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1. Nursing Experience Question

   hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in 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 that nursing experience would count for something. ...

2. Nursing Experience Question

   hdhnurse posted a topic in 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 working as house supervisor at my local hospital....

3. Nursing Experience FNP

   hdhnurse posted a topic in Advanced

   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 working as house supervisor at my local hospital....

4. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

   hdhnurse replied to pilpusher's topic in Med-Surg

   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 as 20 patients. The ratio for aides on days it abo...

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 around the entire hospital all hours of the night wi...

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 hold my breath on that on. My nurse manager said...

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 5-7:1.

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 24/7?

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 whistle my job would be tanked. I am the sole suppor...

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 for employees? I work in a rural hospital that has...

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 addiction....smoking kills and it is hard to quit. So ...

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 not to question just give it. This is dangerous prac...

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 everything as I have mentioned. We even have ventilators b...

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, post-op, occasional psych and everything that no one else...

15. Does an empty bed justify admission?

    hdhnurse replied to hdhnurse's topic in Safety

    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 they are short on NA's Horrible day. I had nine p...