Asystole RN

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    Insulting pay raise

    Asystole RN replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    You can have a doctorate in nursing and work the bedside. You can have a doctorate and work as a CNA if you
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    Insulting pay raise

    Asystole RN replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of BSNs are bedside. MSN is fast becoming the leadership
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    What's up with this RN?

    Asystole RN replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    When writing formally you generally try to avoid first person writing. Writing in first person makes the communication about you as the individual and not a detached professional. Seems like a small...
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    Over 70% of Nurse Staff Turnover is Due to Bad Leadership

    Asystole RN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    There is a significant difference between upper (executive) leadership and middle or clinical management. Your article (at least your example) seems to focus on middle management. The goals and skills...
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    Is Accepting A Counter-Offer Really the Career 'Kiss of Death'?

    Asystole RN replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    It 100% depends on the reason why you left in the first place. For those 80% who accept a counter-offer and then leave again within the year it is probably because they were leaving in the first...
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    Advice for vacationing?

    Asystole RN replied to pediRNjen's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much any hospital job or other job with 12hr shifts permits this. When you schedule you try to lump your 3 in a row and then you have a solid 4 days off, move your first week's days to the...
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    If you could start all over, would you choose nursing again?

    Asystole RN replied to FutureMrDrNurse's topic in General Nursing

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    Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    Asystole RN posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Here in Arizona several of the hospitals have started an experiment, they are actively replacing PICC nurses with RTs and calling them "Vascular Access Specialists." These RTs will place PICC lines,...
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    Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

    Asystole RN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Watching the Presidential debate tonight and a statement by Obama made my head turn. He was relating a story when a corpsman was stating that he has treated wounded soldiers but when he became a...
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    I can't do chest compressions (CPR) will I be terminated?

    Asystole RN replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a 1 armed nurse who could code, 1 ARMED NURSE! I have also worked with nurses who were disabled in one fashion or another, a couple being paras and one being a quad. There are tasks...
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    Why is there such an abundant RN Manager and Supervisor positions?

    Asystole RN replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nurse Management

    Much more difficult to hire for and they still have a decent amount of turnover. Middle management
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    How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    Asystole RN replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. And in a health system with 5,000 nurses, how many CEOs are there lol? Not exactly an apples to apples thing here. Having worked for companies with a great CEO and companies with a terrible CEO...
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    California marijuana legalization

    Asystole RN replied to Elky's topic in General Nursing

    Federal law always takes precedence over state law, until the Feds make it legal it will be treated as such in hospitals and other professional
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    Cheating in nursing school

    Asystole RN replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    Reporting unethical or dangerous behavior is a professional expectation. If you seriously believe there is cheating then follow the policy that should be outlined in your student handbook, I would...
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    Need normality.. suggestions?

    Asystole RN replied to justcuriousrn1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked ambulatory infusion/vascular access. We generally worked x4 10's and had a once a month weekend on-call for the daily infusions and such. MUCH better workflow and load. There was a greater...
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    Phlebotomy refusing to draw

    Asystole RN replied to Lame's topic in General Nursing

    A sad reality is that PICCs and other central lines are looked down upon because of the whole CLABSI issue. In reality all vascular access devices including peripheral IVs carry the risk for...
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    Phlebotomy refusing to draw

    Asystole RN replied to Lame's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, was the patient CKD? I quickly scanned the thread but did not see a confirmation on it. Not all patients with a fistula or graft have them placed solely for dialysis. I have had...
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    Disclosing Hep C status to patient's husband?

    Asystole RN replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    Is he the medical power of attorney while she is incapable of making decisions? I always treated the MPOA as the patient themself, as I would notify a patient of a diagnosis/finding/whatever so would...
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    Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    Asystole RN replied to npaar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know a nurse who was licensed at 18, as in she graduated BEFORE she turned 18. Super wicked-smart nurse. I do not remember getting my DEA license to handle narcotics, did you get
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    Eating Their Young

    Asystole RN replied to futurelnd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not so surprising unless you believe that both men and women react to stress in the same
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    How Many Letters Do We Need?

    Asystole RN replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I do not think there is anything wrong with collecting letters and I personally think it is fun, a personal professional challenge to myself. I personally must maintain my certifications for my...
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    Undocumented Patients

    Asystole RN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    As a first generation American the REAL issue is that some inconsiderate laws breaking individuals choose to abuse the overwhelmingly generous system that we have in the United States. As someone...
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    Undocumented Patients

    Asystole RN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Immigrants as a whole account for what, 14% of the population, and illegal immigrants account for I think 4% of the population? I do not know if you are quoting legal or illegal immigrants but that...
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    Undocumented Patients

    Asystole RN replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked in a border state and having personally had patients found out in the desert I would say the majority were stabilized and sent back to Mexico, with or without a receiving facility....
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    Japan RN in Oregon Help

    Asystole RN replied to Tatsur0's topic in Nurse Registration

    I believe in Oregon you have to test with the NCLEX if you are a foreign educated nurse. I am not sure on the particulars of any educational requirements the board has but those can be easily viewed...