Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. Help with Nursing Bag technique

    Wishinonastar replied to Sana2007's topic in Home Health

    Are you talking about private duty? Do they do that there

  2. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    Wishinonastar replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), not

  3. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    Wishinonastar replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Well technically anything a patient says to you is confidential. Remember "need to know"? Does the media and millions of the public have a need to know? No. Perhaps at this point the law does. That is...

  4. Help with Nursing Bag technique

    Wishinonastar replied to Sana2007's topic in Home Health

    These poor patients that get the surveyor visits. Don't you feel sorry for the extra stress it places on them? It usually goes well, but sometimes... Makes me wonder - do surveyors ever go in during...

  5. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    Wishinonastar replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    He probably had diprivan for plastic surgery procedures and really liked it, but because he was a layperson he did not really understand the drug. Did anyone offer him some OTC sleep aids?...

  6. What do you think is the best type of loan for nursing school

    Wishinonastar replied to RNS5's topic in General Students

    Definitely Stafford. I never wanted to take on student loan debt and made it through undergrad without it. But grad school is different. Unless you are rich there is no way you can do it without some...

  7. NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    Wishinonastar replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect that this speech she gave was a strategic move by the Jackson family to paint a picture of Michael that will help soften the blow for the autopsy results. She knew she could not break...

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Wishinonastar replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am shocked at how many neurotic latent linguist nurses are out there! This thread is hilarious. It is acceptable in some circumstances to help people to say things correctly, especially if you can...

  9. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Even if they know what is going on with you it will not help. People who do this to others do not care why you are the way you are. They do not care if your Dad, Mom, child, whoever is dying. They do...

  10. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Excuse me, but in my experience only the best rise into management. Unfortunately they often were great nurses and not necessarily good managers. The is is result of "The Peter Principle" which...

  11. Debate- End of Life

    Wishinonastar replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Katie- remember "There but for the grace of God go I". Do not judge your patients. You have no idea what their lives have been like. This woman's life sounds like it is miserable. But it is ALL SHE...

  12. Debate- End of Life

    Wishinonastar replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked in hospice I will say no one wants to live more than the dying. I have also seen many who are not dying who want to die. If pain and symptoms can be controlled there is no reason to...

  13. I need your help Allnurses.

    Wishinonastar replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Students

    Will they share tuition with another school? Some schools will, some won't. You could take a transfer course from an online school. Unfortunately I would have to say to take something that is not too...

  14. Parents at Orientation

    Wishinonastar replied to lak20019's topic in General Students

    I don't think this exactly classifies her as a helicopter parent. She is still stuck in the wanting to be involved and supportive mode. Nursing school is indeed different than college and calls for...

  15. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

    Wishinonastar replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that the hospital can sue you too to recoup their expenses. I have also heard that the malpractice that they have for you will only cover you if you are in the right, not if you screw up....

  16. Nursing instructor that reads powerpoint word for word

    Wishinonastar replied to mwdw04's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I have found that this is pretty common in college for several reasons. First, to teach in higher education you don't necessarily have to have a degree in education. Have you ever taught a class? It...

  17. Am I Nurse Material?

    Wishinonastar replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    People love to point out the negative. All my life I have heard this from people. College is too expensive, why would you ever want to do that, yada yada yada. It is your life. Who cares what anyone...

  18. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, there are CEUs out there, but many of them are not accepted as approved providers. We would all like to be fairly compensated, but employers do not value education, they value bodies to cover...

  19. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    No, the BLS is not accepted as part of the required CEUs according to state regs. I am not against continuing ed- if I was I would not have spent years and years going back for certificates and...

  20. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am not talking about mandatory inservice, but we constantly get new meds, new equipment, presenters coming in from different organizations, physician inservices, etc. Most of that stuff won't count...

  21. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    Wishinonastar replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Every place that I have ever worked has inservices all the time. Nurses are constantly bombarded with continuing ed. The only difference is the tracking system. It is not like nurses are out there not...

  22. Considering Home Health but not buying their story . . .

    Wishinonastar replied to SmittyLPN's topic in Home Health

    Her description of visits sounds like Medicare, not waiver or supervisory visits which are very low paying at least in my area. I hate to say it, I know it is too late, but I would have taken the...

  23. Need Advice....

    Wishinonastar replied to muffin7's topic in Home Health

    In my experience, 1 day in the office, 1 day with another nurse while you watch, then 1 day with another nurse watching you is typical orientation. Then you start with a couple of patients, then 3,...

  24. Which is best type employer? Best HH websites?

    Wishinonastar replied to 1RRRN's topic in Home Health

    I have worked for a small private for-profit agency, a large national for-profit chain, three hospital-based agencies. I will never, ever work for a for-profit agency again. Hospital-based is far, far...

  25. Pay Per Visit and Office Time

    Wishinonastar replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    The agencies I have worked at always had an hourly rate for that time. I don't think that it is legal not to pay you under wage and hour laws. Unfortunately the pay was very low- $10/hour at the one...