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  1. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    hipab4hands replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    The problem comes up that if the Dr. refers to their MA's as "nurses", then the pt has the expectation that their care is being performed by a Nurse. If something goes wrong or the "nurse" gives the...

  2. The Pain Scale - too subjective IMO

    hipab4hands replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=FZ1Tom Pain is always subjective. However, the doc's in the clinic have come up with a pretty good rateing system based on Mild, Moderate, Severe. Mild= pain is present, but not enought to...

  3. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    hipab4hands replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=lizz Any thoughts? Is this allowed? Why would even doctors refer to MA's as nurses? Dr.'s tell pt.'s that their MA's are nurses for several reasons. Most of the public doesn't know the...

  4. My shift sucked last night.

    hipab4hands replied to 91WhiskeyM6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hang in there. Tommorrow is another day ,and I hope it improves greatly. We had one of the worst weeks last week, since I've worked for my present employer. For some reason, we had a plethora of...

  5. The BIG word - RETENTION!!!!!

    hipab4hands replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

  6. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    hipab4hands replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

  7. CNA performing a newborn screen?

    hipab4hands replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would be worried. CNA's do not do medical assessments. They can provide personal care , take vital signs ,etc.,but it is not within their scope of practice to "interpret" these results. Think...

  8. Hurt on the job - who's caring for us?!

    hipab4hands replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And yes....I'm angry.....it's a total betrayal!!!:angryfire No One looks after our best interests, except ourselves. When work related injuries occur, Worker's Comp will try and find every excuse not...

  9. Letter Carrier or R.N?

    hipab4hands replied to FutureNurse2006's topic in General Nursing

  10. Kaiser Nurses

    hipab4hands replied to pittdidi's topic in California Nursing

    I work for KP now. The pay is higher than most facilities. The trade off is that it is such a large organization that there is a big problem with communication between depts., facilities, upper...

  11. new OT laws and how will affect nurses

    hipab4hands replied to nontrad1964's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, you can be forced to work overtime. If you refuse,then it is considered patient abandonment and you can lose your license ( something that upper management gleefully reminds of us.)...

  12. new OT laws and how will affect nurses

    hipab4hands replied to nontrad1964's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I know the answer to this question. Surplus of nurses means layoffs. Layoffs mean surplus of nurses willing to work for low wages. Low wages equals more profits for hospital, dr.'s office, SNF....

  13. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    hipab4hands replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    absolutely, the docs write the scripts and won't refer patients to chronic pain managment clinics. the docs in the hmo, where i work, hand out vicodin like it was m and m's. they continue to provide...

  14. Disease of the Week- West Nile

    hipab4hands posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering how many calls or visits to the ER are occuring, because of the West Niles Virus. Where I work, we have started to refer to it as the disease of the Week. It seems every patient...

  15. Increase in minor complaints?

    hipab4hands replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Where's that "Death of Common Sense" thread? Common sense has been dead for a long time. I noticed that younger folks- under 30- do not seem to have a clue on how to take care of minor illnesses or...

  16. Increase in minor complaints?

    hipab4hands replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    LOL- When patients call and insists on going to the ER for minor illnessesses or injuries, I alway warn them to take a book and snacks. They always ask, "why?". I tell them that the average waiting...

  17. Increase in minor complaints?

    hipab4hands replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

  18. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    hipab4hands replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

  19. disciplinary nightmare

    hipab4hands replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: For the life of me, I cannot figure out how this wasn't taught to you in school. Your faculty should be horsewhipped if they didn't tell you. Sorry to say this, but I'm way over in the...

  20. Dress Code for nursing students?

    hipab4hands replied to NPTeacher's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It would be great to have a dress code, but I can hear the lawsuits start rolling over Nursing Students being singled out. When I was in school, we could wear what we wanted during classroom...

  21. how to get out of a speeding ticket

    hipab4hands replied to NewbieNurse2005's topic in Nursing Humor

    How about a true life story on beating a speeding ticket.I admit I was speeding at the time this occurred:rolleyes: I was speeding on the freeway, when I looked in the rear view mirror and see a...

  22. What can we do to improve working conditions in Nursing homes?

    hipab4hands replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We as nurses will never get the correct working ratios while others are turning up with "free time". Check out the comments from the nursing unions about this, they have quite a lot to say in that...

  23. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    hipab4hands replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    How about our frequent flier-a known alcoholic--ran out of beer. He and a friend decide to find a free source of alcohol. Light bulb goes on in our frequent fliers head, who decides to make a run...

  24. Sick and tired of being sick and tired

    hipab4hands replied to Okla.Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think we've all been there at one time or another. I know in one of my previous jobs, I would cry every day after leaving work, because I felt I had shortchanged my patients. I managed to hang on...

  25. Nurse Manager Fired for standing up for adequate staff!

    hipab4hands replied to ClipboardNurse's topic in General Nursing

    And it was ALL about egos. My DON is so far removed from reality, and that's why they were in the shape they found themselves to be when I arrived. I was merely trying to keep it that new way, and...