I have been working in the Las Vegas Area as an Agency RN for 4 years and am now leaving the state. Med-Surg units here are increasing the nurse-to-patient ratios and cutting out Nurse's Aids. The...
Nurse Nevada replied to jade32297's topic in Nevada Nursing
Be careful of the Valley Health System. They just opened a hospital called Spring Valley and offering slightly higher pay but Valley Hospital (one of their other older hospitals) is very understaffed...
If hospital administration would start treating nurses with respect there wouldn't be a shortage. I would personally like to see nurses calling on their local news teams and give them the true story....
Nurse Nevada replied to Still Waters's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for posting this site. A friend of mine since kindergarten who was a nurse contracted Hepatitis C in the hospital from a patient's blood and recently died. She went through a lot of...
Hi, I received this from CPR Associates regarding AHA approval: The AHA's position on web-based Training is, and I quote, "The American Heart Association has not authorized any totally web-based...
Hi, Just wanted to also say, there is a megacode in this course that is random and changes circumstances frequently throughout the code and is difficult. It took a lot of practice. That's why you...
Hi, I do travel nursing too. I just completed the ACLS course that CPR associates offers online. I was very pleased with it. You get 32 log-in hours to complete it and can practice without logging in....
Nurse Nevada replied to bsweilrn's topic in Emergency
Hi, I do travel nursing too. I just completed the ACLS course that CPR associates offers online. I was very pleased with it. You get 32 log-in hours to complete it and can practice without logging...
I have been trying to change the nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada. I've posted some things on my site that might be helpful. Nevada is reviewing the situation in an appointed subcommitee right now....
Nursing, God's Work This is a letter to all the nurses who have spent time with their patient's, holding their hand, calming their spirits, praying for them, comforting them, crying with them,...