CAL05699

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1. M-F Nursing Jobs?

   CAL05699 replied to jab3da's topic in Nursing Career

   home health, outpatient centers and doctors' offices all are

2. breaking contract

   CAL05699 replied to Nierdo's topic in Nursing Career

   No contract can require that you work a job you don't want -- that is called slavery. There can be liquidation damages but only if they are specified in the contract and only if they are justified,...

3. Thinking of leaving acute care

   CAL05699 replied to MarBug7's topic in Nursing Career

   Hi MarBug, I have some of the same concerns that you do about acute care. My unit is chronically understaffed and management is not supportive. I felt that I stopped learning and growing, and was...

4. HIPPA after death

   CAL05699 replied to Vtachy1's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Or the obituary itself listed the

5. HIPPA after death

   CAL05699 replied to Vtachy1's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   My understanding is that it continues forever. An individual's interest in privacy accrues to his estate. I am a nurse attorney although, to be honest, have not researched this issue specifically....

6. Horrific Write Ups? Has it ever happened to you?

   CAL05699 replied to NonieJuice's topic in General Nursing

   I was once written up for following "improper lab procedures". I sent down a tube of CSF to the lab without all the proper labels attached, or something similar. I thought it was ridiculous....

7. I want to be a hospice nurse so bad!!!!

   CAL05699 replied to RockinChick66's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   LPNCubby, thank you for the encouragement. I actually have an interview set up with my local hospice tomorrow. They did not mind that I only have 1 1/2 years of experience and thought that I'd be a...

8. It shouldn't have happened this way....

   CAL05699 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I work as a floor nurse on an oncology unit, and we have many hospice (and other terminal) patients on our floor. We give them the utmost care and attention, especially if they are alone. They are...

9. I want to be a hospice nurse so bad!!!!

   CAL05699 replied to RockinChick66's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   RockinChick, Your post could have been made by me. I also have wanted to be a hospice nurse for a long time, except I have only 1 1/2 years of oncology experience. Most hospices want two years, but...

10. hospice RN certification

    CAL05699 replied to weavrvirgorising's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been an oncology nurse for one year and just recently passed the test. Most of the questions seemed to be oncology-related, and we do so much palliative care on the unit that I was familiar...

11. Phlebotomy Training by Southern Venitech

    CAL05699 replied to starintn's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN but get very little practice doing IV starts, maybe 2 per month. When I had the opportunity to do them, I'd be nervous (especially if family was in the room) and often get another nurse to...

12. Wage and hour law RE: RN vs LPN

    CAL05699 replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    The link you provide actually states that it does. The job duties of the traditional "learned professions" are exempt. These include lawyers, doctors, dentists, teachers, architects, clergy. Also...

13. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    CAL05699 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    I work both nights and days now, and enjoy them each for different reasons. At least at my hospital (25-bed oncology unit), the pace is much slower during the night. But, the lack of resources makes...

14. Are nurses as competitive in work as they are in school?

    CAL05699 replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    It is not like that at all where I work. There is no competition and very little cattiness or gossip. The nurses are supportive of each other and genuinely like each other. It is not like that...

15. Scrubs - what do you wear?

    CAL05699 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We are going to all-navy-blue for nurses. I was disappointed at first but it will make scrub-buying a lot easier. Guess I will save my other colors in case I ever get a new