Altra BSN, RN

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    Nurses not making enough...wait what?

    Altra replied to Reese2012's topic in General Nursing

    Bolding/emphasis is mine. OP, if you are in the US, educate yourself here: http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm ... THEN re-evaluate what you've said here.
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    feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    Altra replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sweat it OP ... Anyone claiming "flightiness" or any other such thing just because someone expresses a moment's hesitation before taking an enormous leap without a net ... has possibly never...
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    declining a nursing job without burning a bridge?

    Altra replied to NurseNancy88's topic in General Nursing

    This. I would carefully consider whether or not to speak personally with the nurse manager as well ... the offer of employment is coming from XYZ Hospital, represented by the HR department (that is...
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    ER Ratios and Delegation

    Altra replied to apocatastasis's topic in Emergency

    How do we do it? By busting butt. I don't mean to sound flip. But I've worked in an ER where the support staff situation was as you describe ... and in ERs with paramedics who could start lines,...
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    healthcare cost

    Altra replied to link51411's topic in General Nursing

    Consider this ... even if your wife declined any analgesia/anesthesia ... she was in a setting where those options were immediately available, should they be needed. She was still in the same setting...
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    feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    Altra replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    For cripes sake ... That chip on your shoulder must get heavy. OP, I hear you. I also had another career before being a SAHM for several years. It was never assumed that I would remain out of the...
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    feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    Altra replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. At age 29, this poster feels s/he can cut others some humble pie. Oxymoron, much? Hopefully some day this poster will have the maturity to get out of his/her own head, and know that being...
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    .9 = Nine 8-hour night shifts in two weeks. Too much?

    Altra replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's the same 72 hours per pay as 3 12s per week ... The 11pm start time allows for better sleep, IMO. Working more days per week will force you to stay on the midnight sleep/wake cycle ... but there...
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    No more Dickies scrubs?

    Altra replied to winter_green's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Dickies has changed ownership, and some long-time styles have been discontinued, but they are still going strong. I find them in a couple of different scrub chain stores ... and they are available...
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    healthcare cost

    Altra replied to link51411's topic in General Nursing

    I sincerely regret that more nurses do not have a basic understanding of cost center accounting. When you are charged $1000 for an ultrasound, this includes: 1. the total cost of purchase, or the...
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    extra shifts

    Altra replied to wiley6coyote's topic in General Nursing

    Why would I feel obligated, or feel like I need to explain
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    Seasoned nurse, asked to shadow for new job??

    Altra replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Experience does not equal "good fit" ... for you or for the unit. Even in a unit in the same specialty as your previous experience, there are so many, many things that can make a job a poor choice....
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    PT/INR/PTT info?coumadin/heparin-

    Altra replied to angell883RN's topic in Patient Medications

    OK ... no one else but me find this to be an unusual question from a poster whose profile indicates 6 years of experience and certification in medical-surgical
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    Bedside report/hand off

    Altra replied to winter_green's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is this the most effective way for trained professionals to communicate with each
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    Bedside report/hand off

    Altra replied to winter_green's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was a patient at a hospital where this was done. It was a non-event for me as a patient because I was an A&O walkie-talkie patient, and a nurse, who understood everything said in report. It...
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    Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Altra replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure about this? Is there a possibility that the parent is simply (understandably) concerned and that the conversation is not about your abilities as a nurse? Is there another way to conduct...
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    Why would an employer ask for 2nd background check?

    Altra replied to Harrychandler's topic in General Nursing

    It is unlikely that this has anything to do with you personally ... the agency either conducts periodic re-checks, or some local or state regulatory agency has changed reporting requirements,...
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    Can unexperienced nurses be hired PRN, or is it unlikely?

    Altra replied to regrebs's topic in General Nursing

    By working part-time (or very part-time ... PRN) as a new grad, you are greatly prolonging the length of time you will remain inexperienced/underexperienced ... and you run the very real risk of then...
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    PT/INR/PTT info?coumadin/heparin-

    Altra replied to angell883RN's topic in Patient Medications

    What resources have you used to learn these concepts in the past - e.g., when you were studying for your med-surg certification test? Or throughout your six years of med-surg, emergency, ortho and...
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    Malpractice Insurance

    Altra replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. The employer's insurance looks out for the organization. Your insurance ... looks out for you. This is not saying that your employer is evil, or out to screw you over ... just logical...
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    Nurses,if it ok to be scared of the hospital ER?

    Altra replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    OP is not a nurse, according to his previous
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    How long do you stay over shift to finish work?

    Altra replied to mrscurtwkids4's topic in General Nursing

    Putting on my "mom" hat ... You've been on the job 4 days, and nursing home patient loads per nurse are notoriously huge. Maintain your goal of increasing your speed, but realize that no one is as...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Altra replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Can you provide a source/reference for this "legal
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    Altra replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Pursue any type of relationship, including platonic friendship, while the patient is a patient ... no. Not ever. Boundaries, please!! If I coincidentally met the ex-patient again some time later, in...
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    Credit checks and employment

    Altra replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing