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  1. Radonda Vaught Sentenced

    feelix replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    The individual doing the final check did get charged probably because she did not carry liability insurance ti pay off. It depends on how much justice you can

  2. Radonda Vaught Sentenced

    feelix replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    While doctors impregnating hundreds if patients with their own semen, and collecting uteruses don’t even get

  3. The Solution For the Nursing Shortage? More Technology.

    feelix replied to Sara E.'s topic in General Nursing

    The author completely overlooked the inevtable cut in nurse force that will take place because management will feel that due to an easier workday, only nurse will be enough to take care of the entire...

  4. Does anyone still teach percussion in assessment?

    feelix replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My understanding was all RNs are professionally prepared. The practical / vocational nurses are

  5. Does anyone still teach percussion in assessment?

    feelix replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Critical thinking would beg the question, why is counting drops a requirement to pass? I am not going to give away the answer. We are so disabled by technology we cannot even think any more....

  6. Out of State New Grad Advice

    feelix replied to LeoStudentNurse22's topic in General Students

  7. Does anyone still teach percussion in assessment?

    feelix replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Percussion is a basic low-tech skill which every nurse should know, just like running IV fluids by counting drops per minute, or taking manual vital signs. Your student is ill equipped if they...

  8. Nursing Instructor with severe foot problems

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Physical Therapy helped a little. But I will try Vitamin D and fish oil. Thank

  9. Nursing Instructor with severe foot problems

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It is a combination of being flat footed and bad posture due to resulting

  10. WGU MSN Virtual Preceptor Needed

    feelix replied to Champ4's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Are you looking for this semester or the

  11. Unemployed 68 yr old NP told she is "too old" for job

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

    Network, network, network. Go to organization meetings. Volunteer or attend events attended by physicians and hiring managers. Hire an image consultant. Start a Vlog demonstrating your...

  12. PRN work during retirement

    feelix replied to ruralseok's topic in Retired Nurses

    Consider ICD-10 courses at your community

  13. Does it matter if I get my nursing degree at Capella vs another school?

    feelix replied to DeLynn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It matters while you are in school. Go to a school that will help you graduate and pass the NCLEX. That gives you a better chance of surviving nursing school. Look for a student success program. Look...

  14. Does your school credit students for prework before lab/sim as lab/sim hours?

    feelix replied to kfynn589's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The max most states I know of allow is 50/50 Sim vs Face to Face (F2F). This situation is ugly. In this case, students have to spend all 50 percent hours taking care of patients and get no credit for...

  15. Hard Decision

    feelix replied to SouthSectional's topic in General Nursing

    I think your major motivation is money. I agree that you are being short-shifted. ICU nurses should not be making less than $30 hourly for their work and training. I would get out of this hospital and...

  16. Fight for 18? Really?

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Does not have to correct APA style

  17. Fight for 18? Really?

    feelix posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What I have attached is an advertisement looking for advance degree prepared nurses, with teaching experienced, well versed in the APA style, to tutor nursing students at all levels. They are offering...

  18. Fight for 18? Really?

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A lot of nurses actually work for that kind of wage in remote positions in roles such as health coach and triage nurse. On top of that they have to maintain multi-state licenses. Any time they quit,...

  19. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    feelix replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That is because there is more and more paperwork to be done in nursing in the name of quality’, and accreditation. They need more higher level pen pushers to keep CMS, Joint Commission, and the...

  20. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    feelix replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And that is the problem. It is all about business

  21. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    feelix replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We need to lay to rest the narrative that nurses are highly paid. We make hardly what most Bachelor degree holders make in other professions without killing their knees, nerves and lives. They are...

  22. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    feelix replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Try Home Health where you are expected to do 4 admissions daily. Each takes 2 hours for documentation plus 45 minutes assessment, plus being stuck in traffic all day and coming home after dark to...

  23. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    feelix replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nurses in developing countries don't have the responsibilities or the liability faced by nurses in the US. The US patient and family has unrealistic customer service expectations and are trigger happy...

  24. Quitting without notice?

    feelix replied to Ovarychiever's topic in General Nursing

  25. Covid Abuse!

    feelix replied to guest1163268's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And screw Press-Gainey and other scores. They do not reflect quality of care. They are the sword of Democles hung over the head of hospital management, who in turn make the life of nurses miserable....