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1. Was told telling a patient to hold a bp med for bp <90/60 is practicing medicine

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am a home care RN. I felt it was within my scope of practice to tell a pt not to take their bp med lisinopril if their bp was Please update

2. Renewal of RN license with a ticket in another state

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   Hello. I graduated in May and I am working full time now as a nurse. Got my license and everything is going great but........... Friday I was going through some boxes from when I went to college in...

3. Are most home health agencies "for profit"?

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in Home Health

   If you have a direct loan, or consolidate your loans into the direct loan program, if you work for a non-profit agency in health care or other public service roles, if you make 120 on time payments...

4. Are most home health agencies "for profit"?

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in Home Health

   I was just wondering because my student loans can be discharged if I work for a non profit organization and I was wanting to know if any HH companies

5. Pay in general of HH compared to bedside at a Hospital

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in Home Health

   Thank you. I have been working for 2 years in the hospital and have what they think are good enough skills to work there. They do not take vents/trachs, and I am very skilled at IVs but regardless, I...

6. Pay in general of HH compared to bedside at a Hospital

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in Home Health

   I had a couple of interviews this week and one was HH the other m/s at a hospital. I was wondering if you HH nurses could tell me in general how it pays compared to bedside? Also about insurance and...

7. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Boy I hope so! Come on old folks and retire

8. Is the hour long questionnaire from Fresenius a good sign you may get interviewed

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Applied for Fresenius about a week ago and they sent me an email yesterday with an hour long questionnaire with some pretty tough questions on it that made you really think... Is this a good sign? I...

9. Should a new nurse choose home health, step down, medical surgical or SNU

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in General Nursing

   Experienced nurses tell me, if a new nurse with only clinical experience had the chance to choose between the 4 jobs, which should he/she choose? Which would give the nurse a chance to learn, build...

10. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree, but I really did not consider Allnurses a reliable source before I joined and now of course I do :) . I saw it here and there, but I figured it was a place to vent and of course there are...

11. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well I think that the word should get out. Everyone in the general public thinks that nursing is a hot job, that if you get your RN license you have a free ride to wealth! Of course I knew I would not...

12. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the comments, and I know it takes time. I did search the job market before I got in school. I spoke with our college nursing director who assured me that it was a great market and "there...

13. Can a new nurse be a case manager for a Home Health Agency

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in Home Health

    I agree! I was just wondering if what they are calling a "case manager" is the field nurse? Either way, as much as I hate to, I am sure I am going to have to bow out. I want so bad to work in a...

14. Can a new nurse be a case manager for a Home Health Agency

    SWRNUSA posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a May 2013 graduate and although I am 31, I do not have job experience since I was a stay at home mom during my 20's. I decided to go to nursing school and I got my license in June. I am...

15. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

    SWRNUSA posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been scrolling here and there on this website and I am sure this has been discussed, but I will ask for myself. I am a May graduate with my ADN and I am currently enrolled in the BSN program. I...