ArwenEvenstar

ArwenEvenstar

med-surg, teaching, cardiac, priv. duty

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  1. ob-gyne wards...

    ArwenEvenstar replied to pauiee_d.'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree. For myself, going to a male gynecologist (or OB) is like taking your car to a mechanic who has never owned or driven a car! But that is just

  2. ob-gyne wards...

    ArwenEvenstar replied to pauiee_d.'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I have heard this before - women who adamantly refuse a male nurse, but their OB/GYN doctor is a male and this is fine with them! Huh??!! Total contradiction! I myself understand not wanting a...

  3. Private duty nursing??

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Private duty RN (or LPN) level cases tend to be pediatric medicaid cases. I know that in some states a RN can be approved as an independent medicaid provider for these cases, but I don't know the...

  4. Does anyone go to school with their client?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    A case I used to work - I was the nurse at home in the evenings with the child. There was another nurse at school with her all day. But this nurse was employed by the school district not an agency....

  5. What changes do you think will happen ?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Quote: "He thinks that Pres Gahney and the likes will need to go away, the fat cats at the top will be exposed and Americans will have to get used to less law suites and a hospital that operates more...

  6. 2nd semester finals and i'm a borderline grade

    ArwenEvenstar replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    My advice? Think POSITIVE!!! If you do not change your negative attitude NOW, you will fail!! I've been a nurse almost 18 years....But I still remember my second semester of nursing school. At my...

  7. How do you pay for a graduate degree in Nursing?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to AntonellaB's topic in General Nursing

    Although the graduate degree I am working on is not in nursing, they too allow a max of 7 years to complete the program. I hope/plan to do it in 5 yrs though. I'd rather go very slowly and have no...

  8. Private duty annoyances

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks for replies! I think the mom "is how she is" and will not change. I am looking for a new case. The cases my agency has open right now are either not in a good location (too far from my house)...

  9. How do you pay for a graduate degree in Nursing?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to AntonellaB's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working on a graduate degree but not in nursing. I did not want to get a loan, so I'm doing it part-time so the expense of it is spread out over a longer time. No way I could afford a full-time...

  10. fishy?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to UTVOL3's topic in Private Duty

    Sounds VERY fishy to me. I have always done private duty through an agency myself. It is not illegal for a nurse to do it independently. For instance, nurses can get approved to be independent...

  11. Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Dionyonce's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this...that 200 students flunking out means that the school is too lenient in their admissions! My husband and me are both RN's and we went to 2 different schools. My school had very...

  12. Applied to Maxim online, but now having second thoughts

    ArwenEvenstar replied to iwanna's topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm really not surprised to hear "contradicting" stuff about Maxim. Remember each individual office is run by different people. I've heard some are run by more business minded people who do not "get"...

  13. Information about your state

    ArwenEvenstar replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in the Greenville, SC area for 11 years. I think the perspective on "winter" here would vary depending on your previous experience. I'd consider winter to only be 2 months or maybe 3...

  14. Centralized Telemetry

    ArwenEvenstar replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I worked cardiac at the hospital, we made the switch to centralized telemetry. I did not like it! Various reasons. For one, you can't see the techs - are they goofing off or doing their job?...

  15. Nursing instructor liability

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ann945n's topic in General Nursing

    I taught LPN's a few years back and this is what I was told: The students are NOT working under your license! Students are responsible for their own actions. The instructor is not liable for the...

  16. Can I not perform CPR?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I think you were at a laypeople class and not one for professionals (healthcare provider) . At a past agency I worked for they "accidentally" (incompetence!) signed me up for the wrong CPR class....

  17. As a RN have you ever had a problem finding a job?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to New2block's topic in General Nursing

    I've lived in NY (state, not city) and SC and I have never had a problem finding a

  18. pdn in school

    ArwenEvenstar replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Hi there! I took care of a disabled ventilator dependent child for over 2 years. I was with her in the evenings at home and was employed by an agency. She went to school, and another nurse was with...

  19. Personality Type and Nursing

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    I am

  20. Two-faced coworkers

    ArwenEvenstar replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Quote (laketrash): "It is sad that we nurses treat each other this way and yes, I agree with the others that it is usually low self esteem etc, but here is another bend to it all. I believe the reason...

  21. Are private duty nurses, independent contractors, or self-employed?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to vlntrnurs's topic in Private Duty

    I suppose a nurse "independent contractor" could be doing a wide variety of things and not just private duty. I do private duty but through an agency. So, I am not self-employed nor am I an...

  22. Night shift employees expected to attend things during day??

    ArwenEvenstar posted a topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I are both RN's. A real irritation for my husband at present (and for me in the past when I used to work at the same hospital as him) was when there were mandatory inservices or...

  23. Working with PSA

    ArwenEvenstar replied to pedshomehealth's topic in Agency Nurses

    I've done private duty peds but not through PSA. I have specifically chose to avoid PSA because of various "not-so-good" things I have heard about them... such as failing to file medicaid stuff...

  24. bored weekender

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Ariyala's topic in General Nursing

    Be a volunteer!! I have been heavily involved in various types of volunteer work over the years. It is very rewarding in so many ways. Besides the reward of being able to help those in need, I have...

  25. Hourly rounding... I have the time

    ArwenEvenstar replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse 17 years. I left the hospital setting almost 4 years ago now. Ridiculous stuff like this reinforces that I made the right decision!! In another thread, some hospitals are making...