Thornbird

Thornbird

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  1. Lost the 'CHARGE' in "Charge Nurse"

    Thornbird replied to Furwillfly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is this a skilled nursing facility? If so Medicare regs forbid DNS and administrator from working the units except in dire emergency. You could plant an "anonymous tip" to the state about it. Would it...

  2. Community Health Nurses around the world: Meeting the Needs of the Homeless

    Thornbird replied to cnezz0509's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worked in a US Federally Qualified Community Health Center. It was my favorite job ever. When I finish my degree, it's where I want to work. Care was provided for anyone requesting it regardless of...

  3. NP's in LTC... to be or not to be!!!!!

    Thornbird replied to sinursie's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully, this is definitely the wave of the future. Hard to believe there is a shortage of MD's throughout much of the country. Primary care is particularly underserved. We will see more and more...

  4. ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    Thornbird replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely didn't think the OP questioned whether LPN's are qualified to be med nurses. I got the impression she hasn't worked with the system before. I also had the impression, possibly wrong, that...

  5. ? LPN as a medicine nurse

    Thornbird replied to djb727's topic in General Nursing

    The language regarding delegation and assignment in varies. In most states LPN's can delegate to other LPN's or UAP's. To delegate is to pass a task that is your responsibility to another teammember....

  6. Teachers can "Pinch Hit" for Nurses?

    Thornbird replied to dianabay's topic in School

    I would agree that there should be people who are trained to help these children in an exceptional circumstance. It sounds as though TX may have a good program going. I just believe that nurses...

  7. Pedi Home Health

    Thornbird replied to ybstressed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sometimes you go to school. Sometimes the school provides nursing for in school. In many instances insurance won't pay for the nurses for school, the school must provide if needed. I've been able to...

  8. HELP!! Being blackmailed by ADON

    Thornbird replied to nurse.t's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I gather STNA is some type of aide. Aides cannot be charged for abandonment. Nurses can'e be disciplined for abandonment of they gave report and left the patient in the care fo a nurse. Just get out...

  9. Pedi Home Health

    Thornbird replied to ybstressed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A lot of times RN's get sucked into doing more case management than care. I really enjoy Pedi Home Care. They really need you and you can really have fun with some of them. Of course, there are those...

  10. Should I look for different work??

    Thornbird replied to LVN_it1995's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have found that the parents in home care cases arereally wiling to work with new nurses til they are comfortable. They are well aware that the agencies send nurses without much experience. Don't be...

  11. accepted in 2, How do I choose

    Thornbird replied to soontobe2011's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'd go with close to home. Remember, besides travel to class, there are clinicals too. With the closer program clinicals are more likely to be easier for you to get to. Try getting to Norwalk in AM...

  12. What to do when the pt asks you for the favor?

    Thornbird replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    It does't matter whether the patient uses it differently at home or that it does no harm. The orders should be changed and if it's OK to leave at bedside, that can be part of the order. Especially...

  13. ppd question

    Thornbird replied to koojo's topic in General Nursing

    You ca set your mind at ease by looking this up on the CDC website. If you plan to go into medicine, it's a good site to get to know. :) The standard for reading PPD's is to measure the area of...

  14. Paramedics accused of molesting patients, how to prevent this charge?

    Thornbird replied to emtj's topic in General Nursing

    How many BON's check backgrounds? It's always the employers doing the checking. Then, it's usually only a search of the state database. Not to mention that so many bad people of all kinds have just...

  15. Immediate care

    Thornbird replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    I had no intention of starting an argument over this. You are obviously more informed on this subject than I am, Medic09, as it is your specialty area. I suppose maybe I could have said "paramdic type...

  16. I need an LPNs advice....

    Thornbird replied to windmill182's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Patient Care absolutely does and should change between an LPN/LVN and an RN. This is the whole reason there are two levels of licensure. There are skills that are not allowed by state Nurse Practice...

  17. Immediate care

    Thornbird replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Actually most air services nationwide do require dual licensure as a paramedic or an RT. This is the case throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, as well as other regions. If not, they...

  18. army...

    Thornbird replied to neyalynn's topic in General Nursing

    You won't be required to do any particular MOS because of being a nursing student.There are many that you can explore. Health Care Specialist track would benefit you as a nurse. You really should...

  19. Immediate care

    Thornbird replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    To learn what paramedics know, you have to go to paramedic school. Once you have your RN, you can become certfied as a Certified Emergency Nurse or a Critical Care RN. Once you have your RN there are...

  20. army...

    Thornbird replied to neyalynn's topic in General Nursing

    One more thing- if you are doing Guard or Reserves to get money for school, you will be deployed before you finish school. This is disastrous for nursing students. You cannot just come back and start...

  21. I need an LPNs advice....

    Thornbird replied to windmill182's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would look into what the job opportunities for LPN's are like in your area first. Where I live, there are currently very few job openings of any kind for LPN's. The ones that are available are...

  22. Are Lvn's Allowed To Do Initial Assessments??

    Thornbird replied to Nony's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It is definitely state specific. I believe that the OP's question was answered by the quote from the TX BON for her situation. I have worked in states where it is the RN only and where it can be the...

  23. what is the best book for acls?

    Thornbird replied to driveinstyle2005's topic in General Nursing

    The American Heart Association's "Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers". You should be provided the book when you take

  24. army...

    Thornbird replied to neyalynn's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in ROTC, Reserves or National Guard? ROTC won't require you to choose an MOS, that will wait until you are commissioned (as a nurse). Reserves or National Guard may require you to do...

  25. Confused! Want a masters degree - but, in what????

    Thornbird replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    There are NP programs around here where a lot of the courses are online and the clinicals aren't all days. Those are the programs I am looking at, as I will have to continue to work through grad...