RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Recruiter for New Grads - Yes or No??

    RN4NICU replied to DC2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what the other two said...you're more likely to find exactly what you want and not get cheated if you deal directly with the hospital yourself with no middle

  2. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    RN4NICU replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I see by the wife/kids reference, you're also a man. That protects you a little (but not completely). We had a problem in the area a few years back with staged "accidents" used to lure abduction...

  3. Please clarify degree types!

    RN4NICU replied to trees's topic in General Nursing

    MSN ----- APRN,BC = Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board CertifiedBSN ----- RN,BC = Registered Nurse, Board Certified RN,CNA,BC = Registered Nurse, Certified in Nursing Administration, Board...

  4. Hello from Italy

    RN4NICU replied to alenorby's topic in General World

    Welcome!

  5. Acls

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Strange. We (ACLS cert) still run the code if no doc available (or until doc is available) and the regular crash cart is still brought to the

  6. I couldn't believe my ears!!!!

    RN4NICU replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, I'm not surprised. I work in the NICU so I see a LOT of this. Teenage girls that want to have a baby, either because they think it will make their boyfriends stay with them (think again,...

  7. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    RN4NICU replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, a very crappy thing to do - I don't see how anyone involved in that case slept at night. judge - shame on him/her for not throwing out the case family/victim - how dare they sue someone for...

  8. Advice 4 joinin navy as medical corpsman

    RN4NICU replied to soon2Bnavy's topic in Government, Military

    ca is the only state i know of, but you can check with individual boards. nc used to, but they no longer do this. no difference between lpn and lvn other than what state you are in. they are called...

  9. Nurses crossing picket lines??

    RN4NICU replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree Hellllllo Nurse, when I have worked as a traveler (I will NOT cross a nurses' picket line) I have almost always been paid as well or better than the staff and did not have to put up with ANY...

  10. cna while going to school???advice please !

    RN4NICU replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Nursing Career

    Director of

  11. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    RN4NICU replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    the poster was asking for people's opinions! your patients have

  12. What Doesn't Matter

    RN4NICU replied to OneRN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll grow into those shoes, just give yourself some time. :) After you do, you may change your mind about a few things. Welcome to

  13. online BSN degree without clinicals

    RN4NICU replied to temarey's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a school with University Alliance that, a few years back, did not require clinicals - this might be the one you are thinking about. Unfortunately, they have since amended this and require...

  14. Nose plugs?

    RN4NICU replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a formal rule against them. I would not think that anyone would be able to say anything about it if you did. If someone thinks it might insult a patient - do you think the patient...

  15. Working in Hospitals

    RN4NICU replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but in most instances of "customer" service, when they become threatening and violent - you can have them thrown out on their a$$es. Not so much so with patients until they recover, esp. since...

  16. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    RN4NICU replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    I understood. The comment was made "tongue in

  17. Under what circumstances can a nurse LEGALLY refuse an assignment?

    RN4NICU replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is a state-by-state thing. In my state (and many others), if you are not ASSIGNED to the patient, you do not have the duty to care. This is per a nurse attorney who specializes in negligence and...

  18. Under what circumstances can a nurse LEGALLY refuse an assignment?

    RN4NICU replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was told to me by a nurse's attorney at a legal nursing conference. I took it to be fact. You take it as you like. The nurse can refuse the assignment for any of the above reasons LEGALLY in...

  19. 4th of July, no time and half

    RN4NICU replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    hark!! methinks i detect the presence of a union contract in action. subliminal advertising >>>>> national union...national union...national

  20. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    RN4NICU replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Housecreeping. I LOVE IT!!!

  21. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    RN4NICU replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Because the more time nurses spend on professional tasks, the less time they have to do the $hit that nobody else wants to

  22. bkat, where do you get a copy?

    RN4NICU replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    BKAT = Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool Assesses basic knowledge of critical care

  23. bkat, where do you get a copy?

    RN4NICU replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    BKAT = Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool Assesses basic knowledge of critical care

  24. bkat, where do you get a copy?

    RN4NICU replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    dr. jean c. toth, r.n. the catholic university of america school of nursing washington, d. c. 20064 e-mail [color=#c60c45][email protected]. peds-bkat4 is for pediatric critical care bkat-5s is for...

  25. bkat, where do you get a copy?

    RN4NICU replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    dr. jean c. toth, r.n. the catholic university of america school of nursing washington, d. c. 20064 e-mail [color=#c60c45][email protected]. peds-bkat4 is for pediatric critical care bkat-5s is for...