. Fired recently - REALLY need advice!!!

    hollyvk replied to WhoaNelly's topic in General Nursing

    Agatha, A couple of brief points: 1) Paragraphs are a good thing :nuke: cuz they make your info much easier to read. 2) Not all employers shy away from releasing "fired for cause" info. The largest...

  13. MD practice and harrasment issues; long and vent,

    hollyvk replied to DaMale Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Dear DMN, First of all, THANK YOU for working with the patients (acute psych) that many of us find difficult or impossible to work with. Secondly, thank you for providing patient care that keeps all...

  14. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    hollyvk replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    while the feds can impose marshall law during such a situation, unless you're in the military or national guard, i don't believe they can make you work. the more likely problem that will be...

  15. Employment background checks

    hollyvk replied to rachelpach's topic in General Nursing

    No, do not list it, and even if you do not list it, a future employer cannot find it. Only the IRS has compete records of what employers you've worked for, and this info cannot be tapped for an...