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  1. Leaving the ICU

    ChangeAgent replied to cnolan's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sounds like I would want a representative from HR. Clinical educator? The comments above dont speak to any competencies that werent met - and you havent stated a particular incident...it sounds...

  2. Anyone go from DON to floor RN?

    ChangeAgent replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Management

    Perhaps your strength as a leader will develop the team??? Even though you are not in a formal managment position - your leadership will likely shine through. What you are describing is one of the...

  3. Clinical Uniforms - Any students from Our Lady of Lourdes

    ChangeAgent replied to einsteinsboi's topic in General Students

    The uniforms are fairly straight forward - I saw white scrub pants and I dont think they have a uniform top. They have an official school lab coat - it has a patch on the sleeve, it is short and...

  4. Starting LTC Tonight! In need of some encouragement and tips.

    ChangeAgent replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I beg to differ. Thank you every day for your hard work. CNA =

  5. Interviewing for QI Position in Acute Care Facility...Need Advice

    ChangeAgent replied to CseMgr1's topic in Quality Improvement

    Congratulations! Best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. scared...

    ChangeAgent replied to Onlyhuman's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone added great comments so I will try and not repeat. If the site was red etc. - then I wonder if the nruse filled out an incident report. Typically their is a section that states tx - it...

  7. Interviewing for QI Position in Acute Care Facility...Need Advice

    ChangeAgent replied to CseMgr1's topic in Quality Improvement

    My favorite story... Relax though it was for a sales type position. I waited in the lobby of a hotel for about 20 minutes - because I was early. I then walked into the conference room and faced...

  8. Criminal Record Discrimination

    ChangeAgent replied to mmarquis's topic in International Nursing

    Just a thought - how about hiring a lawyer and pursuing expungement? I didnt know a history prevented you from attending classes - but it will come back to haunt you when you apply for a license...

  9. Nurse Practitioners in the burn unit

    ChangeAgent replied to nursefischer's topic in Burn

    I dont have any clinical experience with burns. But a good fit seems like a wound care specialty IF there would be support from medical staff. NP's can write the orders etc. If you are not hospital...

  10. New dermal nurse doesn't seem to know what she is doing!

    ChangeAgent replied to dinkymouse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Orals are fine if you can coordinate - or IV in hospital setting. It is very difficult - I understnd where the RNs come from in the hospital...With coordinating pain meds to wound care. Sometimes...

  11. New dermal nurse doesn't seem to know what she is doing!

    ChangeAgent replied to dinkymouse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    You raised some really points. Many facilities do not want to pay for someone certified. By the way there are some nurses out there practicing wound care without any training. More alarming - there...

  12. LPNs and Generic Students

    ChangeAgent posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Does anyone have ideas on how to engage different levels of students? My classes are likely to have LPN's and generic students. I received feedback from some LPN students that they would like...

  13. getting payed for clinicals???

    ChangeAgent replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Students

    I haven't heard of it. It is not a bad idea though, student nurses are providing a service. The presence of nursing students on a floor is considered when staffing is done.

  14. all the latest tricks to keep nurses.

    ChangeAgent replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

    I dont believe the starting salaries are bad when compared to graduates of similiar education. that being said... all the bonuses, and tricks dont seem to help the retention issues at hand....

  15. ethical dilemma

    ChangeAgent replied to crnaethics's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The more I think about this... I question how someone in a masters program could have that much difficulty writing a paper. This person wanted to take short cuts. We need all APN's, but I recognize...

  16. ethical dilemma

    ChangeAgent replied to crnaethics's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Academic policies are clearly outlined in all student handbooks. This is academic dishonesty. I am not sure if you knew from the onset the level of help you were to going to give (editing -...

  17. new to this...HELP??

    ChangeAgent replied to Beckymstar's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Congratulations for deciding to return to school! La Salle has an excellent accelerated BSN program. You can elect to "exam out" of certain courses. They have a FT coordinator that administrates...

  18. smoking students

    ChangeAgent replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We really need to support our colleagues (students or fellow employees) so they can take a break. Caveat: Foremost, patient care should not be compromised. The students would need to take a break...