CRNI-ICU20

CRNI-ICU20

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  1. Being denied employment because of a credit check :(

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone considered that is another form of "profiling"? being denied employment based on a poor credit score is no different than being denied employment based on skin color, ethnic origin,...

  2. Being denied employment because of a credit check :(

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    http://www.precheck.com/medical_staffing.shtml This is the company's website....it's pretty smarmy and vague, on purpose, I suppose.....and sounds innocuous....but truly could potentially black ball a...

  3. Being denied employment because of a credit check :(

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    TO HOPEFUL: where do you get your statistics from??? {Statistically, people with extremely poor credit (below 580 credit scores), are more likely to call in, are more likely to be dishonest, and are...

  4. Spouse of Home Hospice Patient Makes Me Feel "Ookie".....

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    AND I totally disagree with Motorcyclemama..... The patient is at risk by being with someone this unstable in her last vestiges of life....not reporting someone because of ??assets??? what does that...

  5. Spouse of Home Hospice Patient Makes Me Feel "Ookie".....

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    First....ANYONE who says they plan to kill someone with a gun or any other means should be believed!!! In our profession, if a patient tells us that they plan to kill themselves, it is called suicidal...

  6. Am I in touch with reality?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to nurseangel47's topic in General Nursing

    The best form of revenge is success..... prove them wrong... let them swirl in THEIR gossipping....obviously, they are doing it too, or they wouldn't be bringing up your past...ahem... and.. get your...

  7. My 4 yr old son is newly dx with Leukemia ALL

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    oh, my heart goes out to you and your little son....you sound like such a good mom, and a great nurse to be....and yes, you should finish what you start..... recently, i found this song by aretha...

  8. Does anyone else see a problem with this policy?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    how does this teach diabetics to follow good glucose control if they are always peaking and valleying (is valleying a word??? i dunnow) Anyway....if we are just going to throw nutrition out the...

  9. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kids, I recently encountered yet ANOTHER incident whereby big Pharma/Medical Device Companies are re-writing hospital policy and procedure and even going against nurse practice acts, in order to...

  10. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    {hopefully your hospital takes more care than you think when allowing vendors to do inservicing for not only are you liable, so are they. } the current facility i work in depends upon it's systems...

  11. How do you go about handling a rude Dr.

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

    I am not big or hairy enough...heheheh! But....if a doctor gets snotty with me, I sure as heck am NOT going to let HIM/HER run me out of the profession....HECK NO! I am going to stay around as long as...

  12. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    And to answer your question of "no, I don't know what that is or what it has to do with pulling epidurals".... My questions have to do with understanding the level of teaching you received, as you...

  13. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    to jmgrn: I was not attacking you, and I am sorry you took my questioning that way.....I am mostly just trying to find out from you how you obtained your competencies, who certifies you to do what you...

  14. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    to jmgrn: Would you mind sharing what your competencies are for your state and what is required of you yearly for your epidural catheter maintainence, etc.? I am curious what is required because it is...

  15. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    MY POINT EXACTLY! Too many facilities are lacking in the potential for harm to the patient, simply because they desire to save a little money and use the same pumps and tubing, or they don't...

  16. epidural catheters

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    jmgrn: I would be curious to know what training you received before you began dc'ing epidurals and also what training you received to bolus patients.....and for clarification: this was INITIAL...

  17. Being Strong Armed by DON

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Texashardhat's topic in General Nursing

    What a rotten thing to do to a capable working nurse! Here's an idea: Find out WHO the OWNER of the facility is....you can do this by checking tax records within the county assessor's office....write...

  18. This Sucks!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH! Who amongst us has NEVER used a swear word???? Come on, here....the OP brought up a legitmate complaint.... Let's address the issue, not attack her! It's no secret that some people in every...

  19. IS it ok to wear scrubs to an interview?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to WinksRN's topic in General Nursing

    At the current place I am working, I had not planned to even meet with the manager that day. I simply went to HR to get an application and fill out the information, fully expecting to get a phone call...

  20. Really hate this nurse

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    First, they are schmoes! Second, you need to put them in their place....nicely, but firmly... when they start raggin' you to "get this" or "get that" and you are in the middle of another patient's...

  21. Vent..."sedation"

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    We have a pseudo-ethics committee/ doctor....who mostly just goes from one unit to another searching for donuts...he's pretty useless...when the rubber meets the road, he sits down and puts up his...

  22. "You dont look like a Susan Brown" (long)

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    ugh! my fingers!! the line should read, "anyone who thinks differently must NOT be human."....my

  23. "You dont look like a Susan Brown" (long)

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Case in Point: My son, who was a soldier at Ft. Hood, Texas had a locker with his last name on the outside.... Isaacson.... There were a few in his platoon who hated Jews, blacks, latinos, heck they...

  24. Peds situation-very long! Please help!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    OH honey, YOU DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS!! It's okay to cry....let it out....this shows you are human and compassionate and you put the feelings in the right place....the fact that you waited to...

  25. WHAT DO NURSES DO? --help me respond to this question

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I cover the doctor's a$$es when they make/write stupid orders. I take care of families as well as patients who are angry at doctors who don't show up at scheduled times to talk about care plans for...