RN30years

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1. Apheresis Nurse Job Interview

   RN30years replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

   I worked for the American Red Cross as an Aphersis Nurse for 10 years in the 1980's it was very fasinating and fun. I had to leave because unlike you Angioplasty, we were on call. If a premie...

2. 30 Day notice for resignation??

   RN30years replied to ctyler98's topic in General Nursing

   It is amazing the hospitals can work us to the bone and then require 30 days notice to leave on good terms. I think it is so they can suck every last drop of blood from...

3. survived the bon and 5 day eval

   RN30years replied to lisa bear rn's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Lisa, I went through the same thing w/ the BON 3 years ago for charting errors w/ narcotics. They just a few months ago got around to handing out my punishment. My licence is now restricted...

4. DNR means Do Not Treat

   RN30years replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I have always thought it stood for do not resuscitate. treat pain, infection, maintain nutritional and fluid needs but Do Not

5. DNR means Do Not Treat

   RN30years replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I have always thought it stood for [/u][/b]do not resuscitate. treat other symptoms pain infection fluid needs but do not

6. Med Errors

   RN30years replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

   You are right. Each pt must be looked at individually. I was generalizing. But many times Blood Products are wasted. I have seen it time and time again. Many Pt's who have suffered blood loss...

7. Med Errors

   RN30years replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

   I worked on a tranfusion team for over 10 years. PRBC's are not needed for a Hb above 6 and maybe not then, at times they cause more problems than they solve. New cells into a compromised...

8. In it for the long run nurses:)

   RN30years posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would like to start a topic for nurses who have been RN's for 25-30 years! Let me know what your doing? I am 55 and still working , I know a lot of you are too ! What are you

9. Board Of Nursing Actions

   RN30years posted a topic in General Nursing

   I Am Curious To Know If Anyone Has Been Involved In Any Type Of Action By Their State Bon? Just Doing A Little

10. 12-Step Coercion

    RN30years replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing

    I have been to AA and NA meetings, Just because I know I may be sent there one day by the clueless BON . They required that we pray and more than once they ask us to SING Christian songs? ????...

11. my medical problem, please advise me

    RN30years replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    oh wkout grl Find another specialist as fast as you can something is very wrong for you eyes to be failing so fast. get on the web and do some research if you cant see well enough...

12. RN's and CPT coding

    RN30years replied to Geeg's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a utilization review/case management company. we certified procedures and hospital stays we used cpt codes and icd-9 codes while doing this. But that was a small part of our...

13. Nurses and Blood

    RN30years posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with blood all my life, Red Cross, Angio, PACU, IV Therapy, Any nurses out there who are interested in the same thing? Blood is what keeps us

14. Disiplinary actio

    RN30years replied to RN30years's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the advise. :) I'm glad to have found this message board. everyone is helpful! Thamks

15. RN for Red Cross?

    RN30years replied to bigpicture's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for the Red Cross from 76-1990 I was there during the discovery of HIV transmition thru donated blood... and yes it is a very regulated industry, but it was one of the best jobs I ever had....