wyogypsy

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  1. Ethical Question...

    wyogypsy replied to ConcernedHealthcare3's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what a tough situation to be in. Does your State Board of Nursing have an addiction program? Try going to their site and looking up info in 'Impaired Nurses'. The thing is, if there are this many...

  2. Lots of Snow!

    wyogypsy replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the facilities in this state (Wyoming) will send people to pick you up and take you home, people are delived on snowmobile or ski to work, and the policemen also transport critical staff...

  3. Help with research paper PLEASE

    wyogypsy replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Call a children's hospital and talk to the patient and/or staff educator; if they can not help you I bet they can put you in touch with one of the units where some of the nurses may be able to help....

  4. Short Staffed?

    wyogypsy replied to Cthebigguy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know where you live.....how is staffing at other facilities? Do they work this short, or with this same patient/staff ratio? I do believe that staff should be called in if someone calls off....

  5. New national nurses union forms

    wyogypsy replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Union or no union, there is still a nursing shortage. You can say that there will be a better nurse/patient ratio - but until I see the union pooping out more nurses, then the ratio is not going to...

  6. Does Anyone From Your LTC/SNF Meet Patients Prior To Admission?

    wyogypsy replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked for LTC facilities that did both. The ones that send a nurse to evaluate the patient usually have a waiting list and can pick and choose who they let live at their facility. The ones...

  7. Why do units rotate shifts?

    wyogypsy replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many scheduling options out there that I don't believe hospitals have to do this. If they insist on it, then they should provide a 24 hour childcare center - no, not free. It is very...