DARLENEDAVIS

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1. First Unionized Hospital in Texas

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to herring_RN's topic in Texas

   Just curious I had brought a public document with the proposed new staffing ratios for Texas to my department manager to ask her what she thought of it and how it would affect us in our department and she said she would find out what she could about ...

2. Do regular "newborn nurseries" still exist?

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to nervousnurse's topic in NICU

   Do you have a guideline for NBN ratios?? When I was hired.transferred to NBN they told me the ratio was 1 to 6 we are taking 8 and sometimes 9 babies even when they have bili lights etc...it is scary and we can't get the moms to take their babies th...

3. Pay Scale

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   Hey there thanks for the reply.... dd

4. Day of a Radiology Nurse

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to BeccaRN's topic in Radiology

   HI Becca, I work as a Rad nurse in a growing hospital in the RioGrande Valley,and it was a bit misleading after I was hired originally a NO CALL NO WEEKEND position which turned into full call and leave when the patients are done...since my hire in J...

5. Pay Scale

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   Hello there I am from Texas a new RN but LVN for over 27 years but I am just starting out at $26.25 hr,,,,are you an lvn or rn? :imbar

6. Acls Online

   DARLENEDAVIS posted a topic in Cardiac

   I though I remembered a link to the American Heart Association that permitted you to take their ACLS test online and print a certificate and then take the hands on at a facility and mail both to AHA and they in turn send your ACLS provider card to y...

7. What is a short spurt of PAT's???

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to kaseysmom's topic in Cardiac

   paroxysmal atrial tachycardia excuse my spelling I just had eye eurgery and this is a bit blurred... :imbar

8. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

   I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT WORK FOR STRAIGHT PAY IN AN OVERTIME SITUATION We already have taken responsibility in our facility for cutbacks and doind two or three peoples jobs at the same time they are all out of their friggin heads if they think we'll st...

9. Who Says Unions Are Bad? Not True!

   DARLENEDAVIS replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   i wish we had more unions for nurses i work in texas and they will never have a union here and i truly believe this is one state that really needs a union to defend both the nurses rights but also the patients....especially the nurse patient ratios.....