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  1. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    rzyzzy replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaand.. the patient/victim the officer wanted the blood from is a reserve deputy.. His department thanked the nurse for protecting his rights. The Latest: Officer who arrested Utah nurse put on...

  2. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    rzyzzy replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well.. that's about a month late. How many people did officer Payne rough up during that month before his actions were

  3. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    rzyzzy replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    The campus cop was on video as the hothead was doing the arrest saying "this isn't going to stick" - I.E., "you're breaking the law". Good people need to stand up when they see wrong being done. They...

  4. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    rzyzzy replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's going to be hard to say she was "only detained " when the officer clearly stated multiple times to multiple people that she was being arrested. It's also going to be hard to claim ignorance of...

  5. Gateway Fast Track LPN - after 1 month-my experiences

    rzyzzy posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    This forum has been my primary resource to find answers about what to expect as a new student @ Gateway, and one thing I've noticed is dozens of threads asking about what goes on once you actually...

  6. Malpractice Insurance

    rzyzzy replied to nerdynurse7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have an nso policy & I had to use the license defense portion once. When things go sideways in healthcare, the first person tossed under the bus is the nurse - you get fired & reported to...

  7. Does having a medical coding cert give you a better chance to get in nursing school

    rzyzzy replied to KZ2016's topic in General Nursing

    A community-college program with an internship would be a whole lot better than the programs I've seen. I can see that working out & you actually having a job after. The people I know that got...

  8. Does having a medical coding cert give you a better chance to get in nursing school

    rzyzzy replied to KZ2016's topic in General Nursing

    That's awesome, but like I said, I personally know a couple of people who went to "coding" schools (using serious financial aid that would have easily payed for a couple of community-college adn...

  9. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    rzyzzy replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    You're the one citing magic beans and inferring that an "inactive" license might get sanctioned for failure to act as a

  10. Does having a medical coding cert give you a better chance to get in nursing school

    rzyzzy replied to KZ2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be wary of "work from home as a coder" sales pitches - facilities just aren't going to let you take hippa protected medical information home, I know a couple people with very expensive (and yet...

  11. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    rzyzzy replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    The standard of care in my state is "what a new grad RN would/should know & do". You're not negligent unless you fall below that standard (for licensing purposes, not for civil

  12. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    rzyzzy replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    You're splitting hairs- find a state that allows RN's to practice with an "inactive" license & I'll bite. They can bust you for practicing without a license, they can't bust you for not...

  13. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    rzyzzy replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse's aide would nearly always be licensed in my state as a CNA/LNA (the terminology is is flux right now, because the BON specifically does not *want* to regulate cna's) - they could certainly...

  14. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    rzyzzy replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to disagree, if your license is inactive, you are not allowed to practice as a nurse & you can no longer use the title of RN/LPN, in fact, doing so without an active license is a crime....

  15. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    rzyzzy replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, you can "inactivate" your higher-level license by notifying the BON if it's a situation where you might lose a good job by being "overqualified".. If your license isn't "active" you...

  16. Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    rzyzzy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was born a dozen years before her, and I've quit via email before. Not that big of a deal. Great bosses get lots of notice & help with transitions, bad ones get whatever is

  17. Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    rzyzzy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kinda looks like a "PN" to me.. if that's the case, there's not much chance of a "better" work environment anywhere else, based on my own experiences. And who would eat an "I Quit" cake

  18. GateWay LPN Fall 2016

    rzyzzy replied to JadoreCass77's topic in General Students

    Having done GateWay's "fast track" lpn myself a few years back, I personally wouldn't take any other classes while in the program if at all possible. Block 1 is a grinder, designed to separate the...

  19. Hospital & The Drug Screen: I thought they had to wait?

    rzyzzy replied to cassimoo's topic in General Nursing

    Well, part of the reason for verifying before denying is to give the "accused" a chance to question the results. How many times have you done a "drug test" that was, in fact, a 5/$10 off Amazon test?...

  20. Hospital & The Drug Screen: I thought they had to wait?

    rzyzzy replied to cassimoo's topic in General Nursing

    I had a situation along the same line a few years back - Offered a job, took the drug test & signed the paperwork allowing a background check, They said they'd call in a few days with a start...

  21. Recruiting Students for ADN program

    rzyzzy replied to D.Larry's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm wondering where you're getting that community college nursing programs are "2 year" adn's? No such animal exists anywhere that I'm aware of, they all have pre-reqs, and the average student would...

  22. Interviewing after Resignation

    rzyzzy replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm surprised no one else has commented on this? It's a dirty little not-a-secret that many nursing homes are poorly managed and woefully understaffed & the nurse gets thrown under the bus...

  23. BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    rzyzzy replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    The adn job-crunch may be overstated - you might have a bit of a fist-fight to get into a hospital position (you might not, too), but ltc, home care, dialysis, & probably a hundred other sub-areas...

  24. Did 265 questions... the last question was, the nurse is correct if she said. So I failed?

    rzyzzy replied to Mshh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My last question was math - which I wouldn't think was "application level", but I'm fairly certain I nailed it, and I did

  25. Person Vue Trick-It was wrong for me. June 2016

    rzyzzy replied to Britt_RN2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Really? of the dozens of posts I've seen here claiming the trick didn't work, every one involved user error, and not one of the stories I've seen here was first person, much less stating that a...