RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    RN4NICU replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The question I was responding to asked if we AS NURSES would volunteer in the community. This is a much different question. As you point out, seniors are at a lower risk of death from H5N1 than many...

  2. What are advantages of per diem?

    RN4NICU replied to ZoeK's topic in General Nursing

    Our "pool" and per diem works similarly to what Tweety described, with the "pool" nurses being house resource (they are sent to whichever unit is short) while the per diem nurses usually only work on...

  3. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    RN4NICU replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This still does not address the issue of PPE for these community volunteers. The hospitals will have to protect their supplies - they'll be short enough without sharing it with non-hospital providers...

  4. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    RN4NICU replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exactly. I don't underestimate my skills or knowledge. However, care in the community is pretty much going to be comfort measures only - family members are perfectly capable of providing this. There...

  5. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    RN4NICU replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First, if there isn't enough PPE to go around for medical personnel working in hospitals in such a situation, where are these community volunteers going to get it? Second, without medical supplies...

  6. Can I sign LVN in a LPN state?

    RN4NICU replied to CoCo_low's topic in General Nursing

    No need for that really, it is pretty clear. You practice under the license issued by the state you are in. Therefore, it is that title that you are to use. Doctor of Medicine is a degree, which can...

  7. Cadbury pulling it's awful commercial!

    RN4NICU replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    Eww. I never saw that one. I'm feeling pretty glad about that, too. I was talking about the old one - you know "they dare to feel...they dare to cry...they daaarrre to

  8. Cadbury pulling it's awful commercial!

    RN4NICU replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    I never saw the Cadbury commercial. I never liked the J&J ads - I didn't find them offensive, just stupid. I did HATE that song, though. I'm glad the ads aren't shown anymore (at least where I...

  9. Flu shots

    RN4NICU replied to willie03's topic in General Nursing

    JCAHO does not mandate flu shots for employees. As of Jan 1, 2007, they mandate that the vaccine be offered by the employer free of charge to all employees with patient contact. Employees are free...

  10. am I being greedy?

    RN4NICU replied to tonypeggy's topic in General Nursing

    This is not directed at the OP - just a general observation: This type of thinking plays a huge role in keeping nursing at the bottom of the food chain. Ethics and salary do not belong in the same...

  11. Writing Skills important for an RN

    RN4NICU replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the nurse role is to educate others. This is often done through written handouts on health topics (for patients) and journal articles (for colleagues). It is essential that these educational...

  12. Is it all political?

    RN4NICU replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    Med school has its own games to play - most professions

  13. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    RN4NICU replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    a catheter that is curved at the tip instead of

  14. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    RN4NICU replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    ISTJ here. I'm not particularly surprised that nursing isn't on the list of recommended occupations for

  15. Injured Football Player

    RN4NICU replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    Coaches that know what they are talking about encourage head up, not head down. I think they also understand that career-ending (and possibly life-ending) injuries to their players are not going to...

  16. Looking down on those who take lunch breaks???

    RN4NICU replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    federal law does not require meal breaks. each state has its own laws, and unfortunately some states allow health care workers to be taken advantage of by the wording of their laws (and some states...

  17. PRN wages

    RN4NICU replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - I've never heard of a facility offering any benefits to PRNs, just extra pay. Do they get the same as part-time, or are they pro-rated somehow based on how much they work? Are they required to...

  18. PRN wages

    RN4NICU replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but "the rest of you" get benefits - insurance, retirement, vacation, sick pay, etc. PRN employees do not get this, so they get extra hourly pay to compensate (most places, and I wouldn't work...

  19. What Would You Love to Find in the Break Room?

    RN4NICU replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    Fruit and/or vegetables, perhaps with cheese cubes or dip, would be nice. Very few people wouldn't be able to enjoy at least some part of that. Personally, I would steer clear of things like candy or...

  20. Are accelerated programs fair?

    RN4NICU replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    well, if you had researched all your options more carefully, you would have known about the accelerated program, and if that is unfair, you have no one but yourself to blame for that one. and, yes,...

  21. Anyone ever try working 60 hours a week?

    RN4NICU replied to buff nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The crap that some nurses put up with simply amazes me sometimes. I'm very glad I work where I do, as I would leave nursing before I would put up with what you describe

  22. Anyone ever try working 60 hours a week?

    RN4NICU replied to buff nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is quite odd, because in 2003, the association that oversees residency programs put a cap on the number of hours per week they are allowed to work - a maximum of 80 hours. That is still a...

  23. Just a vent.....

    RN4NICU replied to Preemienurse23's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad nurses can't seem to act like professionals. They seem to delight in causing problems for one another. Management perpetuates it (of course they do - they don't want nurses to work together....

  24. Are accelerated programs fair?

    RN4NICU replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    Oh good grief Do pardon me. OH MY GOODNESS - ONE WHOLE TWO-CREDIT CLASS DIFFERENCE!! HOW UNFAIR!!! Is that what you wanted to hear? I stand by what I said before - one 2-credit class is no big deal...

  25. Are accelerated programs fair?

    RN4NICU replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, I just took another look. The nursing portion is exactly the same except for a 2-hour foundations of pharmacology that is not in the accelerated (I couldn't tell you what that is all...