Havin' A Party! ASN, RN

ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management

RN with BS (Engineering), MBA (Admin Management), JD (House Counsel)

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    A Nurse and A Go-Go Dancer

    Havin' A Party! replied to charmgracel's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nothing wrong with dancing! I'd keep this to myself and definitely change my look while poerforming... to ensure absolutely no one knew about it or would recognize me. Good
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    ADON ready for promotion?

    Havin' A Party! replied to GulfcoastFLRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Good advice there, Bri: "ALWAYS ask questions, do not jump to conclusions, and give everyone the benefit of the
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    Advice for a new unit manager in LTC

    Havin' A Party! replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    FWIW... I enjoyed the DCD / ADON position, but... hated my Unit Manager spot. It was like nursing bookkeeping... count how many foleys, adaptive equipment, psych meds, on and on and on! And on a...
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    Who's using Neudexta in their facilities

    Havin' A Party! replied to LTCRN4LIFE's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Haven't seen this med. Looking it up, it seems pretty limited... many caveats associated with this drug are issues which affect the LTC resident
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    Nursing Supervisor salary

    Havin' A Party! replied to KBICU's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Gotta agree with Cape and Sally... for various
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    Anyone attend RACC's (Reading Area Community College) RN program....help!!

    Havin' A Party! replied to michelle2369's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    With respect, A. Must disagree totally with your statement re: medical experience. Didn't have any and graduated cum laude. Students are required to work hard at RACC... that I'll definitely grant...
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    Need expert advice on how to pass 39 patients' medication in a 2-hour time frame.

    Havin' A Party! replied to OneMurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Great advice, No
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    Need expert advice on how to pass 39 patients' medication in a 2-hour time frame.

    Havin' A Party! replied to OneMurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Onwards! Good
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! posted a topic in General Nursing

    Know some facilities aren't providing increases this year. Our's is giving nurses 0.5% for a satisfactory eval. Seems ridiculously low. What percentages are you folks
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    Need expert advice on how to pass 39 patients' medication in a 2-hour time frame.

    Havin' A Party! replied to OneMurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How ridiculous??? Simply amazing what comes out of the mouth of some
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    Need expert advice on how to pass 39 patients' medication in a 2-hour time frame.

    Havin' A Party! replied to OneMurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So very right, No Stars. And young nurses are told, "you'll get faster... you'll develop your own system -- give it time." It's all bull, of course... because as time passes, even more is
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    Don'tcha just love it! You did
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    Student Mom -- That's
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    Think this is very typical in nursing. Totally sad situation. In business and other professional fields, this is such an important part of management, human resources and employee development, and...
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    Frustration with "Assisted Living"

    Havin' A Party! replied to Leda1st's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, Mee. Usually, a facility whose license expires out of an inadvertent oversight by management will be given an opportunity to remedy its documentation... and it will be allowed to remain in...
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    Fantastic, P! How'd you do
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    That's so ridiculous... and unprofessional! Sorry your management just doesn't care. Is the pay
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    Terminated whistle-blower nurse reinstated!

    Havin' A Party! replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks,
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    And if you did a good job for the whole year, MMC, you'd now receive a few pennies more. Generally across all businesses, the average increase is about
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Havin' A Party! replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    You got it right, Gutter. Not 5%... but 0.5% as written. As W. C Fields would say, "oh yes, a mere
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    Terminated whistle-blower nurse reinstated!

    Havin' A Party! replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Mendoza needs to be made whole... not just reinstated back into her old job. That's not justice or fairness,
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    Changing to a non-nursing career?

    Havin' A Party! replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    Great advice,
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    Changing to a non-nursing career?

    Havin' A Party! replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hey, Azure. Can tell you've made up your mind to move on. Congrats! No specific ideas for you... but only a reminder: The most effective way to land something new is to inform all your friends and...
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    San Francisco general RNs testifying about appalling staffing in their level 1 trauma

    Havin' A Party! replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good observation, Capt. It is kinda
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    Assistant Administrator position

    Havin' A Party! replied to crs1965's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congrats! Your new employer should have or be able to get all the info you need. Also, inquire if they'll be reimbursing you for the costs of the program. You'll probably be expected to pay for the...