dzadzey MSN, RN

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    Turning Patients

    dzadzey replied to Sg0223RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Does anyone know of a study addressing the issue of proper stafing ratios for caring for morbidly obese patients in an ICU
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    Executive compensation

    dzadzey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work for a large NON PROFIT healthcare system. In 2004, the CEO of the system received some $1.4 million in salary, which is the most recent figure I can document. Taking inflation into account, his...
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    Executive compensation

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just an addendum to my reply to CRNA2007...The President of the United States recieves an annual salary of $400,000. He also receives $100,000 non-taxable travel expenses, a $50,000 expense account...
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    Executive compensation

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.managementhelp.org/chf_exec/ed_defn.htm Now that the veil of ignorance you assume we are all blinded with has been lifted, do the responsibilities outlined in the above link justify a...
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    How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

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

    Our facility marked the day with mindlessly sophomoric boosterism.
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    ANCC Magnet certification

    dzadzey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The hospital I work at is coming up for ANCC Magnet recertification. In the nearly five years since the hospital was certified I, personally, have yet to see any tangible benefit. Our staffing levels...
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    How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    dzadzey replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    I only answer in vague
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    What's Really at Stake with this CNA/SEIU Controversy

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

    dissension within seiu's ranks comes as no surprise given the union's move towards supporting employers which "...have to meet certain shareholder expectations, and labor can play a role in helping to...
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    What's Really at Stake with this CNA/SEIU Controversy

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

    Personally, I'm sick of both the CNA and SEIU. I really don't see either organization as having the best interest of nurses at heart, although the CNA seems to been less of a corporate suck-up than...
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    tegaderm

    dzadzey replied to student200977's topic in General Nursing

    You can read a study of some of the properties of Tegaderm
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    LNC courses

    dzadzey posted a topic in Legal

    I'm looking at entering the field of legal nurse consulting, and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as far as some of the online course offerings, either through personal experience or...
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    LNC courses

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in Legal

    Thanks for the replies, and I'd really like to hear about the experiences that any here have had with the respective LNC programs they've been involved with. I want to be sure to get the most bang for...
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    Working while sick- what do you think?

    dzadzey replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmm...Tell that to the hospital administrators. The sots running our system netted $60million after all the bills were paid. Being a non-profit, they had to spend it somewhere. Did they spend on a...
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    Working while sick- what do you think?

    dzadzey replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I called in sick yesterday, and there were only three nurses to run three shifts of patients at an acute dialysis unit and 5 patients in the CCU and ICU. So yeah, I went in sick today. We're down two...
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    Overtime...What's fair?

    dzadzey posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, nurses and techs only receive overtime for any hours over forty hours worked in a week. I have beefed to HR that this policy is unfair to part-time staff, contingent staff,...
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    Overtime...What's fair?

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    Having read over the many post regarding overtime, some of the stated premises are flawed, and similar to those offered by management. At my institution, I was informed that when the option of 12...
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    BSN vs Bachelor's + RN School

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

    From what I can see in the clinical setting, there's really not much practical advantage to having BSN over ADN. After even a few months of work experience, any RN is worth a newly minted BSN. The...
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    Overtime...What's fair?

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    And therein lies the rub. I have a life outside of work and my wife and family take precedence over work. I do not define myself by the work I do, much as I love it. So, any time which is taken away...
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    How do YOU feel about nurses striking?

    dzadzey replied to LydiaGreen's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a non-union hospital, and few of the nurses there want anything to do with a union. Personally, I think that if anyone needs a union, it's nurses. But the SEIU, which has been trying to...
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    Nursing and unionization...

    dzadzey posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Recently, we were gathered in a meeting held by human resources regarding attempts by a national labor organization to unionize nurses in our area. Now, if anyone can use good union representation,...
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    My morale is shot...

    dzadzey posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Magnet certified hospital, in the inpatient dialysis unit to be specific. This unit has five stations plus two portable machines with a single back-up unit for running patients in the...
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    My morale is shot...

    dzadzey replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    It is depressing, but I still go in because, having worked in an outpatient clinic, I serve many of the same patients when they wind up in the hospital. The thanks I get from them, and the reassurance...