AMV

AMV has 19 years experience and specializes in Cardiovascular.

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1. Ethical and moral dilemma

   AMV replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

   BTW, at my facility, this is done through the Risk

2. Ethical and moral dilemma

   AMV replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

   Device failures (such as the AICD) should be reported to the FDA. The hospital is required to report these. The FDA keeps statistics on this for possible device

3. Core Measures and time per chart?

   AMV replied to AMV's topic in Quality Improvement

   Yes, I am a little worried about the OPPS as we have no idea what the volume will be and it looks like I will be abstracting those as well. At this time, the corporation that owns our facility does...

4. New Job!

   AMV replied to rnmommy23's topic in Quality Improvement

   PDSA is Plan - Do - Study - Act and is a method of rapid cycle improvement. Check out info from IHI http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Improvement/ImprovementMethods/HowToImprove/testingchanges.htm for...

5. Core Measures and time per chart?

   AMV posted a topic in Quality Improvement

   For any of you out there who abstract from the paper chart, how much time do you average per chart? We are a 300 bed facility and do 100% of SCIP, AMI, PN, CAC and HF. It seems that with the continual...

6. RN with MBA, has anyone done this?

   AMV replied to holdensjane's topic in Nursing Career

   I am in an MBA - Healthcare Emphasis program and my CNO is trying to convince me to switch to MS nursing. I started with an ADN and went into an RN to MS bridge program where some master's level...

7. I am very confused about being an NP. someone please help!!

   AMV replied to coffeecake91501's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   If you are open to relocating, these exist all over the country. The University that I attend also offers one... I will post the link here http://www.twu.edu/nursing/programs/rn_ms/index.htm Good...

8. Too Old?

   AMV replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have to admit, this is one of the biggest things that bothers me! I am 40 now, I am in an RN to MS program for FNP. I work full-time and go to school "almost" full-time. At the rate I am going, I...

9. Associate RN to NP???

   AMV replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am in such a program at TWU - Texas Woman's University. Here is the link for the RN (ADN) to MS program, which includes the NP programs.

10. What are your limits for tele techs?

    AMV replied to AMV's topic in Cardiac

    What did you do in the event that one called in sick and a replacement couldn't be found? Did you use a nurse from the unit or did they just use one

11. How many tele techs does your unit use?

    AMV replied to AMV's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, our monitor or tele techs are trained in a two day basic EKG class and then go back for another one day advanced class that focuses on blocks, lethal rhythms, etc. Usually these people have...

12. What are your limits for tele techs?

    AMV posted a topic in Cardiac

    I have a question for those of you out there who work on a Tele, PCU or IMCU unit that uses remote telemetry monitoring. I am trying to find out what your facility standards are for the telemetry tech...

13. How many tele techs does your unit use?

    AMV posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any of you out there who work on a Tele, PCU or IMCU unit that uses remote telemetry monitoring... I am trying to find out what your facility standards are for the telemetry tech as far as what is the...

14. Disease Managment

    AMV replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    Gosh... I am so sorry about your job. I am surprised though because I just went to their site last night and based on some of the threads that I had read here, the job they had posted sounded like the...

15. Disease Managment

    AMV replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    I see the posts from March from a couple of you that are training for or just going in to telenursing in the disease management field. Are you still liking it? I am looking in to this field -...