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sure hope... i can expand on the subject. the unit i was working on alone lost about 90% of around 20 new grads that signed on in the last 2 years due to dissatisfaction with the unit/facility. the facility has had quite a bit of experienced RN turn over in recent months as well. i heard a number that they are short about 30 RN's. I also heard that they are hiring about 30 new grads this summer to make up for the shortage as well as getting some travelers in. i can't speak for all 15 RN's that have left the small unit that i was working on (in the past 3 months), but when i left, the feeling among staff was pretty mutual. over worked, under paid, and not much appreciation for busting your butt every shift. the facility is trying to "go magnet", thus making many clinical changes that "must" be complied to... which is understandable. most units are understaffed due to the shortage of RN's, but management is seemingly trying to pinch pennies and keep units short staffed for some reason. there is an E.R. remodel going on, so this could be part of it. one part of being a hospital that has "magnet status" is receiving higher patient satisfaction scores, and that hasn't been happening with most units being short. kinda a domino effect if you ask me. short staffing = less than adequate patient care. another reason for RN's leaving is a new hospital that recently opened across town. it started off as a neuro hospital but now they are expanding to offer more. they pay around 20% more than WMC, run a tighter ship plus treat their employees like humans instead of dollar signs from what i hear. you can PM me if you want any more info. take care, and i hope this helps explain things a little better.

I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience windyhill. As I'm sure you now know, WMC is has taken a turn for the worse in recent months. In fact, I am no longer working there either. I wish them well, there are some good people that are trying to make things work but unfortunately the direction they are going is not very positive right now. It has got so bad that they are requiring the new grads that are just signing on, to sign a 30 month contract... you would think they would get a sign on bonus, but they don't. They have lost so many RN's that they had to come up with a way to retain some of them. If the new grads leave before their 30 months is up, I think they have to pay WMC $6,000 or something upsurd like that.

you're welcome. i don't work on any of those units, but from what i hear about icu and pcu it is all positive. i'm not sure if pacu is hiring right now and haven't really heard much from that area. i would say i have heard the most positive things from pcu people.

Hi there, I live in Casper and work @ WMC. What kind of questions do you have?

Hi all, I was just looking at this thread to see if I could find some more info for an Evidenced Based Practice paper that I am doing for one of my classes. Last year of nursing school! From what I have seen so far in my research... the most common cause of latex allergic reactions is due to the powder in the gloves. There are over 200 latex proteins that exist on the inside/outside of the gloves. These proteins tend to bind to the powder and when the gloves are put on, or taken off, the powder is airborne then inhaled. Hence the reaction. If anyone would like to read the full article: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=2&did=425973451&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1188357489&clientId=36019

Sorry, I thought it would take a little longer before google pulled it off the site. Anyway... the movie is about the American health care system compared to the Universal health care systems of other countries. I believe this movie, directed by Michael Moore, is supposed to be released in late June or early July. I think it will cause quite an uproar among the American population... as well it should.

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