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Geeg

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  1. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    There won't be a draft because then one has to admit that there is a war going on. The hospital associations will just keep lobbying to deskill nsg and janitor will be giving your meds. Heck, the nsg homes are already getting the med tech thing pas...
  2. Help! LTC laws and ratios

    There are no LTC ratios in OH or any other state. The only ratios that are mandated by law are for acute care hospitals. The laws are on the books in California and a handful of other states that I can't recall.
  3. I just realized you are in your 20's. I would go to the Columbus area, since OSU is there, and there are lotsa people in your age range there.
  4. I worked as a nurse in OH for 15 years. There are many more nsg schools in OH than CA, considering the large population in CA. There are state schools with programs. There are also some small colleges and universities with programs too. Cleveland...
  5. Role Of Lpn's In Icu's

    What does the state board of nursing have to say? I doubt that A LPN can titrate vasoactive meds?
  6. New Patient Population in CCU

    Everyone becomes a medical pt in the end. That is, once surgeons can't or won't cut them anymore.
  7. New Patient Population in CCU

    Hi. I used to work in Cleve, for about 20 yrs.... Pts in the units now, would be dead 10-15 yrs ago, consequently the current floor pts are the ICU pts of 10-15 yrs ago.
  8. Once again, I think the answer is more nurses. I can't help but think that some of these less flagrant errors can be attributed to too many patients and not enough time.
  9. The War with the Floors

    Remember Divide and Conquer. It is to the hospitals's advantage when the nurse are at war with each other and have no energy to fight admin. I think that is why nothing gets resolved very well in the hosp environment.
  10. Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    Amennnn. It is all the insurance industry's doing. Sure lawyers can be easy targets, but they are not the villains here.
  11. Accutane

    I used Accutane, it did work well for me. It has been around for at least 25 yrs, have you searched for any long term studies re side effects? Have you tried Retin A?
  12. Layoffs and "Reconfiguring" the hospital

    Sorry, I don't think there is an upside. We all know that reconfiguing is a euphemism for cutting staff.
  13. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    Starting evey sentence with "I'm sorry but............."
  14. Unfortunately, the healthcare system is using a business model: do more with less. Crank up the output with the least expenditure possible and hope nobody realizes that the quality stinks!!!!!!!!
  15. Visitation and staying the night

    In general, night visitation should be discouraged. I have had plenty of intoxicated visitors, and the majority {surprise} arrived at night.