TDCHIM

TDCHIM

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  1. HIPAA--Mixed up discharge papers

    TDCHIM replied to JeanettePNP's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Well, this time no one appears to have been harmed by the error, but what if the other person's paperwork had been given to a less-than-law-abiding third party? I definitely agree with you that...

  2. HealthCare Administration Anyone?????

    TDCHIM replied to josinda421's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the process of getting a bachelor's degree in health information management (my program's name will be shortly be changed to health information administration) and when I graduate, I will sit...

  3. Nutrition and pathophysiology missing in curriculum

    TDCHIM replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of surprised that a nursing program wouldn't have a separate, specific patho class. I'm sure it's built into the rest of the program, but still, it seems like it'd be important to have an...

  4. Major Vent

    TDCHIM replied to LouisVRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, here's an objective evaluation on the difficulty level involved in learning English...however, this study evaluates only the European languages....

  5. to go or not go to pinning ceremony?

    TDCHIM replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    This is a personal accomplishment and is therefore a personal decision! Some people are very excited about ceremonies and want to mark their accomplishments with one or want the closure and...

  6. Hurting

    TDCHIM replied to pookiesmom's topic in General Nursing

    Favorite ultra-loaded ice cream + pizza = one of the all-time great mood improvers. I'm sorry to hear you're having such a rotten day. Focus used to be a big problem for my husband, especially at...

  7. Handling New Admits in a Fair Way

    TDCHIM replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    @monicanurse: My goodness, is your charge nurse an ex-waitress? That empty-room method is the way I used to get three tables in a row sent to my section way back in my first college days! "Well, your...

  8. Happy Flippin' Nurse's Day

    TDCHIM replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Not being a nurse, I'm curious about one point. If your hospital were having budget issues and had done the things some of you have brought up, like eliminating raises, cutting back on new/replacement...

  9. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    TDCHIM replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    "I do not have an issue with non nurses reading all of the posts however, I draw the line at expressing opinions as if you had a clue. So to all of the layperson nurse " wanna bees" PLEASE do...

  10. Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    TDCHIM replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let's see...I'm here because I'm going into administration and health data analysis/management. Instead of just drawing on my own experiences and what I learn in my classes, which will...

  11. Television Ads for Medicine

    TDCHIM replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    The drug ads are awful, and they're everywhere - I even see them sometimes when I'm watching stuff like [adult swim], which is targeted primarily at the 18-34 demographic! My personal favorites have...

  12. New Job and Pregnant

    TDCHIM replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, OP, let's make up a list of things a job candidate should have to reveal to each potential employer, judging by the line of logic you seem to have expressed.... 1. Pregnancy - after all, those...

  13. two job offers: case manager or service coordinator?

    TDCHIM replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    I would also choose job #2, simply because the first job sounds like the type of situation where you'll be constantly overworked and pulled in multiple directions every minute of the day. Split...

  14. Major Vent

    TDCHIM replied to LouisVRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can certainly see that it's frustrating to try to communicate with someone who chooses not to learn English. However, I think perhaps we're using the term "choose" a bit loosely. There are a lot of...

  15. Appropriate Shoes for Interview

    TDCHIM replied to chevyv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What about some sort of oxford-type shoe? Some of those are made to be very comfortable, yet still look dressy enough that you could wear them fairly unobtrusively in an interview

  16. Quality Management/ performance improvement ADVICE PLEASE!!!

    TDCHIM replied to caeRn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good system. Now, how long did it took to reach that state? It sounds as though the OP is running smack into a brick wall of longstanding institutional culture. Changes in a situation...

  17. Called into the office, told I'm a slob.

    TDCHIM replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    i couldn't agree more! you can dress professionally and look like a frump; however, you can also dress professionally and look sharp. i'm a couple of years younger than you, @dances, and not only do i...

  18. Is this too many courses???

    TDCHIM replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on you: your recent experience level with classes, your personal willpower and discipline when it comes to organization and studying, your family's ability and likelihood to respect...

  19. How do you handle High Utilizers?

    TDCHIM replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    1. How much information do you have about these people? Just raw numbers? Month-to-month, year-to-year fluctuations? What is your functional definition of a "high utilizer"? How often do they have to...

  20. Pets in the office? (LTC)

    TDCHIM replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    True - it would be a VERY effective tool for keeping your office clear of annoying coworkers with snake issues.... However, the bunny might go over better. I do agree with the posters who brought up...

  21. Pets in the office? (LTC)

    TDCHIM replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    No way. Think about the impact on others! There are a lot of people who are nervous around snakes or have actual snake phobias. So you'd be making it awfully difficult for anyone who has such an issue...

  22. Oh no. Accidentally left work with diazepam!

    TDCHIM replied to LoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    @hotflashion Yes, it's not often I get to cite Poe and Dostoevsky in a nursing thread. And my father told me that English degree I pursued during my first round of college would never be useful in...

  23. Oh no. Accidentally left work with diazepam!

    TDCHIM replied to LoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you hide what happened, you'll look and feel guilty, regardless of the truth. It'll end up being something out of Poe or Dostoevsky, where your mind won't let you stop brooding about it until you...

  24. HOT!!! rant

    TDCHIM replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. I have suffered through multiple employers who stick like glue to some fixed "switchover" date (at one place it was June 1 and the thermostat would stand...

  25. Personal: Is this considered neglect?

    TDCHIM replied to MsEisBack's topic in General Nursing

    No, it does not sound as though you are being neglectful at all. You are near her and keeping a watchful eye over how she is doing; what mentally competent adult of any age wants to feel as though...