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    Mission Hospital Asheville

    broughden replied to anh13moc's topic in Travel

    The only silver living in the news of the buyout is that HCA is being forced to set up a nonprofit community health foundation in order to get the deal approved, and sources report is could be...
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    Worms in Bladder

    broughden replied to rdowdy0529's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Google research indicates it could be: Dioctophyme renale CDC - DPDx - Dioctophymiasis Or Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm) Ascaris lumbricoides: A stranger in the urinary bladder causing urinary...
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    Mission Hospital Asheville

    broughden replied to anh13moc's topic in Travel

    I can tell you the predominance of their senior administrators are RN's. I can tell you they are currently nonprofit with a huge community outreach effort through the more rural and poorer surrounding...
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    BSN program hours (for non-RNs)

    broughden replied to clf1926's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ive already explained and responded to this.......... There is absolutely ZERO reason that they cannot release the dates and times of our lecture and lab classes at the beginning of the semester...
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    BSN program hours (for non-RNs)

    broughden replied to clf1926's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can understand the difficulty with getting the clinicals arranged with area hospitals. However, we don't do clinicals until the latter half of the first semester. So why they seem incapable...
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    "That's a myth about nursing"

    broughden replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I read the same Denver news article. Also mentions how Florida has a glut due to allowing all the shady for profit schools to operate in the
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    Any American RN jobs that allow living abroad??

    broughden replied to ICUEllis's topic in General Nursing

    Dept of Defense, State Dept, CIA, Oil companies, Cruise ships etc etc There are numerous companies that hire American healthcare workers for international
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    Under investigation

    broughden replied to Clare2125's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Why wouldnt you just ask at work then if they have
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    BSN program hours (for non-RNs)

    broughden replied to clf1926's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck getting an answer to this question. And I mean that sincerely, but I highly doubt you will get a straight answer. I applied to two BSN programs in my area. Explained to both that Im pretty...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    broughden replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You didnt say whose cost you were referring to so I assumed you meant the person in residency. Of course there would be costs in administering the program. But $1 billion? Uhm medical residency is...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    broughden replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1. Allow either one or both of the board certifying agencies to act as oversight similar to how the AGCME does it now for MD's. 2. It would add one year and no cost. NP resident's would be paid...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    broughden replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It really seems that requiring a year long residency post graduation in your chosen field of practice (ED, primary care, OR, etc) would solve a lot of the problems fairly quickly. For example, I was...
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    First job woes

    broughden replied to ArmaniX's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ALL of this ^^^^! 100%. I dont understand why negotiating for a higher salary is so scary. You can stick a tube down someone's trach but you cant politely say, "I'd love to come work with you but I...
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    Help Solve OR Burn Mystery!!

    broughden replied to a.smithrn's topic in Operating Room

    It's your OR lights. Same thing was happening in Oregon three years ago. Patients Get 'Burned' During Surgery at Oregon Hospital - ABC
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    broughden replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Its called CYA. Depending on the nurse and the state and the hospital system, the MD could be accused of intentionally withholding care and have their license revoked. Some MD's and hospital systems...
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    Patients & Pet Peeves

    broughden replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    WOW....some of these posts. You dont have kids do you? Because I dont care if my daughter was 40, if she was in a horrible accident or potentially receiving a traumatic medical diagnosis, as her...
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    broughden replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Devil's advocate: Or she knew that nothing was going to change the patient's prognosis and that saddling the family with 48 hrs or so of expensive ICU care for a patient that wasnt going to recover...
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    broughden replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know what you call the idiot who graduates dead last in their medical school?
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    broughden replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Vaccines do more harm than good." Its not just ridiculous its dangerous. People who believe this make my blood
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    Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

    broughden replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

    Recommended dose for an adult taking ibuprofen for osteo is 1200-3200 mg/daily divided into 3-4 equal doses. So 600mg for the day would hardly be
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    MSN-NP: American Sentinel vs University of Florida

    broughden replied to LovelyBlue's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Elkpark is understandably indignant because you asked for input and opinions, and then in your very next post seem to discount that input based on your own erroneous assumptions. NP programs have...
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    Is it jealousy ??

    broughden replied to JaxsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait....so I dont even need to go to nursing school since Im born not made?!? Awesome! Thats going to save me so much time and
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    Getting mental help without work or insurance knowing?

    broughden replied to setsumas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    HIPAA protects your medical records from your employer. The only way they will know is if you wait to long to see someone and your employer mandates it as a condition of your continued employment....
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    broughden replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    He hasn't shown her any such written policy despite her request that he do so. She isn't obligated to follow made up nonexistent
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    broughden replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where? You and everyone else judging her for not complying with some supervisor at work, who hasn't shown her a written policy, for not being "honest" nor having "integrity". If there is no such...