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  1. Independent Nurses providing medical care?

    JNJ replied to rachel h's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Renerian: I'm sorry the professionals you talk with have had difficulty finding work in Ohio. Perhaps they are simply nursing professionals and lack the skills and knowledge to successfully become...

  2. Independent Nurses providing medical care?

    JNJ replied to rachel h's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Rachel: In many states, the Medicaid program uses the term "independent nurse provider" (INP) to designate a nurse who is self-employed. I am an INP for Medi-Cal in CA. INP means that I provide...

  3. Foreign nurses who can't speak English well

    JNJ replied to PhePhe's topic in General Nursing

    About a year ago I was head hunted for a senior position with a company that shall remain unnamed, active in the business of procuring RNs from other countries to work in the USA. I didn't feel...

  4. can I take the NCLEX without taking our Philippine Board?

    JNJ replied to Barbie38's topic in International Nursing

    If you can get hold of a current copy of NurseWeek (dated April 7th, 2003) there is an article on just the sort of questions you are asking. It's called "Coming to America" by Heather World on page...

  5. can I take the NCLEX without taking our Philippine Board?

    JNJ replied to Barbie38's topic in International Nursing

    You should contact the Board of Registered Nursing in the state in which you wish to become a Registered Nurse. States vary in practice, but most do not now require CGFNS. In most states, you will...

  6. irritable bowel syndrome?

    JNJ replied to Liann's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend ibsgroup.org (first located as a link from Mayoclinic.com). It has an active forum (divided by predominant symptoms) with a lot of useful, if anecdotal, information. IBS is very...

  7. Does normal saline "expire"?

    JNJ replied to MPHkatie's topic in General Nursing

    Wasn't there a media expose recently concerning pharmaceutical companies that put early expiration dates on their supplies, not to protect the public, but to increase orders? The real expiration dates...

  8. PhD vs. ND

    JNJ replied to CRNA teacher's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Something from me again that's a little away from your first enquiry, but as an experiential offering I volunteer the following info. about myself: I entered a Ph.D program (I hold MSN) shortly before...

  9. PhD vs. ND

    JNJ replied to CRNA teacher's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've worked with both in traditional academic settings and non-traditional nurse learning environments. I do not see any difference in general treatment, but I do not know for sure any of the...

  10. Business for LVN/LPN???

    JNJ replied to txsugarlvn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Many states now allow RNs and LVNs to be independent contractors to Medicaid recipients. In CA I work in the EPSDT system - that's pediatric home based shift care. I work as an independent and love...

  11. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    JNJ replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to post, but then read that Edward, IL had done a much better job and included more points. Thanks Edward for a thought provoking

  12. Faking It

    JNJ replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite on topic, but it's quite a story: Close friend of mine, RN of many years pediatric experience, ends up taking a fragile looking child to the on-floor nurses room with her to lunch as he...

  13. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

    JNJ replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Any chance there is confusion over PIC (peripherally inserted line) and PICC (peripherally inserted central line). Otherwise mjlrn makes sound statements. However, if the docs. and protocol are not...

  14. This is "how" Nurses divert drugs for their own use.

    JNJ replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    Bonnie: Interesting information, thank you. Makes me think back to oncology units I have worked in . . . If the nurse, as you say, 'forgets' to sign out the drug, isn't this caught at the count at...

  15. Do most pass NCLEX the first time?

    JNJ replied to mom2rosebudbaby's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to look at the "Kaplan" thread in the Nursing Educator forum of this site. There were some general and some specific comments related to NCLEX-RN (CAT) during that discussion. I've...

  16. No holiday pay!!??

    JNJ replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't call in sick, or recommend it as a professional course of action, it's just wimping out. Say up front, clearly, without anger, that the scheduling is unfair/underpaid or whatever it is...

  17. What are your IV site change policies?

    JNJ replied to baseline's topic in General Nursing

    JNJ - I'm maintaining a 14 month old PICC with ACF insertion site on a 26 lb child, at home. It's been changed q2 days since insertion; recently I changed this to Mon, Wed, Friday to reduce parent's...

  18. On sabbatical?

    JNJ replied to abrenrn's topic in General Nursing

    Responding to GlobalRN and abrenrn: I'm with Global's sentiments. I've done everything from charity nursing to NICU and home health, including some years as faculty in the UK and USA. I overheard my...

  19. HOw To Start YOur Own Business

    JNJ replied to nightingale's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Forgot to mention in previous post my thanks for welcome and for starting this thread to nighngale1988, Irish Moderator. Thanks!

  20. HOw To Start YOur Own Business

    JNJ replied to nightingale's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I believe that many RNs do not understand that they can be 'in business' for themselves, marketing the skills for which they are being paid (less) for as employees. There is nothing in any nurse...