EmmaG RN

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    admission assessments...

    EmmaG replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    Let's hear it for JCAHO!
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    Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

    EmmaG replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

    Not referring to this person in particular, but I have worked with CNAs who seem to forget they are governed by the BON just as we nurses are--- and they can be brought up on charges and suffer...
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    Has anyone ever had to do all this mess for a job?

    EmmaG replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had to do all that for my travel agency upon hire and yearly... Some of the hospitals I contracted with did do additional screenings and
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    Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

    EmmaG replied to sfreders's topic in General Nursing

    They can still be suspended or revoked. http://www.dhp.state.va.us/enforcement/cdecision/boardresults.asp?board=14 They're still a licensed CNA. (You'll notice they list the person's CNA license...
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    Work and Nursing School - is it possible?

    EmmaG replied to gnomik79's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't attend that university, but I worked full-time while attending school full-time. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, but I had no choice and survived. Although looking back, I wonder how......
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    *VENT* - Do you blame me?

    EmmaG replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't blame you. In fact I think you've been far too compliant and forgiving of this
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    New nurse traveling? Mabye?

    EmmaG replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    What she said... terrible idea. However, get a few years of CCU under your belt and you can write your own
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    PTO and sick time

    EmmaG replied to bluesnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You need to stay home, period. And get to a doc/urgent care today. God, this kind of stuff really ticks me off
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    Yikes!

    EmmaG replied to DudeNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes. Heme/onc patients are very intensive and very ill; many are just one step away from the
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    Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

    EmmaG replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I ordered a pair of rockers, and they look sooooo darned comfortable, but (at least for me) they were not true to size; they were much tighter and smaller than what I expected and I'd actually ordered...
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    EmmaG replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm going to be very careful how I answer this post, as I do like this forum...Twice in the first post (and again in a later one) you mention slacking; you also mention nurses not doing their job,...
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    Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    EmmaG replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    "Up to and including termination", same as any HIPAA violation. I found out the hard way... I wasn't even thinking about HIPAA when I looked; a consultant had already shown me the printout of the...
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    Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    EmmaG replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you're going through this; you're in my prayers, hun. Do try to be patient and resist looking at the results without going through the proper channels. You've got enough on your mind...
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    Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    EmmaG replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital I worked would do random audits on us to ensure compliance, but they also specifically targeted employees who had been treated or admitted, or had diagnostics done on
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    Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    EmmaG replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    It's been against policy everywhere I've worked. Be careful, they do audit these
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    Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    EmmaG replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's supply and demand again... professional athletes are performing a job that the vast majority of us could never do. Also consider the risk involved and the relatively short life of their career...
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    New unit manager

    EmmaG replied to LeschNyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you should give her a chance to prove herself as a manager, rather than judging her based upon your dislike of her as a staff nurse. I worked with a manager who pretty much sucked on the...
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    Whoops...hydrogen peroxide enemas put tourists in hospital!!!

    EmmaG replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Oh that's easy. Some Guy did it while they were just sitting there, minding their own business. (Some Guy sure does get around,
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    What would you have done?

    EmmaG replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree she could have phrased it better. As far as checking 'credentials'... the OP says he is in nursing school. It doesn't appear he has any
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    EmmaG replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a bit confused. In your original post you say "...but not once did anyone come in to even look in on either one of the patients in the room"; now you seem to be saying otherwise. In any case,...
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    What would you have done?

    EmmaG replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    i have a problem with this attitude. just because it is a free clinic doesn't mean those patients don't deserve the same respect and consideration as those who pay for their care. furthermore, just...
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    How do you convice elderly people of certain things?

    EmmaG replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That's kinda harsh. I've heard maple syrup won't spoil; not sure of the commercially-produced wannabes tho'. In any case, he probably fed old syrup to you when you were a kid, and you're still...
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    First job in Oncology - Scared of chemo drug exposure

    EmmaG replied to New RN Grad 2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will no doubt go through the ONS curriculum for chemo and biotherapy administration. That ensures you have the knowledge to safely administer these drugs and monitor for side effects and adverse...
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    What would you have done?

    EmmaG replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that; just giving him a bit of wiggle
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    preparing to be one of them????????????

    EmmaG replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    That's not my problem. I introduce myself as their nurse. I'm listed on the board as a nurse. My ID tag states I'm an RN. If all that doesn't sink in, they're going to continue to consider every...