rnmaybe

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  1. 1099 vs w2

    rnmaybe replied to Gassadist's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would say 20% would be more like it so that would be equivalent to about $240k as 1099

  2. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

    rnmaybe replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

    You answered your own question. Being a stay at home parent isn't for YOU.

  3. Would you report possible diversion?

    rnmaybe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of times nurses that are diverting will work lots of overtime and take patients that may require lots of narcotics If their drug of choice is at work. Alcoholics will tend not to show up for...

  4. Pharmaceutical companies are crooks!

    rnmaybe replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    In other words your facility is able to write off these things because you are subsidized by the tax payers. Your not writing off anything because you also received better reimbursement through...

  5. Pharmaceutical companies are crooks!

    rnmaybe replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work in a hospital or health care facility? What about when your hospital gets a drug for $10 and bills the patient 20-50x that amount. Do you have a problem with

  6. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    rnmaybe replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really believe once you ask this question, the person is going to slap their forehead and say they never thought about securing the firearms until you just brought it

  7. HIPAA and the Undocumented

    rnmaybe replied to nurseactivist's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Arrested for making a clock that looked like a bomb? Here's your

  8. Pts handpicking assignments, and refusing nurses of opposite gender?

    rnmaybe replied to jdub6's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So if the patient said no homosexuals or minorities are allowed to care for me, you would honor that

  9. Pts handpicking assignments, and refusing nurses of opposite gender?

    rnmaybe replied to jdub6's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yet, let someone request an all white staff for their care or no homosexuals and see the amount of disgust aimed at the patient. When you come to the hospital you get what you get. You can try and...

  10. Negotiating my salary is exhausting!

    rnmaybe replied to CocoaLoverFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Once you are salary they can definitely take advantage of you on the hours

  11. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    rnmaybe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    No one said anything about cardioverting asystole (which is impossible) except yourself. You can't treat a patient properly without the proper tools and cardiac monitor is one of those tools. Please...

  12. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    rnmaybe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    The patient can have an issue without a palpable pulse due to decreased cardiac output from a decrease in stroke volume. Cardioversion would indicated not

  13. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    rnmaybe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    not necessarily. They may not have a palpable pulse and depending on where you check for a pulse but could still be

  14. Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

    rnmaybe replied to CrunchBerries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is actually case law about a nurse who advised a patient about getting a different doctor and was fired from her position. However, the BON of her state required her to look after her patients...

  15. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    rnmaybe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    And if the patient is in rapid a-fib or SVT and you give epinephrine you have just killed the patient. The monitor is a tool to guide your

  16. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    rnmaybe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    What rhythm was the patient in when you gave the epi? Most if not all AEDs do not have a display for rhythm verification. Sounds

  17. should the press be exempt from adhering to HIPAA laws?

    rnmaybe replied to 1wellnessnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The only time the press would be upset, is when someone leaks their privileged

  18. RN being bullied by LVN

    rnmaybe replied to BDBSNRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First off, you are not equals and you should not look at that way. you have more experience, education and training than the LVN. If she belittles you in front of a client again I would simply say...

  19. Pot, teenagers, and the psych ward

    rnmaybe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    where are they being put in jail for years simply for smoking

  20. Pot, teenagers, and the psych ward

    rnmaybe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    not what I

  21. Pot, teenagers, and the psych ward

    rnmaybe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    When was the last time someone was drafted into the

  22. Pot, teenagers, and the psych ward

    rnmaybe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Where is this happening that people are put in jail for years simply for smoking

  23. Calling yourself an RN

    rnmaybe replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How is the board of nursing going to fine someone who is not a nurse? Send them a bill in the mail? they have no legal authority over someone who is not a

  24. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    rnmaybe replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    call the cops when someone calls a gay person an "it" and let me know what they say to you. I bet you go to jail for abusing the 911

  25. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    rnmaybe replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Too many people go around looking to be offended all the time. National