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Galen is in a huge growing phase right now. They have recently gotten their permanent accreditation and are increasing their class size. They're probably just a bit overwhelmed. They also give very little info over the phone. I can't imagine them...

BWAHAHAHA!! I've got to use that one!!

Doesn't sound much like "team playing" if the team didn't get to come up with the exercise. Maybe they (facility) could fork over the bucks to buy everyone the same colored (not white) tops with the logo on them? And everyone could wear them on Fri...

For what area? Med surg? Tele? ICU? By the way, I just came back from a visit to that area. Beautiful!

Just curious, what are the visiting hours in your unit and how well are they enforced? Our old DON would never stand behind us when we tried to enforce our visiting hours and our new DON would like some comparisons. Sign me.... "Do you mind eating ...

Just a side note, many of the state colleges have "provisional status" on some of their programs. It just means that they have a process to go through, certain amount of graduates have to pass boards, etc. If the state allows the graduates of that...

You mean all that should happen in the ER right? Cuz all it does is cause problems in ICU. There are no docs hanging around in there.:uhoh21:

Which is really too bad. You have the Doc's down there to do it. I dread when we get a patient into ICU who's got order for gtts, ABTS, IVF, blood transfusions, stat and one angiocath in the only accessible vein. That means we have to call the ad...

They go through phases here in Florida where they try to phase them out but there aren't enough RNs to go around and eventually they hire more LPNs.

Some of these hospitals will push the limits of safety and ethics, and they don't have to care if something bad happens during an unsafe patient assignment because they can legally put all of the blame on you. At our facility the union has provided a...

No, but it is a great area! I have family over in Port St Lucie, but none of them are medical personnel so I don't know how the hospital systems are. Its a strange area in that there are a lot of migrant farm workers and a lot of newly rich folks. ...

We did just vote the union in this year. Of course, negotiations are not going well and there is talk of a one-day strike. I'm sure it will be a long time before there are any improvements in patient-staff ratios.

All the "good members" are leaving, including myself. Three patients a piece in ICU (Vents, gtts, swans.. doesn't matter to them) no aides, no secretaries, no monitor techs. You can only do so much.

I've worked for HCA for 10 years. The pay is good regardless of how loyal you are to them. They pay based on years experience. Just know that 90% of the time you will work short-staffed. 30% of that 90%... will be REALLY short-staffed! I'm almo...

Just FYI, they're the same thing. Bare Minerals is produced by Bare Essentuals. Check and see if you have a Sephora store near you or you can get them on the QVC website. I prefer Sephora, then I don't have to pay for shipping

Nope, nope, nope. What I tell the charge nurse/supervisor/whoever is that this patient will get as good care as my other patients, (who are just as important to ME) and they will NOT have any special treatment. If they want an arse-smacker, find so...

I think its just a matter of being where/when/what you're patient needs at the time. There's nothing wrong with asking your patient if they'd like you to pray with them. They'll say no, if they don't want you to. You can always ask them if they'd jus...

Hands down, any HCA facility. Stick to Baycare. Their facilities are usually considered magnet status in the top 100 places to work. HCA is just getting worse by the minute.

West Coast of Florida. Currently an LPN in ICU I make $22/hr per diem. I have 10 years experience and have been offered $25.50/hr to stay on when I graduate in August. However.... the staffing at my current facility is horrendous, so I don't think...

Personally, I think the high infection rate on central lines is more likely due to Nurse's giving IVPs through ports in the line that have been laying under the pt, hanging on the floor, etc., without even wiping the port with alcohol. :smackingf ...

You might want to check out St Joseph's too. Its a magnet hospital.

You can also try Galen Nursing School. Expensive, but a very good school. They also have an LPN to RN transition program.

here's where i went for my lpn 10 years ago and am now currently completing my rn through their transition program. its a great school but its expensive! i figure it will pay off in the first year though. nursing education registered nursing prelic...

I can scan you the vistor handout we have predone with all the info in it plus other helpful hints like the cafeteria hours That would be great!

Love that policy Ctucker! Will be cutting and pasting it for review, thanks!