Nurse Nevada RN

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1. Nurse patient ratio

   Nurse Nevada replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in the Las Vegas Area as an Agency RN for 4 years and am now leaving the state. Med-Surg units here are increasing the nurse-to-patient ratios and cutting out Nurse's Aids. The hospital conditions are deplorable. It's the hospi...

2. salary

   Nurse Nevada replied to jade32297's topic in Nevada

   Be careful of the Valley Health System. They just opened a hospital called Spring Valley and offering slightly higher pay but Valley Hospital (one of their other older hospitals) is very understaffed and I walked out on an assignment there when they...

3. trying to shift the blame for California's healthcare crisis onto backs of nurses

   Nurse Nevada replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   If hospital administration would start treating nurses with respect there wouldn't be a shortage. I would personally like to see nurses calling on their local news teams and give them the true story. Also, local news papers, write letters to the edi...

4. Hepatitis C

   Nurse Nevada replied to Still Waters's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for posting this site. A friend of mine since kindergarten who was a nurse contracted Hepatitis C in the hospital from a patient's blood and recently died. She went through a lot of discomfort for many years and couldn't work as an RN once s...

5. Has anyone renewed their ACLS on-line

   Nurse Nevada replied to JudyG's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I received this from CPR Associates regarding AHA approval: The AHA's position on web-based Training is, and I quote, "The American Heart Association has not authorized any totally web-based training program to issue American Heart Association c...

6. Has anyone renewed their ACLS on-line

   Nurse Nevada replied to JudyG's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Just wanted to also say, there is a megacode in this course that is random and changes circumstances frequently throughout the code and is difficult. It took a lot of practice. That's why you really learn it so well. Strip recognition is also ...

7. Has anyone renewed their ACLS on-line

   Nurse Nevada replied to JudyG's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I do travel nursing too. I just completed the ACLS course that CPR associates offers online. I was very pleased with it. You get 32 log-in hours to complete it and can practice without logging in. You receive an AHA Provider Card when you have co...

8. online recert for ACLS

   Nurse Nevada replied to bsweilrn's topic in Emergency

   Hi, I do travel nursing too. I just completed the ACLS course that CPR associates offers online. I was very pleased with it. You get 32 log-in hours to complete it and can practice without logging in. You receive an AHA Provider Card when you hav...

9. Meeting with Management about Med-Surg Nurse to Patient Ratios

   Nurse Nevada replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

   I have been trying to change the nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada. I've posted some things on my site that might be helpful. Nevada is reviewing the situation in an appointed subcommitee right now. Hope this helps. There is a lot of info out the...

10. Nursing, is it god's work?

    Nurse Nevada replied to jlsand's topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I just now saw all the posts on what I wrote and ask forgiveness of those that were offended. That was not my intention. I am also very gratefull that I live in a country where freedom of speech is encouraged even though we disagree most...

11. Nursing, God's Work

    Nurse Nevada replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in General Nursing

    Please do and thank you.

12. Nursing, God's Work

    Nurse Nevada posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nursing, God's Work This is a letter to all the nurses who have spent time with their patient's, holding their hand, calming their spirits, praying for them, comforting them, crying with them, communicating that you care about their body, mental well...

13. Nursing & Depression

    Nurse Nevada replied to carpe_de_em's topic in Stress 101

    I personally experienced extreme depression when I went through a divorce after 23 years of marriage and lost my marriage, home health care company, money, my home and just about everything I owned including my car and furniture. My son reacted to h...

14. Ativan vs Xanax vs Valium?

    Nurse Nevada replied to jfpruitt's topic in Medications

    I've heard that Xanax causes loss of memory. Anyone familiar with this?

15. Nevada hearing for safe patient ratios

    Nurse Nevada replied to Nurse Nevada's topic in Activism

    Thanks Jt, Just when is nurses week? Are they going to be there all week?