azverte

azverte

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  1. Tag. YOU"RE it!

    azverte posted a topic in General Nursing

    Your're it now - perhaps. On your last exposure, were you tested for everthing? Even prion disease which will incubate for up to 40 years? How about Hepatitis C? Average time from exposure to onset...

  2. Tag. YOU"RE it!

    azverte replied to azverte's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks colleagues! I am so glad to see realistic concern. On the cost: The procedure to test baseline for the minimal three diseases at time of injury and to one year is a mandatory federal law, as...

  3. What exactly is death?

    azverte posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are times when we must discuss with family members the concept of organ donation. Like all end-of-life issues, this is a process for most family members. Life support issues can be confusing...

  4. Need Advice- Serious Latex Allergy

    azverte replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    http://www.ena.org Type"latex" in the search screen. They have loads of info, position statements, etc. Hope you feel

  5. Need advice on agencies trying to stop me from being IC

    azverte replied to tink135's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    In my state there are statutes against nurses working in facilities without a bonafide employee-employer relationship with the employer. This way responsibility for "checking out" the nurse falls on...

  6. What exactly is death?

    azverte replied to azverte's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you so much for your post Cyber! I appreciate it. However, it is not the dying process or end-of-life-decisions about what therapies to employ. It is about how to explain the difference...

  7. What exactly is death?

    azverte replied to azverte's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    C'mon all you reading - please help! If a neighbor came to you for advice on making a decision regarding organ donation, what would you say regarding when the time is right? How do you get them to...

  8. question about needles

    azverte replied to Louisepug's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What part of "safety" includes sliding one's finger up a dirty needle? The added manipulation alone, not to mention the added time in one's hand is PROVEN in multiple studies to INCREASE needle stick...

  9. question about needles

    azverte replied to Louisepug's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The AVERAGE time form the exposure to onset of symptoms for Hepatitis C is 20 years. Average! Yet testing for HCV after exposure is recent. Were you tested for HCV? HCV is chronic in almost every...

  10. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    azverte replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, Lilgirl! I agree. Yet four times as many nurses die from job related injuries than police officers. Where is the outcry? Where are the public motorcades? Trouble is - there is not the...

  11. Foot care training

    azverte replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thank you Raduda. I really appreciate through researchers! I was concerned during my planning period that the program could be scrapped but relatively few programs are scrapped once initiated - but...

  12. Nurse Stabbed!

    azverte replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anyone want to answer the question on lack of nursing inter-support for this student nurse? (K_wagner) because after 25+ years of nursing - I still don't have a clue why it is like that. God knows...

  13. Foot care training

    azverte replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Shoes are DME, but you can elect to, instead of full DME povider status, only request Diabetic Shoes supplier status. It is easier. Depending on which state you are in, the federal Medicare will...

  14. Nurse Stabbed!

    azverte replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for your support. The press was notified - print and TV. They confronted the facility who DENIED any incident. The victim is too shaken to act now. Multiple letters were sent. We are all...

  15. Nurse Stabbed!

    azverte replied to -jt's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A month ago, a nurse was found unconscious in an ICU room in this county. The patient had strangled her with a BP cuff. The nurse survived but was admitted to the hospital. Except for nurses in the...

  16. Foot care training

    azverte replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi Guardian Angel! What do you mean "Turned over to the clinic." You are still thinking like an employee! YOU are the clinic! I think the footcare pricing will be defined by the demographics and...

  17. Foot care training

    azverte replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Foot care is so important because improper or insufficient care can lead to amputation and loss of independence. WE know this but do the payers appreciate this enough to pay for these services? BUT,...