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gtmoore

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  1. Tipping a doctor, acceptable?

    gtmoore replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of your perspectives on the matter, especially to 'Crocuta' for the AMA policy on gifts and to 'lalaxton' for the most to-the-point answer to the question of tipping a

  2. Tipping a doctor, acceptable?

    gtmoore replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    Surely if insurance is paying for the majority of the bill, you would be suspicous too if your family member did the same. It's not my role to police anyone, however, if my perception is right, a...

  3. Tipping a doctor, acceptable?

    gtmoore replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of your advice. I'll ask grandpa why he did it and look to see if the Dr applies it to his bill. Considering he is on Medicare and has secondary insurance, his share shouldn't be more...

  4. Medication Robots

    gtmoore posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I was wondering if anyone else has robots that deliver meds to the units and labwork to the lab from their units. We don't have a tube system so medications and labs originally had to be...

  5. Nicotine in pre-employment drug screen?

    gtmoore replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I believe our hospital does check for nicotine. They also charge "smokers" a higher rate for health

  6. Dayshift vs. Nighshift

    gtmoore replied to pie123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love nights! However, most people either love nights or hate nights. You may just not be able to do nights. If you can't function at night, you need to switch to days, you don't want to put your...

  7. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    gtmoore replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a renal tele unit and we can be floated anywhere, including the ICU/CCU or PACU, even on occasion to the ER. When us Tele nurses are sent to the ICU/CCU, we are usually given the low acuity...

  8. Nurse-pt ratios

    gtmoore replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a tele unit and the ratio is 5-1 regardless of shift. However, I work nights where there is often a shortage of nurses and the hospital administration loves to go on what it calls "the full...