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  1. Where is JCAHO in all of this mess??

    THANK YOU, TIARA I GREW UP IN KENTUCKY AND HEARD THAT SAYING FREQUENTLY. JCAHO IS NOW ON THE PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY BANDWAGON. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE I WANT MY INFORMATION KEPT PRIVATE....
  2. What do you do for yourself?

    STRESS CAN KILL SO YOU NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I DO A FEW THINGS TO HELP COPE. 1. I KEEP MY LIFE PRIORITIES STRAIGHT. 2.I KEEP A SENSE OF HUMOR, SOME DAYS IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT PREVENTS ME FROM...
  3. What shift do you work? Why?

    I WAS A SINGLE MOM DURING MOST OF MY 18 YEARS ON NOCS. I NEEDED THE SHIFT DIFF. MONEY AND IT HELPED WITH CHILDCARE. FINALLY IT AFFECTED MY HEALTH AND I GLADLY STOPPED. I HAVE MORE OPTIONS NOW AND WORK...
  4. Patient Confidentiality

    PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY IS BIG! THER IS A NEW FEDERAL LAW CONCERNING THIS AND I KNOW HOSPITALS ARE GOING BONKERS TO COMPLY. WE OWN OUR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE AND TRANSPORTED A PATIENT FROM ONE HOSPITAL...
  5. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    I HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE COMMENT ABOUT LTC RECIEVING MORE FUNDS. IN MY POSITION I SPEAK WITH ADM. AND DON'S FREQUENTLY. ECF'S FOR THE MOST PART STAFF WITH THE REQUIRED MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CARE HOURS AND...
  6. verbal 'scripts'

    I'M SORRY. I HAD TO WAIT TILL I COULD STOP LAUGHING BEFORE I COULD REPLY. NOW I AM SOBER BECAUSE I CAN REMEMBER WHEN THE LARGEST HOSP IN OUR AREA HAD NURSES WEAR PAGERS THAT MEASURED THE TIME NURSES...
  7. narcotic control in nursing home

    YOU HAD BETTER START COUNTING AND QUICK. I HAVE BEEN IN FACILITIES THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN A NARCOTIC COUNT DONE IN WEEKS! THEY WERE NOT PLEASED BUT I WAS ADAMANT AND THE COUNT WAS WAY OFF. I HAD THE...
  8. How your staff knows you care?

    AT A FACILITY I WAS IN THEY HAD A BULLETIN BOARD THAT WAS THE "THANK YOU AND ACTS OF KINDNESS" SOUND OFF. IT WAS DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY AND WHERE IT COULD BE READ BY EVERYONE. THE STAFF SHOWED THE...
  9. LPN VS BSN VS ADN?

    HI CHILI, I AM WORKING ON MY EMT FOR OUR AMBULANCE SERVICE WE OWN THEN I WANT TO DO SOME BUSINESS COURSES. BEST TO YOU IN YOUR EDUCATION
  10. please respond.

    A CORRECTION IS NEEDED FOR THE LPN SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN INDIANA. WE CAN START IV THERAPY, PUSH SOME IV MEDS, HANG BLOOD AFTER IT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY 2 NURSES, ONE AN RN, AND DRAW BLOOD FROM ART LINES....
  11. Any other Nurse Entrepreneurs?

    AMY, MY HUSBAND AND I STARTED OUR OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE. WE ARE BOTH NURSES AND HE IS A PARAMEDIC. IT IS VERY CHALLENGING BUT I LOVE IT. I STILL WORK...
  12. lpn grad pay scale in Florida

    WELCOME TO NURSING! I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN INDIANA THE BASE IN LTC IS 13-15/HR AND THEY GIVE A GENEROUS .10 CENTS AN HR. FOR EACH YR. OF EXPERIENCE UP TO 10 YRS. MAYBE YOU RECIEVE A SHIFT DIFF. IN...
  13. Let's play I Remember When.....

    THIS TOPIC MADE ME SMILE! I REMEMBER BEING PAID 5.27/HR IN 1978. I FLOATED OUT OF THE NURSING OFFICE ON NOCS TO ALL AREAS OF THE HOSP EVEN ICU AND I HADN'T TAKEN MY BOARDS YET. I REMEMBER GETTING YOUR...
  14. LPN VS BSN VS ADN?

    I HAVE BEEN AN LPN FOR 23 YEARS.I HAVE LOVED NURSING TILL THE PAST 5 YRS. I HAVE DONE ICU, SP CARE AND YRS OF HOSP NURSING. I AM NOW CONTINUING MY EDUCATION SINCE MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN BUT NOT IN THE...
  15. Is there such a thing as teamwork in nursing?

    I CAN'T HELP BUT COMMENT ON TEAMWORK IN NURSING. AFTER 23 YRS. IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE THEN HOW HAVE YOU MANAGED SO FAR? AS FOR THE RN LPN THING I HAVE WORKED WITH...