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  1. After Taking The NCLEX...I Passed My 5th Time!

    flashpoint replied to Truly_Blessed_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Way to go! I know many amazing nurses who didn't pass the first time...I really admire the fact that you kept at it and never gave up. Great

  2. Medicaid reimbursement and patient satisfaction scores

    flashpoint replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    The bad thing about this is that a lot of people don't base satisfaction on the things that are truly important. We often get complaints about meals...some of it is justifiable, but how much can we...

  3. Had a FUNNY thought the other day re: when we answer call lights

    flashpoint replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've had that same thought!

  4. How does your hospital recognize, reward, and motivate staff (RN, CNA, etc.)?

    flashpoint replied to krystin954's topic in General Nursing

    Ours doesn't do anything specific, but I think it is a pretty good place to work. We don't get harassed for calling in sick and they have even been known to advance our sick pay if we don't have...

  5. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    My first post was really more of a vent than anything else. I obviously know and actually stated that I couldn't / wouldn't report her no matter what. I've taken a bunch of online classes and most of...

  6. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of our patients is a nursing student. She is feeling much better and is really only there for IV antibiotics because all of her other issues have resolved. She has apparently missed quite a bit of...

  7. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    That's a definite possibility, but most of the tests are set up so that while you can look up answers, you really need to know the material well...sometimes they would have seventy quiestions to be...

  8. What HAVE you said to patients???

    flashpoint replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    To the patient who looked at my chest and asked, "Are those real? Flash me and prove those are real!" I said, "Did your wife ever try to put you on a diet? My husband is on a diet and he is mean! And...

  9. NCLEX RN GONE BAD

    flashpoint replied to leo82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What a bummer! But...again, whether you pass on the first try or the second, is not a reflection of what kind of nurse you are. The best nurse I know passed it on her third time...I know a nurse that...

  10. NCLEX RN GONE BAD

    flashpoint replied to leo82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A lot of people don't pass the first time...and it is no reflection on what kind of a nurse they are. I have never, ever had a patient ask me if I passed the NCLEX-PN on the first shot...and once you...

  11. I sure wish we had a "please read first" sticky for HIPAA comments

    flashpoint replied to Old.Timer's topic in General Nursing

    I think people should be allowed to post topics even if they have been discussed at length. Sometimes people have new ideas to add or have questions that they don't think have already been answered....

  12. HIPAA privacy question

    flashpoint replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I wouldn't expect the medical staff to fill me in...that is her job. My niece just turned twenty and is still on her parent's insurance. She goes to the doctor or to the ER for EVERYTHING...every...

  13. HIPAA privacy question

    flashpoint replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't go into the exam room with her, but I do think I have a right to know what I am paying for. When the hospital bill comes to me, should I simply pay it without knowing what it is for? I also...

  14. HIPAA privacy question

    flashpoint replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Our 19 year old daughter is still on my husband's insurance plan...we pay the premium, we pay the deductable, we pay the pharmacy bill...we have every "right" to know our daughter's medical history....

  15. Cultural diversity help

    flashpoint replied to OBnurse3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What other options are there? The hospital can't pull a female doctor out of thin air, can they? What did people do before there were female doctors? All you can do is make sure there is a female...

  16. Has anyone been in trouble at work over what they posted in allnurses.com

    flashpoint replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a coworker see a lot of herself in another poster's comment. She has seen me reading things on AN and assumed that I had posted the comment about her! She actually went to management...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    flashpoint replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmmm...I had sort of a blah few days and have more to add... I am sorry that you and your husband got divorced. I'm sure it is hard to make it on one income, but it is not my fault. I am not going to...

  18. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    flashpoint replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It would depend on how important it is for you to know the information NOW. I have worked with many nurses who seem to find ways to ignore lights whether it be looking up a med that they don't have to...

  19. what is an acceptable response time to call bell in ltc?

    flashpoint replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    When I did LTC, our policy was that the wait should never be more than ten minutes. But, for many of the reasons already mentioned, that was sometimes not possible. No matter how many CNAs or nurses...

  20. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    flashpoint replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But...when people are giggling and showing whatever is on your iPhone to other nurses, it is doubtful that you are looking up the side effects of Tamiflu. I'm not saying you specifically, but I know a...

  21. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    flashpoint replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Telling people who is on call when they ask is NOT a HIPAA violation. Where did you get that? Our policy says not to tell people on the phone who is on call...there is a logic behind not telling...

  22. What to do first if a choking child becomes unconscious

    flashpoint replied to nurseglitter's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3025002 Relief of Choking in Children Signs of Choking Choking occurs when something blocks the airway. When the airway is completely blocked,...

  23. ammonia capsules for fainting?

    flashpoint replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Also an outdated practice...when I did my EMT / Paramedic training over ten years ago, we were taught to NEVER do this. It seems pretty cruel...especially of they are not faking. It was one of those...

  24. lost meds help?

    flashpoint replied to kenpochic's topic in General Nursing

    Inconvenience to the pharmacist that has to send a new one? Delay in treatment? Delay in discharge? Having to write a silly paper over a

  25. To get the flu shot, or not to get the flu shot...

    flashpoint replied to jordansnapp's topic in General Nursing

    Get it! I skipped it this year and am now sitting here taking Tamiflu and pushing fluids like crazy. I have a temp of 102.5 and am off work for seven