armytruck

armytruck has 10 years experience.

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1. Lets talk pay and hospitals

   armytruck replied to tim06's topic in Minnesota

   I agree with all of the above Rx in considering your move. With regards to hourly wage- most of the hospitals in the "Twin Cities" area are represented by MNA- and contracts are usually easily available in an online search. That will give you up to...

2. What are the nurse's rights regarding difficult family members?

   armytruck replied to Brekka's topic in Relations

   The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act)(1) mandates that, in addition to compliance with hazard-specific standards, all employers have a general duty to provide their employees with a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to ...

3. help

   armytruck replied to flygirl43's topic in Recovery

   I don't know what privacy rules re enforced in Canada, but you could pursue the "nursing administration" who informed anyone/everyone about your condition/admission/lab values, etc. That is totally unethical! Believe me, they wouldn't hesitate to f...

4. State Survey, med error and more!

   armytruck replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Nursing

   you really dont even know who you were talking to. Further more, it's a HIPPA violation to discuss that pt info if you don't know who is on the other end of the phone. SImply forward his calls to your hospital's legal rep. Repeat that you are happ...

5. State Survey, med error and more!

   armytruck replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Nursing

   We're human, we all make errors and we need to learn form them. I would think the fact that no one was hurt or died from is error is important to all involved. If this is your first med error you'll always remeber it, I do. WAlk back in to work co...

6. Digoxin

   armytruck replied to kafluknik's topic in Student Assist

   In the real world, I'd send a Dig level, get an EKG and wait for the level. All of these symptoms could be present if pt's level as too low and had changed into an afib rhythm as well. You'll never be wrong if your first step is MORE assessment of ...

7. State Survey, med error and more!

   armytruck replied to the_alchemist's topic in General Nursing

   Is this what your "time off" was about? Was there some random MAR audit that caught an ongoing error, or was there an event that happened and someone retrospectively examined the MAR and this was thought to be the source of the problem? What was th...

8. University of Minnesota BSN Program

   armytruck replied to ameera89's topic in General Students

   they are not just looking at GPA, they really want well rounded.... My first year of college was 2.8, that got rolled into a few quarters of pre-reqs here and there whih I think got me up to 3.1? for application. Believe me, plenty of those 4.0s don...

9. Who loves/likes their school CRNA program and why?

   armytruck replied to atp23's topic in SRNA

   Were you in the military prior to attending the ARMY school, or did you enter and go directly into school? Also, what will your commitment be to the armny once school is done? I'm 36, have 10 years of ICU experience, wondering if I'm even elligibl...

10. University of Minnesota BSN Program

    armytruck replied to ameera89's topic in General Students

    Sumaya, I felt similar when I applied to the program 10 years ago. I had no medical experience, and I had bounced around to several colleges before deciding on nursing. In my application I wrote about life experiences that had directed me towards pu...