Karen_tn_37211

Karen_tn_37211

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  1. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    She went and immediately got another job in an ICU. I would be devastated and need time off. I might eventually go back to work doing another kind of nursing, or even something outside of nursing. I...

  2. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    No action taken on license

  3. RaDonda Vaught's Arraignment - Guilty or Not of Reckless Homicide and Patient Abuse?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I'm not surprised the BON didn't do anything. I know another nurse that was responsible for a patient's death and they didn't do anything to her either. She didn't even lose her job. She lost a week...

  4. Do you really need a certificate to get a CCM?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to JwagRN08's topic in Case Management

    I never had a certificate. I just had to have 2 years of case management experience before I could take the exam to be a

  5. Issues with Tenn State U in Nashville

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to abrainerd's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    The low passing rate for NCLEX of TSU students is a very well known fact around here. That is just not true. TSU has a HIGH NCLEX pass rate....at least they did when I

  6. Can ADN hang IV meds? Or only BSN?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to soon2be's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wonder what weird state the instuctor is referring to? Her state.....the state of

  7. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

    My parents wanted my sister and me to be lawyers. I refused to be a lawyer because I wanted to be a nurse. We had many fights (fusses) over the issue. Anyway, my sister became the lawyer and made my...

  8. Rn Case Mngr Position With Ccm Preferred?????

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to powernurse's topic in Case Management

    It's just 80 hours CEU's to renew....I just did

  9. Drawing blood from a PICC line

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to rnewmanjunkie's topic in General Nursing

    One of the first things I learned on the floor was to never ever use less than a 10cc syringe to draw blood from a PICC

  10. Please, Please, Please, Any Other Very Tall Nurses Out There?????

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to *Andrea*'s topic in General Nursing

    I like Cherokee....they are the most comfortable for me... I'm

  11. Did I overreact?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse you did just fine....whenever in doubt call the doctor or seek help from somebody. Too many new grads think they know everything. Where I work the policy is to always verify placement...

  12. Fainting and workers comp

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to hzrizen's topic in General Nursing

    I handled workers comp cases before I became a nurse. In Tennessee this would NOT be covered by workers comp. There wasn't anything in the work place that caused you to fall....Each state has their...

  13. Male RN's

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to bjmarthin1986's topic in General Nursing

    "We should be paid more cause we have two brains." Yeah, God knows that it takes 2 male brains to equal 1 female

  14. Should I tell my friend that she is dying?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my experience in a "friend" situation that the MD won't even listen to me as I'm not family nor the power of attorney. Everything to the MD goes through the husband in this situation I would...

  15. License renewal requirements

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to mtngrl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    There isn't any homework really. You dont have to submit any of those things with your renewal...just send in the money and piece of paper they mailed to you (renewal). They randomly pick people to...

  16. Warning about Columbia State.

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to LolaLola's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I graduated from the weekend program at TSU in 1994....I thought the program was hard but our pass rate was high. My aunt was a manager in the ER at Vanderbilt at one time. She said she would rather...

  17. Anyone work Hospice?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    I make less money working for hospice than I did working in the hospital. I work alot of on-call to make extra money and its wearing me out. Don't know how long I can last....but I enjoy the

  18. IV therapy

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to jacjon's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been a hospice nurse in the home for almost a year and I've never had to use an IV....just ports and

  19. How safe are IUD's?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to eng_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had my IUD for 4 years with no problems. My periods are heavier but they still only last 4-5 days. I would recommend going ahead and trying the IUD.....chances are you will LOVE it. If not, you...

  20. breaking travel contract

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to jujubee42's topic in Travel

    That isn't always true. Last May, 2005 a hospital cancelled my contract for some unknown reason......and I was not held responsible for the housing or anything else. Another company I went with tried...

  21. No Registered Nurse Shortage in TN

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to dina2001's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I'm not sure if there is really a nursing shortage ...or just a shortage of nurses wanting to work in direct patient care. I think alot of nurses just do the patient care "thing" until they get the...

  22. Anyone in the Tennessee State University Program?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I graduated from TSU's weekend program in 1994. I thought it was a good program back then. Not sure about now... I've never heard of an EASY nursing program. Think they are all

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

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to kc_jellybean's topic in Case Management

    kc....personally, I don't think with less than 1 yr floor experience anyone would hire you for CM. A lot of the job is instinct, based on clinical experience Not true. I got a case management job with...

  24. help license question

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to LNZMLY's topic in Case Management

    I've done telephonic case management for all the states. Never had to have another license other than my TN

  25. Should I stay in case management or go?

    Karen_tn_37211 replied to aaac's topic in Case Management

    I just finished a travel assignment in California (6 months). I'm back home now. I dont mind working nights or weekends as everywhere I've worked I've gotten differentials for doing it. If something...