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  1. Mountain State Health Alliance and Covenant Health

    southern rn replied to helpinghands's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    i worked there my first year out of school and now work for a different hospital in their system. at the time i was there they did take new grads in critical care. no they do not do team nursing it is...

  2. Big Bonus offered

    southern rn replied to barefootlady's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    johnson city medical center.the hospital system is mountain states health alliance. jcmc is the mothership

  3. question about jobs and schools in east tennessee

    southern rn replied to Emily21's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    My hospital in Kingsport has a couple of LPN'S in L&D I'm pretty sure. They have also payed for tuition for several people to take the LPN class. Check with someone at one of the MSHA hospitals in...

  4. Big Bonus offered

    southern rn replied to barefootlady's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I can tell you some info. It is the parent hospital to the one I work for, they are opening a big state of the art critical care unit. It is a big hospital that offers a lot of services and actually...

  5. What's you highest...?

    southern rn replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Hgb 3.0 Troponin

  6. New LPN with BIG concern over TN scope of practice re: IV Push

    southern rn replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

    i haven't looked at the bon's policy but the last we were told at our hospital was that lpn's couldn't give ip push per bon. it may have been amended since then. prior to this my facility was having...

  7. New LPN with BIG concern over TN scope of practice re: IV Push

    southern rn replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

    i haven't looked at the bon's policy but the last we were told at our hospital was that lpn's couldn't give ip push per bon. it may have been amended since then. prior to this my facility was having...

  8. nursing assessment forms

    southern rn replied to bemory's topic in General Nursing

    I have a nurse friend who draws something like an exaggerated stick figure, with legs and arms sorta splayed out-she puts the lung sounds for each field on there, and pulses, etc. It works well :)...

  9. Use of IUD- opinions wanted

    southern rn replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    i have used an iud since the birth of my second child and he is almost 10. i just had it changed last year. i have had absolutely no side effects or problems. there is an iud that has hormones...

  10. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    southern rn replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately in nursing you are going to encounter all types of people. I agree most family members are stressed out and frustrated. We are first in line to vent those frustrations on. There are also...

  11. Help--I have gained 80 pounds within a year

    southern rn replied to Scarlet K's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you get some help and answers soon. I agree your meds may be contributing to your weight gain. I used to weigh almost what you weigh now and I felt exactly like you do. I hurt everywhere, could...

  12. What do you do and how long have you done it?

    southern rn replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work on a telemetry unit/ICU stepdown in a smaller hospital. Have also worked med-surg, ortho, skilled care, etc. Have been an RN for a little over 14 years now. I also worked as a CNA for...

  13. Need help with Multiple Sclerosis

    southern rn replied to phoenixstar's topic in General Nursing

    your welcome. just remember this is not a death sentence. your exwife can and will still lead a happy productive life. it is very important that you educate yourselves as much as possible. here also...

  14. Need help with Multiple Sclerosis

    southern rn replied to phoenixstar's topic in General Nursing

    hi, sorry to hear about your exwife's diagnosis. my twin sister (who is also an rn) was diagnosed with ms five years ago. it has been an up and down roller coaster. we both are pretty knowledgeable...

  15. Need help with Multiple Sclerosis

    southern rn replied to phoenixstar's topic in General Nursing

    hi, sorry to hear about your exwife's diagnosis. my twin sister (who is also an rn) was diagnosed with ms five years ago. it has been an up and down roller coaster. we both are pretty knowledgeable...

  16. Personnal lives or reckless?

    southern rn replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    don't have any dangerous hobbis but i love horses and your hobby sure sounds like fun. i don't think it has to be considered reckless even though it can be dangerous as you pointed out with your...

  17. The WAR between days and nights!

    southern rn replied to stretch thin's topic in General Nursing

    I donhave a solution for you but I am in the same boat where I work. Come in on nights, absolutely no syringes, saline to draw up, insulin syringes, etc. All you have to do is call central for more...

  18. Assisted Living Sterling House

    southern rn replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was maintenance director for the one here in our town a few years back when it first opened. I don't remember hearing anything bad about it from him then or any since -patients transferred...

  19. Medications After a Stroke

    southern rn replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the greenfield filter was a filter to prevent lower extremity thrombosis from traveling to the lung and causing a pulmonary embolus? There's no way to filter from the heart to the brain...is...

  20. Medications After a Stroke

    southern rn replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about your husband's stroke. If he was unable to take po asa then it should have been given as a suppository. The reason tpa wasn't an option would be because of the arterial stick with...

  21. Who are the Uninsured?

    southern rn replied to kitkat24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know your situation or anything, but with this being tax time, any co-pays or out of pocket expenses are tax deductable. I think you have to spend maybe 7% of your gross income? you may have...

  22. Who are the Uninsured?

    southern rn replied to kitkat24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my opinion many of the uninsured are the "working poor" who have health insurance available thru their employers but cannot afford to pay for the insurance and still eat and pay rent. My BIL is a...

  23. religion and nursing

    southern rn replied to alikat70's topic in General Nursing

    "Modern man" (not a politically correct term BTW. ) is only a hudred years old. Check back again in a few hudred thousand or million years and see what humans are up too and if they are still...

  24. How do you diagnose diabetes?

    southern rn replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    the above range of fasting sugar greater than 140 times 3 is one way i have seen. also a hgbaic which is a quantitative measure of blood glucoses over a 3 month period, helpful if diabetes is just...

  25. Medic Alert emblems

    southern rn replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Emergency

    While not always useful in the hospital or clinical setting, I think medic alert bracelets are still a good idea. Never know when you might not be able to communicate pertinent info on your medical...