littlecheese

littlecheese specializes in Critical Care/long term care.

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1. Icu/open Heart Staffing

   littlecheese posted a topic in MICU

   I am wondering what are the general staffing ratio's out in the nursing world, in ICU/Open Heart Units. We recently are experiencing a budget problem and the staff in the ICU are finding themselves taking 3 patient assignments as a routine. What is...

2. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

   littlecheese replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work, not only are the write ups frequent, but the administrators are looking. I have had my director come behind me and ask others she know will give her the answers she wants just so she can conference another staff member. I agree that i...

3. The Night Shift Witches.... scheduling dilemmas

   littlecheese replied to littlecheese's topic in General Nursing

   That is good advice, except the language of the contract is not clear. The union has one grievances based on what has been done in the past, and in this case the least senior person have worked. The night shift are the worse when it comes to this. ...

4. Night Shift Burn Out!

   littlecheese replied to NiteRocker's topic in General Nursing

   I worked night shift for 15 years and it did eventually cause my health an issue. As an assistant manager on full time days (8hr) I recently flipped to nights and did 40 hours in 3 days, I feel it! Night shift is not normal, I too raised my daughte...

5. The Night Shift Witches.... scheduling dilemmas

   littlecheese posted a topic in General Nursing

   :angryfire I am super angry at my night shift. I have never met such a mean group of people. As the manager and the person who does the schedule I placed a request for the staff to cover 2 days that the hospital was offering the CCRN coarse. I had...

6. Hostile Working Environment

   littlecheese replied to CseMgr1's topic in Safety

   I work in a similar situation, but instead of the staff hating me they hate each other. This does not mean they do not talk about me, but it is a tough spot especially if there is no back up. I don't what you should do I am only here until somethi...

7. Working as a supervisor

   littlecheese replied to lmonet82's topic in Safety

   What I have done is shown the staff the data collection tools we use. This applies to both hospital and LTC. I have asked them to each to do one which then opens their eyes to what my job is all about.

8. Dream job: Where and Why?

   littlecheese replied to cwinlv's topic in General Nursing

   My dream job would be maybe 2 eight hour shifts in a well managed cath lab or Ep lab with no weekends or holidays. Better yet would be to stay home..... I can dream right?

9. How to stay positive in nursing.

   littlecheese posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am curious how other nurses stay positive in the profession. I honestly in 15 years have not met one nurse who was not looking to get out, or who was stuck because of the money in the profession. I have met those who were going to school to do som...

10. Assistant Nurse Manager or Slave?

    littlecheese replied to littlecheese's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that is what I sound like and how all of us who do the job act. I am curious as what other hopsitals do with a position like this, or is this unusual? I was an assistant manager before at a larger city hospital and things were different but...

11. Assistant Nurse Manager or Slave?

    littlecheese posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently took an ANM job in an ICU. The perks are Mon-Fri, no weekends, no holidays. The bad-there is no manager above me only a Critical Care Director. I am counted in the staffing numbers, so on most days I do patient care. I am in charge ever...

12. To become a nurse or not

    littlecheese replied to bluelogic's topic in Career Support

    I have been a nurse for 15 years and I would give anything to have done something else. If there is a job paying 250,000 give me the name I want that job. Nursing is stressful, full of alot of BS, but you can make a living.