Vishwamitr

Vishwamitr

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  1. License info being sold

    You are assuming that all nurses are
  2. students charting Assessments

    Yes. Unfortunately, you are the only one. You are starting off on a wrong foot. I am not sure if nursing is for
  3. Prophecy Testing/Is it fair testing?

    Makes no sense at all. Are you still considering working
  4. CE Brokers

    Why does MQA require that FL nurses submit their CEUs to CEBrokers prior to applying for license renewal? Aren't they just some middleman? License renewal used to be a 1-2-3 process. Now it is...
  5. Can you work more then 16hrs in a day

    please tell us that there is no connection between your thoughts and your action as in what you are thinking and what you are typing. Do you have anything to back up your expert
  6. May I suggest that you try out Utilization Review nurse position where you do not need to do bedside nursing but rather deal with the insurance companies and
  7. Per-diem nurses

    I am a registered nurse who works as a per-diem nurse in several hospitals in Florida and want to create awareness among the healthcare industry (mostly hospitals) about the plight and silent...
  8. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    This M.D. once gave me an order to, "Continue same medications that the patient is taking at home." We almost ended up at the Arbitration Board of the
  9. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    Hand-sanitizers are a false sense of security. This myth that these products sanitize our hands has been vigorously "hysterisized" (I know there is no such word) by the duo Mr. Proctor & Mr....
  10. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Ohio LPN, not being uncommon does not mean that it is legal or acceptable. We used to have slavery, segregation, and apartheid in this world and they were not uncommon either. So please don't bring up...
  11. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Nick, unless you are a JD, I think you posted your comment sitting at the bar (pun
  12. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Hi Holly, I'd write an e-mail to H.R. and Risk-Management and copy her on it. Let us know if she is still employed there. RM would immediately see that she is an immense liability to the hospital. You...
  13. I Love Night Shift

    Good for
  14. Behavioral health

    I have been a registered nurse for almost 2 decades; psychiatry has been me forte. Over the years, varies terminologies have been used for the field of Psychiatry, especially when referring to the...
  15. Thinking about becoming a nurse...at 40!

    Oh please! Don't make it look like 40 is old. Go for it, young
  16. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    You are going to "PM" her? What does that
  17. About the "do not crush" medications

    Perishable form? What's
  18. Dear Nola, It's unclear from your post as to what it is that you don't like about your current job that you are so revulsed by it and feel "nauseaus". Is it the work-load, long shifts, nursing...
  19. Admission fee

    On November 23, 2013, I filled out an application form for admission to Florida International University for its ARNP course. Upon successful completion of the form, the website had me pay a fee of...
  20. Please correct my grammar

    Dear DoIndia, I think that you have written a great introductory letter which hardly needs any amendment. However, I'd eliminate the word "positive" in the sentence, "I chose nursing because I want to...
  21. The Top 10 Things I Loved About Nursing

    Dear VivaLasViejas,Thanks for lifting up the sagging morale of some of us. I wish you the best in your post-nursing, and nascent retirement phase. You have earned it. I vividly recall reading your...
  22. Legal implications of posts

    Does anyone know if the initial posts, replies, and opinions expressed in a forum like this can be used by an attorney (especially if it is controversial) against the author in a court of
  23. Kicked out of class for a "HIPAA" violation?

    I
  24. Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    Dear cancermom (I am addressing you so despite myself), I found your terminology "lurker" quite amusing (I would have called myself "a peeping Tom). :) Camaraderie aside, my heart goes out to you due...
  25. Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    Most hospitals have a written policy about breaks. In an extraneous circumstance, if an employee is unable to take a break (code Blue, suicide, fire, etc), he/she must fill out a form to get paid for...