catlover314

catlover314

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  1. home visit teaching plan help please

    catlover314 replied to elizabetta's topic in General Nursing

    How about some health maintenance information? If she is a computer oriented person, show her how to navigate her insurance site(s), how to access reliable health care information, etc. If she is not...

  2. Flagstaff Nurses; feedback please

    catlover314 replied to catlover314's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Wow! Appreciate all the input, thanks a lot. Where are you at in Oregon? Sounds like good money, but does the cost of living wipe it

  3. Public sector nursing in Arizona

    catlover314 replied to dijaqrn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You could try searching at hospitalsoup.com They list by geographic location, so you could find an answer to your question. Most listings then provide a link to the hosptial or system web site too....

  4. Revisiting the question of shift times:

    catlover314 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Jeff A: There are plenty of jobs with some flexibility...home based case management, etc. The problem is that many of those jobs require a couple years of solid clinical background. From a career...

  5. Flagstaff Nurses; feedback please

    catlover314 replied to catlover314's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Anyone else have info? Was wondering what the hospital atmosphere is like post-union votes. There were lots of threads a while back but no recent comments that I have

  6. Hawaii Bound

    catlover314 replied to swater's topic in Travel

    I worked at Kapiolani and we lived at the Royal Grove Hotel 1.5 blocks from the beach. Nice hotel-suite type set up in an older hotel. Very friendly staff and "reasonable" rates for Honolulu. Rode...

  7. The BEST Companies

    catlover314 replied to silly1982's topic in Travel

    highwayhypodermics.com is a great source for comparing travel

  8. Evil Empire?

    catlover314 replied to dcm7200's topic in Travel

    Try highwayhypodermics.com. They rate the companies on multiple factors. You also might search this thread for "American Mobile". I recall extensive threads about this company earlier. I worked for...

  9. discharge of MRSA infant

    catlover314 replied to pooperscooperrn0624's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Possible solution might be to have the parents carry, or have parents put baby in carrier and have them take the carrier out. My gut tells me you are right that if the isolation has not been...

  10. Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    catlover314 replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    My mother's physician was the kindest soul I'd ever seen...Mom was elderly and tired of endless interventions to keep her 'going'. The quality of her life was minimal. She had CHF with Afib and bad...

  11. ? for those who wear Danskos

    catlover314 replied to evbella's topic in General Nursing

    Also love Born shoes. They break in much faster than Danskos. I wear either Danskos or Borns...wouldn't go back to any other

  12. My hospital stay

    catlover314 replied to Barbq's topic in General Nursing

    As with any patient, if you do not get satisfaction from the previous steps mentioned (patient advocate/patient satisfaction liaison then CEO) a last resort is always a report to the state or JCAHO....

  13. Any one working at Del E Webb

    catlover314 replied to LeeTendayi's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I did a quick check of their web site...nearly 100 nursing positions listed, but only saw "Nursery", not NICU. You might want to browse their site for yourself and see if I overlooked something....

  14. Scrubs Stores in Hawaii

    catlover314 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    If they are still in business, the following is great (selection great, prices fair and quality very good)... It was 10 years ago that I bought scrubs there and are still wearing them. Uniforms...

  15. Acinetobacter vs. Acinobacter

    catlover314 replied to jeremyRN's topic in Infectious Disease

    Could it be that acinobacter is the UK spelling and the US spelling is

  16. Does anyone have a reliable source for national hospital acquired infection rates?

    catlover314 replied to grannyNan's topic in Infectious Disease

    In addition to the excellent suggestions above, try: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/nnis_pubs.html This links to the NNIS national database for healthcare acquired

  17. Dissatisfied with nursing, would CM vs UR be a better fit?

    catlover314 replied to kc_jellybean's topic in Case Management

    To be most effective as a CM (think "pt advocate", "pt navigator", etc) really requires solid clinical experience. I don't see a way to substitute non-clinical exp for clinical. However, that...

  18. Routine Oral Care in preterm Infants

    catlover314 replied to skysurfer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I recall two families in our unit, both originally from Europe (one German, one Scottish) that requested tea for colic-like symptoms. This was quite a while ago, they wanted small quantities. I...

  19. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    catlover314 replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

    BA in English, later got a diploma in nursing (back when there WAS such a thing!). Now considering grad school with a Bioethics

  20. Question about crystal meth

    catlover314 replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Also for "drug mannerisms" our sheriff's dept gave an update to the medical staff and said to watch for picking at the skin. The meth metabolizes through the skin and causes "Meth bites" that look...

  21. Casetracker software

    catlover314 replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    I've never heard of it either. What type of CM is it for (acute care, WC,

  22. What are some of the most common meds used in the NICU?

    catlover314 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Synagis during RSV

  23. On-line classes for case managers?

    catlover314 replied to laurakoko's topic in Case Management

    rncasemanagers.com has a section with CEU's available if that's what your're looking

  24. Hospitals in Hawaii

    catlover314 replied to rnerin's topic in Travel

    Worked at Kapiolani and the people were wonderful! Heard from some nurses who worked Tripler that loved it, others thought it was awful. Agree that you make your own paradise or the opposite to a...

  25. NNP hours?

    catlover314 replied to jenjo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, a bed is provided in their office area for the 24 hour