3rdcareerRN

3rdcareerRN

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  1. Certification neccessary for OHN jobs?? Help needed

    3rdcareerRN replied to atiya912's topic in Occupational Health

    ABOHN certification requirements: "3,000 hours in occupational health in the past five years; or a completion of a certificate program in occupational health nursing for academic credit." So clearly...

  2. Any Clinical Documentation Specialist here?

    3rdcareerRN replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    "So can a nurse just obtain their CCS or is it a requirement that they complete an RHIA course? " You can earn the CCS credential without taking any AHIMA courses or becoming an RHIA/RHIT. The...

  3. NI CEUs

    3rdcareerRN replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    New URL for the modules:

  4. Contract OHN jobs

    3rdcareerRN replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    Having been an employee at times and a contractor at times, I prefer the contractor route PROVIDED THAT the contract pays enough for me to arrange my own benefits. As a contractor, I did not have to...

  5. Who is protecting us? CDC N95 mask for H1N1

    3rdcareerRN replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In case you are responsible for buying N9x respirators for yourself or others, here is an excellent new set of info from the CDC:...

  6. Employee health nurse duties

    3rdcareerRN replied to froglegs36's topic in General Nursing

    The AAOHN Standards of Practice do not specify written documentation, just the assess/plan/etc. elements: http://www.abohn.org/AAOHN%20Standards%20of%20Occupationational%20Health%20Nursing%202.doc In...

  7. need help with core measure project

    3rdcareerRN replied to Francesca RN's topic in General Nursing

    Two suggestions: - Step back and look at who should do this checklist and/or chart review. In my experience, either a quality analyst/RN most often does this as a centralized operation or charge...

  8. Question about job duties as a LTAC RN

    3rdcareerRN replied to NeekNurse's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Without hijacking this thread, let me ask: -How is LTAC in terms of constant interruptions, compared to med/surg? -How often do you admit/discharge, compared to med/surg? -Do you have an extra amount...

  9. Can anyone help with setting audit tools, please...

    3rdcareerRN replied to newQAnurse's topic in Quality Improvement

    Disclaimer: I am not a QA nurse and have not worked in LTC. However, some of my background in business involved QA. Tip: If your position is really that undefined, you need to think about what you...

  10. Can Someone please tell me about TB testing

    3rdcareerRN replied to clc123's topic in General Nursing

    The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration mandates it: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=1586 , par. 1©1(e)2(b) "Medical Surveillance":...

  11. Antivirals covered by work comp

    3rdcareerRN replied to tymatt2's topic in Occupational Health

    OK, I misunderstood "antiviral" to mean vaccination, not post-exposure medication. That certainly makes a difference. However, I cannot see how the type of infection (swine flu, seasonal flu, etc.)...

  12. Antivirals covered by work comp

    3rdcareerRN replied to tymatt2's topic in Occupational Health

    I can't speak for my facility, but healthcare worker exposure to influenza is viewed by one expert as being compensable by worker compensation: http://www.workerscompinsider.com/archives/001042.html I...

  13. Are You Using the Right Mask?

    3rdcareerRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The reason I care so much about fit-testing and associated refresher teaching for N95 users: "Formal fit testing does not predict future adequacy of fit, unless frequent, routine use is made of the...

  14. Are You Using the Right Mask?

    3rdcareerRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As a nurse and former full-time instructor, I strongly believe in making resources available to those who care. Thus my posts... Just another link for respirator topics (not just for H1N1), from the...

  15. Are You Using the Right Mask?

    3rdcareerRN replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here's the link: http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GovernmentAdvocacy/PublicPolicyLibrary/HICPAC_H1N1_Guideline.pdf And here is a link to the CDC's current process for gathering best evidence...

  16. BSN or Health Information Administration?

    3rdcareerRN replied to muman's topic in Nursing Career

    These two paths are both health careers, but are quite different. RHIA = health info. mgt; see thread https://allnurses.com/nursing-informatics/health-information-mgt-380211.html for an excellent...

  17. Six Must-know Tips to Implement an Effective EHR

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Interesting, high-level article with lots of truth: ..."Several industry experts have weighed in on this question: What is the single most important tip you could provide to someone regarding an...

  18. MBA graduate wants nursing degree-ASN or BSN?

    3rdcareerRN replied to MBAnursearizona's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of thoughts for all MBAs entering healthcare and reading this thread: - If you are really unemployed after (move/layoff/career decision/...), you might consider doing healthcare-related sales...

  19. $1.4 million daily lobbying Congress about health issues

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    From http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/{fb3c17e2-cdd1-4df6-92be-bd4429893665}/COMMONCAUSE_HEALTHCAREREPORTJUNE2009-FINAL.PDF "...A recent poll found that 60 percent of voters believe Congress puts the...

  20. What are some negative things about being a Male nurse?

    3rdcareerRN replied to bengalsfan's topic in Men in Nursing

    As you can find in many threads here, and as I found during my hospital work, and what these guys are saying ( http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/06/16/news/local/doc4a371b69ae2c5122520351.txt)...

  21. Nurse Practitioners at SNFs as huge health reform tool

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just ran across a concept that I'd never considered (I'm an RN, not an NP, but interested in health reform): UnitedHealth has proposed: "onsite nurse practitioners at skilled nursing facilities to...

  22. Nursing Orders

    3rdcareerRN replied to Camla, InformaticsRN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Implementing ordersets is a big effort, as I am sure you know. The major steps include finding generic ordersets, customizing them to the hospital (even the unit), making them available (whether paper...

  23. NPs at SNFs as a huge element of health reform

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just ran across a concept that I'd never considered (I'm an RN, not an NP, but interested in health reform): UnitedHealth has proposed: "onsite nurse practitioners at skilled nursing facilities to...

  24. Can someone please help with TB test reading?

    3rdcareerRN replied to PaperxXxFlowers's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI: a discussion of 2-step protocol: http://www.toronto.ca/health/tb_prevention/tbquickskintest.htm Vast training/info on TB and related testing:

  25. standing orders

    3rdcareerRN replied to sbj101's topic in Occupational Health

    Ours are the most common (~60) complaints/major symptoms for walk-in patients and accidents. Virtually every order is to assess, stabilize, apply nursing interventions, give OTC meds or vaccines, and...