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  1. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    RNfaster replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    tazzi - excellent article, thanks for sharing it with us. when "theory" is used in relation to a medical subject, i take it to mean a theory as accepted by the scientific and medical community. i...

  2. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    RNfaster replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Catlyn, Per your post, I think the RN may have been misinformed or there was some other misunderstanding going on. Check out the Pittsburgh hospital study at URL in above post from me. In this study,...

  3. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    RNfaster replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    this subject is quite interesting. i have been surfing and reading for over an hour now. did any of you see the recent study put out by a pittsburgh hospital on the subject of mrsa? they screened...

  4. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    RNfaster replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a great fact sheet on MRSA: http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/MRSA.html by BUPA and reviewed by Dr. James Quekett. I have a background in analysis. As I read the fact sheet above, I kept...

  5. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    RNfaster replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to see evidence that indicates MRSA is part of the normal flora of most people's skin. Does anyone have journal data or university study references to back that statement up? If not, it...

  6. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    RNfaster replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should check your facility's protocol for dealing with infectious diseases such as MRSA. I am guessing that you are working in a long-term care facility from your comments. I think...

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

    RNfaster replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    I found some data from the BLS that broke RN employment down by industry. It reflects some, but not all of the careers described by posters to this thread. Perhaps some careers, e.g., clinical...

  8. Please share advice/thoughts- help!

    RNfaster replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    You got one offer, so maybe you might get another --closer to home. Do you think that's possible? If not, and you really think you'd like the new job better, I would take it. --I'd use the time in the...

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

    RNfaster replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Patricelynne, Do you have any more info on case management certification with insurance companies? I have heard two folks mention this recently. One said a friend who had since moved away was a...

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

    RNfaster replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Raven, I tried to PM you, but wasn't able to. --I have a background in high-technology marketing, technical writing, journalism, and now I am about to start nursing school. Clinical research intrigues...

  11. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    RNfaster replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the bottom line is that all healthcare professionals should receive breaks. From what I have seen, the lowest ranks of healthcare workers, e.g., sitters, CNAs, etc., are not paid enough. They...

  12. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    RNfaster replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I have sat with some easy patients and some scary ones. While the scary ones seem to be further in between that the easy ones, they sure do make an impression. I think sitting is a great way to learn...

  13. Mandatory 12 hour shifts

    RNfaster replied to melissasrn's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know why the industry has largely shifted to 12-hour days in the first place? Is it because it is easier on management to staff two 12s rather than 8s and 10s? To the OP, I would imagine...

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

    RNfaster replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all, so far! You have noted some positions that I hadn't thought of. Do you think that hospital experience is something that it is markedly better to have in your line of work now? (I am not...

  15. Switching to Partime

    RNfaster replied to Can't Wait's topic in General Nursing

    DiaryGirl - I tried to write you privately, but couldn't seem to do so. Why would you rather not work full-time anywhere? --I am about to enter nursing school, and considering switching to PA school...

  16. Why NP and not PA?

    RNfaster replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do any of you folks know who has greater job satisfaction - PAs or NPs? Do PAs and NPs tend to have choice in scheduling (e.g., 8/10/12). I also wonder if PAs and NPs working for a medical practice...

  17. teamwork?

    RNfaster posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the best way to foster positive change amongst nurses that do not team with aides as they see aide work as beneath them? I am used to working (in an office) where we work as a team and present...

  18. Why Do Nurses Allow Understaffing?

    RNfaster posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am preparing to begin nursing school. It boggles my mind that people work in places that understaff. I am definitely going to go for an advanced degree. I think it can't help but get better with a...

  19. Tips and Tricks that work!

    RNfaster replied to momcat107's topic in General Nursing

    With regard to odors, I have found peppermint oil under the nose useful. For pulling patients up in bed, I like the Trendelenburg position (tilt head down, feet up). I have been reading about special...

  20. Life Care Centers

    RNfaster replied to eugenia's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I did a week of clinicals at a Life Care facility in Glendale, AZ, and was appalled by what I saw. They offered me and my classmates jobs, but none of us wanted to work there after what we witnessed...

  21. NET test-GCU

    RNfaster replied to patch k's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I aced the math (but had expected to ace the reading). I did poorly on the reading 70-something out of 100 as I ran out of time before answering a LOAD of questions. On the other hand, the test...

  22. Any one working at Del E Webb

    RNfaster replied to LeeTendayi's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The population here is getting more and more diverse. Del Webb includes a focus on labor and delivery while Boswell has a focus on cardiac care and neurological degeneration. Catholic Healthcare West...

  23. Any one working at Del E Webb

    RNfaster replied to LeeTendayi's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hmm...I thought Del Webb was in Surprise. You could live in Surprise. --I do and I am about four miles from Del Webb. Surprise is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. I work at Boswell,...

  24. Why Do Nurses Allow Understaffing?

    RNfaster replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Moondancer...thank you. You've given me more to think about. I know nurses can't really do much except vote with their feet (and they sure seem to be doing that ---as evidenced by high turnover),...

  25. I need to vent, everyone is mad at me for quitting the "superhospital"-long story

    RNfaster replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    He's not talking to you? Ugh. 1.50 an hour? If you worked 2000 hours a year (40 hours per week) that's only $3000 minus $5000 in gas. You're ahead $2000 by switching to the smaller hospital. Sounds...