during my army career i was an intensive care nurse for ten of those years. at eisenhower army medical center our physicians would write our order for vasopressors, insulin drips and heparin as titrate to a specific value depending on the drip and c...
the answer is no. the medicare conditions of participation state that medicare partients are under the care of a md/do. most facilities apply these standards to all patients as it is the most exacting standard. i had a discussion with the lead su...
I have been a registered Nurse for 36 years and my answer to all has been one. It was part of an investigation that I was conducting with Medicaid. My roll was to provide the evidence to the Board of Nursing. You my feel comfortable in the knowled...
I would suggest technical and creative writing. They will help with your papers, but in the future as you progress up the ladder you will be happy you aquired those skills.
Cajun Nurse replied to Danielle7's topic in Relations
first the call to the doc is a requirement under the conditions of participation, the joint commission and plain old provision of quality care. the behavior is unacceptable and is addressed in the joint commission standards, any quality rules and r...
Cajun Nurse replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students
I have been in Nursing for 34 years and actually really do love the job. I think it is important to understand how you feel about your profession. You should give consideration to finding something you really enjoy doing and go into that field. An...
i am curious as to how many nurses are certified in healthcare compliance. i became certified in 2005 and have seen a few certified rns at our national conferences. there are journal articles from nurses also. compliance is a very worthwhile field...
you have hit the nail on the head. the issue is nursing leadership. there is a huge difference between a leader and a manager. in the army nurse corp this behavior is not tolerated. we have conditions of participation for hospitals in our federa...
My current pet peeve is practitioner orders specifically physician verbal orders. First if you are present write and authenticate your own order. If you are not present then make it a point to review the verbal order for accuracy and actual impleme...