Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. doctoral student in healthcare administration needs help

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kismetsun's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hello kismetsun- Many nurses are weary of talk about the nursing shortage, as we feel that the vast majority of the articles, research, symposiums etc. on the subject of the "shortage" are totally...

  2. I am quitting...after almost 7 years.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nosonew's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Fresnius buying RCG is really worrying me. Everyone knows Fresenius sucks. To them, all nurses and pts are dispensable. They only care about money and power. They squeeze everything to the hilt trying...

  3. CRRT: Who does it??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    My friend tells me that the techs are mostly privately contracted thru several agencies. They often work 20-24 hrs straight. He says the nurses there are strictly ICU nurses and don't know anything...

  4. How does this job offer sound to you?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Spring_Peeper's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The staffing ratio sounds great to me. When I worked nocs taking care of 65 total care and hospice pts (trachs, tube feeds, incont, all of that) I was the only nurse working w/ 4 CNAs we busted out...

  5. Didn't follow doctor's orders

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught that COPD pts are never to receive more than 6 lpm. I just looked it up in my old med surg book to be sure & it says 6 . When I worked hospice inpt, we routinely had doc's order...

  6. Thanks for your support

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Goodby5's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I remember when I gave my notice at a hell-hole (HCA) hospital. Working out those 2 weeks is one of the hardest things I've ever done. After clocking out on the last day, I felt dizzy with...

  7. WHY are nurses so catty??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BTW, loved your post,

  8. WHY are nurses so catty??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen just as many catty male nurses on the job- I've worked with male nurses who relish gossip, back-stab, critisize what other nurses are wearing, how their hair is done, their weight, etc....

  9. nursing students for choice

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to vegetarian_goddess's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The above argument is so cliche' and tiresome. Many people disagree with you. The post is dirisive, inflammatory and does not belong in this

  10. How should I handle this??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad that I work in a speciality where CNAs are not used. I was a CNA for 3 years, and know what it's like, but they have not been nurses. I am weary of them thinking that their work is just as...

  11. In need of input from experienced travel RNs

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to oliviacunolo's topic in Travel

    I've been traveleing for 14 mos and I agree with what everyone here has said. What you get paid depends on how bad the need is for what you do in a particular area. Also, if you make a good impression...

  12. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP stated that this particular LPN has been @ this hospital for 32

  13. Union or non-union?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I've read several studies in the past which have concluded that overall, unionized nurses earn higher wages and are generally happier with their jobs than are non-unionized nurses. I have a friend in...

  14. Thnking of Hemo nursing

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ark-two's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am a traveling hemodialysis nurse and I agree with the above post 100%! Being a traveler, I have worked at 9 hemo units in the last three years. Team work, staff attitudes and how good your manager...

  15. How many pregnancies are too many?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to L&D_2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. I think you need to get up to speed! My husband is a PhD research scientist. One of the subjects he researches is the impact of our growing population on the earth. Death rates are at all time...

  16. Nursing retention

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything you said,

  17. Nursing retention

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    What idiots run that hospital? Instead of "employing outsiders to investigate" why nurses are leaving, why don't they just ask the nurses? Can you imagine doctors busting their butts and kissing pt's...

  18. Nursing retention

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    In order of importance- 1. Respect and appreciation 2. Working conditions 3. Good teamwork, good leadership. 4.

  19. CRRT: Who does it??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have a close friend who is a traveling dialysis tech (I'm a traveling dialysis RN) he's working acutes in Las Vegas. He tells me that there are no nurses doing acute dialysis in Las Vegas. The techs...

  20. Great book by Suzanne Gordon:Nursing Against The Odds

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801439760/qid=1145328629/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-4187752-0835159?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

  21. Final Gifts

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Irishgirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Final Gifts is a great book, but it's nurses' personal stories of their hospice experiences, not something you would really use as a

  22. Great book by Suzanne Gordon:Nursing Against The Odds

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Additionally, one of the Canadian nurse who recently PM'd me broke a travel contract assignment in the Rio Grande Valley of TX. She said that not only are the working conditions better in Canada, but...

  23. Great book by Suzanne Gordon:Nursing Against The Odds

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hear many nurses say they are against single payor/national health care- that it would be a bad thing and make things worse for us. However, every Canadian nurse I've worked with or communicated...

  24. Needing some help, moving to Fort Worth

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to dedicated4u's topic in Texas Nursing

    Watch out for Group1 in the DFW area- It's something you need to be aware of as a TX nurse. Here are links to some threads. https://allnurses.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1792182...

  25. ripping an arm out of a socket...is this true

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    HopeToBeANurseSoon- What is your avatar? I can't