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  1. New RN can't get a job

    fiestynurse replied to iliket3's topic in General Nursing

    I would also recommend broadening your job search. How far are you willing to commute? Attend job fairs. Get in your car and visit nurse recruiters and HR departments in person. Try home health...

  2. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    fiestynurse replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Victoriakem - Men want the same things that women want in the work place - respect, good working conditions, flexible hours, decent pay and benefits. I would recruit male nurses the same way that I...

  3. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    fiestynurse replied to ChrisA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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  4. Some info on PHS?

    fiestynurse replied to Jazzylyn's topic in Correctional

    I would check out the PHS website:

  5. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    fiestynurse replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    mcmike55 - In a Correctional setting, the majority of inmates are healthy. After the initial medical screening, you don't see most of these inmates again. That's why that intake screening is so...

  6. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    fiestynurse replied to ChrisA's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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  7. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    fiestynurse replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    The staffing depends on the medical acuity of the inmate population and the responsibilities of the nurses on duty. Does the facility have an infirmary or medical unit? Also, are these nurses RNs,...

  8. What's your opinion: MRSA

    fiestynurse replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    Yes, I agree - Vancomycin is the last antibiotic of choice, when the infection has been allowed to fester and become critical. I didn't say that it was the first drug of choice. That's why it is...

  9. What's your opinion: MRSA

    fiestynurse replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    The fact is that spiders rarely bite people and usually it is inconsequential. Ironically, there is probably more potential harm to the inmate by the chemicals that are used to eradicate the...

  10. Question about inmates

    fiestynurse replied to nursebaby22's topic in Correctional

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  11. CNA performing a newborn screen?

    fiestynurse replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

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  12. What's your opinion: MRSA

    fiestynurse replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    In the Correctional setting, the proverbial spider bite is, in reality, most often an infection caused by Staph, which may be MRSA. I knew a facility that actually fumigated their jail "because of...

  13. What's your opinion: MRSA

    fiestynurse replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    Yes, MRSA is a big problem in Correctional facilities, where you have a large population living in close quarters and less than ideal sanitary conditions. Many jails (and ERs) are now doing cultures...

  14. fetal heart monitor strips as a legal document

    fiestynurse replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Legal

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  15. afraid of losing my liscense

    fiestynurse replied to nursecatnfl's topic in Correctional

    The spider bite issue and the lack of cleanliness in your facility caught my attention. They are probably not spider bites, but MRSA. I would start keeping track of these so called spider bites a...

  16. Chronic absentee-ism

    fiestynurse replied to RN4ustat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You need to count occurrences, not days. Also, if you are out for 3 weeks with the flu, your employer should provide you with FMLA paperwork. You can't fire someone for a legitimate lengthy illness...

  17. Chronic absentee-ism

    fiestynurse replied to RN4ustat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    An incentive bonus for showing up for work? You are rewarding them for doing what they are supposed to do. I would have a written policy and procedure for sick leave, excluding FMLA of course. It...

  18. "Not using terbutaline anymore"

    fiestynurse replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

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  19. Backround Check Before Nursing School

    fiestynurse replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

    There are still many states that don't require fingerprinting and background checks for licensure, let alone nursing

  20. Liability education

    fiestynurse replied to kathys's topic in Legal

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  21. Nursing neglect... Tornados

    fiestynurse replied to almccormick's topic in General Nursing

    The ANA Code of Ethics states that the nurse owes the same duty to self as to others. Nurses are allowed to preserve their own well being and safety. Your facility should have a clear policy and...

  22. torn between CALIFORNIA or ILLINOIS

    fiestynurse replied to pinayhomegirl's topic in General Nursing

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  23. ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!! California wants MORE money

    fiestynurse replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

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  24. ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!! California wants MORE money

    fiestynurse replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

    It was the LVN Board that I wrote to. This nurse from Kansas had about $400 to her name after the expense of moving here and finding an apartment. She was only making $13/hr in Kansas and had saved...

  25. ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!! California wants MORE money

    fiestynurse replied to mobileLPN's topic in General Nursing

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