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salvadordolly

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  1. Work-conflict help!

    salvadordolly replied to ucmarvelous's topic in Health, Stress Management

    . I am sorry you find yourself in this position. You are a new grad, also, which makes it harder. You need to get a proper orientation to function on your job and it doesn't sound as if you can get...

  2. RN With Limited Bedside Experience - Having Trouble Getting in FNP Program

    salvadordolly replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have heard many FNP's struggle with onine learning and those with limited bedside nursing struggle as FNP's. Med-Surg or clinic work is enormously helpful for being an FNP. Md's complain that FNP's...

  3. Is this a "Performance Improvement Plan" or are they just trying to fire me??

    salvadordolly replied to AvaRN22's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like the "X" is on you. The first time I ran into this, I attempted to work it out to no avail. Nursing cultures among hospitals vary widely. I use PIP rather than write ups to offer advice...

  4. Why Colorado Nurses need a Union

    salvadordolly replied to mikkie1317's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I worked in Denver in the 1990's. Sounds like little has changed. The Rocky Mountain States have traditionally been the lowest paying in the nation. IN terms of hospital culture, all the places I...

  5. Fraudulent visits - yes I brought it up!

    salvadordolly posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm a DON at a HHA. I have an LPN who we've caught a few times and has been accused many times of fraudulent visits. She's on probation with the BON for the same thing in the past. Every time I...

  6. Update on fraudulent visits

    salvadordolly posted a topic in Home Health

    Thanks to everyone who responded to my post about fraudulent visits. I was feeling out of my league with this one, as writing the nurse up repeatedly had no effect. I started doing visits to the...

  7. Anyone gone through the new survey process?

    salvadordolly posted a topic in Home Health

    Our agency is due to be surveyed this year. Out last was in 2010. They came up with the new survey process in 2011. My administrator is one who just makes everything okay on paper without making...

  8. Policies and Procedures

    salvadordolly posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Anyone have a template for creating policies and

  9. Tired of disciplining people

    salvadordolly posted a topic in Nurse Management

    This is one of those weeks where I wish I was a staff nurse again. I am just sick of discipline. Most of the people in my agency are great, don't get me wrong. I just have one problem child that has...

  10. When the doctor doesn't respond to their page...

    salvadordolly replied to kate4rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Had a doc that used to do this all the time. We would call the nursing sup and the medical director. He eventually lost his privledges, then his lisence a few years

  11. Paid amount per visits

    salvadordolly replied to cincin1222's topic in Home Health

    You did the right thing! Where is this guy/owner coming

  12. Why do nurses feel the need to put RN on their license plates?

    salvadordolly replied to 3dayRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't put any relgious, political bumper stickers or otherwise on my car for the same reason. My favorite by the way is a psychiatrist at our hospital that drives a rusty early model camry with the...

  13. It's Finally Happened!

    salvadordolly replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would agree with this. Otherwise, an employee has a right to post whatever they want. I'd be very careful with using social media posts as part of an evaluation. If they posted under an assumed...

  14. how to locate reputable agencies as a new LPN?

    salvadordolly replied to notyetnurse's topic in Home Health

    . Yes these are red flags. It sounds like you have good instincts about what is a reputable agency. This was a good thread on

  15. Training for Hospital Case Manager - Pls Help

    salvadordolly replied to SurvivorRN's topic in Case Management

    Staying with your current facility will soften the learning curve a bit because you know the staff, resources and polcies in your

  16. No more outpatient RN's?

    salvadordolly replied to zoidberg's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Most of the clinics in my area are staffed by Ma's and Lpn's. Rn's work in the more specialized clinics like cardiology and oncology. You have to have experience in these areas before you can move...

  17. Cultivating options

    salvadordolly replied to pacjeffery's topic in Nursing Career

    Good advice. Your time with your kids goes fast - it will amaze you. I could not have done nursing school with babies. I'm going back to school,but when my daughter is in

  18. How to answer the question 'have you ever suffered from a mental illnes' in interview

    salvadordolly replied to Dunnec34's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    ditto on the

  19. BS-BSN or CNL?

    salvadordolly replied to tater_tot's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If your goal is to become a CRNA, get a BSN and a few years experience in ICU. The CNL is something you do after you have several years of experience. Get the BSN

  20. RN-Opening a home health agency for pregnancy care? Need direction.....

    salvadordolly replied to sunnyazgirl's topic in Home Health

    We wouldn't be competition - we're in MIlwaukee, WI. Wow! NO competition? You gotta get on

  21. Start of care documentation

    salvadordolly replied to starcandy's topic in Home Health

    I takes me about 2 hours to do a SOC. It's reasonable to keep it to 2 SOC/day. We don't ask our nurses to do more than

  22. The growth of male nurses

    salvadordolly replied to ProudPapaRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    That seems a little harsh. I've worked with plenty of male nurses who are caring. Some of them just show it in a different manner than female nurses. Some are more nurturing than me. I enjoy having...

  23. Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

    salvadordolly replied to lolakbolak's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get very irritated when disrespected. This is good advice and something I try to remember in those

  24. RN-Opening a home health agency for pregnancy care? Need direction.....

    salvadordolly replied to sunnyazgirl's topic in Home Health

    My boss tells me you should have at least $50K for start-up and hire a consultant for your start-up. She owns the HHA and she said she almost went under at first until she hired a consultant. Would...

  25. are there nurses who ACTUALLY care ?

    salvadordolly replied to seriouslyserious's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you said it in your own post - You'll likely run into the same types you have in the corporate world - bullies and a-holes in this profession too! It sounds like you had an image of nurses...