beckster

beckster

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  1. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    beckster replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd like to see this broken down by union vs nonunion. I realize this is probably beyond the scope of your study or may have previously been

  2. break? what's a break?

    beckster replied to jhuff9292's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is why I left the ED. Went to work in Ambulatory Care and we take 2, maybe 3 post endo or One Day patients AND almost never miss lunch breaks. Best of all, patients actually thank us! We allow...

  3. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    beckster replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    This does happen but is not

  4. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    beckster replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    We 're disposable. Nurses are supposed to be the "most respected" profession but pay and treatment by employers suggest otherwise. I'm VERY close to leaving, Thank the

  5. HELP: Nurse -> Dr. ?

    beckster replied to Nhopeful's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't tell employers anything. They don't need to know and you may change your

  6. Would you report possible diversion?

    beckster replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him you appreciate the "help" but you've got it and you won't cosign his waste because it looks suspicious. If he is diverting he'll back off

  7. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

    beckster replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Given enough rope people do usually hang

  8. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

    beckster replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My personal mantra is: Treat others like you want to be treated (NOT preaching). I don't like to be dragged into the NM's office so I don't want to be the cause of others' problems. There are Debbie...

  9. Anybody you know leave the field of nursing?

    beckster replied to Infofreak411's topic in Retired Nurses

    To NurseFifty, Wow, this is OT but I'd kind of like to do the reverse of your experience. Have BSN and want to work in computer field. Do you have a Comp Sci/Comp Eng degree (make WAY more then we...

  10. RN BSN former CDMS wants to return to case management

    beckster replied to Deanayarnish's topic in Retired Nurses

    Look at getting certified in case management. You probably have too much experience - they wanted to give this job to secretarial staff in my corporate-run hospital! The current case managers (RN's)...

  11. FREE TUITION 60yo, RN toBSN?Where

    beckster replied to johnnoes's topic in Retired Nurses

    IN CT tuition at state schools is free to anyone 62+ provided there is an opening in the course. Not sure of details and I know there are other fees that must be paid, depending on the institution....

  12. Bad situation

    beckster replied to NativeNurseBre's topic in General Nursing

    You are experiencing a "Hostile Work Environment." There are US labor laws that address this and it's not only unpleasant, it is illegal. Document carefully and work through management (obviously...

  13. Help me understand....

    beckster replied to shanat123's topic in General Nursing

    But "highly experienced" OR nurses usually don't want to deal with brutal call schedules,

  14. Awarding-Winning Nurse Sets Himself on Fire Outside Kensington Palace

    beckster replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    In US would be a Sentinel Event - suicide by discharged psychiatric patient - triggering Joint Commission scrutiny and litigation from the family. Cold comfort to loved ones, of course, and probably...

  15. Windham Hospital?

    beckster posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Anybody know anything about Windham Hospital? It's a small community hospital near the U of CT. What's the reputation

  16. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    beckster replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    Just another reason not to stay in nursing. Nursing surely has to be one of the worst professions on the planet! If I could afford to, I'd be outta there!! I try to tell nursing students to change...