madwife2002 BSN, RN

RN, BSN, CHDN

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    Can employer change job description and demands?

    madwife2002 replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    I think job descriptions can change, new ones come out each year depending on what somebody did or didnt do that management felt were part of their job description For example smoking and flu shot...
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    Dear Boss

    madwife2002 replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Jobs are scarce where I live unless you want to travel 75 miles to
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    South University Online FNP?

    madwife2002 replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The link doesnt work, I will move thread to post grad
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    First Nursing Pay

    madwife2002 replied to nurse_student1's topic in General Nursing

    Sooooooooooooooo long ago I cannot
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    Wrong Dialyzer

    madwife2002 replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You have to check both patients for all hep status and for HIV status. You have to inform the MD and the patients An incident report needs to be completed and you need to investigate why it happened....
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    Columbus, Ohio- New grad wages

    madwife2002 replied to bpilko111's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Changed it to thread
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Yep lots of meetings which drive me crazy, but a lot of protocols and procedures which are in place in the recent few years are actually mandated by the government or medicare. Medicare want to cut...
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is true It is an article written by a manager, who often works side by side with her staff but who also has to make sure corners are not cut, in my place of work there is often good rationale...
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    What makes you want to vomit?

    madwife2002 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have just read an interesting article about nurses which says that there are certain things we do or see as Nurses which makes us want to vomit....
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    Win CASH! Christmas Nursing Caption Contest - $100

    madwife2002 replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    I am not moving until you get me the Christmas
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    The math doesn't add up

    madwife2002 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    The worst part of the thank you cards included a tear off piece where you could name the best nurse you had during your stay. If it was your name then you got a $5 bonus for each one, it was...
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    The math doesn't add up

    madwife2002 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago we would give out similar cards to our patients when they were leaving. The patients loved them and our pt satisfaction rate went up! They were pre printed and you just added their name We...
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    What makes you want to vomit?

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    You know I think when I take off my scrubs and I am at home I am the same
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    My article was designed to get you thinking, it is not about persecution of the nurse. I can feel your blood boiling, but you have to think about how easy it is to make a mistake As nurses we are poor...
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    How Can You Be A Nurse With No Clinical Background?

    madwife2002 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As a manager with years of bedside experience, I have to say that apart from understanding what my staff are going through on a day to day basis, and being able to do their job. It did not help one...
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    "I'm too young for a living will"

    madwife2002 replied to somenurse's topic in General Nursing

    A few days ago a friend of mine went in for minor surgery on her nose, stayed overnight. Nurse came in to give some IV meds and gave her an IV heart med (it wasn't in this country, and this is what...
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    What makes you want to vomit?

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the links-did you read the article that the 'news' say makes us
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    What makes you want to vomit?

    madwife2002 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Really,
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    Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    madwife2002 replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    Wonderfully written, being a preceptor is not a game it is a serious responsibility where you help develop a RN who is one you want to look after you or a member of your family You are not there to be...
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    CNN - DaVita Medicare Fraud

    madwife2002 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    This is not true dialysis clinic's get paid one amount if the patients gets meds or doesnt get meds You cannot bill for meds anymore since Jan 1st 2011 when bundling came
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    If you could pick your ideal job in nursing, what would it be?

    madwife2002 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So if you could pick you ideal job, with ideal hours what job would you do? For me my ideal job would be 3 days a week, 3-1 patient ratio on a tele floor I would have a pro active, supportive, vision...
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    Very inappropriate!

    madwife2002 replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you have problems with her? I feel I am missing part of the
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    madwife2002 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Such a great topic OP, I Know as a unit manager in Ohio I earn a lot less than I did when I worked in Arizona as an RN Some of the nurses on my unit earn more than me, as they get extra money for...
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    What kind of animal are you?

    madwife2002 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In an Interview recently, I was asked a strange question, "If you were an animal what kind of animal would you be?" Initially I laughed out loud as I thought it was a trick question or a joke but it...
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    Transitioning into another specialty

    madwife2002 replied to TransitionalRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am having the same problem! I just cannot get back into main stream