talrico

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1. Nope, you're not going to die tonight...... says the hospice nurse

   talrico replied to Old.Timer's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same "ick" feeling! Why on earth would a hospice nurse not view a comfortable death as a acceptable

2. Odd requests

   talrico replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I hope it was a resident physician and not just a patient who requested this!

3. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

   talrico replied to talrico's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Though reasonable, the policy actually states that a patient without a face to face assessment within an hour must be released from restraints. The trouble is really that we have no residents on call...

4. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

   talrico replied to talrico's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Do you have to have a special membership for a PM? Because I don't think I've gotten anything. But I just might not know how to access them. EDIT: figured it

5. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

   talrico replied to talrico's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Aha! We are of the same mind. I am looking to expand my skill set beyond psych. Unfortunately, you have to work a full year at my hospital (which is sort of the biggest game in town and my state)...

6. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

   talrico replied to talrico's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I am inclined to agree. What worries me is how little it seems to concern them. They seem content to dismiss the issue simply because it hasn't actually been a problem up to this point. But again, I...

7. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

   talrico replied to talrico's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I do NOT have my own malpractice insurance, but I've just applied for it through NSO (thanks for the recommendation). I should be approved by tomorrow, which is when I go back to work again, so I'll...

8. Does it Help to Know More than One Language?

   talrico replied to anonymoose123's topic in General Nursing

   Learning a second language is an asset in any job market, particularly Spanish, but it will give you a good deal more consideration in certain locales. In New York City, for example, you can take a...

9. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

   talrico replied to talrico's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Part of the problem is that my boss, the Nurse Manager, has explained this is our unit's policy (even acknowledging that it contradicts broader hospital policy) and it was put forth by the director...

10. Need advice! Jeopardizing my license? Violation of hospital policy.

    talrico posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hey folks, I'm a relatively new nurse (RN for almost a year) and I'm currently working in the psychiatric field. I recently became concerned because I've been asked to do something that explicitly...

11. Lowcountry job prospects

    talrico replied to talrico's topic in General Nursing

    I love psych, but I would also love to expand my horizons a bit. Wouldn't mind doing pretty much anything else. I just filled out a few applications to East Cooper in the ED, Med-Surg., and Surgical...

12. Lowcountry job prospects

    talrico posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've gotten to the end of my endorsement paperwork and I wanted to get a sense of how the job market is in the Lowcountry, particularly in the Charleston area. I'm a charge nurse on my unit, have my...

13. SC Endorsement online application

    talrico replied to talrico's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! For my part I figured out what part of the problem was. I was using the Google Chrome browser and at the end of the .pdf application is a button that says "Online Application" but nothing...

14. SC Endorsement online application

    talrico posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently have a NYS license and want to get my SC license through endorsement. I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to apply for endorsement online through the website. I click on the link...

15. 168 Application since 8/2010 no job...

    talrico replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in New York Nursing

    I had this same issue in NYC as well. I graduated last August and I attempted for five months to find a job in the city or even remotely nearby with 100+ applications I never got a call back....