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  1. Anyone out there an IV Tech?

    harvestmoon replied to CalaMom's topic in General Nursing

    one hospital i have worked at has an IV team that is RN only. They also have an enormous phlebotomy department that does all inpatient blood draws. The other hospital has all RNs do IVs and also has...

  2. TB testing 2020, good riddance?

    harvestmoon replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely more than the other clinics but I still think it is overkill... we get a choice between TB Gold and subcu+48hr and I do TBGold every

  3. TB testing 2020, good riddance?

    harvestmoon replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    we test every 6

  4. PTO not in the budget for remainder of year

    harvestmoon replied to galaxygirl17's topic in General Nursing

    WE had a huge software change and a month that no one was able to take time off unless you called in

  5. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    harvestmoon replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. I am saving this thread for the future and also understanding why we had a "dirty" sink and a "clean" sink in our

  6. Secondary PTSD spread the word PLEASE!!!

    harvestmoon replied to Messedup101's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, dude, I"m sorry you're hurting but your message is likely lost on most of us reading because it hurts my brain to try to figure out WTH you are trying to say. Skimming it reads like, "they done...

  7. Working as a travel nurse in the US while being a permanent resident of another country?

    harvestmoon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    SMA is going to be a LOT more expat friendly than Guanajuato but it will also be a lot more expensive (comparatively). It is a gorgeous town and the Bajito is beautiful country. It has grown a lot in...

  8. Working as a travel nurse in the US while being a permanent resident of another country?

    harvestmoon replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    So, we lived in mexico from 2004 to 2015 but in order to have US bank accounts you need to establish a US address. There are a number of (or there were) businesses dedicated to this and the most...

  9. new nurse- NP or PA school?

    harvestmoon replied to Reaz's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered CRNA or there is a specialty in nursing of being 1st something in surgery - I can't remember exactly - but you're doing the surgery along wiht the surgeon. It is a specialty...

  10. My patient is now an employee in the office I treat her at

    harvestmoon replied to NYNPLisa's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I know this is an old thread but even in a large city, this has been very normal in the outpatient clinics I have worked (at least 5 of them). Most everyone working in the clinic sees either a PCP or...

  11. UC HEALTH NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

    harvestmoon replied to Juhn's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently in Ft. Collins to scope out CSU for my daughter. We absolutely LOVED the town. However, housing is incredibly expensive. Food and grocery seemed normal

  12. Consequences?

    harvestmoon replied to ConcernedBystander's topic in General Nursing

    I have had MDs (actually the LPN started the ball rolling) write me a prescription and I filled it in the clinic pharmacy. Never saw the MD. I worked at the clinic and couldn't get an appointment to...

  13. if you were a new grad or thereabouts during the last recession (2008)

    harvestmoon posted a topic in General Nursing

    How was the job situation? Was the market much less saturated and, therefore, you didn't have problems getting offers? I graduate next May (assuming all goes well) and am very concerned I'm going to...

  14. What was your favorite nursing job and why?

    harvestmoon replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    @klone I would love to work in that same environment but I worry that in order to really have any choice in future work that I need that acute care component. Did you have acute (med/surg or...

  15. giving patient appointment info to interpreter

    harvestmoon posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I am currently a nursing student but have been working as a lab rat (blood draws, EKGs) for a a year and a half now. i work in a clinic which sees a large immigrant population and interpreters are...

  16. My classmates using Test Banks in Nursing school

    harvestmoon replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Students

    color me in the "dunno what the big deal is" crowd. quizlet has a ton of Prepu quiz banks and i use that to do the majority of my studying as the rationale is what is most useful. i went to .org and...

  17. Good Part-Time Job for Nursing Student- thinking Pharm Tech

    harvestmoon replied to BSNbound21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks for this. i'm a phleb/ekg monkey and 1st semester nursing school. i was wondering if i should stick with phleb or move into nursing assistant (easy to find if you're in school and past the...

  18. giving patient appointment info to interpreter

    harvestmoon replied to harvestmoon's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    thanks so

  19. giving patient appointment info to interpreter

    harvestmoon replied to harvestmoon's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I can't figure out how to edit, so I found this in the older portions of this sub and think maybe I am wrong, that the interpreters can and should be given patient appointment information? (sorry...

  20. I hate this "squeaky wheel gets the oil" actions in healthcare!!

    harvestmoon replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an RN but I work in clinical healthcare (and am going to start nursing school next Spring). We have the same issue in our department and what I have been doing is to get at least one positive...

  21. IVs and Tattoos

    harvestmoon replied to memyers's topic in General Students

    i've been a phleb for a little over a year. you can also use the alcohol wipe corner (diamond orientation) to mark the

  22. Looking for any RN programs that take less than 2 years to complete (16,18,20-month etc)

    harvestmoon replied to heartheart09's topic in General Students

    I am starting nursing school in Spring and it is a 3-semester ADN program. I believe all the colleges here follow the same protocol. Minneapolis MANE schools. (public community

  23. MANE spring 2019 applicants

    harvestmoon replied to AAZ319's topic in School, College Programs

    Sure. I found some old threads and they seem to be all over the place so I doubt they have one specific

  24. MANE spring 2019 applicants

    harvestmoon replied to AAZ319's topic in School, College Programs

    I applied at MCTC, IHCC, Normandale, and NHCC. So far I've been accepted to all with an 11.7 (not sure if NHCC used that or something lower). No word from MCTC yet. I'm thinking of accepting at...

  25. Bills and nursing school

    harvestmoon replied to Goldfish212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    working 2nd