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  1. Anesthesiologists being replaced by CRNAs???

    pennyaline replied to MONEJA783's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sounds like sour grapes. Shine it on. Meanwhile, I hate you for vacationing in the tropics. Damn you and your pina coladas! (OOOoooooo! Imagine the evil look you're

  2. They are closing my nursing program

    pennyaline replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I read somewhere once that nursing programs are great money losers for colleges and universities. This college no doubt totted up the enrollment and financial aid numbers and decided that the loss had...

  3. Whyyyyy? Rant from a Lab Tech

    pennyaline replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    If someone from the lab comes and draws the trough, that person wouldn't necessarily know that Vancomycin was running. It's not up to them to know what meds are

  4. anthro & nursing

    pennyaline replied to js0314's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    could you restate this, please? i can't figure out who said what and what you want us to do in

  5. When HIPAA can KILL

    pennyaline replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    Disclosure of a patient's confidential information is done on a need to know basis only. If the patient died of a reportable disease, it is up to the hospital to report it to your state's DOH. You can...

  6. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Many of us have expressed that we understand why. We don't want to be secretaries either, but we are often asked to do what we know how to do and fill the clerk's position. And in some cases, when...

  7. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    No. I'm saying that for years I, as well as many others here, have worked units without secretaries and done the clerical stuff ourselves. And I'm not saying that we should accept this treatment in...

  8. This is a shocker

    pennyaline replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    I'll wait until I hear the other side's version of

  9. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I fail to see how stating that I have worked more without secretaries than with them has anything to do with allowing myself to be used and encouraging others to be used. I am simply stating facts....

  10. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Just answer the

  11. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand your point. Is being expected to take a turn at secretarial duties on your unit equivalent to being treated in an illegal and immoral fashion? Or are you using "nurses as...

  12. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Right, and they hire cheaper yet still experienced nurses whenever they can. Meanwhile, it makes no sense to the business mind to pay two people (nurses who are already on staff, and unit secretaries...

  13. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    And vice versa,

  14. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not because it should be like that. It's because it IS like that and under current economic conditions it's going to stay like that for the duration. Reinforcing that this is how things are...

  15. Nurses as secretaries

    pennyaline replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    You do understand that the work you're downplaying as "administrative" (which is erroneous, by the way, as it is supportive and not administrative in any respect) is what we were taught to do in...

  16. When HIPAA can KILL

    pennyaline replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    It's HIPAA, not HIPPA. Okay? HIPAA HIPAA

  17. Do you wear your engagement rings at work?

    pennyaline replied to SarahBerah's topic in General Nursing

    Don't they teach this in nursing school

  18. SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    pennyaline replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Okay, I will. I've been in LTC for twenty years. I've seen the progression from the dismal restraint-dependent lockdowns of yore to LTC as it is today, and I'm very happy with the freedom residents...

  19. How much do you remember from A&P?

    pennyaline replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    When the day comes that you are scrubbed in or circulating a bone repair, graft or harvest, familiarity with the structure and layers of bone will serve you very

  20. University of Utah Medical Center implements new dress code

    pennyaline posted a topic in General Nursing

    As had been said here in the past, patients couldn't tell the housekeepers from the nurses. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10066516 There is another link in the story to the Desert News

  21. Perfume allergy...what to do?

    pennyaline replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the old days when hospital workers wore white on duty and long nails, nail polish, street clothes, dangling earrings and rings other than plain bands were prohibited, perfume was barred too. Maybe...

  22. fired...

    pennyaline replied to iluvnoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. You're a new grad, and getting started right out of nursing school is hard. It does sound as though your former employer did go out of their way for you as much as they could. I've read...

  23. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    pennyaline replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    get over

  24. Balancing Nursing School and a Boyfriend

    pennyaline replied to averie123's topic in General Nursing

    So he wants to party now, now that you don't have the time, though he never did before? Interesting. Dear, your future is YOUR future and no one else's. Do what's right for you, and what you must do...

  25. Recruiter's Interview Question. Confused

    pennyaline replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in General Nursing

    What about these questions is confusing you? They are typical and have been used in interviews for decades. Think back to your own experiences, whatever they may be, and I'm sure you'll be able to...