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 the assignment and will never go back there again. ...
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 :)
ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in Missouri
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 staffing ratios and poor pt outcomes due to those staffin...
ernurse16 replied to Soon2BGrad's topic in Missouri
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 nurses voted the union in. But they all had the same...
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 maybe I can make some real money and might even be ap...
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 10+ years make on average $25.00 per hour. hmmmm....
ernurse16 replied to Soon2BGrad's topic in Missouri
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 they can. The nurses went union because they were ...
ernurse16 replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Missouri
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 true?
ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in Missouri
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 backbone to stand up for what was right. Admin scare...
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 care of pts that had them inserted in the field. I...
ernurse16 replied to christmasjmt's topic in Missouri
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 were wonderful. However, administration is the most ...