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  1. vaccination against small pox.

    http://www.calnurse.org/?Action=Content&id=351 California Nurses Assn. Opposes Smallpox Vaccination Plan, Calls on California hospitals to not participate January 23,2003 CNA's position is based...
  2. hs senior going into nursing

    Excellent idea. The UCLA hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica have volunteers working four hours or more a week right along with nurses. I met one once who told me she chose to volunteer in ICU....
  3. New Book by Suzanne Gordon "Nursing Against All Odds"

    Yes I did. Code Green is by Dana Beth Weinberg about the Beth Israel-Deaconess merger. This book too praises the Primary Nursing Model. It was introduced at my hospital in 1980. Jog my memory so i...
  4. So Frustrated R/T NO job vent

    congratulations karen! :melody: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:
  5. New Book by Suzanne Gordon "Nursing Against All Odds"

    I just read the last 2/3 of the book last night. It is in my lap now. I can neither remember nor find a quote attributed to female doc's. Not memoeable to me. I'm not saying don't read it, just don't...
  6. New Book by Suzanne Gordon "Nursing Against All Odds"

    I'll post my opinion after I finish the book. I did find another review: http://www.calnurse.org/?Action=Content&id=968 NURSING AGAINST THE ODDS, by Suzanne Gordon The depressing cover of Suzanne...
  7. Do you belong to a nursing association?

    I am proud of the Accomplishments of my state California Nurses Association. http://www.calnurse.org/ I am a hopeful yet cautious member of the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC). It costs...
  8. Share Your Saying

    Remarks about science The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov Speculation is perfectly all right, but if you stay there...
  9. reading at work

    On the unit where I work nights some nurses bring a book. Usually we are truly too busy. On the rare night with some quiet time they read while watching the monitor. No way would I read if told not...
  10. Poll: "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

    I think it is a good thing. I used to be on a medication errors committee. Most were late or missed medications. Once in awhile an error was memorable. A nurse poured liquid potassium into a...
  11. Nursing without license

    California Nurse Title law - http://www.rn.ca.gov/practice/pdf/npr-i-27.pdf Georgia - http://www.ncsbn.org/regulation/nursingpractice_npa_georgiarn.asp "43-26-1. This article shall be known and may...
  12. Modern Healthcare: Laboring for union nurses

    They seem to agree -
  13. RN mentors help new nurses thrive

    Interesting reading.Three mentors are interviewed: http://nursing.advanceweb.com/common/EditorialSearch/printerfriendly.aspx?AN=NW_05jun13_n10p38.html&AD=06-13-2005 Issue Date: June 13, 2005 RN...
  14. Merle Haggard is a celebrity to me. He wrote dozens of great songa. I remember singing "Okie from Muskogee" https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41908 How One Hospital Benefited on...
  15. Sad and confused

    nursewendy2000: Dishonesty is wrong. You are right. There must be a good facility where you can work. Or maybe find a private duty agency. My first jon in nursing was as a certified nursing assistant...
  16. list of CA direct entry MSN and accelerated BSN programs

    Thank you, Myethpio! I' sure it will help someone. From the California Board of Registered Nursing: http://www.rn.ca.gov/schools/rnprgms.htm The BRN has the authority to approve registered nursing...
  17. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

    RN. 1995 gold Saturn. It's my first new car. 96,000 miles. (Oops! I didn't notice this was the male nursing forum. Bet most guys wouldn't choose a little car like mine when finally able to afford...
  18. http://www.calnurses.org/?Action=Content&id=923 June 13, 2005 California Nurses Assn. Assails Mean-Spirited Initiatives Noting Consequences for Patients and Health Care in State On the eve of...
  19. New to California

    Santa Monica Hospital is now a campus of the original Westwood UCLA. They are about 20 minutes apart in normal traffic. It is just about 15 blocks from the ocean. Harbor-UCLA in the South Bay is a...
  20. I was not clear. We had two issues. One was ordering an RN to push propofol. We do not do this! Two was asking an RN with 2 or 3 other patients to administer conscious sedation and assist with...
  21. Recommended stethescope for a person with hearing loss? HELP!

    I went to class with a hearing impaired nurse who uses an electronic stethoscope. Littman electronic - http://paraflexmed.com/stethoscopes/electronic.html...
  22. I am not a CRNA. As an experienced critical care nurse CCRN 20+ years) working nights we often administer conscious sedation for emergency cardioversions and bedside endoscopy. I do NOT push...
  23. LPN versus CMA

    I was mistaken. In some states there are Certified Medication Aides with various amounts of training. They usually work in residential care centers or skilled nursing centers. Some even do blood...
  24. LPN versus CMA

    We don't have medication aides in California. Back where I used to live it was an added certification for a certified nursing assistant. We DO have medical assistants who work under the direct...
  25. You Know You Live in California When ...

    And the local news features a daily car