sweetpooty

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1. Do float nurses in your facility get paid more?

   sweetpooty replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a hospital North of Atlanta in the Float Pool. We float to all areas except L/D and the OR. We are paid a 15% diff for all regular areas and 20% when we go to critical care areas. We are full time employees with all the same bennies as o...

2. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

   sweetpooty posted a topic in Safety

   We are considering the use of Paramedics and LPNs to help with the nursing shortage. Is this something that you would be comfortable with. Do you think that an RN would then be responsible for the paramedic. What areas do you think this would work...

3. air bubble in syringe

   sweetpooty replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

   Man, this issue goes on and on. A syringe is made to give the correct dose that is marked with what is in the needle. If you think about it the plunger would stop and the needle would still be full. Therefore changing the needle is not a great id...

4. Full Moon Tales

   sweetpooty posted a topic in Humor

   I'm looking to put together stories about full moons and patients. Everyone seems to have some and there really does seem to be something to the full moons effect on patients. Mary

5. Do You Get Shift Differential?????

   sweetpooty replied to Shell5's topic in Geriatric

   OUCH! At our hospital you get $3.00 if you work only an occasional weekend. $5.00 if you commite to one weekend day a week and $10.00 if you work every weekend like this poor child in Texas. You guys need to raise a stink!

6. What ONE change would you make to increase nurse retention where you work?

   sweetpooty replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to see our hospital pay for nurses who drive so many miles or more to work. Gas is $$$$$. We are in a rural Atlanta area. What makes nurses drive to a hospital away from home when they can leave to work closer. 25 miles? 30 miles? What...

7. Pharmacy protocal for central lines.

   sweetpooty posted a topic in Infusion

   Do any of you have a pharmacy protocal that you institute when a new PICC or Central line is inserted? I'm looking for one that would show the dressing change is needed, when flush is do and how much. Anything will help. We are having problems get...

8. Columbia/HCA

   sweetpooty replied to RN4NICU's topic in Safety

   Iworked for Columbia in a Home Health agency in Florida. I was layed off by them in a group cut back when Federal investigations nearly killed our business. Sorry to disagree but....I was always treated fairly, offered and given all the education I ...