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Just checked, no HSA, only HCSA with max carry-over of $500. So no go. Thanks for the info anyways, Anonymous865.

OMG! I'm too healthy to take advantage of an FSA, but I had no idea you can do the above with the HSA. Thank you for this info! (Our benefits presentation truly sucks ***!) In 2017, I only contributed to my employer's matched amount: invested in...

A quick reality orientation from Nursing Fundamentals (Kozier): "The nurse employed by a hospital functions within an employer–employee relationship in which the nurse represents and acts for the hospital and therefore must function within the poli...

OP, in the hospital setting, you're basically the nursing IT: these nurses teach and trouble-shoot the charting system, so you need to have an efficient and effective communication skills, along with basic computer skills--you're an IT in the softwar...

Yes, indeed, you should have. Now, you're in the clear: Resident gave a VO, the Attending agreed--with RT as a witness. Word to the wise: When you are in the right, be calm, be composed, be a BOSS: e.g., "The resident handed me a primed propofol and ...

OP, wow, hearing this, I'm so glad with our RSI policy: (Level 1 trauma center) the Attending, Resident, RT, Pharm--they draw our IVP meds; minimum two RN's. But usually 3-4 total nurses. RECAPS: 1. The resident handed you a primed propofol and a VO...

CA MS: 1:5 (my charge closed the unit down once, i.e. no admits since all nurses were max'ed out at 5 Pts). Tele: 1:4 Observation: 1:4 ER: 1:3 to 1:4 Well Bob, this is how triage works in my Level 1 Trauma center teaching hospital: Triage Rm 1: one...

OP, seems like you already know the flow of the ED, and as for charting, we have check boxes for the "ABCD", then free-text box for CC/HX/etc. What you really want to know is the CC and their associated symptoms: I'll give you the two common ones: CC...

It is a sad day in the nursing world that so many nurses failed to see the humor in this article: creativity in the title, silly claims countered by solid claims, and the ending paragraph is the author's last ditch effort to say "don't take me seriou...

I was hired for the ED, boarded in MS for about 9 months, been an ER nurse for a while. Level 1 Trauma center, Teaching Hospital, we have Psych ED, Fasttrack, Main ER, Trauma bay, Peds ER, and Obs. So I'll give you a sample of my report and some insi...

We're ER nurses; we know what we do. These three steps are just a down&dirty snapshot of what goes on in the ER for non-ER nurses. Based on your selective quotation of me, I agree with your objection. Based on my full quotation of me, I disagree ...

My level 1 trauma training hospital pays CC bonus, we ER nurses did not get CC bonus pay, so we know that we are not CC nurses. But we argued for and finally got ER bonus pay just a few years ago. My ED comprises Psych ED nurses, Observation nurses, ...

We are not Critical Care nurses. OP, take your typical sepsis alert patients for example: you draw labs and blood culture and start Abx infusions, then admit the patient. Same with your RSI patients: after intubation and starting drips, you admit the...

Awesome article! Thanks! I love the way you mention the fine prints regarding how insurance works, and thanks for bringing up the term 'respondeat superior'--we touched briefly on it in 1st semester. This article should have more than 3 pages of comm...

Here's one from a non-ACNP: "Mar 10, '16 by emsguy, BSN, EMT-I I am an RN with a BSN currently in my second semester as an FNP student. As a Family Nurse Practitioner we are trained as primary care providers and sometimes generalist. So our educatio...

And another term comes to mind: broad-brush. Spicy prawns (who am I alluding to? Hint: politics)

You are no doubt foremost among men; when you walk into a room and give a speech, men grow chest hair , women curl their toes , birds chirp :singing:and cloudy sky turns blue revealing a twinkling sun as if it's giving you a wink--scratch that--mult...

From aanp [dot] org/all-about-nps/np-fact-sheet 220K+ NP's in the US 7.7% in Acute Care 1.7% in Neonatal (for argument's sake, let's exclude CRNA since they require ICU exp) Majority are in primary care (i.e. preventative medicine). Specifically for ...

OP, I'm in a teaching hospital, our policy is "no verbal orders unless in an emergency." I heard from our senior nurses that they fought hard for this, which is great as it protects the nurses. When I float to ER/Obs, our Residents/NPs/PAs are great ...

OP, see how this ER nurse speaks? Big EGO with no disdain for the occasional humble pies. I'm the same way, a few weeks prior to getting off MS orientation, I was the go-to for hard IV sticks I am going to the ER training soon. I was hired for ED, b...

Maybe you should have added something positive about me...” -I did, with this -Good observation and efforts on your part.” You observed that she started timidly, then you saw improvements by week 6. We all recognized you put efforts into teaching...

Why are you replying to me with something that I did not say? Please copy and paste that specific quote of mine. (You don't have to; I prefer you not to; you got a free get-out-of-jail card ).

Thanks for replying and being adult about it—instant respect from me. I questioned your leadership skills based on the totality of what you said in your original post: did you get anything useful out of Alice? Your original post suggests no. (Leade...

Mar 10: ...I've been a nurse for 6 yrs...BSN...MSN...also a CNM...4 yrs in CC...the past two in L&D...I've precepted several students...I was not planning on taking another student...as I finally am transitioning into full scope midwifery practic...

Wow!!! I can't believe how nice M/S nurses are, given how looked down upon they are! M/S nurses, you should be having a field day with this. OR nurses, if that list is what you call "assessment" , then here's my grading: From K-12 (again, I repeat, b...