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1. is it oriented or orientated?

   ACNORN replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

   I have to add it makes me crazy when I hear people say "Idear" instead of "idea" And I try not to laugh when a co-worker says she is going to "nip it in the butt" versus "nip it in the bud". On a patient satisfaction survey, one patient thanked us fo...

2. Lay offs

   ACNORN replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

   There have been some layoffs in one hospital in my area too. They say it is because of the balanced budget act that significantly reduced medicare payments to hospitals.

3. Polycystic Ovaries

   ACNORN replied to KaraLea's topic in General Nursing

   I also have PCOS. Its a long discouraging story - many docs and repeated misdiagnoses. I have lived with all the classic PCOS symptoms all my life. I have since had to have a total hysterectomy due to severe anemia and atypical/precancerous uterin...

4. Help with unhappy ancillary staff.

   ACNORN replied to yankeecamper's topic in Management

   First, I'd like to say don't feel alone with this problem. I have worked in several management positions in different facilities and this issue has been present to some degree or other. The staff usually don't appreciate the challenges of another's...

5. sleeping staff

   ACNORN replied to night owl's topic in Safety

   I am outraged/embarrassed that we even have this discussion in my profession. Doesn't anyone see that sleeping on the job is STEALING? Your employer has HIRED you to perform WORK for a designated shift. Those of you who have such a poor work ethic...

6. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

   ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

   Two very astute points llg & Glad2behere. We know that nursing leaders and advanced practice nurses have an entirely different skill set (in addition to their clinical one). I have seen many companies put good clinical nurses in managerial posi...

7. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

   ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

   I agree that we have to be assertive and make sure that we are paid what we are worth. The only problem with the comparison is that in other businesses you don't have the majority of revenues coming from the government with caps on the payments. Sh...

8. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

   ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

   My thoughts exactly. I appreciate all of the encouraging remarks. I took advantage of a discussion with our CEO about the nursing supervisor vacancies that we currently have to discuss the disincentives of nurses pursuing leadership positions. I ...

9. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

   ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

   I don't think my company is probably acting any differently than the others. I have to say we are very proactive with trying to retain staff RNs. And I have to compliment my company that the incentives for the staff get approved and implemented pre...

10. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

    Glad2behere, To pull in 130-150K I'd say you would have to pursue a Administrator position, or corporate VP of some healthcare company (again depending on location and the local pay scales). I have to remember that I live in an area where the cost o...

11. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

    Glad To Be Here, I don't know enough about your background to give a thorough response, but as far as formal education a BSN plus a MSN, MHA, or MBA is a good start. If you have only had bedside positions, I would volunteer to be on some committee o...

12. scared to take management position

    ACNORN replied to maxter's topic in Management

    Maxter, I remember having the same anxiety you have expressed. I went from being a bedside nurse to a clinical coordinator of a small 10 bed unit, to a nurse manager of 2 units in the same hospital. Then I moved many states away and took a chief nu...

13. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    ACNORN replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

    Gardengal, thanks for your reply. Your answer is what I think is happening more and more. I work for a growing LTACH company and we are opening up smaller specialty acute care hospitals in many different locations and I have never seen such a lack...

14. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    ACNORN posted a topic in Management

    I'm wondering if all of the salary wars, bonuses, incentives, etc. that are offered to the bedside nurses these days is removing one of the long standing advantages (higher pay) of nurses moving into leadership positions. I am finding it much more d...

15. Code Training?????

    ACNORN replied to gambroRN's topic in Cardiac

    All of our RNs and RTs have to have ACLS within the first 6 months of hire (company pays for the ACLS) we also encourage our LPNs to get ACLS and pay them a $500.00 bonus for every time that they get ACLS. Therefore, most are very familiar with the ...