RunningWithScissors

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1. Wages for new nurse in Missouri/Kansas area

   RunningWithScissors replied to Michaela, RN's topic in Missouri

   top of scale is $30 in central MO

2. Midlife Career Change to Nursing - Advice, please

   RunningWithScissors replied to mcgocara31's topic in Career Support

   Be aware that being a lawyer may actually impede your prospects for nursing employment. Many nurse managers are fearful of their own jobs and see competent nurses as threats to their positions, thinking everyone else wants out of bedside nursing (the...

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

   RunningWithScissors replied to kaliRN's topic in Safety

   I am on a cardiac progressive care unit where we start and monitor drips and patients who "minor code" on the general floors come here; we have 5-6 patients on days, 6-7 on nights with 1-2 patient care techs for 32 beds. Sucks but nobody is hiring ou...

4. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   RunningWithScissors replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism

   2 things: First, you got it wrong about the tax on employers' coverage; starting in 2013, you will see on your W2 a box with the employers' contribution to your health plan, and in 2014 (I believe this is the right year) YOU will be taxed on that con...

5. New nurses feel like quitting?

   RunningWithScissors replied to Patti_RN's topic in New Nurse

   That feeling of wanting to quit never goes away. Very few of the nurses I have worked with over the 30+ years have actually loved their job. Most are looking for something else to do and move on. Bedside nursing plain sucks, and it's only getting wor...

6. RN responsibility--how far do you go in being a first responder?

   RunningWithScissors replied to wannabecnl's topic in General Nursing

   How would you feel if you were in the midst of a code in the hospital and a visitor walked up and started taking over cpr, saying "I am a paramedic and I can help"? Do not interfere with rescue services on the street. Same thing.

7. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

   RunningWithScissors replied to 3chicago3's topic in Michigan

   Our cardiac stepdown unit has a ratio of 1:6 on days, 1:7 on nights; if census drops someone goes home and gets called back in when admssions arrive. We start antiarrhythmic drips, admit patients from emergency codes on other floors, staff the code t...

8. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

   RunningWithScissors replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts

   Since when??? Employers have no reponsibility to train a new nurse, only to orient that person to the policies of that institution. They are spending lots of $$ to train you, and the salary reflect that. I applaud MSG for taking the initiative to do ...

9. Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses??

   RunningWithScissors replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

   I would not want to be beholden to any organization, certainly the government, for 10 years, for ANY benefit. I cherish my freedom to work/do what I want. I would PAY extra not to have to live by someone else's rules.

10. Done with school but don't want to start work as a nurse...

    RunningWithScissors replied to anichka1285's topic in General Nursing

    Trust your instincts. Forget that job. You have your license, you have achieved your goal. That doesn't mean you have to work in a hospital in a job you despise. You have learned what you have set out to. If you proceed with starting this job, it wi...

11. Time to call a duck a duck?

    RunningWithScissors replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

    The way I see it, most if not all of nursing's mindless paperwork compliance problems rest with JCAHO, an organization which makes rules for bedside care, yet is comprised of a bunch of business people, not even healthcare people. (can you SHOW that ...

12. 100 year old stroke patient

    RunningWithScissors replied to NurseStephRN's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that if this lady's heart WAS to stop, the family would rescind the DNR and demand a code.

13. Stretched to the breaking point

    RunningWithScissors replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Sounds like this is going on everywhere. No wonder the new grads are having a hard time finding work, there are just so many positions that have been slashed, not the need for nurses like there used to be. And only the more experienced/older nur...

14. Stretched to the breaking point

    RunningWithScissors posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our staffing level last fall was decreased to where when we are full (30 beds) we can only staff with 5 nurses and 2 nursing assistants. Since then, we have had several instances of elderly people falling because the staff members are spread so thin,...

15. Time to call a duck a duck?

    RunningWithScissors replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

    Then stop reading it. Kudos to the OP who many months ago began this discussion. I am enjoying it, except for the occasional unintelligable ramblings of a few. (whatthef, if you have to get lost in your own verbage you are obviously trying too hard t...