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BSNINTX, Give me an e-mail so I can ask you a couple of questions. Thanks,

I have them and love them, they do seem to last for ever, I have some with the zipper and they do zip all the way up for me so I like that. Overall I highly recommend them

I'm currently a functioning as a traveler and at this hospital we have "5 to 1 ratio" normally, minimal additional help, maybe 1 tech for 15 beds charge will not accept pt's nor help out, no floats either. Last night I had 3 ICU patients and 2 stepdown's to admit. One of the ICU patients I held for 5 hours because the ICU couldn't accept 2 patients at a time and they have a 1:1 ratio. Night before last two nurses didn't show up so I ended up with 15 beds (told the charge I couldn't handle that many and her response was well I'll make sure you get every 4th pt and hopefully they will not be too sick) in these 15 was three psych rooms where pt's were in 4 point restraints, requiring 1:1 care per hospital policy, told sorry you have to do 15 min checks on them. I also had the code room down a hallway from all the other rooms and kept critical patients in it all night. My last hospital had 3:1 or 4:1 usually with charge which would help out, 1 tech per 10 rooms and a float.--BIG difference and I miss that. Anyway I am going to make sure with my next assignment that this doesn't happen again and I have reported the situation to the state hospital association, Board of Nursing and JCAHO.

I agree accudose seems to flow better when getting medications out, nice big screen too.

Why? In most of the country Paramedics spend more time in school and clinicals than most RN students; they are required to treat and diagnose on their own, no physician around, no reference books, no year of "orientation" or "on the job training" (as many new nurses have to go through now) and specifically trained for the emergency situation--the next 60 - 90 minutes not the next 30 days like most RN's.

http://www.pers.state.ms.us I got their publication in the mail this week here are a couple of quotes. "PERS investments return 10.72%" for last year. "the rate of return has exceeded 8% for 11 of the last 15 years." It's a good system. The only glitch is once you leave it you lose the employer contribution, you can take your share out but you loose theirs unless you leave your money in and once you reach retirement age you still get your benifits

In theory it is based on experience, I have 10 years Emergency, Critical Care experience and was offered a whopping $18.00 an hour for nights in CVICU. Got $10.00 more an hour in Jackson, for base and $2.00 for nights

That's insane!, What school is it. If it's 30 credit hours, you cannot meet eduational standards. At 30 credit hours, you spend 30 clock hours in class, unless it's lab, then you are in lab for 60 hours and clinicals are 90 hours, I know it is some variation but still between 30 and 90 hours in class per week? Also remember you are expected to spend 3 hours preparing for each credit hour so that means another 90 hours a week studying!! As an instructor i cannot comprehend this. I would not attempt the program, I would run as fast as possible, it sounds like you are being set up to fail.