grannyrn65

grannyrn65

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  1. My day as a patient

    I am sorry but have you ever had major surgery? Today so many surgeries are short stay and nurses do spend the time they use to. Following surgery, we are in pain, even back on a floor we are still...
  2. More questions, this time not medical! =-)

    There are NP programs that will admit without experience. My NP program required a minimum of two years experience. Regardless of the type of NP you want to be, a minimum of two years experience, as...
  3. My day as a patient

    I am sorry about your horrible experience. There is no excuse for the lack of care any of you as received. It is to late now to do what I am about to suggest but you can do it the next time you or a...
  4. disappearing nurses notes!

    Actually,making copies of your notes is more then just a HIPAA violation. It is a violation of several laws. No one, not even a physician can make a copy of a patient's medical record without...
  5. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    I can understand your fear of the H1N5 vaccination. The strain of flu that it protected from was a new strain. Because it was a new strain, because no one had any resistance to this strain, I would...
  6. disappearing nurses notes!

    No, it is not legal to remove anything from a resident's chart. She is violating your NPA, Medicare/Medicaid regulations, state regulations, to name a few. In plain English she is setting herself,...
  7. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    Thirty three years. I remember standing in line, in Tower One,with Dr. Warren Toff, Deputy Commissioner, and my boss. He felt since it was mandated,he was included. I don't think my employers, in...
  8. I have read all of your postings with great interest. I have a question. Can you give me the name of one of those hospitals, in SW Florida, that provides five star personal care, such as described...
  9. I strongly advise you consider a different career choice. I was a nurse for forty years, use proper body mechanic and still suffered several low back injuries, including a herniated disc. There are...
  10. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    To respond to one poster's question, would I take care of a hospitalized flu patient? If I were still working, I would have had the flu vaccination, so I would have been protected. So yes, I would...
  11. I will try to answer you. A complaint has been filed with your BON. The first thing you need to do is to seek legal advice. You can contact your state's Bar Association and ask them for referrals...
  12. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    Since it appears that many who are objecting to the use of vaccinations were born and vaccinated after many came into being, I thought I share some of my nursing experience with you all. I started my...
  13. Non Compliant Wound patient

    I have read the comments with interest as I was once a non compliant patient. I accept responsibility for what I contributed to the worsening of my chronic disease but I would like to share a few...
  14. Non Compliant Wound patient

    I have gotten the impression, from your two post, that she is non-compliant because she is over-whelmed, by a variety of problems. And that she is caught between wanting to help herself, wanting...
  15. Does the hospital have to give us these records?

    In most states, immediate next of kin can obtain copies of the deceased health care records, such as husband, wife, then child, then deceased brother or sister. As a granddaughter you most likely...
  16. Flu shot controversy

    Thanks. Each age group appears to have it's plus and minus side. I too went thru my childhood before many of the vaccinations were developed. I do remember getting the Salk vaccination, as well as a...
  17. Flu shot controversy

    It seems like every year there are those who come out opposing the flu shot and those that endorser. I have a few corrections to make. The swine flu shot was not whole sale gotten by everyone. I...
  18. Should I get liability insurance?

    Get insurance immediately. You can be sued as an individual and as an employee. I am retired but I remember being sued as an individual and as an employee. Fortunately I had carried my own...
  19. I attended a two year community college program, while working full time as a LPN. My program was fully accredited and had a 98% passing rate on state boards. I went for my BSN two years later,...
  20. Advancing Education with a Learning Disability?

    following a twenty-five year time span, between my first and second master's degree, i returned to graduate school. ten years prior, i suffered a serious number of injuries, including a closed head...
  21. Teching while in Nursing School?

    I agree that balancingworking as a tech and being a student is very demanding. It takes a degree of knowing how to set your piorities and maintaining your grades. It is not an easy task. I worked...