Northern VA- PSA

My husband is military so I often find myself in a new area of the country. We currently reside in Northern VA and I have accepted a Director's position with PSA Healthcare. It is a national company with standard policies and procedures but each loc

Please help me with my homework

1 Please, please, please, help this old nurse.

I know BLS/ACLS is vitally important. But (thankfully) since I left acute care bedside nursing 15 years ago I haven't been near a code! Actually once in a blue moon one is called, my fellow (old) nurse

Bullying in the workplace

Has anyone experienced this problem in the workplace? Unfortunately I know many people are, has it been enough to force you to look for other employment? My work environment is toxic, and I find myself as the target of a harsh charge nurse. By no mea

Does the difficulty of state RN licensure vary from state to state?

I graduated nursing school in May and took my state boards one time and passed, thank God. Most of the people in my class passed their boards the first time, but the people we all expected not to pass the first time ended up not passing, some student

Should I be worried about losing my job?

I am a CNA and today I went into work at 6am. The DON came around the corner and asked if I could come to her office. When we got to her office she told me that I was being send home because there is a formal complaint and an open investigation about

new device...a little rant

inservice on new device is anxiety producing I just attended an inservice on a new device. It is an LVAD pump on a catheter that must be placed exacxtly between the left ventrical and tha aortic root and sucks blood from the ventrical and gooshes it i

Starting my first RN job

I recently accepted a position as an ED RN. They are aware I am a new grad and I will be training for 12 weeks. I have unfortunately been out of school for about a year. I have about two weeks until I start and am looking for some advice on what are

Difference between agency nurse and nursing home nurse?

Hi,

I have been confused about the topic of agency nursing and skilled nursing facility nursing. I have been on interviews for skilled nursing facilities but am not so sure of what the difference between these "nursing homes" are from calli

What organizations do you belong to?

I am a new RN and am wondering which organizations are generally beneficial to join? I'm also interested in journals that are helpful. I would like to grow as a nurse and also be aware of trends, best practice, etc. With limited funds I want to make

What Would You Do?

Hi everyone. I work for a small homecare company. From time to time we take mediaid cases. I completed an assessment for a medicaid client and it was sent to mediaid for approval to receive reimbursement. A few days a ago a coordinator informed me th