Agnus

Agnus

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  1. my DON called today and told me i lost my job

    Agnus replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your HR person does not have access to your medical records and has no need for them. Yes the third party adminsistrator does. But by definition third party means someone other than your employer....

  2. my DON called today and told me i lost my job

    Agnus replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is PART of the reason the employer wishes to do is IS because their portion of the healthcare premium is effected when they have employees who use a lot of expensive medical services etc....

  3. Does Incentive Spirometer decrease a temp?

    Agnus replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. Since it came up does anyone know the mechanism of action for Actaminophen for bringing down temp? Especially since it is NOT an

  4. Need humor on death and dying

    Agnus replied to Agnus's topic in Nursing Humor

    THANK YOU! I used a lot of the things listed here. Some of the humor were ones I already knew and by your posting them I was reminded about. The presentation was a huge success! I will not turn away...

  5. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Quite true. There is an attitude. AND it is not the exclusive doamin of the billing office to deal with this. Doctors and Nurses are underpressure to limit services and there fore expense extended...

  6. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. I had someone ask me last week. "If we believe we will go to heaven, why do we fear death?" It is of course within every living organism the inate "need" and there fore struggle to...

  7. All nurses are NOT holistic, sorry.

    Agnus replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

    Fortunately I had a sound nutrition class under my belt before deciding to go to nursing school. I recall that although my school ranked among the top 1-2% (at that time) of nursing schools in the...

  8. What is your weakness?

    Agnus replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can handle any body fluid or excrement. But when patients and lay people seem to thing that I have a personal facination with bodily fluids and exrement it I tend to loose it. Like the person who...

  9. Medicine: Have we gone too far? And, is our system ethical as a whole?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me going on on the immorality of the current health care industry. I could go write

  10. Regarding the Future of Legal Nursing as viewed in Spokane, Washington

    Agnus replied to lindarn's topic in Legal

    There will always be nurses who undervalue themselves. This profession tends to attract people who undervalue themselves. This profession offers absolutely no education in business, marketing,...

  11. All nurses are NOT holistic, sorry.

    Agnus replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

    You are correct. In many nursing schools we are taught that we have an obligation to treat the whole person. Body mind spirit and enven address thier sexual issues. In realality this seldom...

  12. Need humor on death and dying

    Agnus replied to Agnus's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank you. My presentation is a week away now. Still working on it. and making serious effort to incorporate humor. Please keep it coming. This is all wonderful material and as you know humor has...

  13. Need humor on death and dying

    Agnus replied to Agnus's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks! More is welcomed. Great stuff

  14. Violation of the Nurse Practice Act?

    Agnus replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    Late charting is not a violation of any NPA. However, It concenrs me that you talk about major charting like assessments that are not entered until a week or month later. If I were a juror I would...

  15. Most inappropriate DR's visit EVER!

    Agnus replied to naijanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Find another doctor. Place a formal complaint with your insurance company about

  16. Insulin verification

    Agnus replied to metalmom's topic in General Nursing

    this is the first facility where we are actually required to have a double signature for insulin, heparin, and Lovenox. Any place else I worked we occasionally double checked insulin on occasion but...

  17. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    Agnus replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Makes one wonder where they did meet.

  18. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    Agnus replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I instructed a CNA to not get a pt. OOB. A resident who did not know the pt was not able to stand even with assistance let alone walk wrote an order that is pt was to be oob and to "walk alone" to...

  19. What's your holiday bonus?

    Agnus replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Bonus??!! Would that be the fudge my manager brought in yesterday? No celebration no bonus. Oh, they are patting themselves on the back for giving those working on the holiday a "free meal" in the...

  20. Company email:does your facility have it?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We have it. A total waste of time and energy. So far it is nothing but junk mail that people broadcast to everyone. i.e. internal spam. If it is not important enough to talk directly to the person...

  21. What to do when Nursing Home doesn't follow instructions?

    Agnus replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sheeesh! Is this the first time these nurse ever had to deal with a feeding tube? Sounds like they don't want to be bothered because this is a hospice pt. and hospice is "getting paid' to do it....

  22. You'll never make it in California

    Agnus replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    Question, several posters stated they will start at $40 and $45 an hour as new grads. Where are you expecting to work for this as a new grad starting rate? I am guessing it is somewhere in the Bay....

  23. Positvie/Negative Feedback Regarding VMI Course

    Agnus replied to rkna's topic in Legal

    Congratulations! Here's a little hint. Next time ask someone else to introduce you. It makes it easier for you. And it is a kind of endorsement by the person introducing you. If your hubby did not...

  24. You'll never make it in California

    Agnus replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    Don't worry about utilities we do not have the heating cost that eat you alive in PA. Sewer, water and garbage should (thought not always) be included automatically. In the Worst months my combined...

  25. You'll never make it in California

    Agnus replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

    So all the people living in California myself included we are not making it? Have you heard about crabs in a bucket? When one tries to climb out the others try to pull it back down. You can tell...