Army

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1. Health Care and Contraception: Did the Supreme Court Get It Right?

   Army replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   This issue only came about with Obamacare and when HHS mandated contraceptive care through a Rule process. Contraceptive care was not apart of Obamacare's 1200 or so pages of verbiage. It would have never passed had it been. This RULE process came in...

2. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

   Army replied to fakenurse's topic in Professionalism

   Nursing is my 3rd career. I have found that those that wrap themselves in research and theory usually can't understand the nuances of practical application, regardless of the field. If they were every exposed to the practical application of bedside n...

3. The Dark Side of Working Nights

   Army replied to CannondaleRN's topic in General Nursing

   We can't fill all of the PM and Night shift positions (mostly PMs), where I work. We pay 2.75 shift diff. I don't understand how an organization can get away from paying a good shift differential without losing good people on those off-shifts. If you...

4. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

   Army replied to kaliRN's topic in Safety

   It depends on the amount of CNA coverage and call-offs we have. In a Rehabilitation Hospital in Illinois. 7/6:1 on days (lots of OT/PT help), 6/5:1 on PMs, and 7/8:1 on nights. The first number is the usual, the second is with lesser or more CNA help...

5. New Grad in Rockford Hospitals?

   Army replied to haunani's topic in Illinois

   I am a new graduate from a BSN program in Rockford. Saint Anthony and Rockford Memorial run residency programs and both are closed now. They were open in the November timeframe and were not open long. If you didn't get into the residency program, you...