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  1. nurse caught with drugs

    pickledpepperRN replied to halfmoon's topic in California Nursing

    I know more than one RN who completed the program and returned to nursing. Fine nurses! http://www.rn.ca.gov/div/div.htm The BRN's Diversion Program has proven to be an effective method of intervening...

  2. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    pickledpepperRN replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    [quote name= I know I still get cross-eyed though when I read "2L NS wide open"[/quote] I often care for CHF/pulmonary edema so was SO nervous caring for a burn patient. They need SO MUCH fluid! OK -...

  3. California Nurses Association and SEIU Neutrality Agreement ruled Illegal by the NLRB

    pickledpepperRN replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ohhh Steph: I only have to buy one. I read the one I posted years ago. Have no desire for a second time. I've got a good mystery. AND two little girls staying with me. I almost feel like a Grandma!...

  4. California Nurses Association and SEIU Neutrality Agreement ruled Illegal by the NLRB

    pickledpepperRN replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A different book on the same subject:

  5. California Nurses Association and SEIU Neutrality Agreement ruled Illegal by the NLRB

    pickledpepperRN replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just want to make it clear that the text in my post is MINE, not from the article. - How Hospitals Created a Shortage of Nurses - http://www.revolutionmag.com/New_Re...ngineering.html DRGs were...

  6. Nurse To Patient Ratio's in ER

    pickledpepperRN replied to Jeff Bagley's topic in Emergency

    This is what the State Department of Health Services had determined is the MINIMUM for safety. I did a cut and paste to onlu include the Emergency department. They consulted witht e Emergency Nurses...

  7. California Nurses Association and SEIU Neutrality Agreement ruled Illegal by the NLRB

    pickledpepperRN replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How Hospitals Created a Shortage of Nurses - http://www.revolutionmag.com/New_Rev/Back_Issues/newrev2/engineering.html In the early 1990s the CNA was attempting to shepard a bill through the...

  8. Ab232

    pickledpepperRN replied to prmenrs's topic in California Nursing

    THANK YOU! Sample letter -

  9. Nclex-pn

    pickledpepperRN replied to poon120's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, FrumDoula! I have always asked fmilies what they want us to do. And offer tissues and cups of water. And thank you, poon120. It has been decades since taking the boards for LVN licensure....

  10. Modern Healthcare: Laboring for union nurses

    pickledpepperRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsindex/14-ds5.htm Cook County nurses vote to switch unions Saturday, May 14, 2005 By Jonathan Lipman, Staff writer The 1,800 registered nurses working at Oak...

  11. 2 cases of abuse covered up

    pickledpepperRN replied to kimann37's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Know you did the right thing. You may be labeled a 'troublemaker' by those who would cover up wrongdoing. You are a patient advocate! Good for

  12. How in the world do you make it in CA?

    pickledpepperRN replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in California Nursing

    Nurses at UCLAs Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) really like their

  13. Waiting for ATT from CA BON...is there a major back-up???

    pickledpepperRN replied to newgrad2005's topic in California Nursing

    Here is the e-dress -

  14. Can anyone tell me what radiofrequency ablation of the trigeminal nerve is?

    pickledpepperRN replied to melzan's topic in General Nursing

    I met a nurse who had it done. She had been unable to work due to severe pain. It was an outpatient procedure with sedation. She went from medicated and suffering back to a functioning enthusiastic...

  15. Hospitals Received $27.4 Million for Staffing Rules Suspended by Governor

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20050309/SFW11609032005-1.html Hospitals Received $27.4 Million for Staffing Rules Suspended by Governor Schwarzenegger Governor Has Budgeted Another...

  16. Petitions

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    http://www.chicoer.com/Stories/0,1413,135%257E27922%257E2828159,00.html Thursday, April 21, 2005 Don't sign those petitions Hell will freeze over before state Sens. Dick Ackerman, Dennis...

  17. About Our Beloved Franmtnurse

    pickledpepperRN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    You are loved and missed. You know, Fran, that we are praying for

  18. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    pickledpepperRN replied to imkw_np's topic in California Nursing

    I did buy it. Here is the summary: Vol. 288 No. 16, October 23, 2002 Hospital Nurse Staffing and Patient Mortality, Nurse Burnout, and Job Dissatisfaction Linda H. Aiken, PhD,RN; Sean P. Clarke,...

  19. St Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    I admire these nurses and their web site http://www.socalnurse.org/html/rallies.html http://www.socalnurse.org/index.html http://www.socalnurse.org/html/ppc.html St Mary Medical Center RN Unity...

  20. St Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in California Nursing

    I am no expert. A Defined Benefit retirement plan pays a specific monthly amount for the rest of your life. The amount is based on how many years you and your employer paid into the plan and your...

  21. Plan to recover assets left by Medi-Cal recipients is taken off the fast track

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    State relents; heirs get a break Plan to recover assets left by Medi-Cal recipients is taken off the fast track. By Clea Benson -- Bee Capitol Bureau Published 2:15 am PDT Tuesday, April 26, 2005 The...

  22. LA area ICU

    pickledpepperRN replied to kurlykay's topic in California Nursing

    We hired a nurse from out of state who had a pretty good plan. On two weekends in a row she called the unit she was thinking about working. She asked, "Is it busy right now?" If so she called back...

  23. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

    pickledpepperRN replied to imkw_np's topic in California Nursing

    The CNA sponsored AB 394, enabling legislation for the ratios also placed legal restrictioms on unlicensed assistive personnel. This is the Board of Registered Nursing advisory:...

  24. Taxes

    pickledpepperRN replied to X-treme's topic in California Nursing

    I work 60 hours every two weeks with a registry shift or teaching a class on occasion. Looking at a recent stub for two weeks (120 hours) pay gross was about $3,000.00. Federal tax (two deductions...

  25. Judge Backs Law to Increase Nursing Staffs

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in California Nursing

    Judge Backs Law to Increase Nursing Staffs By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 5, 2005 SACRAMENTO, March 4 (AP) - In a significant blow to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a judge in Sacramento...