NurseDiane

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  1. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I LOVE THIS POST!!! YOU ARE SO RIGHT!! I am one of those nurses that saw the "glory days", and that is a perfect way to describe it. Go find me a bedside nurse that has been in the game for 20 or...

  2. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Even in anesthesia/OR, you still have nurse managers trying to tell you how to do your job. I am a CRNA too, and I've had the OR nurse manager yelling at me about "WHY DID YOU KEEP THE PATIENT IN THE...

  3. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    100% right on

  4. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Management can do it if what happened in your SICU with 2 sentinel events within a short period of time happens. Somewhere in the infinite wisdom of the administration in your hospital, the executive...

  5. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Travel nurses, in the long run, are far cheaper for hospitals than hiring staff nurses. That's why they do

  6. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with you 150%. For some reason, the whole "Magnet" B.S. has created this situation. In other forums, I read about new grads that can't get jobs & experienced nurses that can't get jobs....

  7. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NurseDiane replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There is no nursing shortage---on the contrary, there is an over abundance of nurses out there. Hospitals are not hiring nurses because they think they can dump more & more & more work &...

  8. 37 year old procrastinator - Considering a nursing career

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You WILL get a job coming out of Hopkins, for sure. You'll probably get a job at Hopkins. The best of luck to

  9. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad that someone else besides me knows this. Your post is 150% correct. Not until there are term limits in Congress will the ACA/buying from private, for-profit insurance companies/high out...

  10. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Susie, do you mind if I ask what state you are in? I am wondering if plans are dramatically different from state to state. I live in New York, and our out of pocket costs are thru the

  11. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Employers don't care about anything, period. They care about money. That's it. In my limited online research, it is interesting that the ONLY employers I found to have nicotine policies are...

  12. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Even as a non-smoker, I have a problem with that. If you don't smell like an ash tray, what's the problem? I knew several smokers who I never knew smoked until I went out with them, and they smoked...

  13. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I would actually have a big problem with that. I don't smoke, but still think it is discriminatory. Smoking cigarettes is not illegal. It would be the same as having a job offer taken away because...

  14. 37 year old procrastinator - Considering a nursing career

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    NYC is a TERRIBLE place to be in for a nurse. There are no jobs & you don't want to end up with $50,000+ in school loans & not be able to get a job to pay them back. I say this as a nurse...

  15. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I am not blaming everything on the ACA. Changes were happening before the ACA was enacted. However, facilities started putting hiring freezes into play when talk about the ACA became publicized....

  16. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's great, Tomascz. The problem is that our media is run by a bunch of liberals that don't want any negative influence on our "fantastic" health care system or backlash against the ACA...

  17. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Wow---no wonder you had a stress-related heart problem. Nurses are not infallible or immortal, but hospital administration thinks they are. As long as healthcare continues to be a for-profit industry...

  18. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The whole thing is a catch-22. Medicare/insurance companies have DRG's that must be followed, so patients are discharged long before they should be discharged. But, if they're admitted within 30...

  19. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that. I do know that the hospital admission within the last 30 days is a big deal,

  20. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Not only do I agree with you, it is a violation of the discrimination laws to ask someone in an interview if they have a medical condition or disability. If a medical condition/disability is revealed...

  21. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Actually, it's coming back to me now. MM is not approved by the FDA. I have my own theory why it isn't approved. BIG PHARMA. If MM was approved by the FDA to use in certain conditions, like chemo...

  22. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Thanks for that info. If MM dispensaries are opening in several states, how can it not be FDA approved for certain conditions? I have no idea. I'll have to do a little more research on that

  23. Should I disclose a medical condition?

    NurseDiane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm not sure MMJ doesn't have an approved medical use---I thought it did for chemo induced N/V & anorexia. I could be wrong

  24. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseDiane replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't joking. I didn't know that. Clearly, I am not familiar with the MM industry. I thought doctors were more strict about writing prescriptions for it. MM was only approved in my state in...

  25. Registered Nurse Interview (Due ASAP)

    NurseDiane replied to FutureJoy's topic in General Students

    You would? Even after a 12 hour shift? I'm not sure I would. And that is not because I am mean or nasty or anything---I would just want to go home, especially if I had to work the next