AnonymousRN

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1. ICU BURN OUT

   AnonymousRN replied to KSAHR's topic in MICU

   KSAHR: What's your nurse-pt ratio? If it's routinely 2:1 I find that CCU nurses don't burn out that often. However, the new trend of 3:1 in CCU/ICU, without adequate ancillary help to turn/bathe pts. leads to severe burnout pretty fast. I'm about...

2. Nursing is pathetic...

   AnonymousRN replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   First off, I'd just like to say that I love this bulletin board. I've been an RN for 2 years now, 1+ yr. med/surg telemetry 7p-7:30a with 11 monitored pts. every night (1 aide), and 7 months in the CCU. I transferred off the floor as soon as I coul...

3. Coping with the stress

   AnonymousRN replied to arbed's topic in Safety

   I can completely sympathize with your situation. Although I don't work in a nursing home, I do work in an understaffed hospital (1 1/2 years telemetry, last 6 months CCU). At my hospital, both the floors and the units are understaffed and the ratio...

4. nursing salaries

   AnonymousRN replied to natbrat's topic in General Nursing

   I work in CCU as a staff RN in the NY/Metro area. I have a BSN, graduated in 1997 and have two years nursing experience under my belt. I currently earn $27.12/hr plus $2.31/hr. night diff. I also get a $1,000/yr. BSN diff that is paid out in June....

5. signing out medications

   AnonymousRN replied to Danielle's topic in General Nursing

   Hi. I was taught in nursing school that you should never sign out a med until it has been administered. However, certain hospitals have policies in place that you can sign out a med prior to it being given (i.e. immediately prior to your entering t...

6. Are you satisfied with your current employment situation as a nurse?

   AnonymousRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   This may be an unpopular view, but here goes. I make $27.12/hr plus an additional $2.31/hr night differential as a CCU Staff Nurse. Nurse/pt ratios at my facility in the critical care setting are 3:1. Last year I grossed $52,000 and change. This...

7. Nurse/Pt ratios in the critical care setting

   AnonymousRN posted a topic in Safety

   I am curious about nurse/pt ratios is ICUs/CCUs. I am routinely assigned 3 pts in CCU. In fact, I have to work tonight, 7p-7:30a, and the sense of dread I feel right now, is overwhelming. We have mountains of paperwork to complete, and little ancill...