Kohern

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1. How many patients?

   Kohern replied to sistasoul's topic in Med-Surg

   Yuck! I feel sorry for you girls. In our hospital it's 4:1 on days, occasionally 5 if we are in a pinch! 5-6 patients on nights. I think I'm spoiled!

2. Is There a Nursing Shortage in MN?

   Kohern replied to andpeggy's topic in Minnesota

   My advice to you is, go to job fairs. Get your face out there and try to meet nurse managers if you can. Nurse recruiters are the one's look at your application, and they decide who to foward to. You may not always get the best position you want r...

3. Help! I need advice now!

   Kohern posted a topic in Travel

   So here is my dilema. I'm planning on going traveling this summer. It's not set in stone as far as a job. I'm working with two different companies to see which one I like the best. My specialty is Med/Surg, but I currently work in the float pool at...

4. General Nursing Poll...What is the nurse to patient ratio at your hosptial?

   Kohern replied to Polly Dipcya's topic in General Nursing

   At the hospital I work at it's usually 4 patients on our med/ surg floor. We get 5 on a very busy/short staffed day, and three on a lucky day. We also have a CNA. Night shift's usually take 5-6 patients with one CNA on the floor.

5. traveling nurses

   Kohern replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Travel

   I'm just starting out. I found out that your home license has to be a compact state, otherwise you have ot apply for every state you go to. I started with an MN license, and then got an Iowa one. I thought I was ok having the Iowa license, but whe...