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Anyone else think HIPAA rules are getting out of hand?
It's a control issue with alot of flunkies in medical records who think they have the power to decide who can have copies of medical records even though they have the release right in from them from another hospital/clinic/instacare/dr's office.
- Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area
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Strep - Call in or go anyways?
If you work in the NICU PLEASE STAY HOME!!! Those poor little preemies don't need any more problems to deal with. I just got over a bout of bronchitis because a co-worker came to work sick because she thought the place would fall apart if she weren't there and I had to take 3 days off w/o pay due to my annual and sick leave used up for a recent surgery. I was not at all pleased not to mention the fact that I felt absolutely awful.:crying2:
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Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?
There are alot of nursing students who work as waitresses, cocktail waitresses, bartenders and have lots of customer service experience which really helps when you are at the bedside. As far as Hooters is concerned, the waitresses there are very courteous, friendly and do not flaunt their assets, plus the food is pretty good there.
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Is Med Surg hard?? New grad. starting soon- not looking forward to 12 hours!
Med/Surg is definitely not a piece of cake but it is a great place to start out after nursing school. I did a year of med/surg after I graduated and I did learn a great deal which has helped me throughout my nursing career. Just take it one day at a time and look at it as another learning experience.
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Seeing loved ones before death?
Well Intern since you're such an expert on hallucinations, please do enlighten us if by chance YOU see a loved one coming for you when you pass on!!
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A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens
Please forward this letter to every network on television especially the ones that have soap operas, and every movie studio you can find. This is an excellent article and it's about time nursing is portrayed as highly respected profession.
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Problem with Fundamentals of Nursing
The best thing to do is if you have a syllabus answer all the questions on your syllabus and use the textbook study guide otherwise you're going to really get overwhelmed. The instructors probably won't share that little piece of advice with you nor will they share that most of their test questions come out of they study guide and the syllabus. Also be sure to go over your class notes after class. Good Luck. Been there done that and I've been an RN for 17 yrs now.
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Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?
I would imagine that if you are being admitted for inpatient or outpatient care, the admissions papers would have your occupation listed on them so there's no way around hiding the fact you are a nurse and it's really not anything to be ashamed of. Gadzooks!!! We worked our butts off for that RN. I'm not saying we should shout it from the rooftops but if asked, why deny it.
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Native American Reservation nursing
Most nursing agencies pay for housing if you are a traveler working in IHS facilities. If you get hired by IHS I understand that some of the hospitals do provide housing for you.
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Indian Reservation Nursing
Check out the Indian Health Services website. I worked in Gallup, NM for 12 weeks at the USPH Gallup Indian Medical Center as an agency nurse which is right in the heart of the Navajo Nation and really loved it.
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TMCC Program
Oh Wow; I'm also a graduate of TMCC. Graduated 1993. They have an excellent reputation and very tough nursing program with 100% passing on the Nevada State Boards. TMCC Nursing Alumni please PM me. Would love to hear from you. I moved from Reno to Salt Lake City in 1996. For that matter would love to hear from any nurses living in Reno. I lived in Reno for 28 years and I sure do miss it.
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Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined
Ahhh Nursing School, such wonderful memories. You haven't lived or died til you have gone through nursing school, taken boards, etc.. Trust me, by the time you reach the end, you will be hoping and praying that you get at least a 75% since that is passing. Remember your patients won't give a fig about your GPA, but they will truly remember that you are a wonderful and compassionate nurse. Take care...
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Gastric Banding to treat Type II Diabetes
Someone please pass this information on to the health insurances. Alot of them don't cover these procedures because they feel it's cosmetic.
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NCLEX is in my past
YEAAAA CONGRATS!!!! :nuke: