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  1. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    jsteine1 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I remember everyone smoking during change of shift report. The docs ran around with pipes and cigars. Our dress code was very stict in the 70's and I liked it. You absolutely could tell who was an RN...

  2. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    jsteine1 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Getting those mitered corners exactly right and very tight was a huge deal! My mom was an RN during WW2 and told me when she went to Nursing school in the early fourties, supposedly the instructors...

  3. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    jsteine1 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    That is a smell that is absolutely unmistakable and you never ever forget it! I also remember the glass syringes. Sometime in the seventies Paraldehyde became available premixed in glass tubes. But as...

  4. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    jsteine1 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I remember all the old techniques you're all mentioning. Hey, anybody remember Dakins solution and what it was used for? How about Benzoin? An Np told me recently no one uses that

  5. Info about civilian jobs in the military

    jsteine1 replied to SierraC's topic in Government, Military

    The individual base websites list open positions of all kinds and indicate whether civilians can apply. I live near Scott AFB and have a number of friends who are retired military now working as...

  6. Help on a Pay Scale issue!!!

    jsteine1 replied to Debbie1972's topic in General Nursing

    It is entirely possible to make 35-37 hour as a contractor through an aggressive staffing or travel agency. My brother is a lead recruiter for one of the largest national Nurse travel companies and...

  7. EC grads...need your input to finalize my decision to enroll

    jsteine1 replied to copnlpn2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Cindy, sounds like you've got an exciting career ahead of you! I wish more people realized that nursing can take you to so many different career paths. Best of luck, keep us all up to date on the...

  8. EC grads...need your input to finalize my decision to enroll

    jsteine1 replied to copnlpn2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm concerned about folks doing their RN/Associates with Excelsior. As others have posted, they are out of favor, so to speak, with a number of state boards and that could get worse. I was born raised...

  9. AANA/ASA Awareness brochure - unethical

    jsteine1 replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I also had awareness, so much so that I heard the surgeon mention "she has a scar there" at the very moment I felt tremendous burning heat at the site of that scar. Not a dream, not my

  10. houston nursing salaries

    jsteine1 replied to desperado8156's topic in Oncology

    I suggest using Salary.com, which asks for inputs to give you the most accurate salary range for the city you will be relocating to. It will ask you to input the general title of your current or...

  11. houston nursing salaries

    jsteine1 replied to desperado8156's topic in Oncology

    A natural job prospect for you would be MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, oncology specialty with a Bone Marrow Transplant unit. I lived there years ago so couldnt speak to todays salaries. Best of...

  12. Dysphagia - Please Help!

    jsteine1 replied to TDKH54's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you speak to the rehab people in your workplace, specifically a speech pathologist. They might know as some specialize in dysphagia.. another resource is to look up the local endoscopists in...

  13. EC grads...need your input to finalize my decision to enroll

    jsteine1 replied to copnlpn2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Illinois also does not recognize EC, other states as well, so proceed with caution. I did go through the pre enrollment process with them out of curiosity, costs 65 dollars for them to receive your...

  14. My Job being bought out OH NO! need advice.

    jsteine1 replied to happthearts's topic in Home Health

    So you are not a Medicare reimbursed type of service. The good news Diane, is this: Big companies pay a pretty penny for their aquisitions. Part of what they buy is the talent(YOU!). They will want to...

  15. Four Star ICU Visitors

    jsteine1 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in MICU, SICU

    My last direct care position was at sloan Kettering in NYC. We opened up their Bone Marrow transplant unit. This was in the late 70;s, most transplants were done with babies assuming the right match...

  16. My Job being bought out OH NO! need advice.

    jsteine1 replied to happthearts's topic in Home Health

    Diane, what were you being paid commisions

  17. My Job being bought out OH NO! need advice.

    jsteine1 replied to happthearts's topic in Home Health

    I would recommend NOT stating your case when the big boys come to town. I have personally participated in many acquisitions of smaller HHAs.. One of the reasons your agency is being bought out is...

  18. No Overtime Pay after Forty Hours

    jsteine1 replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    If Rns are classified by Human Resources as "exempt", they do not receive overtime. If they are classified as "non exempt", they are overtime eligible. These classifications are constantly mis-applied...

  19. who does Exit Interviews ?

    jsteine1 replied to mdfog10's topic in Nurse Management

    Exit interviews should be performed 100% and quarterly statistics developed to determine top reasons individuals leave an organisation. Those reasons should be the foundation for retention strategies...

  20. Any home health manager/Admin/DON/Nurse Super etc

    jsteine1 replied to renerian's topic in Home Health

    The company would set the expectations for the DON. Frequency of visits to sattelite offices will depend on how the office is doing, the strength of the individuals managing the sattelite offices ,...

  21. Inactive RN wanting to return to practice... is it possible...?

    jsteine1 replied to Buttercupkitten3's topic in Retired Nurses

    Kathryn, it wont be as difficult as you think. Im a retired health care exec and after 30 yrs am working part-time. Orientation was key, and certainly some things have changed. You'll do

  22. Learning to give injections

    jsteine1 replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

  23. Can they do this??

    jsteine1 replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Generally speaking, thats always good advice. Seek counsel of those that know the inner workings of things. Please, however know that the tenet of Federal investigations is this: "what did you know...

  24. Can they do this??

    jsteine1 replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would almost bet my life on this. Refurbishing any part of the facility is a gift to the ownership of the facility to which some degree of gratitude(ie, referrals) would be expected or

  25. Can they do this??

    jsteine1 replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This happened just yesterday and with respect to a family member of mine. I arranged for hospice services for a relative who will be discharged from the hosp in a few days. The admitting surgeon...