D.R.A.

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1. Role of huc/unit secretary

   D.R.A. replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

   The good news is this meeting has come and gone. I think we are on the road to bring everyone at my facility out of the dark

2. Role of huc/unit secretary

   D.R.A. replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

   They are very afraid of change, very timid, very submissive. I'm trying really hard to be positive here. =) Perhaps you can imagine where I'm coming from. Small hospital

3. Role of huc/unit secretary

   D.R.A. replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I'm really not talking about staffing by acuity. That's something different all together. I'm having a really hard time accepting that staffing assignments are clerical. Perhaps I'm completely...

4. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

   D.R.A. replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

   LTC typically pays more than hospital in my experience. In my area, new grads hire at $19/hr. I'm in the south. Cost of living in way low. For LTC they hire around $21/hr. Pay scale goes up for...

5. Role of huc/unit secretary

   D.R.A. replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

   We really don't have a policy that spells this out. But, if the BON can't spell it out, then I wouldn't expect the hospital to. I am a charge. I do not delegate the task. The HUC has been...

6. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   D.R.A. replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   The true meaning of up with assist x

7. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   D.R.A. replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Up with assist x 1.

8. My Poor Legs!

   D.R.A. replied to nynursey_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'm glad you brought this up. Great advice here on a topic that everyone should pay attention to even if they aren't having leg pain....yet. I'm 33, and I have spider veins. My legs have always...

9. What age did you complete your BSN or ASN?

   D.R.A. replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   ASN 31 BSN- to be announced MSN-to be

10. Role of huc/unit secretary

    D.R.A. replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What I have found from my BON: 1.) Generalized opinion regarding delegation which includes questions to answer before you delegate. 2.)Decision making tree for delegation to the UAP. Utilizing those...

11. Support for ADN's required to secure their BSN lacking

    D.R.A. replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Market forces aren't calling for BSN in my area. Anyone who managed to practice nursing for 30 years on an ADN, and is still able to do so to date, probably isn't going to face unemployment at this...

12. Role of huc/unit secretary

    D.R.A. replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm all over the nursing side. I've got stacks of information on that. It is a cut and dry issue from that side, and in my perspective. I am just grasping at straws to find mention of UAP's in the...

13. Support for ADN's required to secure their BSN lacking

    D.R.A. replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Individuals, like myself, did do what we needed to do, which was attend and complete and approved nursing program, and all other terms deemed necessary by our respective states to sit for boards. The...

14. Role of huc/unit secretary

    D.R.A. posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have spent a great deal of time sifting through the ANA, as well as my state association and BON, looking for something that addresses the role of the HUC/UNIT SECRATARY. I am preparing to address...

15. back up of blood into picc line..

    D.R.A. replied to psmithlove's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't beat myself up. The ED probably just flushed the line and sent the patient back. Things