hotflashion

hotflashion BSN, RN

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  1. RN to ... LPN?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks, elkpark. I'm not sure exactly where I was in my journey/ordeal 10 years ago now, but I didn't pursue whatever offers I was considering at the time. I did eventually work for a podiatrist who'd...

  2. RN to ... LPN?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Every RN I have mentioned this to has looked at me like this was a very bad idea. But I'm serious. I've got the RN BSN and I cannot find a job. I've considered working away from home but am very...

  3. Ethical dilemma

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    The rest of the story: Here it is more than 4 years later and I'm very happy where I landed. I told the receptionist what my experience had been in the office and she gave her notice. I stayed longer...

  4. Ethical dilemma

    hotflashion posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this is even appropriate for Allnurses, but here goes. I'm working in a one-doctor office. Though I am an RN, I was hired to fulfill a medical assistant role, which was ok with me as a...

  5. Medical marijuana, role of the nurse, professional organization

    hotflashion posted a topic in Patient Medications

    It would be nice if we could have an intelligent and professional discussion about this topic without a whole lot of judgement going on. I tried to find an appropriate topic before stating a new one...

  6. To any and all footcare nurse business owners

    hotflashion replied to dixiesnurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    You can care for anyone's feet as long as the care you provide is within the scope of practice as defined by your state board of nursing. Contact your board and find out what they say you can and...

  7. Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    hotflashion replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    If I wasn't past 60, I would consider something different, maybe OT. I am now too old. Not too old to learn, that's never the case, but too old to take on more debt, too old to be willing to work odd...

  8. Footcare: equipment, etc.

    hotflashion posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hello everyone! I got my CFCN last year and I'd like to hear from others who are practicing or considering it. I started working as a footcare nurse last fall, and am currently doing homecare and one...

  9. Nature's Classroom?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Camp

    I wanted to talk to someone who has worked for Nature's Classroom. Looks like a lovely operation. There are 13 sites in New England and New York, and other "associated" sites around the US. If you...

  10. CFCN Foot Care Eligibility Changes

    hotflashion replied to footqueen's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    afrosandtiaras, scope of practice is determined by your state's board of registration in nursing. In Massachusetts, where I'm at, the BoRN has an advisory that spells out in pretty good detail what is...

  11. Nature's Classroom?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Camp

    Hope4673, I'm not sure who you were asking, but I never worked there. Good luck, it still sounds like a great place to

  12. Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN)

    hotflashion posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    As a CFCN, I would love to see a Specialties thread devoted to this niche area of care. I believe that foot care nursing is teetering on the edge of exponential growth, as more and more people become...

  13. Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN)

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Ok, I probably don't have the right terminology. I wanted foot care to be its own category under Nursing

  14. Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN)

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I knew the discussion was there, I was asking for our own

  15. Ethical dilemma

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Saying not to work below my level does not help. The fact is, I have almost no experience as an RN in the 6 years after graduation, and the experience I have had is piecemeal at places where you...

  16. Role of nurse in assisted living?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm working in assisted living. The actual education I am receiving on the job can be described as piecemeal, on the fly, in the form of "Oh, and you have to do this..." (blabber, blabber, blabber)....

  17. Protocol for blood pressure?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in a medical specialist's office. The hospital system with which we are associated now requires that we get certain info from our patients -- height, weight, smoking status and blood pressure....

  18. Protocol for blood pressure?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OP here, I'm sorry to post and run, that wasn't my intention. I've never worked in a Dr's office before and it is a specialty office, not primary care and certainly not a cardiology office. It is...

  19. Who's excited about Single Payer in Vermont?

    hotflashion replied to jojonavy's topic in General Nursing

    Any current news on the single-payer implementation in Vermont? Is it rolling out? Are the questions getting answerred? Enquiring minds want to

  20. CFCN Foot Care Eligibility Changes

    hotflashion replied to footqueen's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I agree. And from what I've seen in the job ads, I will be competing with medical assistants for a position at a podiatry office. They may not have the same scope of service (I don't know what they...

  21. CFCN Foot Care Eligibility Changes

    hotflashion replied to footqueen's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I think the requirement for BS is a bit much as well. I've got the BSN thank goodness, as I am just beginning the process to get certified, and while I also agree that the current requirements are...

  22. Phlebotomy training

    hotflashion replied to CAM0787's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember how long the course was in Mass, but I think it was longer than that. It wasn't cheap, either, but it was excellent. It included a 100 hour practicum, which I had to wait a month or...

  23. Medical marijuana, role of the nurse, professional organization

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Patient Medications

    I really don't know how these dispensaries are set up and presumably that would differ from state to state. So, the way they are run (e.g., staffing requirements) and perhaps even what they are called...

  24. Compassionate care for dementia at Beatitudes, Tena Alonzo

    hotflashion posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    May 16 on NPR's On Point, host Tom Ashbrook interviewed Tena Alonzo of Beatitudes in Phoenix AZ. Beatitudes was written about in a New York Times article Giving Alzheimer's Patients Thier Way, Even...

  25. The New Grads I Know...

    hotflashion replied to RxOnly's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes, but the gold standard for the experience required for 98% of the jobs I see advertised is acute care experience, i.e.,