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thinkertdm

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  1. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    thinkertdm replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Well, maybe they should include some

  2. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    thinkertdm replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    No difference from CEO's of Wall Street corporations, insurance companies, or Congress. If you haven't noticed, there are a few people who make big bucks at the top (and don't do ****), and lots of...

  3. Messenger Bag for work

    thinkertdm replied to lcapNICU_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just from personal experience, I've noticed that while looking really great, the messenger bags tore up my back, especially hauling around big heavy books. I am currently using a backpack....

  4. Leaving Pharmaceutical Research for Nursing

    thinkertdm replied to pumpernickel pup's topic in General Nursing

    It's tricky to find a CRC position without being a nurse. I guess I was lucky. I can't remember the requirements, but getting a CRC certification might help. I don't where you are, but you can check...

  5. Leaving Pharmaceutical Research for Nursing

    thinkertdm replied to pumpernickel pup's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have a strong background as a clinical research coordinator- which is traditionally done by nurses. You mentioned a strong lab background- while both are research, as a nurse in clinical...

  6. gallbladder disease and reflux

    thinkertdm replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, let me try to figure this out. The gall bladder holds bile from the liver. The bile travels down the cystic duct and then into the common bile duct in response to mostly amino acids and fats. I...

  7. Confidentiality Pt HIV Status disclosed to a taxi driver

    thinkertdm replied to simont's topic in General Nursing

    In theory "should know"? Why is that? Do you have to disclose your HIV status to waiters, bus drivers, plumbers? Unless the taxi driver is having sex with the patient, or they are sharing needles,...

  8. Most creative thing you've done or could do as an RN

    thinkertdm replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  9. bachelors PA vs. masters PA

    thinkertdm replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    You still didn't measure the IQ's, using a standardized validated instrument (except your "professional" opinion, which a Master's degree does not qualify. And a Masters is not a doctorate.) "Dumb as...

  10. bachelors PA vs. masters PA

    thinkertdm replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing student, I am sure that you did not assess her intellectual capabilities. Did you actually administer and interpret a WAIS-III? It's interesting that a health care student like your...

  11. Time to call a duck a duck?

    thinkertdm replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, it is what you make of it. You can sit and while all you want. The mark of a professional is not the situation, but how they handle the

  12. how many times have you transformed your life?

    thinkertdm replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    5 or 6, actually. The first was when I moved from Buffalo, NY to live with my girlfriend. I had just graduated college, and had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do. So, in DC, I attended...

  13. Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    thinkertdm replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The doctor at the office I worked in had a system that even if he was "out" it was still possible that someone in the office could contact him. That's why I asked- it is theoretically possible that...

  14. CEO pay in your hospital

    thinkertdm replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    CEO's don't just sit around doing nothing. Their job is to satisfy the stockholders. The stockholders are the ones who expect the business to make money. To maximize profits, the CEO (among others)...

  15. Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    thinkertdm replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Definitely call the office about this. Did the MA who called state that they had spoken with the

  16. Theory of Joyce Travelbee

    thinkertdm replied to jheyar's topic in General Nursing

    If you are looking at research papers, your school library might have a subscription to those

  17. rn/bsn/pa

    thinkertdm replied to nayi16's topic in General Nursing

    Many physician assistant programs require significant health care experience, in addition to

  18. Worried about my charting-poor choice of words?

    thinkertdm replied to nessa1982's topic in General Nursing

    The actual quote is "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". And it should go well with things like consistency of poop matching ice

  19. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    thinkertdm replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When someone goes to see a doctor, or to the hospital, the money to pay everybody doesn't just magically appear. There is a finite amount of money available to pay everybody. The problem with health...

  20. ER triage/billing

    thinkertdm replied to frappuccino1's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't hear it from me, but in back there is a big wheel, with various prices and codes on it. The reason the wait is so long is because they are spinning that thing to see what to charge. They...

  21. HIPAA Violation

    thinkertdm replied to Deanne448's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct- most of the HIPAA law does cover providers and insurance companies- but a portion does address confidentiality of medical records. It specifically lists the situations and extent...

  22. HIPAA Violation

    thinkertdm replied to Deanne448's topic in General Nursing

    It is my understanding that under HIPAA, all providers are on a "need to know" basis- any information they need to know to do their job, they can get- but aren't allowed to access anything beyond...

  23. Professional nurses. What is it?

    thinkertdm replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    Today, the term "professional" is not a title, but a way of acting. It applies to MD's, PhD's, nurses, and pretty much anybody who interacts with other people. Are you confusing NP's and RN's? Both...

  24. Scabbies

    thinkertdm replied to Zhanna D'ark's topic in General Nursing

    Only if you can spell it correctly. Well, not really. But spelling scientific terms correctly would be a good

  25. In the meantime . . .

    thinkertdm replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in General Nursing

    What search terms are you looking for? You are really describing a clinical research coordinator position. Now, it's going to be tricky to find one that doesn't require much experience, but not...