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1. Nursing Experience Question

   hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you for your answer. I just wondered if a 20-year seasoned nurse would have a better chance of procuring an NP job compared to a nurse with just one or two years of experience. I would think...

2. Nursing Experience Question

   hdhnurse posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   When you are looking for FNP employment is there any consideration given to prior nursing experience? I begin the FNP program this fall and I currently have 20 years nursing experience. Right now I am...

3. Nursing Experience FNP

   hdhnurse posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   When you are looking for FNP employment is there any consideration given to prior nursing experience? I begin the FNP program this fall and I currently have 20 years nursing experience. Right now I am...

4. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

   hdhnurse replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

   rural hospital ......medical surgical unit that has everything. (peds, geriatrics, tele, post-op, criticals, etc,) Our ratio on days is 1:6-9 nights 1:8-9 primary care...one aide at night for as many...

5. Hospital Security

   hdhnurse replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   I know how you feel....our security has just been downsized. They used to come on duty at 8 PM but now they don't have to report until 11 PM. The hospital is not secure at all....anyone can wander...

6. How can we protect the nurses?

   hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies....I talked with my nurse manager today. She took some notes and said she will bring it up at the next admin meeting. I asked her to keep me updated but I am not going to really...

7. Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

   hdhnurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   Rural comprehensive med-surg that treats everything from peds to vents, telemetry and geriatrics. In Ohio, days

8. How can we protect the nurses?

   hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

   How does the hospital where you work handle security issues? Is the certain areas of the hospital locked down at off hours? Do you have security

9. How can we protect the nurses?

   hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

   My husband suggested contacting the local news to have a reporter come in a do like an expose. He said that would be sure to get the attention of admin. Of course, if word gets out that I blew the...

10. How can we protect the nurses?

    hdhnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of any laws that are in place to protect nurses from the threat of violence? How would I go about finding any info on a hospital's responsibility to ensure a safe working environment...

11. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    hdhnurse replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Let me make another point.....Every patient that I admit to my floor I have to ask them if they are a smoker. It they say yes I am required to give them a smoking cessation packet. Smoking is an...

12. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    hdhnurse replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Dilaudid is highly over prescribed and it is a dangerous drug.....how many of you have had to narcan a pt. after dilaudid? In our facility we have done it several times.....for those of you who say...

13. Comprehensive Medical Surgical Floor

    hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is a critical access hospital and we only have three floors. The first floor is OB, the second is the Med-Surg and the third is geriatric psych. But on the med-surg floor we get...

14. Comprehensive Medical Surgical Floor

    hdhnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if there is an official title for a medical surgical floor that houses everything?....What I mean is we have telemetry, cardiac drips, pediatrics, geriatrics, general illness,...

15. Does an empty bed justify admission?

    hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just wanted to give an update on the situation at my hospital. I worked yesterday for twelve hours as a nursing assistant...I am an RN but they are constantly pulling us to work in NA capacity since...