kttc

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1. Help Please- first interview in years!

   kttc replied to NiamhMcLoughlin's topic in Job Hunt

   Kudos to you for tackling a return to the bedside! I can't speak for the UK, but healthcare has really changed in the US over the last 8 years. You may already be familiar with all the core measures for safety and quality out there. Sometimes numbe...

2. The 12 mcg Fentanyl patch(vent)

   kttc replied to sistrmoon's topic in Medications

   Begs the question of how much bedside nursing input is obtained when the pharm companies engineered that design?

3. Torn - advice appreciated

   kttc replied to kttc's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the feedback everyone. I did start a home health job prn so hoping this will satisfy the clinical component. We'll see! I'm trying to be positive and will give the day job a litle more time. I wasn't doing too good with the micromanaging w...

4. Unjustly fired for requesting proper staffing?

   kttc replied to zyft01's topic in Safety

   Wow. Sorry to hear you had to go through that experience, but happy it ended up in a good way! I was most concerned, too, that the administrator was so flippant about if the patient dies - well, you tried - attitude. Totally unacceptable and shocking...

5. Torn - advice appreciated

   kttc posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 20 years, most being at the bedside. After my graduate work was done I took a position doing quality work in an office atmosphere not connected to a hospital. The majority of my work now is paperwork and administration stuff....