madwife2002 BSN, RN

RN, BSN, CHDN

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    Donations of Sunscreen--how to get some...

    madwife2002 replied to EliseM's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly dont waste your time contacting the big companies I have been in touch with them as recently as 2 weeks ago and they do not send supplies anymore! The American Cancer society don't even...
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    Donations of Sunscreen--how to get some...

    madwife2002 replied to EliseM's topic in General Nursing

    From the melonoma
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    Donations of Sunscreen--how to get some...

    madwife2002 replied to EliseM's topic in General Nursing

    second letter after i complained why they would not supply
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    Donations of Sunscreen--how to get some...

    madwife2002 replied to EliseM's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently the companies no longer want to help with sun screen donations. I have spent months trying to get educational information about sun screen for a presentation I am doing in 'Relay for life"...
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    New Grad wants advice

    madwife2002 replied to Jewl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have moved your thread to new grad
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    What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    madwife2002 replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The poor practice habits of some nurses who do not appear to understand the rationale behind policies and
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    Students take "action" against cheating classmates, when admin doesn't.

    madwife2002 replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    Please keep to topic thank
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    OH NO! FULL MOON!

    madwife2002 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You know they reckon they have done research on 'full moons' to see if it has an effect on people and came up with the conclusion that it has no effect what so ever. So who ever did that research...
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    allnurses.com helpful to busy students or an unnecessary distraction?

    madwife2002 replied to steveogurule's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Information is always subjective to interpretation. When asking for advice on a website you are always going to get differences of opinions. This is no different to the advice you recieve in 'real'...
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    Salary Pay for Fresenius Medical or Davita?

    madwife2002 replied to naz220's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    In Ohio I believe it is around $23 for new
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    Chronic vs. Acute

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

    Acutes just wasnt for me I was overworked and bored senseless. Most of the ICU patients were unconcious and you sat in a room staring at the walls half the time! I worked in a union hospital so apart...
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    Chronic dialysis nurse/patient ratio

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

    we would like to have 1 to 16 RN ratio and I think the majority of the time that is the case or less depending on the pt call off's. Once we get passed 16 then the 2nd RN is there. Pt ratio is 1-5 I...
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    Medicaid reimbursement and patient satisfaction scores

    madwife2002 replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    Look to the dialysis companies it already started with them 1st January 2011 Everything has changed for us and we are told we will be fined and money taken away for almost anything we do or dont do....
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    low volume days & ed pay

    madwife2002 replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I admire your bravery by making a stance very soon into your new career. A word of warning please take it very carefully and slowly when challenging your manager, she sounds very controlling and may...
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    low volume days & ed pay

    madwife2002 replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure if you check you can have it unpaid if you want. If you call off then normally you have to use
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    time clock question

    madwife2002 replied to gummibear's topic in General Nursing

    Time clock abuse spoils it for when you really need to clock out late. We have huge overtime issues with staff abusing the clock-it might not seem a lot when you clock in or clock out 15 mins early or...
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    What is your Hospice paying for mileage

    madwife2002 replied to jeannepaul's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My company pay 0.51 cents per mile which they increased last year and now is out of date
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    Pregnant and Job Interview

    madwife2002 replied to srn0408's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse manager I would base my decision on whether you can do the job or not. A lot of my staff who are parents actually don't call off as much as the single ones! So I think it is down to the...
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    School nurse wants advice about immigration to Canada

    madwife2002 replied to HeidiRoots's topic in International Nursing

    I have moved this to the Canadian
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    Street Drug PANDORA

    madwife2002 replied to tasharn06's topic in General Nursing

    Oh now I have heard of everything how
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    Life At DaVita-Many of You Will Find This Interesting...

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

    Interesting thread In my experience in the UK and in the USA there is a huge difference. 1/ Dialysis is free no matter what 2/ More IPD or CAPD pts who tend to be the workers-in the Uk we would set...
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    Strategies for the change in shifts in a dialysis unit.

    madwife2002 replied to moley89's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Come work for me, the RN's do not unless absolutly no choice put pt's on or rinse back. But they have a mountain of paperwork which grows
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    What makes you irritated by student nurses?

    madwife2002 replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    Please refrain from personal insults thank
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    If I can't sleep NOBODY CAN!

    madwife2002 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to share my story with you after LOL at your story. My DH can sleep on a washing line no matter what is going on in the world too-he says it is because he was in the Navy and had to sleep in...
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    Torn rotator cuff one week before starting first nursing job :(

    madwife2002 replied to janice_c67's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh I am so sorry that just sucks! I think it takes as long as 12-26 weeks for your arm to go back to 'normal' If you cannot keep the 8 week deadline then enjoy the summer and..... Keep the hospital...