Mortpm1

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1. New LPN Grad moving to Washington

   Mortpm1 replied to StephJanae's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Kaiser permanente. I came from California, and my endorsement took about 6-8 weeks, but I think the hold up was on the California side. Clark college has a lpn to rn bridge program. Ditto about...

2. Starting LPN Program in Sept 2014 HELP

   Mortpm1 replied to Payelor93's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   If the salaries are the same now as when I graduated in 1992, I would not recommend LPN/LVN. I love nursing, but I can't pay the mortgage. With the pressure to use unlicensed nurse assistants in...

3. Apology from a doctor!

   Mortpm1 replied to JasBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   One time, when I was working as a Telemetry Technician, the resident refused to write ICU transfer orders on a patient with a heart rate of 10 I told him that the patient was not stable enough for...

4. Need a seasoned nurse's advice

   Mortpm1 replied to marvelmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Look at it from their point of view. There are probably things they shared with you that they would never want "their boss" to know. There are things you may have shared with them, that may make it...

5. Starting LPN Program in Sept 2014 HELP

   Mortpm1 replied to Payelor93's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I have been a LPN since 1991. When I graduated I was offered a job as a LPN intern in a hospital and I made $17 per hour. This was not my only job offer. I had many to choose from. this was in los...

6. I Miss Nursing

   Mortpm1 replied to Cricket183's topic in Retired Nurses

   Can you do telephone nursing? Lots of nurses work from home in the company I used to work for, manning their 24/7 nurse advice

7. Clock watching for the 7 minute clock in window

   Mortpm1 replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My facility had 2 policies, one for PAY, and one for calculating tardiness. You would get paid if you clocked in 7 min late, but, if you clocked in ONE SECOND late, it was counted as a late arrival....

8. how to deal with an evil boss...

   Mortpm1 replied to jlynn167's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Kind of makes one want to go into management just for self

9. Is there a legal way to do this...

   Mortpm1 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Hmmm...what would haunt you more, seeing that he murdered another 4 year old the next day, or violating hipaa? I'm just

10. Prospective employee's psych hx

    Mortpm1 replied to ashleed's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Wow, high school never ends, does it? If your facility has an emr, it will be easy enough to discover who was in the chart. Consult a lawyer. The write up is just the first step of a campaign that...

11. My HIPAA dilemma

    Mortpm1 replied to wizski's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Life is all gray. My hospital probably would have fired you for helping with the insulin, or not bowing out of the code when you realized it was a relative. It's so frustrating that our humanity and...

12. Is making appts for friends/family/ a hipaa violation?

    Mortpm1 replied to hhnurse0407's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not a hipaa violation, but I was recently fired for taking a call from, and providing telephone advice to a friend. Many facilities, including mine have prohibitions against accessing records of...

13. define business need to know

    Mortpm1 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I worked as a telephone advice nurse until a few weeks ago, when I received a call from a young man that rents a room from me. I provided advice to him, as I would have for any other patient. I know...

14. Prospective employee's psych hx

    Mortpm1 replied to ashleed's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you are in a position to notify the applicant, you should. She has a legitimate right to be evaluated based on her skills, work history and references, just like anyone else. The NM is in violation...

15. Are LPN's going to be phased back into the hospital settings?

    Mortpm1 replied to mfigueroa22's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My hospital only used RN/LPN pairs. No CNA's. if my RN did not have me to pass meds, provide bedside care, and monitor the stable patients, she would have been a basket case. My nurse manager had to...