Neveranurseagain

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  1. Transferring ob patients

    An RN may have to accompany the pt., depending on your county's or state's EMS policy's. Some areas only allow paramedics to transport pt. with drips that they are pre approved to administer and use...
  2. How to face tomorrow

    Take some time off--your body as well as your mind needs time to recover and heal. Even if you had mixed feelings, you still suffered a loss. It will take some time, especially the emotional loss....
  3. Orientee's now being counted as staff!!

    I would notify and involve the cardiac surgeons and cardiologists ASAP. They have more pull and influence than
  4. I Worked A Movie Set as a RN!

    I do a little of everything to get by: a baby nurse for newborn twins a few weekends a mth (pays well!), I do medical standby for special events, teach CPR/First Aid, a little private duty and a camp...
  5. I Worked A Movie Set as a RN!

    I was also able to bring my 13 yo daughter with me too! She helped out running errands for me. She thought it was pretty
  6. What types of questions to ask during an Interview?

    How many campers are there and how many nurses will you be working with? If you are the only one and get sick, who will cover? What day of the week will you have off? Know your states labor laws as...
  7. Does anyone have any of the books?

    Go to half.com or abe books and get them used.
  8. I feel for you Goto. I ended up quietly resigning from a job when I started having problems with depression and started taking meds (my husband died of a medical incident,leaving me with a 9 and 10...
  9. LPN taking home meds

    Sorry, my past experience with the police and missing narcotics from a camp (over 700 tablets) didn't go well. They didn't have time to do an extensive investigation...didn't understand how narcotics...
  10. After a year, it seems the managers ignore me

    How come is it nurses seem to never get a "Thanks, your doing a good job!" note or verbal encouragement every now and then? I mean throw the dog a bone every now and then! It seems nursing is one...
  11. LPN taking home meds

    Why not just notify the BON? The police may not know quite how to handle it--the BON
  12. LPN taking home meds

    You are worried that she could have killed your sisters only child yet you hesitate to turn her in? You only have one
  13. Finger Pads Problem

    Last time I was finger printed, the police dept had a large bottle of Corn Huskers Lotion and a box of gloves in the finger print area. When they had problems with fingerprints (usually in nurses!)not...
  14. Should I transfer my license from MA to NY?

    I disagree--it would enhance your job opportunities if you were licensed in the state you are applying in. Sometimes it takes up to 3 months to get a nursing license and employers don't want to...
  15. Whistle Blowing and Retaliation

    Can you file a hostile work environment complaint with your Employees Association? Have another meeting with them and see what they
  16. Excelsior and Texas

    Here you go caliotter!...
  17. No free immunizations during pertussis outbreak in county

    The county health dept have been hit with cut backs too. I really don't think ANY health care should be free (unless you are homeless or really indigent). A small fee of $5.00 to $35.00 is nominal,...
  18. Excelsior and Texas

    You really don't understand Excelsior's RN program. You have to have your clinical experience BEFORE you go into the program. You just can't walk in and take a written test and qualify for the...
  19. Excelsior and Texas

    Do these rulings by the BON really surprise you? Nurses are notorious for shooting themselves in the foot! Are they implementing these new policies because of a number of pt safety issues or deaths...
  20. So there are ways to get around retrogression.This ad is just ONE of many hiring RN's from other countries. After reading a thread on Immigration RN that an RN applied for I did a google search for...
  21. Hospital in Los Angeles Hiring Immigrant Nurses

    I too am confused, especially when I see so many CURRENT ads from hospitals and blogs on how to get hired here. According to some of their websites, the EB-3 is being accepted but not a H1B
  22. My wife is having a Whipple!!!!

    Hugs to both of you...and to have a newborn baby to
  23. What is the name of this book I've seen mentioned on here???

    Half.com has this book for
  24. Hospital in Los Angeles Hiring Immigrant Nurses

    No, it is not an old web page. There is actually lots of hospitals offering this type of EB-3 visa. Here is a link to what an EB-3 is. http://faq.visapro.com/EB3-Green-Card-FAQ2.asp#Q1 Looks like...
  25. I read this article and was dismayed to find that SNF's are becoming the new dumping ground for the mentally ill, often with disastrous results. The lack of beds/pysch facilities for the mentally ill...