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  1. Swedish Institute?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Peaches&cream's topic in New York Nursing

    IIRC it is not just a first graduating class and NCLEX pass rates that will determine NLN accreditation, but that body looks for performance data of newly licensed RNs as well. This could mean one,...

  2. Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly what passes for "normal" behavior in this ghastly age is becoming abandonment of all morals and judgment when it comes to these sort of things. How many media reports have we all seen of a...

  3. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Rationing of care or whatever persons wish to call it does not have to be some draconian, cruel and heartless thing. Rather adjusting medical care in the United States from doing things *TO* patients...

  4. Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the kicker, apparently after the peeping sales rep in the OR the hospital instituted a no camera policy: Surgery photo leads to privacy lawsuit against Torrance Memorial - latimes.com So why...

  5. Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    Think if this poor woman had some measure of satisfaction from the facility, the JCAHO and or anyone else in this matter she may not have turned to legal action. However seeing as how everyone she...

  6. Hospital sued for faces drawn on surgical patient

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    A more fleshed out version of the story: Woman sues hospital after anesthesiologist puts stickers on her face and nurse takes pictures during surgery - NY Daily News Trust us New Yorkers, we know how...

  7. calculating gpas from different schools

    DoGoodThenGo replied to livelovefierce's topic in New York Nursing

    How can you be "doing them wrong"? Averages as part of basic math have been figured one way for ages. The only thing that could change is if certain credits are excluded (for whatever reason) from...

  8. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Snipped for sake of brevity: Have been saying this until one is blue in the face; you cannot have "universal healthcare" and or major federal government involvement in healthcare without rationing. I...

  9. calculating gpas from different schools

    DoGoodThenGo replied to livelovefierce's topic in New York Nursing

    Unless one is misunderstanding the question averages are averages, no special math is required. Simply add up sum total of GPAs then divide by number of

  10. calculating gpas from different schools

    DoGoodThenGo replied to livelovefierce's topic in New York Nursing

    Averages are averages, could be wrong but no special method is required. Simply add up the sum total from all then divide by number of

  11. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeabut she had to do her shifts in a corset, crinolines and long skirts.

  12. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about hospital cleaners, but unionized hotel housekeeping staff in NYC recently won a new contract that will have them earning about $60K. Kudos to New York's hotel industry and its...

  13. So You Want To Go To Nursing School? (circa 1960's 1970's)

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in General Students

    to all you current students whinging on about how *hard* things are today *lol*, read on how different things were not that long ago. for all those who went through similar programs, a chance to...

  14. Elderly coworkers becoming a burden.

    DoGoodThenGo replied to o3lissao's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This nurse may no longer be the hottest thing in shoe leather but one will bet she knows about

  15. Last Week LICH Now Interfaith?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    What is the continuing saga of LICH just got a bit wackier yesterday. The judge who approved transfer of LICH assets from Continuum Partners to SUNY Downstate vacated her order on Monday. In her...

  16. Last Week LICH Now Interfaith?

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in New York Nursing

    What is going on in Brooklyn? Just saw on the news that Interfaith is in bankruptcy and maybe shutting down. At this rate there soon won't be any hospitals left outside of Manhattan.

  17. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even going back to the heyday and last gasps of diploma schools GNs/newly licensed RNs were frequently hired right into OR, and units. IIRC the train of thought went that with new grads you got a...

  18. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Things are happening: Confirmed: Union targeting Orlando Health employees - Orlando Business Journal And some of the natives aren't happy and or are nervous: In-Depth: Orlando Health workers consider...

  19. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you for this! As a child of the 1970's well remember those "Shake n Bake" commercials featuring Southern accents one had never heard despite having extensive family in the region. In particular...

  20. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anyone read OH's official response? Pipe: Orlando: We Paid Above-Market Rates | Health News

  21. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    DoGoodThenGo replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Employer sponsored health insurance grew out of wartime (WWII) wage restrictions set by Congress to deal with labour shortages. Basically companies were forbidden to offer higher wages to attract...

  22. Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to sjalv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would I have time to make a quick snack? Nothing fancy just some microwave popcorn!

  23. Last Week LICH Now Interfaith?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    According to local NYC news reports 15 August 2013 is the closing date unless something can be done to save the

  24. Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to sjalv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    IIRC even in the "old days" of starched whites and caps when nurses (supposedly) went around going "yes, doctor" and "no, doctor", physicians do not have direct authority over nursing service....

  25. Options for friend who failed out of CUNY nursing program?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to corlando19's topic in New York Nursing

    Search archive of this group as the query has been posted and advice given before. Basically all undergraduate CUNY programs are now closed to your friend. Some have mentioned one of the ADN programs...