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  1. CRNA vs. Dental Anesthesiologist. Can CRNA's work in dental offices?

    Rodman replied to Jake355's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Keep in mind that Dental Boards not nursing or medical boards are responsible for regulating the practice in a dental office. They must work under the supervision of a dentist in a dental office in...

  2. Does/Can an RN give anesthetics before procedures such as skin biopsy, laser surgery,

    Rodman replied to 50kn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Seems like some on this post are caught up with a little work insecurity. I have a friend who is a dentist and she tells me that nurses are her worst patients. They come in and sign their med...

  3. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Specific Sites? It's endemic... I worked in the VA

  4. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Look at what the unions have done to the VA

  5. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Cut and

  6. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You had to look it up.. Nurse: one who attends or assists... That is what we signed up for.. be comfortable with

  7. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Semantics... The facility will not function with nurses alone... Who will write the orders? Take rads? Labs? It may be "nursing" care by regulation but nurses are not rendering all of the care or...

  8. Does/Can an RN give anesthetics before procedures such as skin biopsy, laser surgery,

    Rodman replied to 50kn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Nurses should not give local anesthetics. we are not trained in extensive anatomy like an MD anesthesiologist or

  9. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Then you should exercise your professional autonomy and join one.... Unions are great

  10. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That is what we were taught... They need MEDICAL care... The DOCTORS are responsible for that... We as nurses are their acolytes... This is an example of what I am trying to get across.... We are not...

  11. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Hmm negligent actions.... You're right a union is needed to protect the RN who commits a negligent act. That should work wonders for

  12. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am an attorney. You should brush up on the law and not rely on what you read on the internet. The hospital cannot "sever" anything including respondiat superiore. A plaintiff's attorney uses the...

  13. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My neighbor is a dentist and told me that he had a nurse come into the office with her daughter for third molar extraction. She was a CRNP She made sure to where her white lab coat with name...

  14. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Nurses are not the income generators.. The MDs that admit patients and perform procedures generate income. We nurses are too concerned with how many letters we can make up and add to the end of our...

  15. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You can go to a community college and get an RN... That would tend to inflate numbers entering our

  16. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I have a litigation background Thank you... It is in the hospitals interest to back the nurse. The nurse, as an employee, is working as the agent of the hospital. "Respondiat Superiore" It is a nice...

  17. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Not really... MDs and DDSs in unions probably missed the boat

  18. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Real simple.. .Nurses in a union become a trade workers. True professionals have control over the direction of their practice. You can cry about your license being "on the line" but really, you are...

  19. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The fact that you think that nurses "need" the unions speaks volumes. The market decides what one is worth as far as financial compensation. As long as nurses are willing to accept the pay and...

  20. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Rodman replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Decide whether you want to be a professional or a blue collar worker. That's the

  21. Considering Occupational Therapy or Dental Medicine after failing out of nursing

    Rodman replied to kringkring5144's topic in General Nursing

    I have news for you... Before you can even apply to Dental School you must take pre-med level general chemistry with lab, biology with laboratory , organic chemistry with lab, physics x2 semesters...