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    New grad in HH $20/visit no mileage.... is this right?

    uRNmyway replied to vn-rn's topic in Home Health

    I agree with other posters. That rate does seem low, especially given your location. The company I work for pays 50$ per visit for RN's, and 50 cents per mile for anything not connecting to your home....
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    How do Nurses cope with the death of a patient?

    uRNmyway replied to wrigleymarie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To add to the previous poster, you also just develop a thicker skin with time. I think our first patient death is always difficult, with those after a little easier to handle. Ask some our AN Old...
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    Just let me be...

    uRNmyway replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    See, slint, you are just talking out of your butt on this. Maybe you have worked with uncaring nurses, and that has affected your opinion of them. But on that note, I have worked with REALLY dumb...
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    Two VERY low ball job offers in the last month...(management and leadership!)

    uRNmyway replied to SweettartRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Wow OP...you might want to get a check on that attitude... ADN nurses to 'pick up the crumbs'? Just...wow... Seriously, a part of me hopes that someone with a 'measly' ADN gets all these high-paying...
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    my birth plan - nurse friendly?

    uRNmyway replied to nurse_maya28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First, I don't know about the rest of you, but I cringed when I saw birth plan coming from a L&D nurse. Any department I worked for (although they were on the mother-baby side), if there was a...
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    Is it safe?

    uRNmyway replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you ask your OB? Seems like the best course of action. If he/she tells you no, then ask for a doctor's note and carry it with you at all
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    What do you chart when you have a normal vaginal delivery?

    uRNmyway replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you been getting flack for charting too much? If so, and since you seem uncomfortable with such minimalist charting, maybe you can meet them halfway. Or perhaps suggest a flowsheet of some sort...
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    sequester...huh?

    uRNmyway replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sure, because that might kill the infant. But if this infant worked his butt off, took tons of risks to cultivate all this food, then he can do with it as he pleases IMO, so long as its not to harm...
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    sequester...huh?

    uRNmyway replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I know you didn't mention a fair tax, the OP did. My post just addressed your comment then OP's. I apologize for the
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    sequester...huh?

    uRNmyway replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i just have two comments based on this last page. Tewdles, you mention the poor and middle classed ended up in these bad situations because of poor governance. I completely agree with you on that....
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    Argh why JCAHO, WHY?!

    uRNmyway posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just need to get this anxiety off my chest... Of all days for them to show up for our review, why does it have to be when our head nurse is out of the office and our JCAHO expert is out of the darn...
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    Two VERY low ball job offers in the last month...(management and leadership!)

    uRNmyway replied to SweettartRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Lol, heck, forget about blaming new grads. There are a bunch of experienced nurses having to take whatever is offered just to be employed. Blame the schools and media who keep insisting there is still...
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    I apologize

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    Well see there is a huge difference between using the ER during hours when no Urgent cares are open, to something happening in full daylight, near one of the biggest metro areas in the country where...
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    I apologize

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    There's a comedian who does a bit about some B-list celebrity who was arrested for DUI while under the influence of PCP. Apparently he thought he WAS a horse! Would have loved to be a fly on the wall...
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    Argh why JCAHO, WHY?!

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    Lol Jenni811, thats a good hypothesis. Maybe they did know JC would be in and thats why they were conveniently away. Oh well, I guess at least now I'm kinda prepared for their audits and how they...
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    I apologize

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    Lol, just because my post doesn't describe my evaluations, doesn't mean I didn't ask questions. I did evaluate her pain, and possible associated symptoms. Nothing. Her mother told me they ALREADY saw...
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    I apologize

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    Yea, this patient just loves going to the ER. She has a headache unrelieved by OTC tylenol. Refuses to try ibuprofen or cold pack or rest. Because of pain, BP is borderline high. Insists her...
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    I apologize

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    Lol, I know, I just keep thinking if I teach and reinforce anytime I can it will eventually work. I mean, how useful are we if we can't get something that simple
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    Argh why JCAHO, WHY?!

    uRNmyway replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah but our JCAHO expert is the only one with the password to see when they are coming, and she was out of the country. So it was a complete surprise for everyone. Then nurse manager was doing a...
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    Could someone of average IQ become an ADN nurse?

    uRNmyway replied to Weber's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Most people take some quick 10 minute IQ test online and take it way too seriously. I would recommend if anything to take one of the 2-3 hour tests. And even then, most aren't really accurate to...
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    Cursing on the job

    uRNmyway replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I sometimes swear in French, especially since I have come to the US. However, while being in a different language, I have a difficult time masking the tone and sentiment behind it, so people can...
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    Feeling so discouraged

    uRNmyway replied to tugirl12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Anything is hard to break into as a new grad. But if you have work now, I suggest you start roaming the job listings for the L&D department at your hospital. It is easier to find work when you...
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    Cursing on the job

    uRNmyway replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I do normally have quite the potty mouth. I have tried really hard to tone it down, especially with a toddler who is just now starting to try to speak and repeat everything we say. I also can't let...
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    What makes a "good patient"?

    uRNmyway replied to moriahcat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm, good patient... -Polite (as others said, please and thank you, pay attention to you when you are talking to them) -Involved (ask questions when the doctor is there, know their medications and...
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    What makes a "good patient"?

    uRNmyway replied to moriahcat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The exception to that rule are the Web-MD licensed doctors lol. Its great to want to know more about your health issues, but making yourself a hypochondriac with Web-MD is no better than knowing...