Spartacvs BSN

Spartacvs has 13 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Med/Surg - PCU - PeriOp - CDA/Obs.

Latest Activity

1. Mask refusal

   Spartacvs replied to Sherrie Smith's topic in COVID

   Yepp, I know its easy to say. However, if they are willing to compromise your health in this matter, you'd be better off cutting your losses before they do something else that will.

2. Nothing changes as long as you obey

   Spartacvs replied to 11blade's topic in Union

   The two sides are diametrically opposed. - The worker wants to do the least amount of work for the most amount of money. - The owner wants you to do the most amount of work for the least amount of money. The worker has an alturistic motivation to do ...

3. Mask refusal

   Spartacvs replied to Sherrie Smith's topic in COVID

   It's very simple... No Mask... No Treatment Don't work for an organization that doesn't follow this principle. Let your boots speak. Im Spartacvs!

4. Staffing Ratios - New York

   Spartacvs replied to Spartacvs's topic in Safety

   Thanks for your reply. What are the ratios at NYU? What are the ratios at Monte? Thanks, Matt

5. Feeling VERY Incompetent

   Spartacvs replied to kyfitch's topic in General Nursing

   Welcome to Nursing KY... Don't take this the wrong way... You are incompetent!!! However... we all started out that way. :) School gave you a very rudementery idea of nursing. It set you up to be a sponge... jam all this knowledge into our brains, ...

6. Staffing Ratios - New York

   Spartacvs replied to Spartacvs's topic in Safety

   Thanks for you reply... It's been made clear that improving ratios improves patient outcomes. Mandatory ratios are a starting point, a ceiling not to be exceeded. If it were up to administrators they would have less nurses taking on more patients. Th...

7. Being Bold

   Spartacvs posted a topic in General Nursing

   Good Morning, The incoming administration has been quite vocal on repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and I am sure administrations are worried about those changes and how it will effect their bottom lines. With that in mind I asked how can...

8. Staffing Ratios - New York

   Spartacvs posted a topic in Safety

   Good Morning, I would like to bring your attention to the New York State Assembly Bill A08580 "Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act". It proposes a ratio of 1:3 for Step-Down & Telemetry. It does not differentiate between night & day staffing ...

9. help with steps/routine

   Spartacvs replied to brighidh's topic in Operating Room

   Hi There, As you have found out he OR is very task oriented. Everyone has a way to do things, good and bad. Like nursing school, just do it the way they do it. When you are on your own you will take the good and bad and make it your own. First thi...

10. Residency or on the job training?

    Spartacvs replied to HTCC's topic in Operating Room

    The point that I was trying to make was that you can't even begin to think about scrub/circulate/residency without your RN license (formal education) BSN. One step at a time.Once you have the license then you can see what options will be made availab...

11. Residency or on the job training?

    Spartacvs replied to HTCC's topic in Operating Room

    HTCC... You don't even have an RN license yet. With your masters you could probably get into an accelerated program and be done within a year. Then it's another couple of years for an NP. However you will have no clinical experience. The education is...

12. Mid-Life Career Change to Nursing

    Spartacvs replied to Mike1982's topic in Career Support

    Good Afternoon, I am 51, worked 25 years in the Advertising/Commercial printing industry in NYC. I have a degree in advertising and printing management. I went to a 2 year community college, received an ADN and was extremely lucky to have found a job...

13. Mid-Life Career Change to Nursing

    Spartacvs replied to Mike1982's topic in Career Support

    Do not, under any circumstances, start with an LPN. It is a complete waste of money. You will find that you come out with very limited job opportunities. The LPN use to be an entry into practice but that is no longer the case.

14. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    Spartacvs replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Med-Surg

    Morning... I'm on a Med/Surg unit in Orange County NY 6:1 on days covering 2 pt's of an LPN 8:1 nights

15. Any hiring bias towards new male nurse 50 years old?

    Spartacvs replied to djdietz's topic in Wisconsin

    I am 48 year old male living in the New York area. I found no gender/age bias just an extremely tight market for new grads. That being said, I had 2 offers within a month or so of graduating. I chalk up my offers due to good networking that came from...