RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Pay rate different in diff depts????

    RN4NICU replied to kario's topic in General Nursing

    :eek: What's up with

  2. What do you like/dislike about being a nurse ?

    RN4NICU replied to mandi88202's topic in General Nursing

    What I like - the flexibility of the profession. If one day you wake up and discover you dread going to work and hate what you are doing, you can do something COMPLETELY different and still be...

  3. What do you like/dislike about being a nurse ?

    RN4NICU replied to mandi88202's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. I'm not sure how much of it is really the public's perception vs. some people are just a-holes that enjoy putting down other people. These people would find something...

  4. Scary doctors!!!

    RN4NICU replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Must have been those nasty nurses not washing their hands. Isn't that always the "determined cause". Never mind docs going patient to patient with ties and labcoats flapping in the breeze. Some...

  5. Eateries Push for Obesity Suit Protection

    RN4NICU replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    Eh...they weren't bad for what they were - blocks of ice, that used to be almost food, that you pull out of the freezer and nuke for 3 minutes or so. Their chicken fettuccine alfredo is on the border...

  6. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    as others have said, many of them do not know just how much they do not know. they have no idea what nursing education entails, nor what most ma programs lack. they may not know that the standard of...

  7. Eateries Push for Obesity Suit Protection

    RN4NICU replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    Sue 'em all, Marie! Quick n' easy retirement plan, right

  8. New BUSH Overtime TakeBack Law

    RN4NICU replied to alatta58's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Americans work more hours per year than any other industrialized nation in the world. We also average 2 weeks vacation per year, where most European countries average 4-6 weeks per year. France has...

  9. Narcotic count

    RN4NICU replied to ragingmomster's topic in General Nursing

    We have Omnicell where I work. Oncoming and offgoing nurses run a discrepancy report at change of shift - if no discrepancies found, all is good. If a discrepancy is found (usually someone taking...

  10. Eateries Push for Obesity Suit Protection

    RN4NICU replied to dietersmanifesto's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget about what happened with Healthy Choice frozen foods - what was it, about 8 years ago? They were making false claims about their products. When some of their meals were analyzed, they...

  11. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    They'd have to keep themselves informed to know - many probably think that such semantics aren't worth tying up their precious brain cells. However, let a nurse -- or anyone else -- with a PhD walk...

  12. teaching hospitals

    RN4NICU replied to dazzle256's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...I don't notice much difference in the docs, but then again we never see med students or interns and only the peds residents are usually in and out at the speed of light. For the most part, we...

  13. New Nurse Needs Shoes

    RN4NICU replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone had a chance to compare zcoils with spiras? Have a favorite? I think I would rather have the coil inside the sole rather than outside as a safety kind of thing - no cords getting tangled...

  14. Infection from Hell/Pain Scale Epilogue

    RN4NICU replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    We can thank the Joint Commission for that stupid pain scale. It's something they can look for and check off their list. I agree that it is a ridiculous method of assessing and treating pain. Pain...

  15. Very sad...makes me angry

    RN4NICU replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're correct that those things are not an accident, but they rarely have anything to do with "sentinel events" in LTC. It is almost always ratios, ratios, ratios. That can't be counted as short...

  16. Nursing drop outs..Why??

    RN4NICU replied to kario's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've seen all sorts of reasons. My school had multiple satellite sites in different cities for the same graduating class. Our site started out with 50 students - 30 graduated. Of the 20 that didn't...

  17. Working in a foreign Country----PLEASE help!

    RN4NICU replied to andreamae's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta agree with zen on this one - cold is bad, snow is bad, ice is bad unless it's in an indoor rink or crushed up in a

  18. Help!!! How Much Should The Public Know

    RN4NICU replied to gabym25's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.arsbn.org/registry/index.html Searches are only available to subscribers. Detailed records are $10.00 a month for unlimited searches That is MUCH better than the way most state boards...

  19. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    Don't have any kids, but in the state nursing is currently in - combined with the direction health care continues to go - I wouldn't recommend nursing to anyone I cared

  20. Knowledege of Nurses vs Doctors

    RN4NICU replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - apples vs. oranges. Why compare in the first place? It only serves to put someone down - whichever is believed to be "less knowledgeable". I think it has a lot to do with...

  21. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Very true, BluEyes, very

  22. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that! Any doctor that is TRULY unable to differentiate between a nurse (RN or LPN) and a medical assistant should have to attend a mandatory course in medical terminology. Telling people...

  23. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Umm...Pet Smart just lost my potential business. Perhaps TPTB at the ol' Pet Smart could use a wake up call about the legalities involved with the title - a cease and desist order might just change...

  24. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Ooops! read the post wrong - nevermind. sorry

  25. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Very Scary!!! I'm glad your son survived despite this startling display of incompetence and greed. I totally agree that nurse wannabees should never ever be used instead of actual nurses. Nurses...