katrina hays

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1. Opinions on this article????

   katrina hays replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   Amen!!!!!! I am now working as a travel nurse because the pay is so much better and from a business sense it would be literally slitting my own throat not to mention bank acct to work for what hospitals are paying. I had pretty much the same convers...

2. Obstacles to providing care

   katrina hays replied to Anita_novice's topic in Safety

   Anita, I think that short staffing and high nurse:patient ratio numbers would be the best avenue to study. Most of the problems in nursing revolve around this. I have been in the profession for 10yrs in ICU and ER. If staffing is adequate than pt c...

3. Welcome to the Burn ICU forum

   katrina hays replied to BurnNurse's topic in Critical

   Hello Detroit, I worked in Kalamazoo, MI for 9 years in Bronsons Burn Center. We eventually merged with the Trauma/Neuro Unit which was great for me as I love traumas and burns. It takes a special person to work burns. You either LOVE it or you H...

4. A child died this morningLet

   katrina hays replied to Dplear's topic in General Nursing

   Dave, I empathize with you and your feelings, last month I took care of a 14 year old who we ended up donoring. All day I wiped gray matter from the gsw in his head and threw his brain in the trash, that noc I came home to my children who are 18 and...