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  1. Myths in Healthcare

    fins replied to advocateforsafety's topic in General Nursing

    The real issue is what constitutes best. And the WHO's description doesn't cut it for me. One of their three primary goals is "fairness in financing: ensuring financial protection for everyone, with...

  2. CVC's and # of Lumens

    fins replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is, swapping out a CVC over a wire is a ten-minute long bedside procedure. If you find that you need more lumens, why can't a doc just put in a CVC with more lumens. It seems like less of an...

  3. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    fins replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Did she seek treatment? Yes, she did. Primary care, specialists, neurologists, including one of the premier headache centers in our area. The ER visits were what she was told to do by her neurologist...

  4. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    fins replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    My sister was labeled a drug seeker. She was at the ER several times a month for intractable headaches. CTs were negative, MRIs were negative, so the ER nurses decided that she was a drug seeker, and...

  5. IV Infusion rates...

    fins replied to MrsRNn2009's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Maybe they're just trying to get you ready for the NCLEX. A lot of NCLEX questions have information that you don't need to determine the answer. Weeding out the pertinent from the unimportant is part...

  6. Define Nursing in 3 words

    fins replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    Accountability without

  7. Is my boss committing fraud?

    fins replied to wabisabi's topic in General Nursing

    Fraud is a legal term, so I don't know if she is committing fraud or not. She is being dishonest, obviously. I agree with Tweety's point about picking your battles. There is absolutely no difference...

  8. Problem w/RN's & CT's on clinical day

    fins replied to Corsair41's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I was trying to think of a polite way to say this, but then I figured, screw polite. If you think that you're just going to do all the cool stuff with a patient and leave the scut work to the regular...

  9. What to do now?? (long)

    fins replied to Athena1970's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have a union, and your nurse manager and assistant nurse manager are targeting you. If they can't get you to quit, eventually they're going to trump up something to get you fired. You need...

  10. Would you marry a female MD?

    fins replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think my wife would get really, really, really

  11. Will nursing change w/ Nonpayment for Performance (Medicare)

    fins replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Everybody is looking at the big picture. I want to look at my tiny slice of the world. I'm going to be doing a LOT more linen changes, because the doctors aren't going to want foleys in patients who...

  12. Greedy Govt

    fins replied to Api1rn's topic in General Nursing

    If you're single, the tax rate is 28% for any money earned between $78,850 and $164,550. I would assume that most of us don't work enough overtime to make more than $164,550 (except for the people in...

  13. What did you think Nursing was About?

    fins replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I would be a nurse. I found out that I am a documentation technician who maybe gets to do a little nursing every now and then as long as it doesn't get in the way of the

  14. Co-worker stabbed in surgery

    fins replied to ScaredNewNurse's topic in General Nursing

    She should definitely get tested, but the prophylactic meds are a different issue. The side effects are not trivial. When I had my needlestick (by a doc), I absolutely got tested, but the patient was...

  15. Nursing and then Medicine: Wrong profession?

    fins replied to Apollorn's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, you are. You're talking about several more years of school and a boatload of debt, and why? Because of how you think others are going to perceive you. That's not just wrong, it's childish. Look,...

  16. Foley Balloon Test

    fins replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I've had a foley with a bad balloon. Lucky for my patient, I'd never met your urologist. (Actually, the balloon itself was fine, but the valve that keeps the balloon from deflating was

  17. Cost of health insurance for family

    fins posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi, I'm trying to figure the finances for anesthesia school. One thing that I really don't have a handle on is the cost of medical insurance while in school. I'm the sole provider for a family of...

  18. OR experience for students?

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

    You know, I was just reading an article in either Advance or Nursing Spectrum about how hospitals are finding it harder and harder to hire enough RNs for their ORs. I don't think that the loss of OR...

  19. Young Nurses?

    fins replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Let me just share some insight from someone who is now middle-aged. I hate you all.

  20. Am I to incompetent for nursing?

    fins replied to Yenta7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why do you think your supervisor wants to be working with incompetent nurses? If she tells you that you're doing ok, then there are two possibilities: 1) she's a sadist, who secretly enjoys hurting...

  21. "Too smart" to be a nurse

    fins replied to may8755's topic in General Students

    People who say that sort of thing are really just talking about pay. They think, if you have the capacity to get through med school and make lots of money, why go to nursing school and make less?...

  22. How are nurses supposed to be culturally sensitive if people are not towards them!

    fins replied to roomtogrow's topic in Nursing Career

    Keep in mind, employers are ALLOWED to discriminate. They just aren't allowed to discriminate for certain reasons. If a hospital didn't want to hire anyone who went to school in the SEC, it would be...

  23. Hip prosthesis

    fins posted a topic in Government, Military

    I have osteoarthritis in one of my hips from an injury, and I'm going to be getting either a resurfacing or a total hip replacement. Does anyone know if this is a waiverable condition, or am I SOL for...

  24. Abused by a patient

    fins replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Don't break your contract. Then you lose and pay the price, when you are the only one in this drama who didn't do anything wrong. Instead what you should do is 1) document your injuries, 2) press...

  25. UPMC to take away RN sign on bonuses effective 2-29-08

    fins replied to dorselm's topic in General Nursing

    Don't believe their explanation. UPMC makes a ton of money, so it isn't like they have to choose between sign-on bonuses and retention tools. If they were having trouble signing on nurses, they'd...