dmarciniak

dmarciniak has 12 years experience and specializes in Emergency, ICU, CCU, Ortho.

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1. no future here for nursing

   dmarciniak replied to noon2moon's topic in Hawaii

   For twelve years I have been lying to myself. Thanks to your well-written, eloquent appeal I did what I should have done years ago and told my employer to "take this job and shove it". Yeah. Well. Anyway, I'm not sure where you are coming from. ...

2. patient ratios in the ER

   dmarciniak replied to tina_the_nurse's topic in Emergency

   I work in an inner-city hosptial in Buffalo, 35,000 patients a year, average about 100 a day. We have a ratio of 1:5. Hall beds are the responsibility of the CN. Our hall use in total minutes went from 16% to 0.6% in two years once the CN's took t...

3. RN to BSN?

   dmarciniak replied to Missy_RN83's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently a full-time ED day CN and am in a RN to BSN program. The school I attend has really catered to the full-time nurse. I am taking 9 credit hours a semester including summer session and the program, even part time, should only take two ...