Eliseinalaska

Eliseinalaska

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  1. Centriq/ CPSI/ Meditech?

    Eliseinalaska posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am a floor nurse for a tiny rural hospital in Alaska. We currently use Healthland classic but will be changing to a different EMR soon and we are being asked for opinions. We have had demos from...

  2. PHN with no doctor on site?

    Eliseinalaska posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I'm just finishing my RN to BSN program and have discovered a possible interest in public health. The public health office in town is a one-nurse operation, so no job openings at the monent. Our...

  3. Block out the light!!!!

    Eliseinalaska replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    You could fasten the frames to the opening with hooks or magnets or a combination of the two. Ooh, I like the magnet idea! That way you could easily take the frames off when you want sun in the room....

  4. Religion in the Room

    Eliseinalaska replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I live in an extremely small town, and my husband is a pastor, so many of my patients have some idea of what my beliefs are even before I know their name. Occasionally I do get asked to pray with a...

  5. PHN with no doctor on site?

    Eliseinalaska replied to Eliseinalaska's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks. It's good to start figuring out how things work. For the moment I'm staying in the hospital and I love it, but I'm interested in the public health arena-

  6. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    Eliseinalaska replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    Twenty years ago when I graduated from school I worked in a place that used care plans effectively. There was a section of the kardex where we penciled them in. They looked something like this:...

  7. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

    Eliseinalaska replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    Best IV skills also best foley skills,

  8. New ER nurse

    Eliseinalaska replied to Brooke81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I also work in a very rural hospital (on an island). I work the ER and acute end, with an LPN and CNA on the LTC side; the three of us share duties back and forth. Sometimes boring, sometimes very...

  9. I couldn't handle it and now I'm afraid...

    Eliseinalaska replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry for your loss. (((Hugs))) What everybody else said. Your grandmother's death was sudden, and a very personal event for you. Your reaction does not mean that you won't be able to work with...

  10. IV Questions from a New Nurse

    Eliseinalaska replied to BowHunterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's just absurd. Sure, starting IVs isn't the most knowledge intensive part of being a nurse. But it's a necessary part of the job, and it takes a lot of practice to get good at the skill. I...

  11. Has anyone heard of Western Governor's University?

    Eliseinalaska replied to StillHoping's topic in Western Governors University

    rneung, In order to qualify for the BSN program, you need to have a valid RN license. The clinical experience in this program is limited and can be done at your own hospital. They do also have an...

  12. Are nurses really that important?

    Eliseinalaska replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am. I work in a small hospital on a small island in Alaska. I know our four doctors, and they know me. Many of my patients know me as well. I walk down main street, and I hear "Thank you so...

  13. What would be your IDEAL Nursing-related job?

    Eliseinalaska replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    The job I have- Night nurse in a tiny hospital on an island in

  14. why are there still LPN courses?

    Eliseinalaska replied to johnsboo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an RN who works regularly with LPNs. Our LPNs are excellent nurses whose work is very relevant. They may not have had all the humanities/ management courses that a higher level nurse has taken,...

  15. How does the Doc order the rate in IVF administration?

    Eliseinalaska replied to jamst149's topic in Patient Medications

    A liter over 8 hours is 125/hour. I've occasionally just been told to give it over 8

  16. Census dreadfully low at our hospital, anyone else???

    Eliseinalaska replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Hey our hospital finally has a patient- after none in AC for days! There were a few ER pts. They can't reduce nurses though. One for LTC, one for AC/SNF/ER. More if needed but never