Louvenia Ringuette BSN RNOct 29, 20201 minHalloween Just Not the SameSmiles that these little tots bring to others
Louvenia Ringuette BSN RNOct 22, 20202 minDid you Know?According to a Washington Department of Commerce Bulletin written in October 2018, Washington State helps low income home owners weatheri...
Louvenia Ringuette BSN RNMay 29, 20201 minTricare west website update on approved referrals.Picture from: https://technofaq.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/word-image-12.png Which referrals and authorizations will be extended? HN...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNJan 18, 20203 minWho Is Responsible?Who is responsible for the patient when they go to another department for testing? You ask why I ask this? A few months ago I was a patie...
Louvenia Ringuette BSN RNJan 14, 20208 minDeclare you are a Medical Professional?? As we welcome 2020, I am still dealing with healing from a car accident that occurred in 2019. Physically I am still healing from broken...
Louvenia Ringuette BSN RNMar 8, 20195 minSubstance abuse in Healthcare ProfessionalsIt is estimated that 1 in 10 health care providers have an alcohol or drug addiction disorder. In my 30 years of nursing I have known sev...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNNov 8, 20183 minGifts from HeartHolidays are a difficult time for many people, healthcare workers, tax professionals, retailers, but especially the elderly and those liv...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNOct 19, 20182 minNursing Homes Closing, is it the right thing to do?Residents in nursing homes have always held a special place in my heart. I volunteered in a nursing home as a teenager, and have work i...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNSep 4, 20183 minDon't Believe Everything You ReadRecently on The View the issue of credible sources of Internet information came up. Specifically they were talking about how so many peop...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNAug 1, 20184 minMEDICATION ERRORS: “LOOK -ALIKE” MEDICATIONWhat is a Look- Alike medication? A medication that sounds or looks like another. Today I’d like to look at medication errors caused spe...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNJul 19, 20185 minPenmanship - A Cause of Medical ErrorsI began this blog in my head after going through piles of much needed weeding of old paperwork. Living in the same house for over 20 yea...
Louvenia Ringuette, RN BSNSep 16, 20171 minWhy should you keep a nurse in your pocket?Nurses by nature are inquisitive, great researchers, and the never ending problem solvers. They know how to look at the situation , and ...