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She started out with the doctor at another practice as his Medical assistant. She has been with him for 35 years. On the office side, her retention rate is about 30%. On my side, it is close to 100%.. No she is not a nurse or even an Educated MA. She was self-taught. She has no business degree. I just thought there was a rule about this somewhere in the accreditation or CMS standards. She tells crnas that they can't cancel cases because of their npo status or health history. She tells me what I can and can't do Nursing wise. It just doesn't seem right. Oh and the doctor thinks she is great. But his wife hates her and can't stand her.

I am a DON at a surgery center. I have an administrator over me and I feel she cannot clinically be in charge of me because she holds no college degrees at all. Does anyone have any insight into this? I know when AAAHC and CMS were inspecting, they wanted her resume, but she told me not to even mention her. I thought I read somewhere that anyone in a higher role, i. e an administrator or DON must have proper credentials. Any ideas or where to point me to?

I agree... that is why I need data to back me up to present to the governing body to change this from happening.

Hello, I just have a general question. Does anyone let their patient sign their discharge instructions after sedation? I need data to back me up on the issue of patients signing their discharge instructions after they have been sedated. I'm trying to stop this from happening. Also, can anyone point me in the direction online that also supports the data that a nurse must educate the patient on their discharge instructions and that a non-licensed staff member cannot. Please I have searched and searched and can't find the data to back up my statements.

I have 4580 and phil 1300, is it going to be bad?

Oh no! I have a cruise planned that week because of spring break posted on their website!

MSTRN-No I don't think so. I called trying to get into MUS1200 cause it was full before I was allowed to register and I told them the outreach still had openings and they said they didn't think so. I hope I can register earlier next time, but I don't know how that works.

I just finished Nutrition. It is a lot of information. If you get the book with the study guide in the back of the book; it will make your life so much easier. My midterm I didn't have it and got and 80 on the test. The final exam, I memorized all the study guide questions and matching and got a 96%. Without the study guide it would have been bad. I can give you the ISBN for that book if you need. Also, don't forget the tests are proctored!

Does anyone know how spring break works. I know it is 3/9/2013, but it does not seem the classes are any longer, i.e. 5 weeks to 6 weeks. I would have thought the classes were longer to make up for the missed week. So during spring break, there are no posts are papers due right? I just assume they scrunch it in 4 weeks? Someone please explain...

I am in...wishing it was up already..Just finished 4570 Diversity. Was 4520 hard? Any tests or all writing?