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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, we have to frequently hide our stances on things b...

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 hallmark of demise in pre-Western and historic societ...

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The wording of the poll responses is extremely biased. The concept that birth control access is a "right" is highly debatable. The idea that some sort of "women's rights" has been taken away is equally absurd. Birth control is a novelty that we have ...

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 holistic courses and perhaps some of the legal healthcare...

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 high!

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 largely irrelevant. My first job was at a federal...

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 quality, outpt case management, etc. It may be be...

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 utilization reviews will be poor. Speaking as a review n...

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 CM/UR in a hospital, otherwise the hours at an off...

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 varying outpatient experience in quality, case manage...

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 patient got lost in the commotion of the reunion as o...

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 though.

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 is elevated. However, sometimes you just try an...

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 were born in this country and whose families have...

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 they come out of the room I usually toggle to my e-c...

I have to admit I was not a big fan of this post, not because I don't believe in God, but because it seemed to be admonishing the already overworked nurse for not being MORE caring, MORE compassionate, more more more. Seems like as nurses what we do ...

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 CPR/1st aid instructor. The GA dept of labor site ha...

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. I've been an RN for 4 years, with progressive hospit...

@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 familiar with what the CM at your facility does to ...

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 leaving a hospital position for a UR position (I have n...

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 you.

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 nervous to leave what I know but also very excited for...

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, thanks!

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 never said that either. I simply stated my experience...