Gldngrl

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  1. Medical School after NP?

    Gldngrl replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As another poster alluded to, obtaining malpractice insurance may be an issue so check this out in the area where you intend to practice beforehand. Otherwise, best wishes in your endeavours.

  2. Art Lines

    Gldngrl replied to bluemoose21's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    A-lines are great for freq labs, esp q 1 hr

  3. TPN-line kept separate

    Gldngrl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Everywhere I've practiced, the policy has been that TPN/lipid has its own separate IV line and it's not to be used for anything else, not to be disrupted for bld draws, other IV meds, CVP readings,...

  4. TPN-line kept separate

    Gldngrl replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I could think of is if a patient has the misfortune to have a single lumen

  5. torn between law or CRNA

    Gldngrl replied to bookworm's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The market is saturated with attorneys, although there are areas of law that are in desperate need (but with little pay). It's getting more difficult to get into law school, even the 2nd tier schools...

  6. Question

    Gldngrl replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    As the previous poster alluded to, those designations are given by a hospital. For example, my hospital designates new RN graduates as Clin I,(can apply for Clin II after a year of working experience)...

  7. Central Lines: saline or heparin?

    Gldngrl replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    I checked out the site...is there any way to access the subject matter w/o purchasing the book? I clicked on all the links but w/o success.

  8. Business Cards?

    Gldngrl replied to earthling's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand why many nurses would not want to provide personal information for patients. In many states, patients can access our personal information on the BON (licensure) sites, so it's always...

  9. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    Gldngrl replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    SmilingBluEyes-very good

  10. This is for school! Please respond!

    Gldngrl replied to nursecrazy's topic in General Nursing

    If you use the search feature on this site and type in "nursing shortage", you'll find a variety of threads, links to articles, etc. that have discussed the issue and will assist you in your project....

  11. Poor work attendance in a coworker -- what to do?

    Gldngrl replied to obliviousRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are others given warnings or written up per your hosp. policies for excessive call ins? If so, you could file a grievance, arguing that your manager is arbitrarily enforcing the policy which is...

  12. best paid state for nursing

    Gldngrl replied to bashy's topic in General Nursing

    You could try http://www.salary.com, it lists costs of living standards and state by state comparisons as well as median

  13. Charms of Maine

    Gldngrl replied to NICU_RNwantsFL's topic in General Nursing

    Brown's Ice Cream by Nubble Light- don't miss! York Beach-lovely shops, nice beach, great place to visit. Just drive up Coastal Route 1- lots of places to stop, if you like antiquing, this is the...

  14. Conspiracy Theory

    Gldngrl replied to Tweety's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Can't say for sure, Tweety, cheaper certainly to use one's own staff and overextend them or cancel them when not needed as opposed to hiring travelers, paying for their accomodations, etc. I know of...

  15. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

    Gldngrl replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know under what theory or cause of action a patient is going to base their lawsuit on...unless they are critically ill and need a unit bed, they can wait for the bed to be cleaned and if...

  16. Why is meeting the "minimum standard of care" good enough?

    Gldngrl replied to stevierae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Stevierae-I'm not qualified to answer your question on behalf of all other professions, but I will share what little I've learned in law school and during my internship with my state bar. Passing a...

  17. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

    Gldngrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm unclear...what never

  18. A Call To Reform Nursing Education

    Gldngrl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    oldiebutgoodie-I talk to new nurses I currently work with and I'm amazed that no matter what program they go through, they are coming out without giving injections, inserting foleys, performing...

  19. Lpn's

    Gldngrl replied to pettyfoot's topic in General Nursing

    I went through a 10 month PN program with clinicals 3 days a week, 8 hours/day. I then went through an accelerated RN program (1 year instead of two, based on testing and LPN status) that had...

  20. Why is meeting the "minimum standard of care" good enough?

    Gldngrl replied to stevierae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't know, this was about 7 years ago, it was (is) a Tenet facility

  21. Question on MAZE procedure

    Gldngrl replied to Whisper's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Here's an article on medscape on MAZE procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/422889 If the link doesn't work, you can go to medscape and subscribe for...

  22. Why is meeting the "minimum standard of care" good enough?

    Gldngrl replied to stevierae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you... Stevierae posed thoughtful questions to a very complex issue, but unfortunately, there's neither a simple answer nor even one easy answer to the problem. It would be a good classroom...

  23. 10 ICU patients; 9 ICU monitors.

    Gldngrl replied to shgrbkr's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Try your state department of public health, you can make a complaint anonymously. If you're licensed for X number of ICU monitored beds and management tries to substitute telemetry instead, they may...

  24. Why is meeting the "minimum standard of care" good enough?

    Gldngrl replied to stevierae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There are persons I know who perform at the "minimum standards of care" who simply do so because that is their intent. There are others I believe, that operate at this level because they are...

  25. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    Gldngrl replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    John Kerry also intervened in the strike with St. Vincent's Hospital (now Worcester Medical Center) nurses and took Tenet to task. http://www.massnurses.org/News/2000/000003/strike/kerry.htm (letter...