Atheos

Atheos

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  1. Do you ever feel guilty about....

    Atheos replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to do things on our day off? I suppose playing GTA4 all day counts for

  2. Why would a facility over-hire nurses?

    Atheos replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. We do this at our facility. Having an abundance of nurse and CNA staff has proven to be a boon. We don't have trouble filling shifts and frankly, having more PT and PRN staff and less FT...

  3. Social Service Director and Housekeeping Supervisor's Ideas About Resident Rights...

    Atheos replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not to be contrary or anything but you realize that resident's right WASN'T invented by nurses. In fact, for DECADES nurses were the MAJOR offenders until people cam along and told them how to do...

  4. Back stabbing STNA....HELP !!

    Atheos replied to indiansfan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sueing is going to go nowhere. If you were both arguing in the hallway then you both were wrong. Even if you WEREN'T arguing back the perception to the residents was that you

  5. Staffing in ALF

    Atheos replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well the Regs say... It doesn't seem to differentiate between levels of care so I personally would maintain staffing for the entire building to the reg

  6. Staffing in ALF

    Atheos replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No expert but here it is not determined by the resident's individual level but by the building's type of license. We have an independent living that has an AL license. To maintain the license we have...

  7. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    Atheos replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No such thing as 'getting off easy' when going to prison as a Child

  8. MCI in Manassas VA

    Atheos replied to Mom2Cassidy's topic in Virginia Nursing

    30000? For a LPN certificate? You have GOT to be

  9. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    Atheos replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    Didn't mean to scare you. Just something I learned in my 6th week of being a CNA... The facility/organization/employer WILL try to sell you out. The only thing that saved me is that about 12 different...

  10. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    Atheos replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    Indeed. Courts are not likely to take your spoken account seriously. If you have detailed and dated written notes the courts WILL take that seriously. Especially as time passes because there is no...

  11. Is looking at your own health info a HIPPA violation?

    Atheos replied to nkochrn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It IS a violation of HIPAA and many people have been fired over it. Improperly accessing a system containing HIPAA protected material is considered a HIPAA violation. Even if the info is

  12. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    Atheos replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm... Do you know how many Medal of Honor (The HIGHEST award) winners actually REFUSE to wear or even accept the medal??? Soldiers HAVE to wear their badges. It's required of them and they have no...

  13. Unintentional v. Accidental Injuries - Peds

    Atheos replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    I tried looking it up somewhere reliable. The CDC uses the words interchangeably. The words DO mean the same thing.

  14. Unfair Tests/Pls give advice

    Atheos replied to ggabri07's topic in General Students

    Question? How many are failing? MORE than half? Like 1 more? Or most are failing minus a few? I would say if ~ half are failing then I would try and ask the teacher what to focus on. If more are...

  15. Unintentional v. Accidental Injuries - Peds

    Atheos replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Accidental Injury - Random in nature. (Car accident) Unintentional Injury - Accidental but preventable. (Hurt playing a sport, horse playing, etc) At least that's how we were taught. ETA: We were told...

  16. By law are you entitled for a raise every year

    Atheos replied to Corpsman90650's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If there was a law mandating raises you can bet with every forced raise you'd lose the equivalent money in

  17. Prayer @ staff meeting

    Atheos replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's not what I meant LOL. Someone prior to me implied it was unprofessional to side step the ADON and go straight to HR. They were wrong... I agree with you. A professional wouldn't have even...

  18. Prayer @ staff meeting

    Atheos replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    So then you won't be offended when we sacrifice a goat at your next staff meeting... Get real. It's offensive. Just because you belong in the majority DOES NOT give you permission to trample on the...

  19. Help CNA passing meds

    Atheos replied to littlebitark's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No nurse on duty??? Even WITH med techs I imagine there would still have to be a nurse on the unit. I wouldn't pass meds without at least a nurse supervisor around. What if there is a problem or...

  20. CAN I GET FIRED???

    Atheos replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    Heh... Not sure about the icon but this is my license plate. DCMPNS8 It's just a warning to other people/coworkers not to push me too much.

  21. CAN I GET FIRED???

    Atheos replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    fmla is also only valid if you have worked at your employer for a

  22. Large number of Muslim nurses?

    Atheos replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Also... What KIND of Muslim are you looking foor? Sunni? Shia? Wahabi? OR even more complicated? Do you want Arabic Muslims or Persian or African or American who all practice in different

  23. Moving to El Paso Texas

    Atheos replied to sassye's topic in General Nursing

    YEa... as to the climate... 110 in the day and 30 at night. Our favorite question/answer was 'What clothes do I bring to El Paso.' We would always say 'Bring your winter clothes because it's hot!'...

  24. I am watching Michael Moore's "Sicko" for the first time....

    Atheos replied to Valerie Salva's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All based off a blog... What happened to evidence based

  25. The real show was outdoors - what the White House Forum on Healthcare left out

    Atheos replied to NurseJanIAm's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We would have social security if it was used for what it was actually meant for and not to sustain people for