Sammypie

Med-Tele, CCU, ED (by default in Mgt.)

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Sammypie specializes in Med-Tele, CCU, ED (by default in Mgt.).

Critical CAre background, Nurse manager 12 years

climate in MS

Sammypie replied to gwapo's topic in Mississippi

Folks, lets be honest with these nurses from other countries. There are three seasons in "South Mississippi" HOT, HOTTER, and OH,MY GOSH, WHERE IS THE AIR CONDITIONER!
How does mandatory OT work?

Sammypie replied to pebbles's topic in General Nursing

I guess we live in a different world in the South (in more ways than one!). Mandatory overtime has a diggerent name---we call it "bonus shifts" and it goes like this...in a two week period a full time staff RN (say in CCU) works 3 shifts one week (S...
I need your help with recruting ideas.

Sammypie replied to HarryPotter's topic in New Nurse

I,too, like Harry Potter, need all of the creative ideas that I can get for Nurse recruitment and retention. Compound that need with a post Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast and you see the problem facing our Nursing Management Team. We have many nurs...