daisymae

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1. Patient to nurse Ratios... the first ever rehab nurses poll

   daisymae replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hello from Arizona. I am an RN since 1977. Done med/surg/tele stepdown/floated to icu/er/code team. First shift was nights. Only remember a few things from that time. Not a night person. Out for 10 years having a boy and a girl. Next round of nursing...

2. What Freaks You Out?

   daisymae replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Wonderful comments !! Tim_GNP and Rex/ very funny. Wish I coulda been there. All of your comments are right on. My L & D experience wasn't as bad. Picture a rookie standing there watching. Mom and Dad so excited, Dr. and nurses engrossed in dut...

3. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   daisymae replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Okay, all the conversation is about nurses (I'll change the phrase), not supporting each other. But can any of you please give me examples of what to say in order to sway these tired souls' inappropriate verbalizations? I have tried saying to many w...

4. Ohio: Nurses look askance at $30,000 bonuses

   daisymae replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   I guess if you can stick it out for 3 years, it COULD pay for your psych counseling and inpatient services. I used to work for a small rehab hospital that started offering large bonuses. And I thought $2500 was a lot. They couldn't get anybody to st...

5. Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

   daisymae replied to Ric's topic in Safety

   Arizona hospitals have been trying to do the "restraint free" thing for several years. I worked in a rehab hospital when it first started. I think it was 96 or 97. Oh my ! Not enough staff to pick 'em up. We had all kinds of doo dads that were not ca...

6. Nursing Unions

   daisymae replied to NSCU RN's topic in Union

   NRSKARENRN, hope you liked the website for Southern Arizona Nurses Coalition. We had a great turn out Feb. 7 for a Townhall. We had California Nurses Association there, also 2 of the RN's that tried to organize in Phoenix last year.. They really had ...

7. cleaning straight caths between use.

   daisymae replied to lpnandloveit1's topic in Home Health

   Just saw your comments. I needed info for a patient. found the NAFC site and downloaded a copy of their newsletter for my patient and his wife. Timely find of info.... Thanks Daisymae

8. Question

   daisymae replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

   By the way, "Eternal Student", do your numbers include a unit clerk or does the 4.0 acuity just cover patient care nursing hours? Daisymay

9. Question

   daisymae replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

   Okay...from Arizona, here goes...... As a RN, our staffing ratio for 3-11 shift= 1 RN/24 patients. Yes...WOW ! We do have overlapping staff. So we frequently wind up with 2 RN's plus other staff. But the potential is there for 1:24. As the RN, we wo...

10. Nursing unions: CNA, MNA, PASNAP and UHCW form AACN- new national nurses association

    daisymae replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    Question......... Will AARN allow individuals to join or does it have to be a group? In Tucson we have "Southern Arizona Nurses Coalition. This is strictly a volunteer group. See our website please http://saznc.homestead.com Would this group be ab...