vicki

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1. Nursing shortage? Read this and respond please

   vicki replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Patricia, I couldn't agree more. Most of us are nurses because we love what we do and feel like we can make a difference. There are a lot of bad working conditions out there, but there are also a lot of nurses in positions that they love. There ...

2. To all nurses: Is my life really over?

   vicki replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Rebecca, my name is Vicki and I graduated one year ago. I worked 2 jobs, have a husband and 3 children. All I can say is it can be done. My biggest challenge was making sure that my children still had a life and didn't feel as though they had to p...

3. nurse-patient ratio

   vicki replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   In response to your question regarding staffing,I work in an inner-city hospital that is State funded. We receive all of the indigent patients, ie: all the ETOH and long term polysubstance abuse patients. Most of these patients are in chronic liver, ...

4. Nursing shortage? Read this and respond please

   vicki replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   Rick, first a CNA is a certified nursing assistant. Second, there are enough nurses in this country to bring about real change if they would ever unite for one common goal. We all know there are two ways of changing laws and trends within our governm...

5. Nursing shortage? Read this and respond please

   vicki replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Rick, I just wanted to respond to the question regarding the nursing shortage. I graduated one year ago. I work in a large teaching hospital in the midwest. My orientation was a farce. On day 8 of my orientation, I was given 8 patients of my o...