Amethyst Veralyn

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  1. Stark Law

    Amethyst Veralyn posted a topic in General Nursing

    When a doctor refers a patient to a place that they or their family owns, they are said to, "have a financial interest," and this violates the law, but this is too narrow minded. What if a...

  2. Moving/lifting patients when short staffed

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

  3. On the verge of quitting...

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to evilolive's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Try a place with a smaller work load. Try working for a home nursing agency. The agencies always have nurses who complain about facilities and the work load in

  4. Injections practice?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    She shouldn't be forcing you to do anything you don't want to do. The most I ever did to my family members was take their blood pressures and give them hot packs and back

  5. Moving/lifting patients when short staffed

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let any of them bully you into doing things you don't feel safe doing. This will protect both you and the patients. If there are only 3 aides for 40 patients they should get together at one...

  6. Moving/lifting patients when short staffed

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    When you use the hoyer lift a lot of facilities require you to have someone help you. I asked my co workers if this is a facility rule or state law and they didn't seem to know. I still would...

  7. What is the answer to this test question?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to yeepers's topic in General Students

    Have you ever gotten in trouble for an improper abbreviation, not as a perscribing doctor, charge nurse or transcriptionist, but just as a CNA or as a regular staff nurse or as a private caregiver...

  8. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    some co workers and family members offer me advice that changes me forever. they point things out to me that i didn't know about. their advice to me is completely fair. some others give invalid...

  9. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I play a little game sometimes where I drive to my shift before the snowstorm hits and then I arrange to take the next shift away from the girl who is scheduled after me because I don't want to DRIVE...

  10. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was on a case one day and wrote a note to the girl who came at the end of my shift to tell her our patient had diarrhea and I did this specifically because our patient had guests in the house and I...

  11. How has HIPPA affected your job?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to eltrip's topic in Telephone Triage

  12. How has HIPPA affected your job?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to eltrip's topic in Telephone Triage

    I have just recently been told that if I work one on one with a patient in a facility that I can not pull the signal cord for help unless it is a medical emergency. I was told this is about hippa...

  13. What do I do now? I am so crushed!!

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Brightstar's topic in California Nursing

    Working as a CNA or a PCA not that hard. The training class is on high school level and it's easy to get a job. Any hospital or nursing home can help you if you ask

  14. Has your supervisor ever told you to go to work when you were throwing up?

    Amethyst Veralyn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't like to call in sick unless I can't avoid it. I try to take use meds that supress my symptoms instead of calling in sick. When you are throwing up or have diarrhea it is a threat to co...

  15. Should facility supervisors be concerned for your welfare?

    Amethyst Veralyn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some nursing facilities offer a free meal to people who work a double shift and also let them take a shower. There was one time that I was stuck on a 24 hour care shift in a facility for 51 hours and...

  16. what shoes do you wear...

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to blee1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    _____________________________________________ A Reebok Princess is lightweight and gives support. It works if you have high arches. I've seen some staff nurses wearing waterproof clogs with designs...

  17. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    If you see your patient as a piece of revenue you won't be able to give them adequate care. You have to see them as a whole person and sometimes you have to think of them when you're off work. One...

  18. what to know @ scene of accident

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    One summer I took a beginning paramedical class where you're taught by advanced paramedics. It lasted for three months and I was never the same after I took it. This was how I learned to intervene...

  19. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a witness to patients with advance directives who are admitted to a facitlity in a coma and tube fed over long periods of time and this is immoral treatment of them. Some are in long term care...

  20. When or how do you apply for CNA jobs???

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to couldntbhappier's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Only in rare cases do CNA students ever work before they pass the state exam. Most times you should have your certificate in hand when you apply at a

  21. Is there power in the color white?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    I see emergency room nurses that where green uniforms and it's tranquilizing to look at. White can hurt people's eyes. Wearing a white uniform makes me feel like a

  22. What would you do?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to mickeypat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a different question from the last. I take care of an alziemers patient and sometimes he gets violent. The charge nurse told me he can hit really hard. He is not allowed to get up and walk...

  23. How would you handle this and what is your opinion?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

    If someone was in the ER after having beaten me or someone I care for I would still prefer to see them have pain

  24. Pet Peeves

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Once a long time ago I took some used attends out of someones room and found the garbage can gone and then found out the other aide on the hall had taken the barrel inside the room with her like no...

  25. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Amethyst Veralyn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I like to provide comfort and safety for people who can't take care of themselves. I like to touch