ernurse16

ernurse16 specializes in ER, Flight.

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1. Oakland CA

   ernurse16 replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

   I worked there.... personally I thought the hospital was awful but then I have worked 3 Kaiser facilities and feel they are all bad. Oakland is quite dangerous with a very high crime rate. I hated...

2. Bad experience with NIP Recruiter

   ernurse16 replied to loricatus's topic in Travel

   I have followed my recruiter to NIP and think he is the best!!! He works with me closely and has never let me down... if you want to email me, I will be happy to put you in touch

3. St. Johns Mercy

   ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

   Before the union was voted in at SJMMC the nurses had gone to admin on multiple occassions about working conditions and concern for pts and their nursing licenses in what they felt were unsafe...

4. St. John's Mercy Medical Center- Info for a new grad

   ernurse16 replied to Soon2BGrad's topic in General Nursing

   St John's is, was, and always has been run by the Sisters of Mercy. There has never been "another company" brought into St John's. They have, however, changed administration several times since the...

5. Question about striking nurses?

   ernurse16 replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   thanks for your post... I completely agree with you

6. Question about striking nurses?

   ernurse16 replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   They didn't go on strike... but were ready to when they came to an agreement. It was about the same time the St John's nurses were fighting their battles. I am considering apply at AB myself where...

7. Question about striking nurses?

   ernurse16 replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   A few years ago Anhueser Busch workers avoided a strike when they reached an agreement to pay (I think it was the bottlers) $50.00 an hour. Nurses here in the same city (St Louis) with an average of...

8. St. John's Mercy Medical Center- Info for a new grad

   ernurse16 replied to Soon2BGrad's topic in General Nursing

   I can't answer your questions except give you my thoughts on St John's... run run run as fast as you can to anywhere but there!!! Administration there hates nurses and will stick it to you whenever...

9. bullies succeed?

   ernurse16 replied to milani888's topic in General Nursing

   You forgot to mention the backstabbers... they tend to be the most successful of all... rather sad isn't

10. Barnes!

    ernurse16 replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone happen to know the staffing ratios of RN to pt in the ER at Barnes. I was told it is very high at night... as many 7 pts to 1 RN. Anyone know if it's

11. St. Johns Mercy

    ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    They have no pwer because they were too stupid to stand as a united front. The entire sitation at St John's was a sad one. Administration was out to break the union and many of the nurses had no...

12. interosseous access (IO)

    ernurse16 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    It is my understanding that sternal IO are only used on adults, not on peds. I personally don't like them and have never been in a situation where we were not able to get IV access tho I have taken...

13. St. Johns Mercy

    ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the OR I never worked there... sorry

14. Nurses RX

    ernurse16 replied to Fezmarelda's topic in Travel

    If Nurses in Partnership is one of the four you are talking to I would go with them...

15. St. Johns Mercy

    ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I hate to get started because I am not sure that I will be able to stop. Yes SJMMC is partially unionized. The nurses were divided and still are. I worked there for 10 years and coworkers...