Erin RN

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  1. HIPPA LAW pertains to wcomp injuries?

    Erin RN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Case Management

    TNN I don't think I was clear so I will try to correct that: HIPAA does not apply to work comp in the way that it does to other pts. IE: As a WC case manager, if your file was referred to me..I can...

  2. HIPPA LAW pertains to wcomp injuries?

    Erin RN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Case Management

    Kim As a CCM have you had much trouble with HIPAA? I Usually just say, HIPAA doesn't apply to L&I and that is enough. Just curious if you have run up against any major roadblocks. As far as the...

  3. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Erin RN replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    I would own a mind body spirit salon...yoga, massage and metaphysical goddess stuff..I love that stuff!!

  4. Is it appropriate for Risk Management to discipline?

    Erin RN replied to iiwdn's topic in Legal

    I am with Barb on this one. You said your facility has a standing protocol for nurses to initiate treatment based on need but I would assume that treatment would be those considered to be within your...

  5. Strongest Asset(s) for Nursing

    Erin RN replied to Luv2banurse2004's topic in General Students

    I probably would have said empathy when I was school but now that I have been out for over a decade, I would have to say objectivity. While it seems like a no brainer, it is not always so easy. As you...

  6. HIPPA LAW pertains to wcomp injuries?

    Erin RN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Case Management

    TNN I don't know if it would fall under Hipaa or not but it has to be a breach of something. As I posted in my other question..HIPAA does not apply to L&I in the traditional sense meaning that...

  7. Christmas Morning...What did YOU do????

    Erin RN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My house was a wrapping paper frenzy...now it is very loud in here..Santa brought a big Karaoke machine for the six yr old. and various distortion pedals for the 14 yr old son's electric guitar...My...

  8. Another pain thread

    Erin RN replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Delight That is how I feel also. I hate to see people in agony even if they don't remember it..we used to set wrists using a bucket filled with cement and an IV pole to pull the joint into place and...

  9. Clayton College

    Erin RN replied to HannasMom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Ken When I thought about furthering my education I looked all over the internet and I also bought a book that addressed accredidation. I found that quite a few schools actually state they are...

  10. Another pain thread

    Erin RN replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    Delight That is what we used also. Sometimes the pt would scream out when we pulled the joint or bone into place so I know it was painful. They never had any recollection once the sedation wore off...

  11. Hippa and work comp

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in Case Management

    All of those "filled"s..I mean "filed"..oops too

  12. Another pain thread

    Erin RN replied to sharann's topic in Pain Management

    I am all for pain control but I was wondering how safe it would be to give narcs when you have a pt you are doing conscious sedation on? I know when I worked ER we did alot of bone setting under c...

  13. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    First of all I do not think I am wise...I am not the same person I was 20 yrs ago nor am I the same person I will be in 20 years. In my opinion true enlightenment comes from the ability to hear both...

  14. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Erin RN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know about all teachers but my sister and her husband both teach in the Seattle area and both have their masters so they are at the top of the payscale..now thy have only cost of living to look...

  15. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Erin RN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Deb about making nursing work for you.. I too, have made it work for me. There are just so many avenues to explore why stay in a position that makes you unhappy?? I LOVE my present job as...

  16. help please - child (long)

    Erin RN replied to ladytraviler's topic in General Nursing

    Traviling lady What a awesome post!! IMO, share with the child what you shared here then follow it up by showing her every day that you truly do love her and care about her. Most likely throughout her...

  17. did you ever wonder........

    Erin RN replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    Oops that would be "come up with" all sorts of

  18. did you ever wonder........

    Erin RN replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    Sorry but I have to ask....what is an SDN??? I am trying to come with all sorts of

  19. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Erin RN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse however if I was 18 again and could start over I would be a surgeon..plastic surgeon to be exact..yes, I would do the tummy tucks, etc but I would also do burn victims, birth...

  20. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Erin RN replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry>>>I put the wrong name I read this: Henry Nicholas, who leads the hospital's blue-collar workers, said he believed the company antagonized the nurses intentionally and provoked a strike...

  21. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Well thank you HK..I have my point of view, which I am entitled to as does everyone on this BB. I would like to reiterate that I have worked ER and I KNOW how frustrating the seekers can be and how on...

  22. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    We will probably have to agree to disagree on the "disease" point athomas. I agree that many times people do develop a disease without engaging in any activity which puts them at risk for it but many...

  23. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    Erin RN replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Did anyone notice in the article that Nutter represents the "blue collar " workers at the hospital...Now that does bother me....nurses are blue collar workers?????!!

  24. Sacred cows that need to be laid to rest

    Erin RN replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    I never really thought about the testing of foley balloons before ( I always did it just because we were taught to) but here is a funny story that happened to a collegue of mine when I worked home...

  25. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Erin RN replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    I remember one night I took a 15yr old female pt. I looked at her triage sheet and it said " possible sliver in the lady parts" Now mind you it was summer so I was thinking water skiing off a dock or...