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  1. Title of "BSN" on badge?

    lindarn replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps they wouldn't mind having the Family Practice doctor performing their open heart surgery? Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  2. Title of "BSN" on badge?

    lindarn replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    And how many more patients would request BSNs if the title was on everyones nametag? Of course patients would want the nurses with the higher academic credentials, because the public knows the value...

  3. Anybody work at, or heard anything about, these hospitals?

    lindarn replied to jen42's topic in Washington Nursing

    I just wrote another thread about this. USNU should come to Spokane. WSNA has been worse than worthless. And you are right about the Providence system.The nurses as Sacred Heart have not seen a penny...

  4. California/arizona new grad

    lindarn replied to nursemoons14's topic in California Nursing

    I worked at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in Long Beach. It was a nice place to work, and I still keep in tough with my friends there. They are unioized. Hoag is in Newport Beach, and if also nice, but...

  5. LPN's Role in the ICU?

    lindarn replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    LPN/LVNs in ICU? Not on my watch and my license. You are not as capable or educated as an RN, and you have no place in ICU. Period. There are more appropriate areas to for you to work in, that would...

  6. Are WA RNs Unionized?

    lindarn replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Washington Nursing

    USNU needs to come over to Spokane. WSNA has been worse than worthless. A couple of years ago, with the last contract at Sacred Heart, the hospital wanted to increase the cost of the medical benefits...

  7. California/arizona new grad

    lindarn replied to nursemoons14's topic in California Nursing

    I used to live in California (and I loved it), and have never worked n Arizona. But from what I have read on this listserve, for all of the nursing shortage that Arizona has, the pay and benefits are...

  8. Title of "BSN" on badge?

    lindarn replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    I DO act like I have my BSN. I EARNED my BSN. AFTER I earned a Diploma in Nursing. And realized that the profession that was most important to the public was on the bottom of the food chain. The...

  9. Anybody work at, or heard anything about, these hospitals?

    lindarn replied to jen42's topic in Washington Nursing

    Providence Hospital is a Sisters of Providence facilty. They are all very top heavy with "chiefs". I worked at Sacred Heart here in Spokane. They are all represented by the Washington State Nurses...

  10. Compare Oregon and Washington new grad Salaries

    lindarn replied to SkateBetty's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Washington also has no state income tax. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  11. Whats going on at CSULB - Long Beach?

    lindarn replied to flyingfish2u's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated from CSULB in 5/1987. I was a diploma grad from NY form 1975. I also feel that the program was very disorganized, One hand didn't know what the other was doing. There was alot of favoritsm...

  12. Is a Surgeon accountable for slander??

    lindarn replied to lorster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would collect all paperwork connected to this incident, including the staffing sheets, where all your patient assignments are written daily, and evaluations. I would call an attorney. If you are...

  13. How rampant is understaffing?

    lindarn replied to poslac's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that no one is surprised that Nevada has a severe nurhing shortage. My guess is that many new grads are leaving and going to California, because that is where I would be headed. The salaries...

  14. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    lindarn replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I know how hard CNA worked for years to make the staffing rations come to fruition. Unfortunately, too many nurse work in "right to work" (for less), and/or very anti union states, and fear for their...

  15. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    lindarn replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And how respected would be be if the public found our just how badly nurses dropped the ball, when hospitals, in the 1990's started the "care redesign" nonsense, and deskilling at the bedside? And how...

  16. Of Chaos and Ethics, thoughts please!

    lindarn replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said! Am emergent situation demands medical personnel give/prioritiize their attention and care, to the injured victims first. If other individuals cannot/will not understand, and want...

  17. critical care nurse-pt ratio

    lindarn replied to rarjn5's topic in General Nursing

    It is a law, and it is Title 22. I actually do have the entire test of the statute, E mail me privately, and I will sent it to you. I was given it by a nurse attorney who lives and practices in...

  18. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    lindarn replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ALL NEW GRADS would benefit from a 6-12 month paid internship such as PTs, OTs, Pharmacists, etc. have to accomplish before they are turned out on their own. A big part of their burn out within a...

  19. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    lindarn replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    First and foremast, all ADNs and Diplomas need to be grandfathered in. The hospitals need to step up to the plate and sponser on site RN-BSN programs, for those that do want to earn a BSN. They have...

  20. Help! Need advice RE: IME

    lindarn replied to blondeez's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Legal Nurse Consultant, and I have attended IME/DME exams for the attorney who the injured person has hired. I do this as part of personal injury law suits. I have made my self a worksheet to...

  21. Where to report an unsafe doctor?

    lindarn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did you write a letter to the hospital administration? And risk management? Did you keep a copy of the letter from his supervisor with the comment that your complaint "warrants no further...

  22. nursing worksheets (your brain)

    lindarn replied to momof1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked out of a small (5x8) notebook. I worked in ICU where I had only one or two patients, so you will have to work on a legal pad. But when I floated to the telemetry units, I used their pre-...

  23. UCLA New Grad Program

    lindarn replied to Katie612's topic in California Nursing

    Isn't it the "Jules Stein Eye Institute"? I worked at UCLA 25 years ago, and that is what it is called. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  24. Our time with the patient is important too.

    lindarn replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    What I have always especially liked, is when I have spent a half an hour changing a dressing, and I now sooner have the last piece of tape in place, when the surgeon walks in, and rips it open because...

  25. License Suspension

    lindarn replied to debd3360's topic in General Nursing

    Have you called the State Bar Association, and/or the State Trial Lawyers Association? They will know what lawyers have this type of practice. Also, you should try TAANA. The Association of Nurse...