LockportRN

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1. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

   LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   illinoishelps.net, I believe it was March

2. To mask or not to mask

   LockportRN replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I don't really have a problem with people wearing masks in the grocery store but what gets me is that HCP's can't get them yet so many others can?? Thursday I spoke to my daughter. Her hospital gave...

3. COVID-19: Nurse Shortages

   LockportRN replied to LucilleBluth's topic in Disaster Preparation

   You would think that this would happen but it not only isn't happening but many hospital nurses are being layed off and they are bringing in travel nurses instead. Or even using volunteer

4. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

   LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I was going to sign up but look a bit closer at the government site. There it stated the voluntary basis (which was not done on the phone alerts they sent out). You would have to pay for everything,...

5. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

   LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Nurse VOLUNTEERS. My state and from what I have read here, there are several states where the governor's have put out an alert asking for nurse volunteers. These are unpaid positions, you pay to get...

6. "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

   LockportRN replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I agree that there is either more to this or could it be that admins and CEO's are so enamored with the news releases that they lay off currently employed nurses and get travel nurses instead? Or are...

7. COVID-19: Nurse Shortages

   LockportRN replied to LucilleBluth's topic in Disaster Preparation

   That's even a lower number than what I have been hearing about. So I do wonder, why the call for nurses to

8. COVID-19: Nurse Shortages

   LockportRN replied to LucilleBluth's topic in Disaster Preparation

   So, the Gov in our state said the same thing on Monday. He stated that there was a dire shortage of nurses. Sooo, I looked to see who was hiring. And, zip. I don't see anyone hiring due to the...

9. Legal obligation for disaster relief

   LockportRN replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

   So, not really. I have worked during many a storm. Unable to get to my children in time to help them! But was sure stuck at work.....LONG after my shift ended. This went on for years until the...

10. Legal obligation for disaster relief

    LockportRN replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sooooo, by your snarky response, I assume that whenever there is a disaster, you jump up and go there to assist in any way that you can right? You just up and leave your home and family and/or pets...

11. New York Nurse Steals Narcotics from Cancer Patients

    LockportRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

12. Illinois Nurses are Banding Together For Safer Work Environments

    LockportRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am kind of surprised. No, really surprised at not one response to this topic. As an Illinois nurse, this definitely got my interest. As for mandating change, that is a hard one and not one that...

13. Exploding Demand for Family Nurse Practitioners

    LockportRN replied to Carson-Newman Online's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "The country needs more nurses who have earned a Master of Science in Nursing to confront this nursing shortage head-on." Ah, so now the solution to our big problem of the nursing shortage is to...

14. Who is in Charge Here?

    LockportRN replied to HangInThere's topic in General Nursing

    I really liked reading about the interventions. And like Davey said, "I've worked with patients diagnosed with dementia who could waylay a staff member with one punch and have no memory of it five...

15. Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    LockportRN replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, my daughter is 'mostly' a vegetarian for the past 6 years, coming from a big meat eating family and we tease her with this all the time ?. Thankfully, she takes it easily and gives back just as...