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Thanks for your thoughts! I truly appreciate a nice positive input after confronting so much criticisms.

Hello everyone, I've been a nurse for the past 5 years working at ICU Trauma Unit. I've applied for my masters degree at Loyola University Chicago, but now I'm scared out because what I really would like to do is the M.J Healthcare Law, however, I have an accent when I speak english so I think no one will hire me. The school is very expensive as it is and I hate investing all tha money for nothing. Any thoughts? Thanks a lot!

And so, that's why I didn't clock in nor did I take report and told them, NO, I'm not taking 9 patients without even having a charge nurse, but anyhow, it's all behind. I was worry about patient abandonment, but I hadn't taken any report or clocked in so... yes, we most stand up and let corporations know that we do care about patients more than profit....

The staff there is beat up all times and yet they believe it's OK. I heard they "made" one of the dayshift nurse stays; however, I believe that and good leader would have stayed and take all those patients. I didn't clock in nor did I take any report whatsoever. Someone has to let them know that's not OK overwork nurses, that's not quality patient care, that's unsafe, that's irresponsible. I think. Cheers.

I live in Fl. There isn't a regulation here as far as I know. Now, think about the true nursing care you offer when you have 9 patients. In reality you could take as many as you want, but as the number goes up the patient care quality goes down. Corporations do this to safey money and put more money on their pockets....BUT, my license and my patients are more important to me.

I'm an ICU nurse, well there I take 2. While doing Medsurg as Part-Time, I believe 6-7 is acceptable, anything over is unsafe for patient and RN, that's my humble opinion...

That's exaclty the way I feel, so that's why I did what I did. Now looking back after few hours, I have no regrets... I didn't take any report nor I had clocked in, so my license over their profit like you say.

LOL...yeah! I'm a dude....but still, I don't feel regreats.... I still think it was an unsafe assigment and because I didn't clock in or took report, still don't see the problem.

I know it, but the questions is: do I want to be hired by this company? How far can you go to protect your license and the patients. I had only two avenues: 1) clock in take report and good luck! OR 2) quit! Why is this happening on this company? I don't know. What did they lost 8 nurses last week, I don't know, why director of nursing resign at a different floor unexpectedly, no clue. Thanks, again, I didn't mean to burn a bridge.

Enough is enough! I felt bad for what I did, but I didn't feel safe taken care of 9 patients, if you know what I mean...thanks

Thanks! I hated doing that but I don't think is safe for patient's or my license. This is a place that can't keep and nurse on staff ever... I was only part time and, again, they've been trying to cut off the budget so nurses are being affected as well....

Hello there fellow RNs, LPNs, etc: tonight I showed up for work as schedule. When I got there I looked at assigment board and realized I had 9 patient's to take care off, no Charge Nurse, and a floor secretary that makes huge mistakes constantly. Before I clocked in and took any report and turned in my badge and left since I believe 9 patients is an unsafe patient load. My question is: Can they call me up for abandoment even though I didn't clock in or didn't take report in any patient. Thanks a lot for your answers....

So, I've been studying like insane for this ATI since my school is all crazy about it and they're saying: "you don't pass, you're done" whatever! I just want to pass since I have put so much effort into it... has anyone taken this test in the last few days who can tell us what's the 90 percentile was? I mean, example, 70%=90 percentile? Thanks! Landy

Hello, I would have to take the ATI predictor on April 24th and I'm freaked out about the 90%tile thing. Although I know that it changes, what would be approximately 90%tile? 70%? I don't know. Please give me some advice! Thanks!

Hello, I will be graduating on May 09 and I was considering going into Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; however, I am concern about job outlook after graduation and salary. Does anyone has any information about this? Thanks Orlando.