s1shaw

s1shaw has 16 years experience and specializes in HHC.

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1. Post-Mortem Care

   s1shaw replied to sarabellum1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I am a nurse and my husband is a Funeral Director. I am appalled at the stories he tells me about the bodies that he gets. Now understand, these people were not going to the Medical Examiners...

2. Cardiac Issues

   s1shaw posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Several months ago I received my 5th and 6th coronary stents in my LAD (all six are in my LAD). I was 41 when I received my first stent and am now 49. After my last two stents I was given...

3. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation

   s1shaw replied to geekgolightly's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Eight to Ten Patients....I had 20 Rehab patients the other night. One new admit, new orders for over 1/2 of the patients and a night nurse that came on and said that if she had to do all the orders...

4. Moving to South Australia

   s1shaw replied to s1shaw's topic in International Nursing

   Thank you so very much for your help...

5. Moving to South Australia

   s1shaw posted a topic in International Nursing

   I am looking to move to South Australia within the next few years. Currently I am a LPN Triage Nurse. Is it only RN's in Oz? Just not sure I want my RN here in the US...actually not sure I want my...

6. Leaving Nursing...

   s1shaw posted a topic in General Nursing

   :banghead:After weeks of praying, crying, laughing and serious consideration...I have chosen to leave nursing. Years ago I left nursing to enter the world of Medical Billing / Insurance /...

7. Someone saying that they are a LVN when they are not!

   s1shaw replied to jetta1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I know of two times when people said they were nurses. Both of these girls worked as MA's in doctors offices. One just simply called herself a nurse, the other one had the nerve to write RN after...

8. Someone saying that they are a LVN when they are not!

   s1shaw replied to jetta1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Yes, it is unfortunate she feels she needs to call herself a nurse. The only time it would be illegal is if she tried to present herself as a nurse for employment. I've heard that there are Medical...

9. No one's hiring LVN's these days

   s1shaw replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

   LPN/LVN Here in Central PA are big time in LTC. If are lucky enough to work in a hospital you will be a Tech, NOT a nurse. And I hear it's not all that bad. NO you are NOT an aide, you do lines,...

10. Our prison made the news...

    s1shaw replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

11. No one's hiring LVN's these days

    s1shaw replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

    Oh how true...as soon as you say you are a nurse...the first response seems to be...RN? I'm only a few classes away from my RN....it's sad, I've met some wonderful LPN's that I would let take care of...

12. No one's hiring LVN's these days

    s1shaw replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

    Here in Central PA LPN's can find a job pretty easy. Although, most hospitals are very limited on the LPN positions they have, if they have any at all. Several hospitals in the area did try the NO...

13. Our prison made the news...

    s1shaw replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    God Bless all of you who work correctional nursing...I gave it my best shot...No problem with the inmates or the CO's....the agency that maintains the medical department is not one that I would ever...

14. Any hospitals that pay for you to become a nurse?

    s1shaw replied to jrubbi's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello Fellow PA Nurses.... After graduating from the HACC nursing program I work for a short while but then chose to stay home with my family. I'm now returning to the field and having a really hard...

15. Why Correctional Nursing??????????

    s1shaw replied to Ga_LPN's topic in Correctional

    The Corrections end of it is fine....it's the group I work for that I'm not so sure