bjlyst

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1. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

   bjlyst replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   this doesn't start off as something good that happened, but the finish is exceptional... i am the supervising charge nurse for a 126 bed long term care home. most of our patients are either bed...

2. Nurses are Pathetic!!

   bjlyst replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

   just remember as you give up your nursing license, and the ability to make more than $8:00 an hour. in the movie from rainman, where tom cruise tells dustin hofman, k-mart sucks. well, so does...

3. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

   bjlyst replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

   i'm not sure where you get your information. but, here's a reality for you. if you go to work and clock on, then turn around and leave, it is considered abandioning your patients. which is against...

4. "ratios"? and pay in California?

   bjlyst replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

   thanks for your input. but, my original question was the ratios for long term facilities and lvn's. since the facility i work for has only 3 rn's doing patient care. the rest of us are lvn's. i...

5. california lvn pay scale

   bjlyst replied to ldshaw's topic in California Nursing

   i work in oroville, ca. that's about an hour from sac. i have worked the same long term care facility for the past 8 years. i make 23.00 an hour with a shift diff. and we are working on getting a...

6. "ratios"? and pay in California?

   bjlyst replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

   in reply to the ratios law. yes, it can work but, the nurses have to refuse to take more than what the law allows. no facility or hospital in calif. is going to stick to the law if they know that...

7. Charting Bloopers

   bjlyst replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

   i read recently in the nurses notes; pt. alert and oriented, "may he rest in

8. "ratios"? and pay in California?

   bjlyst replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

   it seems to me that you are all rn's talking about acute care hospitals. can anyone tell me what the ratios are for skilled or long term care facilities. because i'm an lvn who works in long term...