ctspargo

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1. job questions

   ctspargo replied to onewaybaja's topic in Texas

   I am an RN at ETMC in Tyler, TX. I'm not sure of the opportunities in the arenas you are looking at, but I do know that East Texas Medical Center is having a job fair in their Pavilion this Friday (October 3, 2008) from 1:00 - 5:00 PM. It might be wo...

2. Employee Incentives

   ctspargo replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

   How about a hand-written note recognizing the hard work and compassionate care that nurses give. Being specific helps. General thank you's are less meaningful. Nurses really aren't in it for the money (obviously). But when nursing is your passion...

3. Is the Magnet designation working for bedside nurses?

   ctspargo replied to forrester's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work for Duke Medical Center which is magnet. Really, I have worked for 5 different hospitals in the past 15 years and I have never seen any difference in the ratios.... 5-6 on med surg, 3-4 on step down, and 1-2 on ICU. I just don't thin...

4. Does your hospital require a certain color uniform?

   ctspargo posted a topic in General Nursing

   Are you required to wear certain color scrubs? styles? What color? Does your facility offer a uniform allowance? Do they provide scrubs? Do they offer payroll deduction? We are currently voting on what color scrubs we want to wear as nurses an...

5. Is the Magnet designation working for bedside nurses?

   ctspargo replied to forrester's topic in General Nursing

   I think the process of working towards Magnet does a lot for bedside nurses. I have worked for both Magnet and non-magnet facilities. I am now working for a hospital in the process of working towards Magnet. I am on the magnet council and we have ...

6. Magnet Status

   ctspargo replied to RNFELICITY's topic in MICU

   I don't think it is just a title. I also work on a Magnet Council and we do a tremendous amount of work for our hospital. Over the past 2 years we have built our clinical ladder system, increased the number of certified nurses, will be starting our...