Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. The Top 100 Hospitals- Really??????

    Sheri257 replied to Fiesta Red's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah ... one of the hospitals on that list is in my area and, it sucks. They basically pay for that listing so they can use it in advertising. They need it because their reputation is in the toilet....

  2. Why no union! Without Nurses the hospital can't run!

    Sheri257 replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Unions may very well be a "Dictatorship of Mass Mediocrity" But, at least, it's mediocrity that pays well. For $800 in union dues my area, you make $4,800 more a year (after union dues) than with a...

  3. Nurse Manager is a Bully

    Sheri257 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is amazing. Their need to pull a power trip overrides everything else ... including keeping staff. I would get out of there as fast as I can. Just my experience but, it doesn't get any better. And...

  4. Why no union! Without Nurses the hospital can't run!

    Sheri257 replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is very true, not just in the facility but in the political arena as well. After the California Nurses Association got the ratio law passed, Schwarzenegger basically tried to dismantle...

  5. Respiratory Therapy or Nursing?

    Sheri257 replied to maleRN2b_one's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sure there are some exceptions but, generally, RT's make a lot less than RN's in California ... about $15K less a year on average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics....

  6. Nurses' Unions

    Sheri257 replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The only reason California has a ratio law was because of unions. And it benefits all nurses in California, 80 percent of whom don't belong to a union. It also benefits patients because nurses have...

  7. Wow: 3-1 Ratios in the ER

    Sheri257 posted a topic in Emergency

    I live in California where patient ratios are set by law and, in the ER, it's 4:1. But when I was in this facility the other day, their typical ratios were 3:1. It really blew me away that they were...

  8. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    Sheri257 replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that it probably was the CC philosophy, so to speak, that spiked efforts to raise the admission standards. And it probably does cost the taxpayers a lot of money. I don't know how it breaks...

  9. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    Sheri257 replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My school did try to tighten up the admission standards but, the higher ups wouldn't let them. I remember they spent a lot of money trying to make it happen but, to no avail. I don't know all of the...

  10. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    Sheri257 replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I agree with this to some extent, I also don't think it's that simple. The board of nursing, at least in my state, requires nursing programs to teach a hellava lot more material than what shows...

  11. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    Sheri257 replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Despite the Napa Valley case, my school (which is also a CC in California) is using these exams more extensively than they did before. The list of unfair things in nursing school is a mile long. It...

  12. Nurses' Unions

    Sheri257 replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is probably the strongest case for a union, as least in my immediate area. In just a couple of years since one facility was unionized, they've made a difference in increasing pay. The other...

  13. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    Sheri257 replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Schools use HESI and other exams because studies have shown it does improve NCLEX pass rates. And, for better or worse, schools live and die by NCLEX pass rates. In the Napa California case, that...

  14. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    Sheri257 replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's important to remember that the only reason those girls were allowed to graduate despite failing the ATI was ... It's wasn't formally approved as part of the cirriculum by the community colleges...

  15. $10,000 penalty if you leave the ICU

    Sheri257 replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    In California, at least, I'm pretty sure this practice would be illegal. As far as I know, the only way they can force a financial penalty is if they give that nurse a bonus, loan or other special...

  16. is it possible 2 afford a 3br/2ba house in cal?

    Sheri257 replied to warhawk's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah ... prices are still dropping. Just in the last month, prices have dropped by about $10,000 in my neighborhood. There's lots of "reduced price" signs in the neighborhood also. But, I'd still wait...

  17. Why no union! Without Nurses the hospital can't run!

    Sheri257 replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Unions can be both good or bad. To me, at least, it depends on the circumstances such as: Does the union exclusively represent nurses? If they do, they tend to be more effective. If the union...

  18. recruiters not returning calls!help!

    Sheri257 replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone through something similar. I'm a new grad who missed a lot of the new grad hiring programs at many hospitals because I had to have surgery right after graduation. So finding a job was kinda...

  19. Sentosa Case in NY: Study contract before you sign

    Sheri257 replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International Nursing

    That's what the nurses claim but, I haven't been able to find copies of their actual contract posted on the internet so ... it's hard to tell, exactly, what their contract required.

  20. Tell me about Bakersfield...

    Sheri257 replied to Bluehair's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah ... it does seem to be nasty when the union first goes in anywhere, really .... but, from what I've heard from some of the nurses who work there, things eventually settled down. A couple of...

  21. Tell me about Bakersfield...

    Sheri257 replied to Bluehair's topic in California Nursing

    Don't know that much about Bakersfield hospitals but, I wonder if I can ask you a question. Was the CHW hospital in Ventura union? Because there are two CHW hospitals in my area that have gone union...

  22. does walking off the job = abandonment?

    Sheri257 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah ... that's pretty much how I read all of this also, including what's in the indictment. No matter how bad the employer is, you still have to do your part to protect the patients. And that...

  23. does walking off the job = abandonment?

    Sheri257 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I see your point here but, if the indictment is correct ... something does seem to be kind of fishy here. All of these nurses from different facilities resigned within two days. When California...

  24. does walking off the job = abandonment?

    Sheri257 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth, this is what we were taught with our California nursing program. It could be different in other states, however. We have ratios mandated by law. But, let's say they break ratios....

  25. does walking off the job = abandonment?

    Sheri257 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    This is the actual indictment: http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/da/press/2007/pdf/Indictment-%20Vinluan%20et%20al%20.pdf It all seems to come down to failure to give reasonable notice. Some excerpts: "A...