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As a Katrina volunteer, I found that the local law enforcement in SE LA kept us all safe and sound. We did have attempts from some to have refills of narcotics (we just said NO) We did have many that saved seemingly trivial items and not "important" ...

Hello all. Just thought I would start a new thread to let everyone know how thankful I am that I was able to spend a week in LA helping with medical relief efforts. Thanks to the help of "glascow" (here on these message boards) I spent a week in Jenn...

TheKing is absolutely correct- not all states require a license. MI is non- licensure state. You only need to hang you shingle out on the porch. However, if you expect to provide care to Medicare clients and bill Medicare, you must be ceritified by C...

there are many programs that do point of service charting, the problem is the cost. try a search at NAHHC, or google it. The last agency I worked with had a system with the acronym GLMY- great lakes..... Sorry, I'm in private duty and we don't do OAS...

My theory deals with management. check out http://www.laurenbrasile.com for more details.

Everything on my list, perfume, sewing machine, jewlry, gloves and a hat and low carb candy in the stocking!!!:chuckle

I have taken care of many celebrities. Country music's queens and kings, members of Saudi royal families, and local celebs.

Nursing is what you make of it. I have done it all. NH as a tech while in college, med/surg/onc, er, icu, home health. I am now back in NH as a supervisor. You dont have to loose anything, there is always PRN work available if youre worried about spe...

Hey guys. I need some outside input. first some background: I work in a midsized teaching facility with a 10 bed ICU and 16 bed IICU. DON started 1st of year. Critical care manager 4 months ago. I have been here 2 1/2 years and have seniority in the...

Jenny the medical staff is fit to be tied. they feel that they have been left outside in the rain. the intensivist said to me last week," I guess soon it will be me and you." they have tried to close bed to 4 but as soon as there is a bad post op or ...

I'm looking for a quick aquity system for our ICU. We are currently using a method called "VanSlick" wich involves a page of checklists to determine the aquity. It is difficult to use at best. Any suggestions????

actually everthing is a "hazardous chemical." Even alcohol prep pads and other seemingly odd items. All cleaners, soaps, disinfectants, pretty much everthing. usually there is a number or address on bottles which will get you there MSDS sheets.

We had 7 BAYCOL induced rhabdo. cases since last summer, three resulted in death.

has anyone experienced a death in the hospital using this drug? I know for a fact that it has been crushed and given down PEG tubes in the hospital I work. I have copied the articles here and will present them in the morning to pharmacy and unit mana...

Thanks guys for your responses to my other thread "railroaded by management". Today was the straw that broke the camel's back. At three p.m. the manager-on her way home- decided to send an agency nurse home 4hours early and that the three of us left ...

We have a closed unit---on paper--- when the need arises nurses float in and out--apparenty nobody reads! BTW we are ICU/IICU.

I agree with mustangsheba. Nursing is unique in that there are sooo many different types. You will usually find something that fits you like a glove. and you'll know it when you find it.

well I assumed I would get 15-30 minutes of time but the CHIEF met with us for 2 hours:eek: the unit manager came into the meeting about thirty minutes after it started and quickly became her defensive self. I'm not sure that we came to any conclusi...

so, here's the situation. 16 bed intermediate intensive care unit with 5 of those hard-wired beds usually occupied by ICU patients-fresh vents, drips, art lines, etc. --all tele. monitored-----high aquity--you get the picture. In the last 3 weeks se...

Thought i'd share what our vp of nursing services had to say about this ruling in a memo dated June 5....."Several years ago the registered nurse staff at XXX Medical Center elected the UAW as their rep. The US supreme court recently resolved an issu...

MOM is a nurse in a max. security prison at 68. I don't think she'll ever retire. She even works tons of OT...

greg,I hope this is hyothetical. Otherwise, immediate treatment of patient and immediate removal of staff member.

Not long ago, an elderly man self extubated. He was alert and with sats in the low 90's to high 80's. He'd been asking for days to take the tube out. Well, the intensivist walked in and said, "We'll have to put the tube back in." the patient very lou...

Years ago, I was counting the drug drawer with the day nurse and nothing made sense. Initially she made it out like a transcription error, gave IV but signed out PO etc, etc. well, it was so bad that I had to refuse to accept the keys, and called in...

report them to the state licensing board.