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Hi. Curious to know about your experience as the nurse manager of acute care facility inspections. What did a typical week look like? How many surveys did you conduct per week? How many overnight travel days per week? How much time were you given to complete the report per facility? I welcome all and any information one can give regarding this role. Thank you.

Hi. Which job position is better to accept with the Dept of Veteran Affairs (VA), competitive or excepted? Thanks!

Thank you guys so much for your responses. I've an opportunity for a position with a commute time of 1hr 45 min one way. The night shift is the only way I'd survive that kind of commute time. Thanks again!

Hello everyone. I'm curious to know how far you currently drive from home to your job at the hospital. Thanks.

Thanks for responding. No, this clinic is for chronic hemodialysis patients. I just find the hours 9-5 to be too clear-cut; I'm thinking it's only for the patients' knowledge of when the doors open, but staff arriving much sooner. ????

A Fresenius clinic hours are posted as M-F, 9-5p when googled. Are these hours realistic for staff or only for patient information? Thanks.

Hello Channo92, I'm curious about dialysis' hours. I've seen chronic clinic hours for Fresenius as 9a-5p M-F. Are those hours realistic for nurses looking to apply for a position, or are those hours for public patient information? Thanks.

I don't know if this topic has been asked or discussed, but I'm curious what your thoughts are. Should a RN with an associate degree & more years experience be paid more than a RN with a bachelor's degree and less experience? Your thoughts....

Can anyone offer information on what it's like to work for the VA doing Home-based primary care? Also, how many clients are you typically assigned to take care of? Thanks!

Finally someone responded with numbers. 68-73 doesn't sound bad at all. I thought some of the comments were alluding towards the low 60's..now that would be too cold for me to work in, but 68-73 is quite doable. Thanks guys! ;-)

Yes that helps a great deal. Thanks for elaborating.

Okay, so nursing in the OR is a specialty, so I'm not clear about what you mean when you say specialty. Do you mean that each VA's OR only perform specific types of surgeries? Would you please elaborate what you mean by specialty? Thanks.

Thanks wanna. Those are insane hours. Do you always get paid for your overtime? From what I understand there can be as many as 12 or more patients to tend with only one RN. That just doesn't sound safe. I find dialysis interesting because you stay busy but the nurse patient ratio and the hours are insane.

Rose Queen, Is it the Circulator's task to ensure the proper temperature of the room? Also, you say the temperature depends on the procedure. For a "cool" room procedure, would you say the temp falls below 60, And for a "warmer" one above 60?

Med Surge 2, thank you for this information. I have definitely learned something new regarding a nurse's scope of practice in public health. I remember doing a couple of clinical days at a health department during my associate program but never received information about the potential for an expanded nursing role. I see that a nurse has a lot more autonomy in public health nursing. Thanks again guys for the info.

Can anyone tell me what the average temperature is in the OR?

Patmac10, thanks for replying and to help me understand this new information.

Rizz, I'm also curious as to whether you received a certification of some sort after completing your training? Thanks.

Klone, thanks for responding. The information regarding the STIs and PAP make sense to me. But just to be clear, is a bimanual and pelvic exam the same thing, just different terms? If so, if a RN receives specialized training to perform a pelvic/bimanual exam, then shouldn't the training accompany some sort of certification as proof of the RN being qualified to perform such an act? Although I'm not aware of any such certification. Also, I assume, to your point, that one can only be legally/ethically trained to only perform what is within their scope; certification or not right? Thanks so much for your elaboration/education on this.

I ran across a posting in the APRN forum and since the posting was a year ago, I thought I might get a quicker response/answer to my question here in the actual "Public Health" forum. The nature of my question in the posting entailed an RN who works in a local health department in women's health. She was given specialized training in order to perform advanced procedures beyond regular RN duties, for example, PAP smears, pelvic & breast exams, and to identify and treat STDs based on pre-established protocols. My question is, how can a RN be specially trained to perform duties outside of scope of practice AND not be licensed (APRN) to perform them, even if it's within the employer's protocol of duties?? Isn't that risking one's license big time? I need some insight, knowledge, and education on how this is possible. I'm looking forward to your answers and insights regarding this. Thanks!

Rizz, You said (sorry, I forgot to add the quote initially), and I quote: "Currently I am working at the local health dpt in women's health. Here, we are given specialized training to perform advanced procedures beyond regular RN duties. For instance, I do breast and pelvic exams, perform Pap smears, and identify and treat std's based on pre-established protocols." I'm curious to know how this specialized training is within the scope of a Non-APRN's practice? How can a RN without an APRN licensure be able to perform this type of patient care (specifically PAP smears, pelvic exams, breast exams) even within the employer's protocol? How can an employer's protocol for duties override the scope of practice for a Non-APRN?? I'm looking forward to gaining insight regarding this. Thanks!

Ipink, most public health positions actually require a BSN, so you're certainly ahead of the game.

Is there anyone who is familiar with this company? ....Also, Why don't dialysis companies post their clinic days and hours to be discovered via Internet?...They only post "get directions", the "type of services offered" and such.

Klone, okay thanks. I'll keep this in mind for future reference.

Olliesmommy1005 & mia415, would either of you like to share some of the questions that were asked during your interview for a PHN besides the standard/typical ones? Thanks!