SuburbsGirl

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1. Staffing Ratios

   SuburbsGirl replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Psychiatric

   The private psych facilities are terrible. All for profit. None of them care. The 4 I know are: Strategic Behavioral Health US Healthvest Universal Health Services Neuropsychiatric Hospitals They are all terrible.

2. Would CCNE support a non paper ADN-BSN option where you actually learn something important

   SuburbsGirl posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   I mean most of us pretty much will agree ADN-BSN programs are a complete joke. Would accrediting bodies approve a program that you would actually learn something important without writing papers. Says a class like Medical Spanish would be part of it....

3. Assault and Restraint in the Psychiatric Setting

   SuburbsGirl replied to Eliziel's topic in Psychiatric

   I don’t have an answer to your question, but the topic of your post is what brought me here today. What desperately needs to happen, and particularly in freestanding psychiatric units, is that nurses need to sue the he** out of these institutions. P...

4. Your facility limit number of admissions? Staffing

   SuburbsGirl posted a topic in Psychiatric

   If you're facility is getting hit with admissions and say there's only 2 nurses there. Any limit on how many your required to do? If there is 2 nurses with 12 open beds and 12 admissions coming what happens?

5. Hospitals offer big bonuses, free housing and tuition to recruit nurses

   SuburbsGirl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Headlines

   I looked at some of the jobs at UCHealth. I would suggest they drop the language of BSN required in 3 years I see on some of the jobs I looked at. They could probably get some really experienced ADNs then that have no intention of "Going back to Coll...

6. Hired, based on having a BSN

   SuburbsGirl replied to Premiee82's topic in ADN/BSN

   Magnet requiring BSN is the biggest lie told in nursing next to Joint Commission caring about you having a covered drink at your work station. The only BSN requirement for magnet is unit manager.

7. New grad ADN Salary

   SuburbsGirl replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in Virginia

   I am not from the area, but I like to give input on these questions. I use tools available to me and do cost of living adjustments. My calc says you should make at least around $26.65 for new grad. Not saying can't be more, but that should be minimum...

8. Las Vegas salary?

   SuburbsGirl replied to LachyFTW's topic in Nevada

   I am not from the area, but I like to give input on these questions. I use tools available to me and do cost of living adjustments. My calc says you should make at least 31.07 Not saying can't be more, but that should be minimum.

9. Typical cost for RN-BSN program

   SuburbsGirl replied to EliApril's topic in ADN/BSN

   State supported schools average 9-12k.

10. Omg I'm so broke!!!

    SuburbsGirl replied to christina.adams2889's topic in New York

    You bought a home in New York for 104k?

11. Is there hope for new grads in California?

    SuburbsGirl replied to ItsDaisyDear's topic in California

    It's tough in all the big cities. Overload of nurses. Chicago is brutal too.

12. Job Market for Experienced Psych RN in Chicago?

    SuburbsGirl replied to PSYCHEE's topic in Illinois

    I actually disagree that market is good. Very few places do 12 hours shift for psych even though other departments in hospital do them. New grad salary around $31.50 On a positive note about salary in Illinois, because it's not in line with Californi...

13. New grad RN cant find job. HELP

    SuburbsGirl replied to jasRNLTC's topic in New York

    Are you in a big metropolitan area like NYC. Nursing jobs are tough to find in the big cities. There is a gluttony of new nurses out there.

14. Humalog

    SuburbsGirl replied to bluehealer's topic in Endocrine

    As far as I'm concerned, you did 100% the right thing. You gave the correction dose (SC). Now we can argue that 3u isn't going to correct 269, but you followed the order.

15. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SuburbsGirl replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago, a nurse was arrested for refusing a blood draw on suspected DUI. She was arrested. The police department had to pay her $75,000.