Cheri

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1. The Nursing Shortage

   Cheri replied to Cheri's topic in CCU

   Your situation sounds horrible- I can't imagine. What do you think is the primary reason for such a shortage? I wonder if nurses are afraid of being replaced? I read some figures and apparently this is just the begining- it is projected to get wor...

2. The Nursing Shortage

   Cheri replied to Cheri's topic in CCU

   I am currently doing my senior practicum in the CT-ICU and the surgeons have to check with the charge nurse with regard to staffing BEFORE starting a case. In other words, nursing dictates if the case is done, if there isn't enough staff, the case i...

3. The Nursing Shortage

   Cheri replied to Cheri's topic in CCU

   Yes, your response does help. Have you had to work manditory overtime and take an "unsafe Load"? I read an article that addressed the nursing shortage, one solution was that nursing needs to clean up their image. How do you feel about that? Most ...

4. The Nursing Shortage

   Cheri posted a topic in CCU

   I am a last semester nursing student at the University of Maryland and I am doing my emphasis in critical care. I am interested in discussing how and if the nursing shortage is affecting your practice in the CCU or CT-ICU. I have noticed the nurses...