Euskadi1946

Euskadi1946

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  1. Anyone else think HIPAA rules are getting out of hand?

    Euskadi1946 replied to BrandonLPN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    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...

  2. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

    Euskadi1946 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

    BSNS and ADNS make the same amount of money in hospitals, clinics, etc. unless the BSN goes into management. The only places I know of where your BSN can get you more money is with VA, Military and...

  3. Strep - Call in or go anyways?

    Euskadi1946 replied to TX_nurse_08's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  4. Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    Euskadi1946 replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    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...

  5. Is Med Surg hard?? New grad. starting soon- not looking forward to 12 hours!

    Euskadi1946 replied to Epona's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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...

  6. Seeing loved ones before death?

    Euskadi1946 replied to Keila's topic in General Nursing

    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

  7. A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens

    Euskadi1946 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  8. Problem with Fundamentals of Nursing

    Euskadi1946 replied to r1013's topic in General Students

    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...

  9. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    Euskadi1946 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  10. Native American Reservation nursing

    Euskadi1946 replied to texascowgirl's topic in General 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

  11. Indian Reservation Nursing

    Euskadi1946 replied to am382406's topic in Travel

    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...

  12. TMCC Program

    Euskadi1946 replied to kjsquared's topic in Nevada Nursing

    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....

  13. Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

    Euskadi1946 replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    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...

  14. Gastric Banding to treat Type II Diabetes

    Euskadi1946 replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    Someone please pass this information on to the health insurances. Alot of them don't cover these procedures because they feel it's

  15. NCLEX is in my past

    Euskadi1946 replied to RN4life#1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YEAAAA CONGRATS!!!!

  16. Medical termination of pregnancy.

    Euskadi1946 replied to moodyred01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No therapeutic abortions are performed in any Catholic Hospitals that I know of. I don't think they even sell contraception in Catholic Hospitals either. Here in Utah where I live abortions are not...

  17. A new phone prank

    Euskadi1946 replied to verper's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sounds like someone has a great deal of time on their

  18. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    Euskadi1946 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    You DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN ANYTHING that you disagree with and don't ever let them bully you into signing. Your kids come first and if they are sick and you need to stay home with them for that day then...

  19. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    Euskadi1946 replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Because I'm a health care coordinator for kids in foster care, I deal with this on a daily basis. Just do what you have been doing and be there for her. Kids have really bad trust issues after...

  20. Native American Reservation nursing

    Euskadi1946 replied to texascowgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at USPHS Gallup Indian Medical Center which is in Navajo Nation for 3 months as a traveler in their outpatient OB Clinic and really loved it. The Navajos are great to work with and the...

  21. is it bad if i dont go to the christmas party tonight?

    Euskadi1946 replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you on this one too. I don't like to socialize with people I work with after hours either. At our place the nurses on the health care team get together for a nice pot luck and gift exchange...

  22. Do You Like, Love or Dislike Your current job?

    Euskadi1946 replied to lpnsider's topic in General Nursing

    Love my

  23. SOOO Stressed!!

    Euskadi1946 replied to Shalin1984's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh how well I remember that but hang in there and do the best you can. Trust me, there is a light at the end of the

  24. Nurses who became famous

    Euskadi1946 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Former Mouskateer Darlene Gillespie used to be an OR nurse until she got into some trouble with the law. Kathryn Crosby, Bing's widow. She graduated from Queen of Angels School of Nursing in Los...

  25. Las Vegas - NOT new-grad friendly

    Euskadi1946 replied to NVRN2008's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I don't know what the pay is now since I haven't lived in Reno for quite some time but with California Nurses Association being their union, I'm sure St. Mary's pay will be quite good. There are...