Barbara Rose

Haze, You know I don't work OB but I also told you about another opportunity out there when we met in Vegas in March. And, I know there are other hospitals. You can do something else. You have just lost your confidence since you have been there ...

Being a long term care nurse who was ACLS certified was very fustrating for me. So, from someone who knows, have then take turns checking the crash cart - I mean checking! have them put the blades on the scope, have them change the bulbs, batteries,...

I would be glad to help you if I can, can you email me with more details? I have school T/TH but could wook out some time later in the week. I actually had a resource web site set up in my last nursing home for family and staff. My email is bbros...

They employ nurses, so where do I apply? come on, if the money is good, we as nurses are also missing a golden opportunity, and the "shift" work would probably be well balanced with the "perks" of the job, don't you think?

jt & ormar, I have to agree with you. I just dropped my insurance in August, since I am self employed I have to pay all my insurance and additional costs. With a PPO, I still was excluded for life on my arthritis, even though I take no medica...

Just for the record, that increase, in reality works out to be less in some areas. In Texas, the proposed base rate will go from $84.08 per day to $91.62 per day, an increase of $7.54 per resident day. And, that increase is tied to enhanced staffin...

I am printing all this information and using it for ethics!! Plus to educate myself as I move into learning more for working in health care policy. This is really great. I have to agree that the health care system is broken, and insurance/money al...

Just in my "neighborhood" the physicians don't like universal health care, or any other changes. Not that they like the HMO's either, they just want it to go back to the good old days. I guess that the paranoia comes from "if it seems to good to b...

this is the 2nd time I have read all the posts, and I have to tell you; the reason there are fewer responses is because you guys have already said it all. The elderly are great, and anyone in nursing in this day and age needs to know and enjoy them ...

Ihave always carried my own malpractice insurance because I don't want to rely on my employer to protect me, after all they don't do it at work, they don't care about me other than as a commodity, so why would they protect me? It might be in their ...

"And barbara Rose...PLEASE GET OFF the town hall TNA thing about this...they could not have done anyhting about the flood...it was an act of God and not created by administration. And The TNA is NOT calling for Vol. to work i Houston...that was a cal...

Do you know any of these docs personally? I have to wonder about physicians who want universal health care. Maybe I am just paranoid, but seems that it will hurt them more than the rest of us, and perhaps the agenda here is to equal the reimburseme...

Jami, There are lots of groups out there working on staffing guidelines and legislation, lots of research and information on why and how to implement them. Problem seems to be that those who don't nurse are the ones who want to control these numbe...

Norbert, Sounds like you want advise on a specific incident or situation rather than in general. These questions can't be answered without additional information. The facilities in my area don't have any official list; it is more of a "known" bec...

It is my understanding that Texas is one of the hardest hit states due to our large and spread out land mass. Plus, the "cities" seem to have it worse than the "country" areas in the eastern half of the state, with the west and south bad in all area...

Now, isn't that scary? The hospital made the mistake (nurses I am sure or "techs"?) yet they don't want to be held accountable for those errors? What then would happen? Imagine all the errors out there that would happen!!! Better practice, better...

This is an age old discussion, but I can't resist. I have an ADN, I will be getting my BSN/MSN degrees soon (after 20 years). Now, I don't think that I should get a load of money for my education but I do feel that some compensation should be inclu...

While I am not on any list for my mistakes, I can tell you that I have made a few. And, I am on some do not hire/use lists because of my politics and voice rather than my skills. This is not unusual. If you made a mistake, fine, you have to correc...

Whoa!!! Who says in Texas there is no mandatory overtime? Better check again. If there is not an RN to relieve you of your patients then you can't leave. That equals mandatory overtime. Yes, the hospital should have to furnish the staff but if an...

My comments were meant to be a little mean I guess. Not toward ICU where restraints are necessary, but to the medical floors at the hospital. I have worked just 1 year ago at the hospital, we had a policy as well, but the policy was used by nurses ...

My daughter just graduated with her accounting degree, her starting salary is very close to mine after 20 years of nursing. She is in the master's program now and her income is expected to triple in just a few short years, at which time she plans to...

My daughter just graduated with her accounting degree, her starting salary is very close to mine after 20 years of nursing. She is in the master's program now and her income is expected to triple in just a few short years, at which time she plans to...

Check out the LTC regulations from Obra 87 and see what LTC has been dealing with!!!!!! Hospitals have had lots of time to see this train coming, and should have moved forward much faster, so I say (since I am from LTC) it is about time that everyone...

Well, the nursing home behind my home was one of the "Lemon" homes closed. Another one in town was sold in the 11th hour, 7 pts. have died from the trauma that we know of, and that doesn't count the ones we don't know about, the ones that were displa...

OK, haven't gotten a hotel room, anyone willing to share a room? I actually may not be able to arrive until early am on the 26th but am planning to attend. And, by the way, you all will recognize me by my rhinestone nurse pin along with my LVN, RN ...