hollyvk

hollyvk BSN

Peds, GI, Home Health, Risk Mgmt

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  1. Health Profession & Wacko's

    hollyvk replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    My observations of the whackos/maladjusted in the nursing ranks is that many are drawn to the caregiver role as it was one they were raised with. I also think many in nursing want to deliver the kind,...

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

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    You know you're an older nurse if you now have a job where you are no longer an "essential service worker"--meaning you'd better be finding a way to haul yourself down to the hospital during adverse...

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

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Dear nursing compatriots, I didn't envision that we would have such a delightful trip down memory lane when I started this thread, but so we have. And for you younger ones (who are probably...

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

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Reuseable latex rubber tubing, like the narrow rubber tubing you sometime see these days used for

  5. Write-Ups & Disciplinary Action

    hollyvk replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Smarter, I believe your "chin up, make the best of it" advice is pollyannaish at best. The #1 reason people leave a job is a poor manager, and there are plenty of them to be found in nursing. If...

  6. Nursing without license

    hollyvk replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    In a perfect world there would be no sick people, and if there were, there would be no unlicensed healthcare providers . . But, of course, that's never going to happen. So what's the take-away...

  7. Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

    hollyvk replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone wearing scrubs is more than just a "slight problem" as patients and families can no longer easily tell who is a nurse and who isn't. And nurses have done a very poor job in educating the...

  8. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    hollyvk replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my! We all agree this was inappropriate, sexist, demeaning, boorish behavior on the part of this consultant. My question is, "What did YOU do about it?" You would have been perfectly within...

  9. Nursing without license

    hollyvk replied to TouchstoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't we have a perfect world where info about licensure problems is promptly reported to employers and where employers are always on the ball in tracking licensure status? Mostly money and...

  10. RN accepted into (JD-LAW) program NEED ADVICE.

    hollyvk replied to JimK's topic in Legal

    Jek, Anyone feeling the siren call of healthcare risk management should start by joining the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), a branch of the American Hospital Assn. They...

  11. RN accepted into (JD-LAW) program NEED ADVICE.

    hollyvk replied to JimK's topic in Legal

    Dear jek, I advise you to reconsider whether you really need to go to law school (unless they're giving you a full-ride scholarship to do so) to accomplish your career goals, as you already have an...

  12. Medical Center of the Rockies - Loveland

    hollyvk replied to mom2three's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The Medical Center of the Rockies will be a 136 bed acute care facility designed to be the regional trauma center and cardiac center. It is projected to open early next year. It's a joint venture...

  13. alchohol and nursing

    hollyvk replied to fuzzie's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Fuzzie, Having worked as an attorney and in hospital administration, I can answer some of your questions. There are a number of RNs who have histories of alcohol or drug abuse in their pasts; it does...

  14. $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage

    hollyvk posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Northwest Health Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have allocated $10M to study the nursing shortage....

  15. Attorney role for BON

    hollyvk replied to LPN_mn's topic in Legal

    The board of nursing (BON) will be represented by a government attorney (usually from the state's attorney general office). That attorney (usually an assistant attorney general = AAG) knows the...

  16. Nurse Attorneys

    hollyvk replied to girtster's topic in Legal

    Hello, Yes, been there, done that. I went to law school in Colorado after working as an RN for 7 years. We have 2 law schools in Colorado (plus it's a popular place for lawyers to relocate to). SO,...

  17. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

    hollyvk replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thanks for your support (it is election season, isn't it?) :) I think a really good place to start is with the Colo Nurses Assn.--it is in desperate need of new leadership willing to take on the...

  18. $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage

    hollyvk replied to hollyvk's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The $10M is being distributed in $250,000 grants to non-profit foundations that come up with proposals for programs to alleviate the nursing shortage (the non-profits have to cough up at least $125,00...

  19. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

    hollyvk replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado Nursing

    rationale for low wages in colorado? i believe employers here have been able to count on nurses wanting to relocate here and being willing to trade living in a nice place with financial gain. heck, i...

  20. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

    hollyvk replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thanks for the welcome. Yes, nursing personel are usually the largest group of employees at healthcare facilities, so of course employers are highly motivated to control nursing costs by whatever...

  21. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

    hollyvk replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I've not been able to discern any significant activity. The Service Employees International Union has sent out mailings to RNs in the Denver area during the past year. It claims to be the largest...

  22. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

    hollyvk replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Healthcare facilities (and other employers of RNs) pay as little as they are able to and still retain/attract staff. They don't see it as greed, they see it as controlling their largest operating...