Nursecathy123ca

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About Nursecathy123ca

Postpartum nurse. Also interested in psychiatric nursing and school/camp nursing.

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  1. Well, Isn't This Special

    This might be a benefit for long term care facilities. They are famous for short staffing, but it is difgicult to prove. With hard evidence of how long it takes staff to answer call lights, the facilities would have to increase staff numbers.
  2. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    It IS frustrating. If your state does not have mandated resident:staff ratios, you have to look at whether the staff can adequately care for each resident's needs. Sounds fuzzy. And it is. I am learning how to dig for information regarding staffing ...
  3. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    So glad this column helped you make that decision. I did home health nursing for 8 years and have no regrets!
  4. Unrealistic expectations of nurses.

    Wow. The ANA here sounds almost bedside nurse-friendly!
  5. Unrealistic expectations of nurses.

    After asking the ANA it's position on minimum staffing levels, I received the same old "each hospital should decide proper staffing levels according to need..." pablum. Allowing hospital management to control staffing has gotten us into this mess. A ...
  6. Hanging It Up

    After burning out of hospital and home health nursing, I am now a State surveyor! My goal is to be fair in judgment and always, always kind in demeanor. Benefits? 40-hour workweek, regular hours, low pay but good benefit package. And no more wee...
  7. Unrealistic expectations of nurses.

    Time for a union run by real nurses.
  8. Does anyone else plan to stay in bedside?

    Good for you, wanting to remain at bedside. I loved it but just couldn't do the 12-hour shifts any more. Also, the short staffing was killing me. I was a pretty darned good nurse by the time I left the hospital and took my skills into home health ...
  9. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    That is disturbing. I have never had a nursing job where I had to do an activity similar to sit-ups. I have, however, done lifting, stretching, kneeling, catching a falling patient and even lying on the floor to see something under the bed! You ar...
  10. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    I agree with CathRN. You would need to have very, very reliable childcare--you never know when a survey is going to go longer than planned. You will also have to start a few surveys at odd hours, such as weekends or 10 p.m.
  11. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    Also, you may want to search for 'nurse' on your state employment website. I searched 'surveyor' and never found anything. BTW, the surveyor job is going great. Learning a lot. Love visiting small towns in Texas I have never seen before.
  12. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    Thanks for the comments, CathRN. I am moving right along in training. Getting to know teammates, etc. Looks so good. And I love having real weekends and evenings off!
  13. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    BTW, this hospital also has a discrimination suit ongoing, brought by some Indian physicians who were not allowed to advance in their positions. Seems they don't project the right 'image' for the hospital either!
  14. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    [quote=nerdtonurse?;6410072 I have no desire to stand before God at the end of my life and when he says, "what good did you do with the life I gave you?" all I can say is, "I was thin and a snappy dresser." Amen!
  15. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    HealthyNurse, I'm wondering if you took that surveyor job and how things are going now. I just started a state surveyor job. The training is interesting, though a little tedious. I'm not good at sitting in a chair watching Web-based training all da...