kalevra

kalevra BSN, RN

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  1. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    study review purports to show aka the "lies, damn lies and statistics" argument this conversation is obviously not going to go anywhere as you are already closed off to the idea that research has...

  2. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    Just a word of advice. I highly recommend waiting until you meet the person in real life and have a conversation before committing to any carpooling. Your personalities may not match or you may just...

  3. Position difference between RN vs. BSN

    kalevra posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just got into the RN program, and I was wondering what the difference is between RN vs. BSN. I fully understand both must pass the NCLEX-RN in order to become a licensed RN and that both have the...

  4. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    I know how it feels. I was in your shoes freaking out about 4 months ago at the start of the

  5. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    Depends on the hospital, SJMC is very serious about your TB. At least start your immunization file document, do not wait last

  6. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    You have already had most of these shots, they should be on record from your physician. They just need to sign on the dotted line regarding your shots. As for the other ones, you just have to prove...

  7. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.ona.org.3pdns.korax.net/documents/File/pdf/KaneRNStaffingPatientOutcomesMedCare.pdf Under Hospital-Related Mortality: "Greater RN staffing was consistently associated with a reduction in...

  8. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    I would not be trying to prevent the expansion the scope of an RN, narrowing of RN scope of practice is the last thing I want to happen. My rationale for increasing RN staffing in hospitals would be...

  9. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    The idea was making some procedures RN only tasks by law. The general concept was if legislators passed bills making some tasks require an RN then the institution would have to hire an RN to perform...

  10. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    Try using a more reliable site other than someones personal hobby site to source your information. There are far more reliable sources you can use to get information from like the state nurse practice...

  11. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    This topic has been talked to death before, feel free to click this link and catch up https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/okay-cna-call-557493.html It is no where akin to calling your...

  12. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah it is. There are other stuff that happnes after

  13. CRNA army or no?

    kalevra replied to bmp1260's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There's a clause in you contract that states in short that modifications to your initial contract based on needs of the ARMY. I remember back in 2005 people had 3 months on their contract before they...

  14. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    kalevra replied to Rakkika's topic in Nursing Career

    One is just glorified dry humping and the other has penetration of some orifice. Guess which one is

  15. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    kalevra replied to Rakkika's topic in Nursing Career

    Unless HR/MGMT/ADMIN or whoever is doing the hiring goes above and beyond the call of duty to dig into her past, then it is safe to say she will be OK. She uses a stage name so google wont pop up her...

  16. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses take a pharmacology class for 1 maybe 2 semesters, Pharmacists have a few years of far more detailed Pharmacology. I am pretty sure that they know what contraindications and adverse effects...

  17. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    What you wrote is a general term. You should also know that some states hold the term "nurse" in the legal aspect as someone who is an RN or LVN. So if a CNA in one of these states introduces...

  18. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    kalevra replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    I think money would be better spent lobbying for legislation that makes some procedures as RN ONLY procedures. For example it would be illegal for a Pharmacist to push immunizations at a pharmacy. If...

  19. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    kalevra replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    If the case is an emergency like a GSW to your chest, I believe that you will get treated then they bill you. If you come in to the ER complaining of a sore throat then I believe they refer you to...

  20. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    kalevra replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    Isn't that the whole point. People with life/limb emergencies get seen in the ER. Those with sore throats get sent home and told to see their

  21. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    kalevra replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    I agree the ER should be for emergencies. My family moved to the city I am living in back in 1995. I was gone for a few years but I moved back. In all the years I have been here since 1995 I only...

  22. Standard Hospital Scrubs National Standard?

    kalevra replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my mom telling me that back in her day they had to wear white everything. The color represents cleanliness and servitude. Physicians on the other hand wore a white lab coat with black...

  23. Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    kalevra replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Lol, so in short you still need the man around up until you get your own independent practice at which point you become the

  24. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    The school redid some things in the program during the Fall 2011 cycle. In the first semester you go to the same hospital for the both ADN1&2 sections. It used to be that you can go to 2 different...

  25. San Joaquin Delta College Spring 2012

    kalevra replied to crystalball's topic in California Nursing

    Private Message me about book details if you want more