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  1. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    See related News Item and further discussion here:

  2. Spoke with a nurse recruiter today

    nyforlove replied to Lovely_RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Wow, that's rough, but try to stay calm--the situation will eventually improve but not as quickly as we'd all like...Keep us posted of your

  3. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks HeartsOpenWide, Oh, YES, I DO PLAN ON COMPLAINING to the state, but first doing research here and finding out more about the practice: its prevalence, illegality, dangerous consequences...I...

  4. Upoming NP Interview!! First One!!

    nyforlove replied to skozaczk's topic in General Nursing

    Sarah, First, congrats on the interview and good luck!...But, for someone to give you advice, they need to know WHAT the specific type of job/area/setting/geographic area, etc. is at

  5. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    What "bothers" me is that NYState PROHIBITS "medical assistants" from administering meds, yet MDs Offices routinely flout the law and compromise patient safety because they prefer not to hire an...

  6. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  7. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    In what state(s) were you a certified "medical assistant"? Were you authorized to provide

  8. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Nevada STOPS "Medical Assistants" from Giving Injections...

  9. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the post, yes, you're right: people can give meds in such situations because there is no charge for services and thus those instances fall outside the State Nurse (and MD) Practice Acts;...

  10. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    In a state with a trained/educated/licensed "medical assistant," I would have no problem, but in NYState where ANYONE can be called a "medical assistant," I won't proffer my arm to an 18 gauge needle...

  11. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    As she was about to stick me with an 18-gauge needle, I figured I didn't want to deal with educating

  12. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    States have laws, regulations, etc. that SPECIFICALLY permit administration of meds by group-home workers, EMTs, dentists, etc....What we're looking at here is whether someone with no required...

  13. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    thanks; based on the reference, it looks like ohio permits med administration by non-nurses as long as the md is "in the house"--curious what the ohio nurse practice acts says on the

  14. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    CAN they LEGALLY---or, is the small practice willing to risk the punishment that the hospital can't afford to risk with multi-million dollar liability insurance policies? Is the practice you refer to...

  15. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reference, but you didn't make it to the second paragraph, to wit: "As unlicensed personnel in New York State, they cannot perform such tasks as preparing or administering medications...

  16. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding re: phlebotomy (i.e., drawing blood) is that some states require licensing and others, like NY, do not; however, injection of medicine into someone is a WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME with...

  17. Sinai Salary Question!!

    nyforlove replied to njxcrush18's topic in New York Nursing

    Mt Sinai lists its salaries on its website... I believe the new NYSNA contract executed in late '07/early '08 provided a base of roughly $68K days plus $1,000+ for each year of experience and...

  18. Aussie New Graduate Looking For Opportunities

    nyforlove replied to myfavouritescar's topic in New York Nursing

    The new-grad market here in NY is NOT

  19. Any Stonybrook University MSN students?

    nyforlove replied to Melissa94RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks and good

  20. Any Stonybrook University MSN students?

    nyforlove replied to Melissa94RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Kimaboogie, That's a terrible situation---have you tried networking with NP's in the NY State NP Society? They have NYC chapters. Their website is: http://www.thenpa.org I just joined myself....

  21. Any Stonybrook University MSN students?

    nyforlove replied to Melissa94RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Kimaboogie, Thanks for your info. re: the SUNY Stoney Brook MSN NP On-Line Program; I noticed on another thread that there is danger of failing a SUNY SB clinical if the student cannot locate her own...

  22. Comprehensive 100% Online FNP programs...

    nyforlove replied to dc_frank's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    WOW! Thanks for the info....you had an admirable amount of initiative and in tenacity in pursuing your NP--and it obviously worked out

  23. Comprehensive 100% Online FNP programs...

    nyforlove replied to dc_frank's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Fundamentally, I tend to agree with you assuming one crucial fact: that the school made it clear at the beginning that the students must themselves locate preceptors; nevertheless, if it turns out in...

  24. Comprehensive 100% Online FNP programs...

    nyforlove replied to dc_frank's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is it considered being "spoon fed" to have a preceptor provided to students?---I thought that was the point of a University--you know, like providing instructors to teach the didactic portion of the...

  25. SUNY Stony Brook On-Line NP Program: NYC Preceptors?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in New York Nursing

    [Moved from NP