booklady

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1. Bullied in Report

   booklady replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

   That's ridiculous for you to have to put up with a bully just because you manager is being a non-manager. Submit your concerns in writing to your manager, and tell her you're sending a copy to the HR dept. and to the your manager's superior. Be "ni...

2. Nursing "shortage"?

   booklady replied to Prn35Rn's topic in General Nursing

   The nursing shortage alive and well here in South Carolina! Especially ICU and OR. We're "closing" ICU beds due to lack of enough staff, and have had to go on" Critical Care Bypass" , and this is a for profit private Corp. hosp.

3. culture of surgical ICU

   booklady replied to klimasr's topic in MICU

   For pete's sake, this is the most ridiculous discussion I've ever read, including the ADN vs BSN controversy. I've done every type of ICU nursing for 28 years, including management and educator positions, and I don't have a clue what you're talking ...

4. Pay Scale

   booklady replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   In rural South Carolina we're starting inexperienced RN's around 17.00Hr, and we're getting ready to raise it at our hosp. Cost of living low here. We're recruiting!! We especially need OR and ICU

5. Pay Scale

   booklady replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   I guess it's all supply and demand. Our mixed ICU is getting ready to raise the pay scale to 28$ for experienced ICU RN's. Weekend nights get 9$ hr shift diff, and we still have about 8 openings for a 16-bed ICU.

6. IABP Removal

   booklady replied to BJRN76's topic in CCU

   It's very important that you check with your State Board to see their view on this. I have done classes for Datascope Balloon Pumps and they do not endorse that RN's d/c IABP's because of the rare but real danger of balloon entrapment. THis happens...

7. code help

   booklady replied to woo 2's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an ICU nurse , also nurse educator and Staff Development Experience. We had the same problem. Mock codes and more mock codes. Very important to be supportive and friendly, most lesser experienced nurses are already feeling very uncomfortable, ...

8. CRRT: Is it a dialysis or a Critical Care procedure?

   booklady replied to NephRN's topic in MICU

   We have a busy, very mixed ICU, 16 beds, We do it all. We have a really strong in-patient dialysis staff that sets up the Prisma and changes out the filter when needed. We do everything else. They do round and check on out pt's to make sure every...