RN1989

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1. Are LNCs really practicing nursing?

   RN1989 posted a topic in Legal

   i received the following email exchange and was asked to post here for other nurses/lncs to see. an ad appeared in nurseweek asking "tired of nursing?" and promoting an lnc course as a way to get...

2. Doing what's right even if it ends a friendship.

   RN1989 replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   You will NOT look like a jerk! You are so awesome! It takes a lot of courage to do what you did, particularly when you are not in a large facility where you can duck under the radar. If people...

3. $39/hr???

   RN1989 replied to premedturnednursing's topic in Texas Nursing

   Most facilities don't have a time period for something like that, compared to switching units. But there must be an open slot for you to take on another shift or day, etc. And often times there must...

4. My First Subpoena

   RN1989 replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

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5. My First Subpoena

   RN1989 replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

   Any advice YOU feel like giving this poster has nothing to do with MY specific experiences. You are free to give any advice you wish, whether it contradicts someone else or not. I don't desire to get...

6. I want out of this mess

   RN1989 replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

   Obviously nursing IS like this, or there would not be many posts on allnurses telling tales of this very nature. Perhaps you have not experienced it - but it is becoming the norm and no longer the...

7. Soon to be nursing student seeking advice.

   RN1989 replied to Zalan's topic in General Nursing

   PCA/PCT is the name hospitals use for an untrained, unlicensed person that does CNA work. Working in a hospital/NH will give you more experience as far as the technical skills of caring for people's...

8. I want out of this mess

   RN1989 replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

   You will find this type of situation repeated all over the country every day. You need to be very selective when you choose a job to be sure that you don't get in over your head and feel the need to...

9. Less than forthright recruiter

   RN1989 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've never heard of any "stipend" doing agency work. I'd want more info on all that, how it works, where does this thing come from? Considering that the last agency I worked for paid $26/hr at a...

10. Considering the Milazzo course Some questions.

    RN1989 replied to WahooRN08's topic in Legal

    I have obtained some of the materials from other courses. While I found one book for the course to have good information in it and is a good reference book - I don't think that anyone could take that...

11. High-deductible health care plans become widespread, survey finds

    RN1989 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    While I think Jolie has some good ideas, I still don't have a belief myself of how to fix this mess. Various hospitals that I have worked for, always had policies in place that had the bottom line...

12. High-deductible health care plans become widespread, survey finds

    RN1989 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ours is way more than a measly $1K to keep it affordable. Such is the nature of healthcare

13. My First Subpoena

    RN1989 replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

    Yes, anything you take with you could be called into question (depending on what answers you give in questioning, if someone sees you with "something" they think they can use against you) and you...

14. Have you had to do anything morally wrong?

    RN1989 replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    Here in the US, insurance fraud is a big problem for many nurses. I have been asked to give treatments to pts that did not need them, simply because they were more expensive. I have friends who were...

15. My First Subpoena

    RN1989 replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

    The opposing side will always try to make you look bad. If they didn't - they could get sued for malpractice. Don't take anything with you except ID and anything they tell you to bring. Anything you...