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    Moving to San Diego

    Asystole RN replied to Colombiana's topic in General Nursing

    Where in San Diego are you moving to? A few miles in the wrong direction can mean a very, very long commute. UCSD, Kaiser, Sharp, and Scripps are all decent systems. I personally prefer Sharp...
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    Asystole RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not sure how giving CRNAs and even NPs limited independent practice is an issue. It isn't like someone is saying they should have completely unlimited scopes. CRNAs are not anesthesiologists nor...
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    The Business of Healthcare Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses

    Asystole RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    It is easy to identify the problem, it is hard to identify the solution. One of the referenced articles in the New York Times articles speaks to the fact that administrators (should be defined as...
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    Arrested for DUID on Way to Work- Will I Lose my License?

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It is very easy to misunderstand or remember facts incorrectly, especially if you are tired or impaired. It is scary how easy it is to implant false memories, my kids love a show called Mind Games or...
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    Arrested for DUID on Way to Work- Will I Lose my License?

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The author is still
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Have you read the thread? I guess not. What would the Fire Marshall care about nurse staffing? What does the Department of Food Safety within the Department of Health care about nurse staffing?...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I think this thread highlights the #1 issue in nursing right now. ::Begin Rant:: We as a profession will automatically assume malice or incompetence to anything we don't like and spend vast amounts...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    That's great, then you just have the minor and entirely internal step of designating that nursing station a contamination free work area where beverages are allowed. Literally 1 sentence in a policy,...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    The Joint Commission is non-profit and most states do not require the Joint Commission, they just require accreditation by an accrediting body. Not all facilities opt for the Joint Commission
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    Safe Staffing Levels for In-hospital Nursing Units

    Asystole RN replied to NURS5870's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am always surprised by the nursing ratio discussions. I would urge anyone interested in understanding and resolving nurse ratios to look into the history and reasons why ratios became so bad. If...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Do you transport, label, or do anything involving lab stuff at the nursing station? Most of the time the prohibition comes from a contamination concern, this is a public statement from OSHA. "OSHA...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't care about the Joint Commission but complaining about items that are either matters of facility policy or legal requirements determined by other agencies like the Department of...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, are you expected by policy at your facility to have a plan of care of patient education on hand hygiene? If Joint Commission was not there and you never ever did those things, would...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine a restaurant and everyone who audits that restaurant, you have the fire marshal, you have the department of health or your equivalent in your state to assess the safety of their food, and you...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your frustration but many of those items are not inventions of the Joint Commission but rather items from various regulatory bodies such as the whole eating thing and maintaining food...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    If you read the published justifications and rationales, some going back to the late 70's the specifically call out controlling the nurse to patient ratio. Nursing has been cited as a major...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Understandable assessment but it is not management who has bought into 3rd party practice assessment companies, the government has. Accredidation by a 3rd company is required by law to participate in...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in facilities where The Joint Commission questioned staffing, in particular it was an outpatient infusion unit where there was one nurse giving blood and the policy cited 2 to be present...
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I would also add that in many states they require healthcare facilities to be accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency in order to receive Medicaid funding or sometimes even just licensing....
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    All these nurses writing articles

    Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    To be fair, The Joint Commission is focused on many different things, not just patient care. Most of the items nurses complain about like temperature logs, equipment in the hallways, etc are...
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    Starting in Home Health - Is the Experience Viable?

    Asystole RN replied to HappierTimesAreComing's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital chose me in a sense. Areas like home health and even LTC allow for a degree of specialization that is unobtainable in a hospital within the same time for an ambitious individual. I will...
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    Starting in Home Health - Is the Experience Viable?

    Asystole RN replied to HappierTimesAreComing's topic in General Nursing

    Any job is better than no job.Financial stabilityNursing skill maintenanceDemonstration of employabilityPossible networking opportunitiesWhat is the worse thing that could happen? The experience is...
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    Why bedside nursing didn't work for me....

    Asystole RN replied to Keisha G. RN's topic in General Nursing

    I personally did not start in Med Surg but I do acknowledge that there is some wisdom to the advice: 1) Med Surg generally offers a wide variety of lower-level clinical challenges that provides a...
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    Unique Nursing Career

    Asystole RN replied to Icumurse2315's topic in General Specialties

    Nurses I know that practice or use nursing within other functions; Healthcare lobbyist Healthcare ghost writer Medical product developer Professional speaker Human factors and usability engineer...
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    The Mayo Clinic Netflix Documentary

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You will find with every single "elite" organization whether it is a hospital, sports team, military unit, car club, or Scrabble team...they are proud of their work and accomplishments...irregardless...