Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. AZ question- educator salary?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JMP's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I will explain it again. The poster was refering to nurses at the top, middle and bottom of the food chain. That's where the word middle came

  2. Nursing Shortage-what are YOUR opinions?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Diuretic Junkie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "....undesirable working conditions that drive nurses away (stress of overtime and heavy workloads, etc), and workplace abuse." IMO, this is the one and only reason that there is supposedly a nursing...

  3. New student at Pima..what to expect?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Nygirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I graduated from PCC in 1992, and it was AWFUL. Very negative experience. Sounds like things have changed since then. I sure hope

  4. AZ question- educator salary?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JMP's topic in Arizona Nursing

    my answer is 40 K if lucky. Nursing Educators are at the bottom of the food chain. RE food chain Post #4 At the bottom of the food chain in AZ? Or everywhere in the US ?Certainly not here ( in...

  5. New overtime bill

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

    We know why GWB wants this bill, it benefits big business and that's what he's all

  6. flipped out

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    You go, Oramar!

  7. Who are the Uninsured?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kitkat24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I bet kitkat's not among the ranks of the uninsured. Only some one with excellent health insurance would post such a stupid

  8. Patients We Love to Hate

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt make a formal complaint about me once. Here was the problem- I gave them a shot, and it

  9. Who are the Uninsured?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kitkat24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As a registered nurse, supervisor of nursing at a ltc facility in Texas (part of a big chain) *I* was one of the uninsured. I certainly made nowhere near $50,000. a year. I would have purchased health...

  10. Where are the real prisons located?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricops County, AZ is known as "America's Toughest Sheriff." You can read about him here:

  11. Patients We Love to Hate

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    doglover has been banned. He/she was a

  12. Corporate Healthcare nightmare

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

    Awful.

  13. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As far as patients as customers, as someone who's not yet a nurse, I'd have to say it kind of works both ways...

  14. Making a difference for our profession

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

    She is more like a romantic story-book heroine of nursing, not a leader. Besides, I don't think we can just come up w/ a name. I mean, then what? Do we send them an email telling them they've been...

  15. Where are the real prisons located?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    The jails and prisons in Amarillo are laying off nurses. I have a good friend who works at one facility there. They just got rid of their entire third shift. They only have medical 2/3 of the time...

  16. Bad choice of words

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RoadRunner's topic in Nursing Humor

    I once worked at a really ritzy hospice unit. At one time,we had a waiting list for pts to get a bed. After waiting a week, one pt arrived and said "I can see why there is a waiting list." The charge...

  17. Making a difference for our profession

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

    We know we need a strong, national union, we know we need to stand together. Okay, how? You start. See? What we really need is a strong, pro-nurse leader. Someone who can help us organize and unite....

  18. Did any of you leave nursing for another profession?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to guest27716's topic in General Nursing

    I applied at a few vet's offices, but they have not called me. I've been accepted to a major university and am trying to decide on a major. I have an appt w/ a career couselor to try and find another...

  19. No lift policy

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

    It's not that bad in all the states. But, Texas is the only state without any Workman's Comp requirment. It's particulary bad in "right to work" states (Texas is one). Basically, that means that...

  20. No lift policy

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

    In Texas, there is no Workman's Comp requirment. Facilities are not held responsible financially or otherwise for injured workers. There is no financial incentive for them to invest in lifting...

  21. CGFNS under review.

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

    I don't agree with the importation of foreign nurses, anyway. It's just a tactic for hospitals to get cheaper labor and avoid the issue of working conditions for nurses. We have plenty of qualified...

  22. No lift policy

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

    Our pts arrive to our unit in wheel chairs. We lift them into the dialysis chair, and lift them back again. If they need to use the bathroom, we lift them on and off of the toilet. Pts are never in...

  23. Did any of you leave nursing for another profession?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to guest27716's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying

  24. No lift policy

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

    I do not think it's possible to sell anything that makes sense to

  25. No lift policy

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

    OSHA to drop nursing homes as inspection targets Nursing homes may have one less inspection to worry about in the future. The Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) plans to remove...