tewdles RN

PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice

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    Continuous subcutaneous infusions

    tewdles posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Does your hospice provide continuous infusion in the patient home? What subcutaneous device do you use...SQ button, BF, Angiocath? Do you wait to receive a prepared solution and supplies from a...
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    Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    tewdles posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Here's a HIPAA question for you... Is it a HIPAA violation for nurses to report health information to State Troopers at the mandate of employer without suspicion of wrongdoing or potential harm of...
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    Advice and tips on completing Time Cards, Flowsheets, and Daily Summary's.

    tewdles replied to CapnCurphy's topic in Home Health

    I wish I could help you... have you asked the staff at the MD office for some insight? good luck to
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    Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Politician of any ilk want a trifecta in elections. That agenda is evident in EVERYTHING they do and in the amount of time they spend being concerned with elections vs. any other productive activity....
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    Hospitals / Corporations replacing nurses with...

    tewdles replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    The robots should replace the administrators...that would be easy...cheaper too. No big bonuses, long vacations, big salaries...the robot can do the figurin at low cost, works 24/7, doesn't need a...
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    legal ramifications?

    tewdles replied to nursecheryler's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I said I would dump it on the floor and call the cno. It will quickly get cleaned if it is on the
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    Is health care a "right"

    tewdles replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are already paying for the cost of the uninsured...you are just doing it in the most expensive way possible. We have had government out of our health care, it has been run by capitalists. As a...
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    Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We still have republicans in Congress wasting time trying to repeal ACA... how many times have they voted on that now? and how many times have they voted on a jobs bill, or other helpful...
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    Do many hospice patients also have continuous G-tube feedings?

    tewdles replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Every single esoph Ca patient that I have cared for in hospice with a GT regretted having it place...every
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    Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I disagree with you and so I, and those who think like me are "what's wrong with America" and an insult to our military??? Really? Cuz, see it is not people like me who want to make it more difficult...
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    Hospitals / Corporations replacing nurses with...

    tewdles replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Our corporate citizens don't care about the health of the American people...those citizens care about the capitalist laws and regulations that affect their ability to make profit. Our legislators pass...
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    Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Have you read it? Are you afraid of it? The insurance lobbyists were very busy first campaigning against and then for parts of the ACA. I wouldn't depend upon them for any factual summation of the...
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    And what other questions do you have?

    tewdles replied to advsmuch08's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Depends on where I am interviewing... I may ask why the position is open, or what the best parts of the workplace are, I may ask about the management style of the "boss"... I may ask about patient...
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    tewdles replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    top 10 reasons against unions: 1) unions interfere with management's ability to treat staff in their preferred fashion 2) unions generate contracts which hold both sides to the agreed upon language 3)...
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    Hospital policies

    tewdles replied to amdale's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you were supposed to work that shift and sent home for low census, then yes. No, they don't have to pay you for the
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    Hospital policies

    tewdles replied to amdale's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Soon it will be legal for all of us to have the "flexibility" to work for our employers without the burden of OT, if some conservative legislators get their way...just
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    Do many hospice patients also have continuous G-tube feedings?

    tewdles replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    New patient or new stroke? How long has the GT been in? Has the family discussed the goals of care relative to that tube and the artificial
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    Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    tewdles replied to mamba24's topic in General Nursing

    After 30+ years I STILL like nursing, I don't always like my current job or employer. I have compassion, empathy, and am sometimes saddened by the circumstances of my patient(s). I go back again and...
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    Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    sigh...
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    Fired 2 years ago

    tewdles replied to mwhindy's topic in Nursing Career

    Even the POTUS has been fired a time or
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    Cough Syrup - wow!

    tewdles replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I also am wondering about the chloroform...really?...what was that for, sleep? As if the alcohol and morphine weren't enough. Our grandparents knew how to treat a cold,
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    Let's talk $$ for hospice. (Idea lifted from Agency nursing)

    tewdles replied to SuzieVN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am not in Anchorage but, Anchorage: 49.50/hr FT 08-1630 fed reimbursement for mileage union job 4-6 shifts of
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    Ambulatory surgical centers?

    tewdles replied to IamRN4Life's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I would recommend that you research a good triage book and discuss it with your physician colleague(s). There are a number of good ones available at reasonable cost. Generally speaking, what types of...
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    Ambulatory surgical centers?

    tewdles replied to IamRN4Life's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You have to be more specific... Without some guidance, you will receive scenarios that will convince you that you DO NOT want to be a nurse! You will receive many that are complicated beyond your...
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    legal ramifications?

    tewdles replied to nursecheryler's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would have contacted the department supervisor when the thing was not cleaned and removed within the hour. If that did not work I would have dumped it on the floor and called to speak with the CNO....