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  1. UGGGGG!!!!!!!(rant)

    ASSEDO replied to gagezoie's topic in General Nursing

    I had this act pulled on me a couple of times when I worked in surgery. So, one time I took my 2 children (5 and 3) in to work with me and left them with the secretary. It wasn't long before I was...

  2. should i just give up?

    ASSEDO replied to MK6babies's topic in General Nursing

    nursing school is very tough and being a nurse you will use math daily. if you can afford it, go to sylvain learning center or get someone to tutor you to get your grades up to well above average....

  3. What is UTILIZATION REVIEW?

    ASSEDO replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

    utilization management brings money to the hospital or cause the hospital to lose money. yes, it is stressful, because audits are based on rule based clinical indicators of illness that focus on each...

  4. Would you choose a union job or non union job?

    ASSEDO replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked both. The union hospitals I have worked were more pro-active and pro-nurse due to the union interventions. Plus, the pay was much greater. Non-union hospitals have very little to offer...

  5. Do people audit your nursing notes at your workplace?

    ASSEDO replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    I read and audit nursing notes and the entire chart on a daily basis. I count all medications (other then oral) that are documented within a each 24 hour period. This is for insurance payment, to...

  6. Your daily tasks

    ASSEDO replied to wlb06's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget to take your full lunch and use all your breaks. Take care of yourself

  7. Absolute No-No's

    ASSEDO replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    always clearly document the medication, dosage, and time you give a med. waiting to document is a big no, no! this doesn't just benefit the next nurse that get the chart, but also helps the hospital...

  8. Misled during job interview, realized after being employed for several months

    ASSEDO replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    the commuter said it loud and clear. facilities will mis-represent the truth just to get a nurse hired. after you are hired, you learn the real truth. hospitals know it difficult financially, and...

  9. Your Specialty: Do You Have Regrets?

    ASSEDO replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    i have been working hospital based utilization review and case management for the past few years. i have started hating my job and i hate to go to work. regrets: in utilization review the nurse...

  10. what metal should my wedding ring be?

    ASSEDO replied to SBK1013's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work too. Wear your wedding band and keep the big diamond at home. Years ago, I knocked my new diamond out of the prones in surgery, but it wasn't

  11. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    ASSEDO replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter works 180 days a year as a school teacher in the South, makes $33,000 with execellent benefits and retirement. Loves her job. Yes, its a public

  12. written up already!

    ASSEDO replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you are free to write a rebuttal to the action. do you have too many patients assigned to you that day? could you read the physician handwriting? give your side of the story and make sure you keep...

  13. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    ASSEDO replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks 58Flyer, I guess some days are just better than other. By the way, that was probably my kin smoking the

  14. Minor in Health Care Management

    ASSEDO replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    Let me add: After I retired that the administration job, I went back into the hospital enviroment, in case management, and was given $1.00 less per hour because I did not have a BSN (I have a BS in...

  15. Minor in Health Care Management

    ASSEDO replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it! Having a BSN may lock you into a bedside part of the hospital enviroment (depending on where you live). Having a minor may give you the opportunity to move up the ladder, if you ever...

  16. hospitalists in hospitals

    ASSEDO replied to juswilliams0978's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospitalists are

  17. difference between physician MD and DO license/practice??

    ASSEDO posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are the major differences in a MD and OD? TiredMD out

  18. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    ASSEDO replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got out of a few when I was young and blond. Now looks and youth are a thing of the past, I prefer to just cus them out and pay the ticket. Lot more fun to me that way. Last cop that gave me a...

  19. Nursing among top careers of 2007.

    ASSEDO replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe its ranked top by employers, who get excellent help and also get to keep the wages at an all time

  20. Ever Gotten STUCK w/a Needle???

    ASSEDO replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, many times in surgery. We play with needles and other sharps all day long. Sometimes have as many at +100 on one case. Been cut by a blade too. Burned by a bovie. God I love this

  21. Do you know of any nurses that left nursing?

    ASSEDO replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    My friend was "downsized by a hospital in the late 1990's" She decided to opened her own bakery. It was a struggle at first getting started and getting up at 4:00 in the A.M. baking goodies for...

  22. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    ASSEDO replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Surgery, patient is asleep and family can't enter into that

  23. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    ASSEDO replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I have 40 years of battle fatigue and make $24.00, BS degree, Certification

  24. Does EVERY LIFE really count??

    ASSEDO replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting topics. I see over-utilization more than under-utilization. Sometimes a decision needs to be made to pull the vent, instead of letting a patient rot on the vent. The outcome would be...

  25. Beware Of Nursing Job Scam

    ASSEDO replied to gina gina's topic in General Nursing

    This is a scan from a county in South America, they do the same scam with people that put cars, trailers, boats in the want ads.