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  1. Same sex fertility treatment, ethical, legal or discrimination matter?

    mappers replied to nurse4newlife's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This brings up an interesting point. Even though my first reaction to the OP is Yes it is discrimination and no they shouldn't do that, do we as individuals have a right to refuse to do something we...

  2. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    mappers replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    It's the law of the land now. Electronic Medical Records that follow the patient is part of

  3. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    mappers replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I am no longer at a hospital, but where I work, everything paper (consents, insurance cards, etc) are scanned into the electronic record. The paper is then

  4. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    mappers replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is interesting that people are missing the point that the OP was discussing sending a message for the MD electronically in their electronic medical record as opposed to leaving a post-it...

  5. What do you think about this?

    mappers posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work for a cancer center that is owned by one of the largest hospital chains in my state. They want to really develop us into a unified entity like other local cancer centers and they have...

  6. Drug screens on children

    mappers replied to AnieleiLPN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    In my state, that is the new law. No opinion needed. If the parents complain, tell them to contact their state

  7. Office/Clinic setting staff morale

    mappers replied to CoffeeLoveRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Support the staff. Listen to their ideas for solutions to problems and act on them. Pay them a decent wage comparable to others in the field. We have poor morale and there is no amount of lunches...

  8. Doctor's office

    mappers replied to Vtachy1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Does your practice bill for this? That maybe the issue. You can't bill insurance for nursing services. How does the practice recoup the expense of your time if they can't bill for

  9. Holiday Gifts for PCT's

    mappers replied to PinkNBlue's topic in General Nursing

    One year I ordered several packages of the Mary Kay sample hand lotions from my sister in law (The stuff only reps are supposed to buy), put it in a gift bag on the desk with a card thanking everyone...

  10. Scheduling conflicts

    mappers replied to JackFrostRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a floor that did something very similarly to Blue-Devils. It was awesome because I always knew my schedule. I could schedule Dentist appointments 6 months out with no problems. I rarely...

  11. called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

    mappers replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    I have kids as well and I agree. They are teenagers now and do have cell phones, but they are often in their rooms or purses (like mine) and not on their persons. When I'm calling them from work,...

  12. called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

    mappers replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I agree with everyone that this was inappropriate behavior. But just as a devils advocate...we as employees need to make sure that we don't complain and b*tch when fellow employees call...

  13. Are Stem Cell Transplants Done...

    mappers replied to westieluv's topic in Oncology

    It sounds like in his case the cancer is not in his bone marrow, therefore a SCT would be a rescue to high dose chemotherapy. They would do radiation to debulk the tumor then the high dose chemo...

  14. Night shift and daylight savings....

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

  15. Xeloda

    mappers replied to adamsmom2's topic in Oncology

    We do that as well (dose reduce for H-F syndrome). OT, Xeloda just sent me this fancy shmancy box with a plastic thumb drive in it to my home. A coworker got one also. The thumb drive has patient...

  16. Are Stem Cell Transplants Done...

    mappers replied to westieluv's topic in Oncology

    Thanks KelRN, that makes sense. Like I said earlier, if a patient is in remission, why would they need to do a

  17. Jon Stewart Puzzled Why Combat Medics Can't Apply for Nursing Jobs

    mappers replied to kabfighter's topic in Government, Military

    Last time I checked, private insurance was still in charge of healthcare even with ACA. There is no government-provided

  18. Head, meet desk

    mappers replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    It amazes me that with the millions of dollars of equipment that is in a modern hospital, they still can't figure out a way to keep up with open beds (besides a big white board where I used to work.)...

  19. Dear God, Help me

    mappers replied to artsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't you wish we could pre-program our own dementia world? I want the vacation

  20. Are Stem Cell Transplants Done...

    mappers replied to westieluv's topic in Oncology

    I believe the whole purpose of the transplants is to replace unhealthy bone marrow with healthy. Hence they kill the patient's bone marrow with high-dose chemo, then reintroduce healthy marrow,...

  21. A facility that allows patient smoking. Feedback and advice-guidance requested!!

    mappers replied to Lipsmack's topic in General Nursing

    Can you tell the patients to go seek out the other disciplines when it is their turn? Can you overhead page them? It's not fair that nursing ends up with this, like others have said. At the facility...

  22. Are Stem Cell Transplants Done...

    mappers replied to westieluv's topic in Oncology

    I have to admit that I am not an expert on stem cell transplants, but I'm pretty sure our patients that get these are not in remission. As a matter of fact, I know we talk about debulking the tumor...

  23. Thinking of oncology nursing

    mappers replied to italianrn07's topic in Oncology

    It's not too late. Oncology is just like any other specialty. Apply for open positions. When we hire, we rarely get a lot of applications from people with Oncology experience. I would not recommend...

  24. Chronically late patients...

    mappers replied to tlackey's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in an Heme/onc clinic and scheduling is a nightmare for us. I don't know where all our hang-ups are and my job is always at the tail end, so the lateness shows up the worst for us. Our...

  25. PPE

    mappers replied to mappers's topic in Oncology

    We only wear gowns when we are pushing a vesicant. We wear chemo quality gloves always and never wear a face mask (If there was a spill we would, but that rarely happens.) I'm in an outpatient...