BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

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  1. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for jump-starting this old thread--still relevent! i would bag groceries before wearing a tracer collar--woof, woof!! i agree that these sick people are "patients", and that the posse with them...

  2. Home health agency questions- help

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Home Health

    where in fl--i worked orlando area for years and will be happy to give you my 2 cents worth on good, bad, and

  3. under the influence at work/sleeping on the job

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    i think we have two issues here--first is the fact that this nurse is sleeping at work and apparently not performing well. this needs to be addressed. however, i am somewhat surprised at the above...

  4. am I to old to start?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mrs_truesdell's topic in General Nursing

    another "second career" nurse saying go for it!! look at it this way--even if it takes you 5 years (probably less!) you'll have another 20 years before retirement age to work as a nurse. just take...

  5. Naomi Campbell and blood donation

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know ms. campbell from adam's housecat, but as reported locally, it seemed clear that she still had an abnormally low h&h from surgery. no big

  6. Can they rescind job offer due to this at employee physical?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    see prn's post--but momma was right about honesty being the best

  7. Are 2 year nurses getting phased out?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mack7580's topic in General Nursing

    in the us, rn's from all three entry educations--adn, bsn, and hospital diploma grads---take the same boards, except in the territory of puerto rico, which issues a "higher" level license to bsn's,...

  8. Can they rescind job offer due to this at employee physical?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    ps- if you don't fess up and test + later during a random or "for cause" screen, you could lose both job and

  9. Can they rescind job offer due to this at employee physical?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    i have passed several drug screens, including in the aformentioned very controlled industry (where a security clearance was required) with both hydrocodone and temazepam on board--just showed my...

  10. Are 2 year nurses getting phased out?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to mack7580's topic in General Nursing

    this rumor has been floating around since 1952. not gonna happen while any of us are

  11. Did he get too much morphine?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    better living through

  12. I am getting terminated tomarrow

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nl2005's topic in General Nursing

    because you're a good nurse with :redbeathe and convictions--those cover ups are what kill

  13. Trite Management Platitudes

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to IndySkies's topic in General Nursing

    go to another seminar, of

  14. Can they rescind job offer due to this at employee physical?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    without offering medical advice, when i was doing employee drug collection as a certified screener (in the nuclear industry, i might add...), we asked for a list of rx's taken in last 30 days. and--a...

  15. placed on unpaid adminstative leave today

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    also, please understand that this isn't "hospice", this is the rotten organization (that was lucky enough to have you as an employee! ) was this by any chance a large national for profit?? i have been...

  16. Above and Beyond Scope

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to gingersdad's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    yep--i can see how you'd feel as if the cna had overstepped her bounds--but the big picture question is...is this a cna who backstabs and oversteps a lot, or a fairly good one doing the best she could...

  17. Does this concern anyone else?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    i don't give a rat's rear about what happens in the parallel universe this "don" lives in, but this is so, so, very wrong!!!:flamesonb i'd make the osha call, and also call to the regional don if this...

  18. Did he get too much morphine?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    :pwith love to all our brothers out there-- young, healthy men are the biggest babies sometimes

  19. Did he get too much morphine?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    good point--i read it as iv since pt was post-op, but op doesn't specify. does change the discussion if

  20. Problems with another nurse

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Blinkey's topic in General Nursing

    i agree--this lpn sounds like a lawsuit or death waiting to happen. at the very least, if you can't file a disiplinary warning directly, i would disuss this with the nursing supervisor and/or don,...

  21. I am getting terminated tomarrow

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to nl2005's topic in General Nursing

    hugs (((((:redbeathe))))) glad it went

  22. placed on unpaid adminstative leave today

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    double dittos from me, and

  23. Did he get too much morphine?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    maybe this varies by nurse practice act per state..but sn + ivp narcotics=big problem

  24. Did he get too much morphine?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    yup--and i don't care if she's #1 in her class and 5 days away from

  25. CRNA school require Organic chemistry?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to grifftith's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    yup--mine was a six credit @, with labs, for oc and ioc--not for nurses only, and a 200 level course. it was a witch, but really helped down the line in understanding pathophysiology. i still doodle...