Nurserton

Nurserton

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  1. Holistic Nurse Support

    Nurserton posted a topic in Holistic

    I generally love the allnurses.com boards, but I have to say, as a nurse who passionately believes in the holistic nursing movement, it is so disheartening to come on this board. As holistic nurses,...

  2. Should I try and become a Nurse in a Naturopathic Clinic or a Naturopathic Doctor?

    Nurserton replied to NenaRK's topic in Holistic

    No, the main reason we are living longer is due to the basic concepts of CLEANLINESS that came into play right around the days of good ol' Florence Nightengale. Infectious disease has been the...

  3. Should I try and become a Nurse in a Naturopathic Clinic or a Naturopathic Doctor?

    Nurserton replied to NenaRK's topic in Holistic

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  4. Allegra Learning Solutions Online Courses

    Nurserton posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has taken any of Allegra Learning Solutions' online courses? If so, how did you like them? They have a slew of courses in many areas. I'm interested in some of the...

  5. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    Nurserton replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THIS is precisely why I left the bedside. We take the brunt of everything and everyone thinks its okay to abuse us and get away with it. Glorified med waitresses. Gotta keep those survey scores

  6. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    Nurserton replied to Heartyournurse's topic in Case Management

    While you don't need to work in a hospital at the bedside specifically, you DO need some type of experience dealing with patients, whether that be in a wellness center or LTC or clinic or hospital is...

  7. Utilization Review

    Nurserton replied to Sherriblu's topic in Case Management

    It's possible, but honestly, probably not likely. It depends on the diversity of your experience I guess. I had 4 years of experience but very varied - outpt, floor, step-down, icu, charge nurse, some...

  8. CM VS UR

    Nurserton replied to buster5505's topic in Case Management

    If you have one position to do UR, CM, and DCP, be prepared for your hospital to lose money or have a good appeals dept. because they probably will be so busy dealing with IP issues that their...

  9. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    Nurserton replied to Heartyournurse's topic in Case Management

    I work with a nurse at an insurance company now who used to work inthe hospital as a Care Coordinator and pick up shifts on the floor also. So, yes, it can be done, bur probably only if you're doing...

  10. Need advice, utilization review nurses!

    Nurserton replied to jjb1's topic in Case Management

    I work for one of the smaller national insurance companies as a Concurrent Review Coordinator (UR), my job prior to this was in an ICU. I had no prior insurance experience but I did have a lot of...

  11. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    Nurserton replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to agree with the OP as a former Neuro nurse in particular. Our neuro patients did NOT benefit from the increased stimuli of a room full of people, and I found that more often than not the...

  12. Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    Nurserton replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a Muslim I can say that we do not observe the Sabbath. Our day of religious worship is Friday, and we are allowed to work. I appreciate your point

  13. Trendelenburg positioning

    Nurserton replied to KBICU's topic in Critical Care

    Trendelenberging can cause the carotid baroreceptors in the neck to send signals to falsely drop blood pressure further by putting direct pressure on them and tricking them into believing the pressure...

  14. Letting off Steam, hope my extinguisher is ready

    Nurserton replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    It actually does not ask your race on the application, that's illegal. It's in the post-hire paperwork, "for reporting purposes," and you can choose not to answer it. There are American citizens who...

  15. Facebook while on the clock?

    Nurserton replied to maureen924's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Some places have firewalls to block sites, some don't. As long as your work is done, who cares? I do agree that you shouldn't be blatant with it in front of families, it's unprofessional. So when...

  16. How much a RN teaching Cna course get paid in GA

    Nurserton replied to kuntanya's topic in Georgia Nursing

    The Red Cross listings I saw actually had the hourly range listed. It wasn't all that but it wasn't terrible... I don't remember what it was though. Now that I think about it though, that was for...

  17. Transitioning from the bedside

    Nurserton replied to Nurserton's topic in Case Management

    @akosiba... We all do case management in our patient care nursing positions. My advice would be to research what a CM does, and then sit and think about how you've done similar things or how you're...

  18. Transitioning from the bedside

    Nurserton posted a topic in Case Management

    Hello all, I've been lurking and reading others' CM experiences and I'd really like my fellow nurses input, sorry for such a long post! So, I have been interested in getting into case management....

  19. Utilization Review

    Nurserton replied to Sherriblu's topic in Case Management

    I know this thread is a bit old but I just wanted to say it is a FALSE idea that UR nurses make less than hospital nurses. Check salary.com and you will see they actually make a bit more. I am...

  20. If a phlebotomist corrected you on order of draw, what would you do?

    Nurserton replied to pyriticsilence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's why you should always draw a blue waste before drawing a blue. And it actually SHOULD be first (after cultures). That much I remember. Beyond that, I couldn't tell

  21. Starting my new utilization review nursing postion in one week. :-)

    Nurserton replied to hzrizen's topic in Case Management

    Just wondering if you're still around, how you're doing in your UR job? I'm leaving the bedside in a couple of weeks for a UR position with an insurance company doing inpatient also. I'm really...

  22. leaving bedside nursing

    Nurserton replied to infantRN's topic in Case Management

    I know this is an old thread but I've been a nurse for 4 years, and now leaving the bedside for a UR position. Excited but scared, can totally related. The stories have been very helpful,

  23. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Nurserton replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nope, I never said that. I said that's the only known loophole and quite frankly, it's absurd to force nurses to have to go through all that just to exercise the right over their own body. I...

  24. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Nurserton replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Last time I checked "hand-washing" was still being touted as the #1 means of infection prevention, not letting the health care system shoot you up with their latest cocktail of designer flu strains....

  25. How much a RN teaching Cna course get paid in GA

    Nurserton replied to kuntanya's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I actually recently saw some listings for CNA and CPR/1st aid with Red Cross in the greater Atlanta area. Not sure of pay scale but you can try checking Welcome to Salary.com -