hollyvk

hollyvk BSN

Peds, GI, Home Health, Risk Mgmt

RN BSN JD

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  1. The Doctor said WHAT?

    hollyvk replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Spunky girl, you GO!!! :w00t: So what's going on here? Physician insults and passive-aggressive behavior ("our private conversation," my a**!). Well, weren't they just surprised when you called...

  2. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

    hollyvk replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    Lindarn, JC and other reference publishers buy lists of potentially interested professionals from professional associations and other groups. What you received was an offer JC hoped you'd use at your...

  3. Our Friends: the Ortho Surgeons!!

    hollyvk posted a topic in General Nursing

    I came across a position statement on the nursing shortage today, on the webpage for the American Acedemy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS):...

  4. Our Friends: the Ortho Surgeons!!

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know that the AMA has joined the bandwagon, but AAOS got there early, issuing their statement 5 years ago (in February 2003, 3-1/2 years before the AMA).

  5. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

    hollyvk replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

  6. Now I understand why there is a nursing shortage

    hollyvk replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    It was apparent to me when I was in nursing school (30+ yrs ago) that adult floor nursing could be horrendous. So I worked NICU and peds. I've also worked GI Lab, pain clinic and minor surgery...

  7. To be an RN or RT..Help!

    hollyvk replied to deebee12's topic in General Nursing

    As Jerry McGuire said, "Show me The MONEY!" A good friend of mine is an RT (with a bachelor's degree no less). She is VERY smart and VERY competent (and chose to be an RT because she's also got...

  8. What injuries or illnesses of yours has been the result of being a nurse?

    hollyvk replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Ankle fx (chasing post-suicide attempt pt escaping from unlocked acute care facility). Working nocs: weight gain, chronic headaches, sleep deprivation, gastritis ----> gastric ulces (2!)

  9. Non-medical family who think they know everything!!!!!

    hollyvk replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angel and all the rest of you on the frontlines of patient care, I believe that one of the BIGGEST challenges currently facing nurses is that the general public has no real idea what a nurse does....

  10. Thousands Of Doctors Secretly In Rehab While Practicing

    hollyvk replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Praise for raising this issue. The typical scenario for the abusing nurse is he/she either shows up at work under the influence or makes the mistake of stealing drugs at work. This is...

  11. Press Ganey shows RNs want better pay, better staffing

    hollyvk posted a topic in General Nursing

    from fierce healthcare ([color=#0000cc]www.fiercehealthcare.com) pay, staffing and appreciation, key nurse issues if you want them to make them happier, give nurses better pay, boost staffing levels...

  12. New RN Career Idea--Healthcare Advocate

    hollyvk posted a topic in General Nursing

    from fierce healthcare ([color=#0000cc]www.fiercehealthcare.com): health advocates grow in popularity in theory, the health system already offers patients advisors and advocates like social workers...

  13. My First Write Up

    hollyvk replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Dee, for recognizing that the original poster's situation represents a systems failure. Her LTC facility appears to have no system in place to catch human errors that are bound to happen. If...

  14. Do you know of any nurses going back for law degree?

    hollyvk replied to labbio's topic in General Nursing

    Dear labbio, Please allow me to share with you the downsides to the RN--->JD path as I also have "done that, been there." I advise that the only folks who should attend law school are those who...

  15. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    hollyvk replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 12 years doing direct patient care in hospital settings, one year doing hospital risk management, and 6 years doing home health. Plus 4 years working as an attorney in private practice. I...

  16. boards need to regulate MA's

    hollyvk replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let's talk about what physician delegation work (MA or PA) is all about--finances and control. MAs are a cheap nurse substitue. An MA can do RN-type tasks but won't get RN-level wages (maybe not even...

  17. Fentanyl patch & witnessing

    hollyvk posted a topic in Patient Medications

    For your reading pleasure and to enlarge your understanding of the environmental concerns about drug disposal. Drug disposal updates (new SMARxT Disposal program developed by the American Pharmacists...

  18. is this legal?

    hollyvk replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    To our nursing colleages in the UK, There are 2 very important factors controlling how nurses practice in the US: 1. Finances--over here the medical insurance entities that pay for the care a patient...

  19. is this legal?

    hollyvk replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    There are at least 3 things wrong with what your coworker has done: 1. Falsifying a physician order--when she wrote in the chart that Dr. X ordered this. 2. Making a second fraudulent entry--when...

  20. I know this is wrong - but how wrong is it?

    hollyvk replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    What you missed was the opportunity to respond to Jane at your dinner with: "Wow, you really like to live dangerously, don't you? Do you have another job lined up already? You know hospital IT...

  21. Governor Ritter's Nurse Workforce and Patient Care Task Force

    hollyvk posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    [color=#333333]governor ritter established the task force by executive order on march 29, 2007 and charged it with developing standards and processes for the measurement and disclosure of nurses'...

  22. Singled out because I gave too many narcotic analgesics??(long)

    hollyvk replied to JessicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jessic, Sorry that you've been through such a trying situation. However, many hospitals once they get a med dispensing system such as Pixis are able to more accurately track how narcotics are being...

  23. Fentanyl patch & witnessing

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in Patient Medications

    Our municipal sewage systems are only designed to filter out/disinfect for biomass, pathogens and heavy metals, but all the other chemicals/compounds can pass through unchanged. The treated effluence...

  24. Fentanyl patch & witnessing

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in Patient Medications

    The old thread discussed how fentanyl (duragesic) patches should be disposed of--cut & flushed, put in the sharps container, or put in the pharmacy's secure medication disposal container (if such...

  25. Have you ever been accused of stealing? How did you deal with it?

    hollyvk replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    You should not have to be dealing with this situation on your own--your employer should be involved. You should notify your supervisor of the situation (who should already be aware of the background...