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  1. Nurses wearing white

    flashpoint replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    I've said this at least a dozen times, but I think one of the best solutions is to keep non-medical personnel out of scrubs...no questions asked, if you aren't a nurse, CNA, x-ray tech, etc, you don't...

  2. patient privacy, arghh!!!!

    flashpoint replied to renee2004's topic in General Nursing

    HIPAA actually allows for medical personnel to use their common sense when making decisions about who to disclose information to. In a situation where someone has potential life threats, I would...

  3. Attendance problems...what should I do?

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    My attendance at work has been really bad lately. I know I am pretty depressed and I am very frustrated with a new charge nurse, and I am using every little ache, pain, sneeze, or sniffle to call in...

  4. Nurses and Defibrillation

    flashpoint replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can't inagine not being able to defibrillate...our hospital is getting AEDs to use in addition to the regular defibriallator and they are considering requiring ALL employees to be trained to use the...

  5. Patient vent about waiting for DR. appt.

    flashpoint replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    The clinic I use is really good about being on time. They have two doctors and two PAs...they only schedule one appointment per practitioner every 15 minutes (except for annual female exams, they get...

  6. CNAS behind Nurses Station more than nurse

    flashpoint replied to vanurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    So if the nurse is going to tell the CNAs everything the need to know anyway, HIPAA is not a reason for CNAs not to be behind the desk. Nurses should have prioity on the seats behind the desk, simply...

  7. CNAS behind Nurses Station more than nurse

    flashpoint replied to vanurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that CNAs should be expected to know everything about a resident. I do, however, think that they have a right to know. CNAs are the ones on the front line of care. If there is...

  8. First new year's baby promos?

    flashpoint replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't do anything anymore. We had several years in a row where the New Year's babies were delivered to single moms and a lot of the businesses who donated, citizens, and the editor of the local...

  9. CNAS behind Nurses Station more than nurse

    flashpoint replied to vanurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I disagree that HIPAA is a reason for them not sitting at the nurses' station. What information do they NOT Have a right to know about the resident? Anything that affects the resident...

  10. EMT-P Question

    flashpoint replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not really sure where this thread went off topic, but we really are talking apples and oranges here. RNs and paramedics, while they can do many of the same things, have very different training....

  11. I can't believe this....

    flashpoint replied to redshiloh's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...I once worked at an LTC that refused to let staff accept gifts of food from doctors, drug reps, families, etc...if anyone brought in food, it was stored until the next day and passed out as...

  12. Couldn't tell who was a doctor or nurse!

    flashpoint replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    The whole uniform thing is a hot topic in a lot of areas right now. Our lab and x-ray departments have purchased white lab coats with the hospital logo for their employees because they were often...

  13. How many places do you document an order?

    flashpoint replied to nursegoodguy's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds about right to me...LOL. Do any of the computerized systems automatically put new orders on the MAR, care plan, pain scale, pharmacy note, etc?

  14. Bill of Rights for Nurses

    flashpoint replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why is the the first one only for

  15. EMT-P Question

    flashpoint replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    The EMT-Basic class I took was 180 hours in the classroom, plus 25 hours ER clinical, and 25 hours field time. It's a really intense class and the National Registry exam is NOT easy. EMTs practice...

  16. EMT-P Question

    flashpoint replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Creighton's program is INTENSE! I know a bunch of RN / EMT-Ps who have been through their program and they say it is really tough. Also, they don't take just any RN...you have to have critical care...

  17. ER nurses compared to EMT's

    flashpoint replied to Dinith88's topic in Emergency

    I'm a paramedic and a nurse (LPN, who works ER and ICU under strict protocols, with RN supervision). I don't think there is much of a comparison. In the field, you need an EMT...someone who is...

  18. Do You Like Agency Nurses?

    flashpoint replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I think that a little more is expected of agency nurses. My nurse manager feels like employees are hired more for their attitude than their aptitude. Aptitude can be taught. Agency nurses should be...

  19. Expectations of agency nurses

    flashpoint replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    Our charge nurses tend to give our agency nurses the pain in the *** assignments. They always seem to stick them with the patients that are there all the time for nonsense. It seems silly to me to...

  20. Do You Like Agency Nurses?

    flashpoint replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I've only worked with two agency nurses who I didn't like...I don't think I would have liked them if they were staff either! Most of the agency nurses I have worked with have been nothing short of...

  21. Employer Appreciation

    flashpoint replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    We got screwed as usual. They have a hospital wide Christmas party, which they announced the date of too late for anyone in nursing to request off. Three people on my shift were getting their 5 year...

  22. Any facilities that stop accepting pts if there is insufficient staff?

    flashpoint replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Our ICU diverts if there is no staffing...which seems to be happening a lot lately. We have 15 open ICU shifts on days this month and 10 on nights...so if we can get an ICU patient either shipped or...

  23. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

    flashpoint replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...everyone at our hospital is allowed to wear scrubs...it just amazes me when the lady answering the phone at the front desk is in scrubs. Our X-ray and Lab departments have just added a white...

  24. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    flashpoint replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do PRN in an LTC and some of the CNAs are WONDERFUL...others, I wouldn't let take care of my cat. However...there are nurses I work with in my regular job in the ICU who I feel the same way about....

  25. Nurse Emptied Sharps Container!!!!

    flashpoint replied to proudmommielpn's topic in General Nursing

    Hepatitis can live in dried blood too...it's a pretty hardy virus. Much better chance of getting hepatitis from a sharps box than just about anything else. Either way, she had no business sticking...