I got my 1st job in CCU and stayed @ that hospital full time for 9 mos until I decided 8's and 12's were too much (working nights) and asked for 3 12's. They said no, I said bye. But stayed prn...
I work in an 8 bed ICU @ a small hospital and, as many of the small hospitals mentioned above, we use computer charting. I think there are pros & cons. Personally, I think it's use in the ICU...
Reading these messages just enforces the fact that NONE of these entities - hospitals,HMO's,insurance companies,and most doctors - could survive without US!!! I only wish someday they would realize...