Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. HIPPA Laws

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to robin_mds_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my experience, whenever a pt is admitted to any type of facility, LTC, acute or clinic, the pt or responsible person signs a consent allowing for information to be shared among all facilities,...

  2. Columbia/HCA

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RN4NICU's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked for an HCA facility once. It was simply the worst experience of my life. I will copy and paste the info contained in your link. Although some of the information given is incomplete, I feel...

  3. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: Hehehe, clever pun. All the best to you,

  4. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, there is no housekeeping. Nurse are required as a part of our job desriptions to clean up everything. Back when I was an LPN, I worked at an inpt hospice unit where pts were allowed to...

  5. Under what circumstances can a nurse LEGALLY refuse an assignment?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    At what point has a nurse been "assigned" to a pt? I have been told that it is legal for a nurse to refuse an assignment if she has not yet taken a report on an assignment. I want to know if this...

  6. HIPPA Laws

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to robin_mds_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    By the way, it's HIPAA, not HIPPA. The main problem with HIPAA is people who do not know enough about it, and therefore overreact by withholding information. It is pefectly legal for a hospital and...

  7. Nursing school - reasons for not following through

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Great post. Thuimbs

  8. Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.lygus.lt/itc/news.php?id=61 pay: the gender gap a woman's work is never done. though you might not know it to look at her paycheck. according to u.s. census bureau statistics, women make on...

  9. How hospitals created the nursing "shortage"

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.revolutionmag.com/engineering.html

  10. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that very many nurses have left nursing because they married a doctor! Probably one half of one percent. I am married to a PhD prepared research scientist. I am still hanging in there, trying...

  11. Need Help-scared And Worried!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to jackson's topic in Nursing Career

    I would talk to a lawyer who knows about nursing and employment law before you do anything else. For the record, I had a job in LTC where I gave more narcs than other nurses did. When questioned about...

  12. Too Many Nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LilStudent's topic in General Nursing

    i do not believe their is a nursing shortage. even the ana says we are in a "false" shortage. i will do a copy and paste of an old post of mine. if you think the nursing shortage is real, please read...

  13. Too Many Nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LilStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the Texas

  14. Too Many Nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LilStudent's topic in General Nursing

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: There are already too many nurse in my area. It was very hard to find a job when I moved here. Even the Sunday...

  15. Tech job at hospital?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kcan2's topic in Nursing Career

    I have known several nurses whom have accepted tuition reimbursment or paid tuition from an employer, in exchange for a two year or longer employment obligation to the employer. All have regretted

  16. PA NURSES LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Your Action Is Needed!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Does this loan forgiveness apply to students who already hold RN licensure, but are returning to obtain BSN degrees? Or, is it a high-school students only kind of

  17. Pain Management CRNA

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TejasDoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    New hire nurses all were sent to an orientation, in which the legality of this practice was presented. The company told us it was legal and within our scope of practice. I worked for this company for...

  18. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to HawaiiRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    u-r-sleeepy, I was interested in your views and what you had to say, until this point in your

  19. Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've created a classis,

  20. Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! But I have to say that the dietitians and social workers are great and work WITH nursing where I work! However, I have worked where this was not the case. I.e. SW(sneering) "Those...

  21. Pain Management CRNA

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TejasDoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A different situation- from an RN, not a CRNA. When I worked at an independant, freestanding, hospice unit, any RN on staff could initiate an MS04 drip (and many other meds), with only our written...

  22. LNA programs

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JEMM's topic in General Nursing

    What is an

  23. Dnr In Icu

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was a hospice nurse in an INPATIENT ACUTE hospice facility. Sounds like this would have been a great option for the pt and family. Unfortunately, most hospices provide only homecare, and care in...

  24. Doctor's orders or Resident's rights???

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mandykal's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem w/ LTC pts on dialysis, and I also worked only briefly at the facility. The place had non-compliant pts sign dietary and fluid restrictions waivers. Here is a paraphrase of what...

  25. Thyroid Problem

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to hrjang's topic in General Nursing

    Rhoresmith- I can identify and sympathize with your daughter! When my hypothyroidism was discovered, my tsh was 57. Every movement was an effort. I was diagnosed at age 13. My thyroid failed when I...