I have to disagree with you fractian. I know a number of active duty flight nurses who do have lives. There are 4 active duty locations, 2 are CONUS, 1 in Japan, and 1 in Germany. The foreign locales...
I worked at a hospital that used the last few numbers of their medical record number. This way all you have to do is look at their wristband to see if the family has the right number. I will tell...
Can I assume you are still a student? Meaning you have a school to back you for liability and student status? Feel free to message me. I don't know if I can help you but I am an educator. This is to...
Yes, nurses get assaulted every day. The odds of it happening to you are higher than ever before. Yes, the nurse should call the police and press charges. Many don't because of the hassle involved...
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1. Probably yes. You will be expected to use the protocols when things are busy, and that's always- in the numbers you describe. 2. That's too high. 4:1 is about right, with some patients being 1:1....
This is a med error, but your MAR system contributed to the error. This is an excellent example of how a root cause analysis would reveal that the order should not have been red. It was entered...
Hey don't lose all hope. Waiver is possible, 20 year retirement is not. If you are super fit for your age and have no health problems you might be able to swing it. I've heard about physicians over 50...
I know the Air Force will take you up to 48 for medical jobs, although I think this is less for active duty, but I'm sure this is for Guard and Reserve. I thought all other services were less but...
Please notify the state. It is illegal to chart under anyone else's login, fines and firings await... I'm glad you quit but please consider the patients who are still going
start on Monday- work 3 on, 3 off, 4 on, 4 off. You will work every other weekend but always have Thursday and Friday off. I doubt that will fit with a school schedule, but it is less crazy. Good...
Informatics also does a lot with electronic medical record. As an educator I'm talking to them all the time about how to arrange our documentation. For example, they can add clocks that will prompt...
Rank is determined by the number of years you have of experience in the job you will be entering. You would enter (in the AF) as a Captain with about 5 years of nursing experience. I'm not sure about...