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allnurses.com's Weekly Tips, News, and Rants Issue 458 : Feb 22, 2012

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Spotlight

Nursing Activism & Healthcare Politics

Feb 15 - Feb 21 Hottest Topics

Ch, ch, ch, ch... changes. What are your long term goals?

Those of us in the nursing field for twenty or more years have seen many changes to our profession, not in knowledge or scope of practice per se, but in the actual process of delivering care. We have rolled with it and adapted. Until now. Somehow, this time it is different.

Caseload of 70 active patients

s this reasonable or legal. It has destroyed whatever personal life I had. Supervisors only seem concerned with statistics not quality patient care. What are my rights related to working for this agency a normal pace allowing me time for my daughter and self ?

What motivates you to go to work every day?

In this tough economic time I'm so grateful to have a full time job. However, there are just days like today I rather stay in bed. I often have to remind myself of the rewards of working and things I can do with the money I will make. Here are just a few things that gives me that extra motivation to get up and get ready for work...

Life skills nurses learn

Nurses learn many life skills on the job, managing chaos is just one of them...

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Loan Repayment for Serving in Medically Underserved Area

I am planning to do an online FNP profram and will work in a medically underserved area. I am trying to decide if I should take a chance on the more expensive private universities that require less travel and provide more assistance, or stick with less expensive but more-effort options.

Can anyone tell me how much money they were eligible for in loan repayment when they signed on to work in a medically underserved area? How is the amount of loan repayment determined?

NRP certification online?

I am again in a "I want to be in NICU" phase. Have a lot of adult experience and every few years think about doing this change, but don't get hired due to lack of experience, then get discouraged and give up. Now I am looking into it again. Should I try to get NRP certified, will that get them to hire me?

Maternal Flu Vaccine Improves Health of Unborn Child

Vaccinating pregnant women against the influenza virus appears to have a significant positive effect on infant birth weight, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.

Phasing out alarms?!?

At a recent employee meeting, I learned that my facility is going to start phasing out personal alarms for residents. (chair & bed alarms, TEDS, etc.) The powers that be want to head off the new regulations that are being passed in my U.S. state that will prevent the use off alarms as a "dignity issue." I can't IMAGINE the number of patients who will be injured from falls if we don't hear the alert of an alarm, warning us that the resident may be in danger! I feel this action has the potential to cause serious injury to the patient...

Why do you want to leave your current job?

I'm currently working in a very busy geriatrics clinic for years now and I wanted a change. Right now there's an opening in another clinic where most of the patients are a bit younger (20s to 40s). How do I properly say in an interview why I wanted to leave my current job. The truth is that I am very burnout in my job right now. Help!

Crimes and misdemeanors...

During my nurse training I had to work with three other student nurses on one of the Elderly Care wards. This was fine and dandy, we all went in to the ward together and the Sister on the ward seemed very nice and friendly. We laughed and joked a wee bit and then she asked us our names, everyone else introduced themselves; Claire, Carla, Andrew but of course I was in a mischievous mood so I said "The names Bond, ..James Bond" in my best Scottish accent. She laughed away and so did everyone else and for the rest of my three month stint she called...

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