dzadzey MSN, RN

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    Australian RN moved to USA, where to begin?

    dzadzey replied to AussiRN's topic in Nurse Registration

    Well, If you want to continue in an ICU setting you'll need both ACLS and BLS. You can google "Red Cross ACLS" to find offerings in your area, but the cost varies from provider to provider. And I...
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    CEO compensation

    dzadzey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The other day, our CNO and VP of Human Resources came to our unit to discuss issues and concerns we have regarding our unit, the hospital and our jobs. I brought up the topic of CEO compensation. Over...
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    CEO compensation

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's actions like this that are leading me to the point I'm ready to start organizing for a
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    CEO compensation

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The real rub here is that our health system is a non-profit, yet our CEO's compensation package tops out an nearly $2million and has readily exceeded inflation for six years, while the wages for...
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    How often do you get called and asked to work on days off?

    dzadzey replied to limonada's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful what you wish for.
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    Forced ultrasounds

    dzadzey replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    These issues are not about "protecting" anyone. Once a baby is born,as far as these squits are concerned the mother and child are on their own. The stated purpose of these bills is so women can see...
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    How often do you get called and asked to work on days off?

    dzadzey replied to limonada's topic in General Nursing

    The situation's gotten even worse since they took away incentive pay. We gotta pay our CEO's $1.8 million salary some
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    How often do you get called and asked to work on days off?

    dzadzey replied to limonada's topic in General Nursing

    They stopped calling because the answere was always "No.". But when they did, it was at least onces a
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    Forced ultrasounds

    dzadzey replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is just another case of the religious right trying to give their narrow, absolutists and distorted interpretation of religious dogma the full weight and force of law.They fail to appreciate the...
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    affect of nursing shortage on nursing leadership and management, help!

    dzadzey replied to purpletouch's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Is there really a nursing shortage? Or is it simply that nurses are increasingly unwilling to work in acute and sub-acute care
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    How Magnet Hospitals are destroying Nursing

    dzadzey replied to trinitymaster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just from my own experience, I have yet to see any tangible benefit to nurses derived from our Magnet certification. Shared governance is viewed as little more tha sop thrown to employees by the...
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    In a few years all RNs will be required to have a BSN?

    dzadzey replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And this is the rub...JCHAO, ANCC and other credentialing organizations are mandating nurses have their BSN while not stipulating a pay differential between ADN and BSN prepared nurses...and that is...
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    In a few years all RNs will be required to have a BSN?

    dzadzey replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This has been floating to the surface for the last 30 years. And with facilities being able to hire BSN's at the same wage as an ADN, they may as well insist on hiring BSN's. Never mind the additional...
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    BSN... worth the tuition?

    dzadzey replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So long as facilities can hire a BSN for the same wages they can hire an ADN for, the question is irrelevant. I'm less than 12 weeks away from finishing my BSN, been an RN for nearly 12 years, I found...
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    An Open Letter to the ANCC

    dzadzey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For an organization dedicated to advancing the nursing profession there are several glaring omissions in the requirements for MAGNET certification. Chiefly the lack of a requirement for pay...
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    Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    dzadzey replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unless you're willing to set your prejudices aside and take all patients as they come to you, in whatever circumstance...nursing may not be for
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    The PROFESSION of Nursing

    dzadzey posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I have stressed out family members hovering about after visiting hours, I tell them, "Go home and rest. Get some sleep. If you don't take care of yourself now, you won't be able to take care of...
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    Why do we do this?

    dzadzey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Forget I
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    I hate what's happening to nursing...

    dzadzey replied to nyteshade's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've already told my unit director, on more than one occasion, that if she wants customer service, hire some chirpy, empty headed 18 year old. If she wants quality patient care, stop bothering me with...
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    Let's keep grandma/grandpa alive until after the holidays

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    Choice makes all the difference in the world. But all too often the patient has no choice in the
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    Let's keep grandma/grandpa alive until after the holidays

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...saw that once when I worked
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    Part of Health Care Law Ruled Unconstitutional

    dzadzey replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The judges decision was the result of political shopping by Virginia's Attorney General. A decision which likely won't stand on appeal given the judge's blatant conflict of interest in the case. As...
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    Hospitals Unions make in-roads through Neutrality deals...

    dzadzey replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If any group of workers are in need of a strong union, it is health-care workers...Nurses, techs, support staff. Unfortunately there really isn't a union out there that is worth the match it would...
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    I should be grateful to have a job,but

    dzadzey replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work for a large healthcare organization run by grossly overpaid executives, and our more of the costs of our health insurance has been shifted onto staff. They are eliminating incentive and crisis...
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    Increase of super morbidly obese patients?

    dzadzey replied to Hoozdo's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's becoming more and more common. just his weekend as many as 7 of our 24 patients were over 350lbs, with 4 of them at over 400lbs. Yet we don;t get any more staff to meet their needs. A study in...