becmeister

becmeister has 15 years experience and specializes in CARDIAC SURGERY, TRAUMA,.

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1. Strep again

   becmeister replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

   Have you considered getting a tonsillectomy? My son has had five infections since July, he is getting his tonsils out in April. Make yourself an appointment to see an ENT specialist

2. What do I do?

   becmeister replied to love2beanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Ask yourself, where will you be in five years? Remember you are a new grad, think about how hard it would be if you get sick of dialysis? Remember the observation unit will help you develop assessment skills you will miss out on doing dialysis. My su...

3. Nurse-Patient Ratios

   becmeister replied to pattin13's topic in Safety

   Of course they get a little upset, right now they can pay you peanuts and fire you at their will. With a union, you have a contract, they have to think about how they treat you for a change. Contact www.calnurse.org they can help you get a union sta...

4. Nurse-Patient Ratios

   becmeister replied to pattin13's topic in Safety

   Babysitter, get a job traveling and figure out where you want to work. If you are back East, think again. I've heard from Travelers that their worst assigments were in Washington DC.

5. Calling yourself a "nurse"

   becmeister replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

   I get enough admiration from the patients I take care of. People do respect Nurses as a whole and I'm very proud to be one. I'm not ashamed to tell people I'm a nurse, but life comes with balances. When I'm with my family at a party and such, if peop...

6. Nurse-Patient Ratios

   becmeister replied to pattin13's topic in Safety

   And I bet the pay sucks! You guys need to form a union and get the pay and patient safety ratios you deserve.

7. Calling yourself a "nurse"

   becmeister replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

   When you become an experienced RN, you'll be telling people "I'm a stay at home mom" instead.

8. Nurse-Patient Ratios

   becmeister replied to pattin13's topic in Safety

   Geez, you couldn't pay me enough to work that floor, how awful for you. I'd work at Starbucks instead. You don't have to worry about killing somebody there if you make a mistake.

9. Nurse-Patient Ratios

   becmeister replied to pattin13's topic in Safety

   close but no cigar. I work in a major University Hospital in CA, on a step down. Our ratio is 2-3pts, CNA with 5-6 patients, float RN(no assignment), Unit Secretary and resource is out of count. We have a Rapid Response team in addition to the Code B...