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  1. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse, registered as "other" also, just to prevent some of the prejudice that I have seen. Not all posters have that prejudice, but I have seen some posters who ......um........"know it all"....

  2. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    mscsrjhm replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    Cloning Earle58 a possibility here??? That way, we don't have to

  3. "Doctor" Nurse

    mscsrjhm replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

    Much easier to schedule another facility. As agency, there are places that are so messed up, it is easier to run. or RUN!!! (Gotta finish the contract.) Only agreed to the contract due to working...

  4. "Doctor" Nurse

    mscsrjhm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need ideas... Working behind a nurse who thinks he is a Doctor. LTC facility. He likes to tell the families "I am going to put Mr. Smith on a new medication", "I don't think ... medication is...

  5. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    mscsrjhm replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    [QUOTE=Angela Mac]Yes- he is a threat to others- his mother, medical intervention is necessary. He has draining wounds that may contain MRSA or gangrene- nonetheless- the health dept needs to get...

  6. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. This doesn't outlaw the TERM "nurse", but it, and the other practice acts, do indicate a trend toward shutting down use of "nurse" unless licensed. Isn't it amazing how vocabulary

  7. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH. I am older than I thought. There are parts of the country that change much slower than others. OUCH. (Actually, my people do tend to live in the past..hillbilly

  8. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I am feeling so very

  9. Protestant nurse gives "Communion"

    mscsrjhm posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A LTC night shift nurse took tylenol to an elderly gentleman. He was extremely hard of hearing, and vision was terrible. She attempted to inform him that she was giving him something for his...

  10. What's Up With Agency Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked agency off and on since '87, and I gotta agree with you. When I started agency, an agency nurse was expected to walk into a facility and perform, (which we did), then agency got so big...

  11. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    mscsrjhm replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    If people refuse medical attention, refuse to see MD, should they be forced into a competency test? No sarcasm, asking your

  12. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    mscsrjhm replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    By that thinking...only if we get instruction from a mechanic can we let our oil get low. Okay, stretching it. We cannot force sane people to make the right

  13. "Doctor" Nurse

    mscsrjhm replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

    Just found out that this nurse actually wrote discharge orders...without talking to the DOC!!! Staff found out, he got chewed out, and... nothing. He sure does like to play with the medicine....

  14. Still Sick!

    mscsrjhm replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    Get info from your facility re: family medical leave act. I once utilized it when I was having physical problems. My Sup gave me a sheet of paper for the Doc to fill out. He simply stated that I...

  15. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    mscsrjhm replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Lydia. Very well said. "this gentleman has not been to an md, therefore has not been dx'd and informed of any complications and consequences of refusing tx." But, doesn't he have the...

  16. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Hellllllllo Nurse. That one is specific, isn't it. Talking with other nurses at work this eve about this. Two different thoughts, like on this thread. A couple of the older nurses, coming...

  17. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse, and have been for 23 years..ICU, CCU, ER, Med-Surg, Agency. Whether or not I was a nurse doesn't have anything to do with the LEGALITY of using the term "nurse". The term "nurse"...

  18. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Lizz, help here. Where did is show that it would be illegal in MO? missed it.. thanks. http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/titlepro.htm This site also indicates that the word "nurse" alone is not a...

  19. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

  20. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Currently MO, have worked KS and AR. The only impersonation laws that I have come across (searching the net), do not specify the term "nurse", except in conjunction with Registered "Nurse", Licensed...

  21. "Doctor" Nurse

    mscsrjhm replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

    THANKS. I needed that. I am keeping copies of everything. Apparently, he will get orders for meds, and adjust their dosage. This is just the talk, but there are additions to MAR, not on phone...

  22. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    California State Code states: 2796. It is unlawful for any person or persons not licensed or certified as provided in this chapter to use the title "registered nurse," the letters "R.N. ," or the...

  23. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    My state Statutes do not specify the term "nurse". (I just looked). They discuss LPN, Inactive, Professional, Advanced, and RN, but the nursing definition statute doesn't mention any illegalities...

  24. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    mscsrjhm replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Still am not personally bothered by the term "nurse" being utilized as a generalization. To impersonate a licensed person..that is illegal. My thinking goes all the way back to nursing school, and...

  25. "Doctor" Nurse

    mscsrjhm replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

    [QUOTE=ResearchRN]"He tends to like to play with the medicines. If it is working, he will change it. Worse, he likes to decrease the hospice patients pain meds. DECREASE!!! " If he is really adjusting...