3rdcareerRN

3rdcareerRN

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  1. Jury Duty vs Duty to Hospital

    3rdcareerRN replied to transkat's topic in General Nursing

    I very seldom respond to inflammatory postings, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but this one...:angryfire This has to be the worst reason for not voting that I've heard. (No personal offense to...

  2. N95 Mask and Portcount Machine

    3rdcareerRN replied to Trauma08's topic in General Nursing

    First, look at this presentation for an overview of fit testing: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/pressrel/announcements/113004wkshp/pdfs/Presentation%2012_Roy%20McKay.pdf For specifications...

  3. Anyone Certified As An Epic Analyst?

    3rdcareerRN replied to Brownms46's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'n not Epic certified, but I found this article about Epic to be very interesting:...

  4. Standing order for vaccines?

    3rdcareerRN replied to ICRN2008's topic in Occupational Health

    In an industrial onsite clinic I've worked, there are standing orders for those immunizations, and HepB decliners sign a related

  5. ???s-Considering leaving bedside nursing

    3rdcareerRN replied to loricatus's topic in Nursing Informatics

    You are wise to learn about this potential change before making it. My thoughts about it: - Instead of "helping those who most need it" you will "help others who help those who most need it". Your...

  6. Any nurses working for JCAHO

    3rdcareerRN replied to nurse1day's topic in General Nursing

    See thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/jcaho-they-re-here-292844.html In my post, I described the job qualifications. Good luck, by the way. While most nurses believe Joint Commission has...

  7. about KU nursing school?

    3rdcareerRN replied to rdm09's topic in General Nursing

    KU's program is good, and is very much into preparing future nurse leaders. ..which is the only problem I had with it. Very little time actually teaching or practicing entry-level nursing...

  8. A Little Game: 10 Words or Less

    3rdcareerRN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing career: Now Under Real Stress; It's Now-and-then

  9. Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas

    3rdcareerRN replied to kansasfan's topic in General Nursing

    It leases a floor of the OPRMC building, but is a separate hospital. I, too, worked at OPRMC but not for Select so I can't tell you

  10. Periop nurse safety survey

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    This is a chance to increase the periop nurse's safety, through a national survey. Get involved -- even if you just email a comment! See http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/135/ Excerpt: "The...

  11. Evidence-Based handbook on safety/quality

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Although I have only a few of its chapters, the Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043) book looks like an excellent resource. It is also...

  12. You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

    3rdcareerRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    ...when your preceptor whom you've had for an entire 3 shifts in your new job leaves and your new preceptor becomes whichever float/agency nurse can cover part of the shift...for the next two weeks....

  13. informatics education advice

    3rdcareerRN replied to betbelhell's topic in Nursing Informatics

    For your question, and for others entering informatics, I suggest an excellent if old book: "Database Design for Mere Mortals", M. Hernandez. He gently takes the reader through the entire thought...

  14. getting started

    3rdcareerRN replied to litbitblack's topic in Nursing Informatics

    to train peers, the best education is to learn the results needed by each floor/group (ie, er needs xyz but tele needs abc) and then learn how to make it happen most efficiently in the system. you...

  15. new RN's in specialty areas

    3rdcareerRN replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    the reason icu might not be the best starting position is that the risk is higher if you do not correctly/fully assess and correctly/quickly intervene. usually, an icu patient can go downhill faster...

  16. JCAHO....They're Here...

    3rdcareerRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Another poster asked whether surveyors ever worked the bedside. Here is an excerpt of the minimum qualifications: "Qualifications for surveyors include: Five years of recent health care experience...

  17. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    3rdcareerRN replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    No. However, it would not surprise me to be held responsible, if I did not perform my lawful supervision as an R.N. My state's (TX) Nursing Practice Act defines in great detail that the R.N. is...

  18. Quality measurement overload

    3rdcareerRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm all in favor of maximizing the quality of healthcare, and I believe that what gets measured gets done and is more likely to be what is improved. But I came across this list of 326 (!) healthcare...

  19. Males in nursing

    3rdcareerRN replied to byswe0525's topic in General Nursing

    I invite one and all to browse the Male Nursing section of this

  20. OH Nurses - Any advice about this?

    3rdcareerRN replied to NellieP73's topic in Occupational Health

    When I've had success entering new career areas, it has always been because of preparation and luck. Preparation: I always find some course (free or not) in the new area and complete it to get some...

  21. What do you say to that?

    3rdcareerRN replied to Mnstn's topic in General Nursing

    A simple, disarming reply: "My life, so my

  22. What are the worst reasons to get into nursing?

    3rdcareerRN replied to mayana's topic in General Nursing

    A common but bad reason to become a nurse: "I can always find a job as a nurse." That is probably true, but it is also true for admin assistants, salespersons, retail workers, temp workers,...

  23. Too slow for med-surg: other work options?

    3rdcareerRN replied to samiracat1958's topic in General Nursing

    With 30+ years of experience in the OR, why not work for a surgical supply company of some type (instruments, implants, sterilization supplies,...) or a software company that has O.R....

  24. Help! Transferring within hospital!

    3rdcareerRN replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Look at it from your boss' point of view: She has a body in a budgeted nurse tech position. She is protected in case things get busy or if budgets for empty positions are cut. She doesn't want to...

  25. SOOO indecisive

    3rdcareerRN replied to Sunshine382's topic in Occupational Health

    Speaking for myself: Like: Nearly everything...independence, slower pace, less burdensome documentation, walkie-talkie clients, lots of variety, involvement in business areas, seeing a client for...