caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    How Magnet Hospitals are destroying Nursing

    caroladybelle replied to trinitymaster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1.b FALSE - with retrogression in place, facilities are unable to do so. 1.c. Sometimes but not always. However, since we currently can't import nurses easily, the point is moot. This, however, was...
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    Port in the arm instead of the chest

    caroladybelle replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, first, a Radiologist is an MD.Second, it is very rare that a port (especially in the arm) is in for 5-10 yrs. They are generally removed within a few years, and/or after they are not needed....
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    Diversity.. at what price?

    caroladybelle replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As someone who currently works at Hopkins, let me clarify a few things.First, yes, a substantial number of our MDs are from foreign countries. And many of them speak with a MINIMAL accent. Even...
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    Diversity.. at what price?

    caroladybelle replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I fully agree, be aware that if this MD finished, they may have gone back to their community, and worked with pts and staff that mostly spoke her language.Yes, they need to speak English, but...
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    PICC Line Clarification

    caroladybelle replied to JayMal's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons that incompatible meds can go through a PROPERLY placed PICC even if the lumens are side by side has to do with the position. When properly positioned, the extreme turbulence of...
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    Relocating to Naples area as new RN grad

    caroladybelle replied to sueque78's topic in Florida Nursing

    Though, I have to say, Marco Island is
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    Relocating to Naples area as new RN grad

    caroladybelle replied to sueque78's topic in Florida Nursing

    Why would you think that?Please review the ample threads on FL nursing. While FL has many elderly, many residents are either Medicare or medicaid, which has been cut to the bone. Rick Scott, the...
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    Are UK RN's considered LPN's in America?

    caroladybelle replied to Smilty's topic in United Kingdom

    My understanding is that you will be required to take extra classes, to be eligible for licensure in the US but will indeed be considered for for RN not LPN. All nurses, LPN and RN, are educated as...
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    Port in the arm instead of the chest

    caroladybelle replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I have not seen ports in the arm in a very long time. The common ones in the arm were called passports. From what I understand, they fell out of favor for many reasons, some of which, you are...
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    Pay for parking and mandatory retirement contribution as part of position........

    caroladybelle replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I work at major urban teaching facility. Discounted parking for nurses comes to $65 a month. But it is covered parking with ample security.Many places require employees to pay for
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    St.Mary's or Good Sam in West Palm Beach???

    caroladybelle replied to NeekaG18's topic in Florida Nursing

    There are a number of FL threads regarding those areas.As a general rule, your pay rate will drop considerably by relocating to FL. And while there is no state income tax, the cost of living is...
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    Maryland... MBON

    caroladybelle replied to motivatedlilly's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You have to contact the BON.Virtually all are done on a case by case basis, with different outcomes often for similar issues.There is no way we can give you an answer with any accuracy whatsoever d/t...
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    Tired of hearing about the kids.

    caroladybelle replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually wrote a thread about this a while back.I had 7 pregnant coworkers, most of them for the first time, and 5 over the age of 34. My lord, you would have thought that no one had ever been...
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    To break the contract or not....that is the question

    caroladybelle replied to jaznia15's topic in Nursing Career

    And now you know why new grads have such a hard times getting hospitals to take a chance on them.Did you not anticipate these issues, length of commute, and the extra time to get used to a new...
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    What is your personal philosophy of nursing?

    caroladybelle replied to lcheinz36's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This exact same question was posted at the beginning of last semester. You could probably look up the thread and get your data quickly. You find that many working nurses do not delve into...
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    How bad is it to not work a two week notice?

    caroladybelle replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    Most places that I have worked, my employer required 4 weeks notice, and it was written in the employee handbook.I have virtually always worked the 2-4 week notice. I currently work at one of the...
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    "Nurses Are So Mean"

    caroladybelle replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My question- Did you ask the coworker upfront if you could use him/her what they thought of your work and if they could provide a good reference? Never assume that your "friends" can do this. I have...
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    should a RN be a med tec for a LPN

    caroladybelle replied to nowim clean's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Then call the BON.The designation of med nurse is not, in the majority of facilities, a subordinate position. And questioning, in and of itself, not insubordination. If it were, the majority of RNs...
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    should a RN be a med tec for a LPN

    caroladybelle replied to nowim clean's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You are not getting it.Passing meds for a floor IS NOT WORKING BENEATH the LPN covering a group of pts. There is no subordination. Communication between the licensed nurse covering a group of...
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    should a RN be a med tec for a LPN

    caroladybelle replied to nowim clean's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    What do you mean by "med tech"?As far as I know, one of the main and most important parts of a NURSE'S job is to give meds. Despite the fact that some states have permitted nonnurses to perform this...
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    Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    caroladybelle replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am from the generation that you lined up in the school cafeteria, and everybody got a smallpox vaccination until you had the telltale scar. I have the vac card from the WHO, listing that it took...
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    Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    caroladybelle replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The reason is that in all likelihood it is not the university that requires it, it is the clinical sites. And it may have been added after the University paperwork was
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    Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    caroladybelle replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So how old will you be if you don't go to nursing school for the next two years and where will you be in that
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    Advice for UK nurse heading to US please!

    caroladybelle replied to scottishRGN's topic in International Nursing

    Are you a US citizen or do you have Visa status that permits you to work in the US? You see, the biggest hurdle is in having the right to legally work in the
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    Moving to Arizona soon

    caroladybelle replied to Manila Daisy's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It was a great thing to do. It puts the OP a few steps up on many new grads here, that ask questions that can more easily be