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  1. Phone calls & families <sigh>

    mappers replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    It's HIPAA...Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. If you always remember Accountability Act, you'll get it

  2. How to give report?

    mappers replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  3. "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    mappers replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, this may sound really bad on my part, and it isn't really a bizarre request, but one I've often wanted to say "What do you want me to do about it?" Vomiting. I mean, I know it sucks, I hate...

  4. How to give report?

    mappers replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    Can someone explain (give an example) of how you use SBAR for giving report to oncoming shift? Using it to call a doctor to report a change, critical lab, ask for something I get. Using it for...

  5. Have to work 2 more weeks after resignation -- need advice

    mappers replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Let me ask you this. If a coworker told you the he/she had gotten a new job and that he/she was leaving in two weeks, how would you react and treat that person? You shouldn't expect anything...

  6. Falsifying degree at work....

    mappers replied to Twinboys98's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. A BSN is not a license. And RN or LPN IS a license and what really matters when you're signing documentation. You can have a BSN and not be licensed. She really should be signing her name...

  7. How to give report?

    mappers replied to ScreamBoxDolly's topic in General Nursing

    I really like this. But where do you put

  8. addvise for high school senior.

    mappers replied to sparkles61593's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know your family situation, but if you have parental support for school, I say go for your BSN. The other degrees make great nurses, but you're young and I'm assuming that you don't have any...

  9. Oncology Office

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the other job responses. I'm doing more nosing around, with some of the people who work in the oncology office at our hospital. I got some positive feedback about one of the managers so...

  10. Oncology Office

    mappers posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had an interview at an Oncology office this week and am unsure what to do if I get offered the job. The job consists of 8:30 - 5:00 hours, no weekends, no holidays, etc. It's giving chemo most of...

  11. Oncology Office

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Since the oncology office is owned by the hospital system I work for, I could only work PRN if I don't go into OT, since we're all paid from the same system. The current position at the office is...

  12. S-BAR

    mappers replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    They want us to use it when calling docs and I try, but it is somewhat modified. Sometimes they know the patients and I can leave stuff out. Sometimes they don't so it's helpful to have the...

  13. Organizing your med/surg day

    mappers replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    I work a med/surg onc floor 7a - 7p. We usually have 5-7 patients, usually 6. We are allowed to clock in at 6:38. I get to work about then, clock in, get my Kardexes. I have created an assessment...

  14. Salaried Staff Nurses?

    mappers replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    ITA. People ask me how I can do a 12 hour shift. I say when I was a "manager" in an office job, I often worked 12 hours, 5 days a week, took a laptop home and worked some more. I didn't get OT...

  15. Salaried Staff Nurses?

    mappers replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    This might not be legal. There are requirements that must be met to be exempt vs. non-exempt. I'll do some searching around after I finish hauling my kids to their various activities. (Definately...

  16. WHO's A** does one have to kiss to get a job in Louisville?

    mappers replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

    "Critical care nurse turned down for a MEd surg job???PLEASE!!! " Maybe they sensed your condescending attitude toward Med Surg and thought there was a better

  17. Norton Scholarship Program

    mappers replied to jsadler827's topic in General Nursing

    For he Norton Scholars, go to nortonhealthcare.org and look under employment. Your dad might be talking about the US Public Health Commissioned Corps. http://www.usphs.gov/ Or the military. The...

  18. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    mappers posted a topic in General Nursing

    Weird situation this week. We have a patient in with a seizures. She and her spouse insisted that her dog was a service dog and needed to stay with her. Apparently it barks when she is about to...

  19. Most satisfying Nursing Specialties?

    mappers replied to ZDriver96's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, it must be nice having your pick of jobs like that. The way I read it on this board, a lot of people would take any job. My area doesn't seem quite as bad, but there aren't a lot of "alternate"...

  20. How does your facility transport patients into the morgue cooler?

    mappers replied to littlern820126's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, bodies only go to the morgue for extenuating circumstances. They stay in the rooms for the funeral homes to come get them. I guess they would go to the morgue if the bed was...

  21. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that could work. I find it kind of funny that we, as a country (the US that is), are so super-hyper anal about some things (my daughters cannot bring home-made treats to school for their...

  22. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    These rules are a good start, but what about some other things to consider. What about getting the animal to and from the room? Is it OK to walk a Great Dane on a leash down a hallway, in an...

  23. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, that won't work. According to the ADA website someone posted earlier, service animals don't have to be registered, licensed or certified. "A: The ADA defines a service animal as any guide...

  24. Question for everyone.

    mappers replied to Reminisce's topic in Nursing Career

    Well as floor nurse on med/surg oncology floor, I really don't see much of what you're talking about. I do see open wounds, lots and lots of poop, and vomit, but unless you're in the OR, ER and maybe...

  25. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    So let's take this discussion further? When should dogs or any animal be allowed in a hospital or medical facility? IMHO True service dogs - absolutely. Therapy animals - yes. Certain palliative...