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  1. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    lindarn replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    He should have been. Did anyone call the police and have him arrested? As long as nursing is reluctant to call the police, and have these people arrested, it will continue. If administration gets...

  2. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    lindarn replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    This will continue until nurses start to bill for their services. As long as nursings' professional practice is rolled into the room rate, housekeeping, and the complimentary roll of toilet paper,...

  3. If I hate being a med tech, will I hate being a nurse?

    lindarn replied to iheartsephora1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What a disgrace that the PTB (bean counters), are happy to put our most vulnerable citizens at risk, to save more money for CEO salaries, and frills, that have NOTHING TO DO WITH POSITIVE PATIENT...

  4. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    lindarn replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    Like coddling a spoiled child. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  5. Threatened by patient

    lindarn replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is probably because nurses are threatened by administration if they call the police and press charges. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN (ret) Somewhere in the

  6. Any good ekg/tele apps or websites?

    lindarn replied to Lexilou08's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    IF you are looking for a book, you cannot go wrong with, "Dubins Rapid Interpretation of EKGs". It is a classic, and I am not even sure that it is still in print. You could always try Amazon. Lindarn,...

  7. What to expect ADN nursing OCC

    lindarn replied to dela2012's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't that long ago, that nurses with only an RN Diploma, were still accepted into CRNA programs. I think that CRNA should be a Doctorate, with the level of responsibility that they have....

  8. Fingerprinting...for NCLEX

    lindarn replied to worf's topic in General Nursing

    Police stations will do fingerprinting. I do not know what they charge in Hawaii. I had to get my fingerprints done, and I went to the local police station to have it done. I do not remember how much...

  9. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    lindarn replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    How exactly is the way to fight back, "The way to fight back is for more nurses to become Master's prepared"? How is having a Master's Degree going to allow nurses to fight back? The ONLY thing that...

  10. Can you tell me about starting a union?

    lindarn replied to nrsjnet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Make it a closed shop, to prevent freeloader. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN (ret) Somewhere in the

  11. COB rollcall

    lindarn replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    1975 Diploma grad from NYC Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN (ret) Somewhere in the

  12. Can you tell me about starting a union?

    lindarn replied to nrsjnet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Kind of reminds you the deep South after the Civil War. When those uppity slaves wanted to do things like send their children to school, wanted to vote. Drink out of the same fountains as whites. They...

  13. Spokane hospitals 😄

    lindarn replied to Mixnmatch's topic in Washington Nursing

    I have no idea why you would want to move to Spokane. Spokane is an economic and employment black hole. I have spent 26 miserable years here. There is NO nursing shortage in Spokane, and has never...

  14. What every nurse should know about staffing

    lindarn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why is nursing, the only department in the hospital, who are expected to, "do more with less"? Other non patient care areas, are always staffed appropriately, always get their breaks and lunches...

  15. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    lindarn replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    If your husband had gone to the emergency room of the local hospital, and did not have insurance, he would have been treated anyway. Hospitals are forbidden from turning someone away, because they...

  16. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    lindarn replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    The problem would fix itself, if these invaders, were turned back at the border, and not given any freebies. Keep them locked in a prison, pack them in a truck with one open window, and drive them...

  17. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    lindarn replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    ILLEGAL ALIENS, are, 'stealing us blind". There are many articles that document how much illegal aliens are costing this country. Any taxes that they pay from working their minimum wage jobs, are a...

  18. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    lindarn replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    I am sorry that you think that the term, "illegal alien", is a, . 'Illegal aliens' is a horribly dehumanizing term for people who bleed the same color blood as you. The fact of the matter is that they...

  19. Teamwork...Why do we do this to ourselves?

    lindarn replied to Beachbum671's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They might not be HS Dropouts, but unless they are nursing students, or nursing school wannabees, they have a minimal educational preparation to do what they do in nursing homes, etc. Our senior...

  20. Medical Assistants in the office

    lindarn replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You also might want to try, the State Attorney General's Office, to lodge a complaint. To have employees on your staff, that either hold themselves up to a professional title, or the practice...

  21. State NA memberships - where you live? Or where you work?

    lindarn replied to ixchel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Membership in your State Nurses Association, includes membership in to ANA. Unless, you live in California. where, about 10 years ago, the California Nurses Association withdrew from the ANA....

  22. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    lindarn replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am sorry that you need to validate your self worth and self importance, by denigrating BSN programs. As others have pointed out, a Paramedic program now way compares to a BSN program, any where in...

  23. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    lindarn replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have no idea what BSN programs you have experienced, but the one that I went to, required us to take Pathophysiology, Pathobiology, inorganic and Organic Chemistry, four semesters of Advanced...

  24. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    lindarn replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have absolutely NO idea, why an RN program would not include a class in Pharmacology. I attended an RN Diploma program in the last ice age, and we had Pharmacology in out first semester. I still...

  25. New Business for RN

    lindarn replied to sonia211's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    You will still need a business license from the city/county, where you live and/or, will conduct you business. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN (ret) Somewhere in the