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  1. vip floor in a hospital

    DoGoodThenGo replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Er, um, just who do you think pays and or has paid for most of the hospital construction in this country? Wealthy persons and or their familes have built and continue to fund new construction of...

  2. Lichson 2011 applicants

    DoGoodThenGo replied to tastemocha's topic in New York Nursing

    Since I don't have a dog in this hunt am pretty much staying out of it. However will say this: what does anyone hope to achieve by bringing legal action against LICHSON? Yes, can understand hurt...

  3. vip floor in a hospital

    DoGoodThenGo replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Most large NYC hospitals especially those in Manhattan have either VIP floors, beds, wings or some sort of combination. Lenox Hill hospital comes to mind. It's pretty much like everyone has stated...

  4. Saw my first dead body in the hospital

    DoGoodThenGo replied to NurseAndLovinIt's topic in General Nursing

    My dear the only thing you have to fear from a dead body is if it reanimates and starts coming after *you*, accompanied by the requisite thunder and lighting of course. Otherwise try not to dwell...

  5. Richmond University Medical Center Laying Off Staff

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Per our local Staten Island news paper (SI Advance) earlier this week Richmond University Medical Center (formerly Saint Vincent's) is laying off nursing and other staff....

  6. Richmond University Medical Center Laying Off Staff

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    Maybe not on the North Shore, but the South has both campuses of Staten Island University Hospital (one was the former Staten Island Hospital that moved from Cebra and Castelton Avenue, the other...

  7. Accelerated Nursing Program - Low GPA

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Jasmine589's topic in New York Nursing

    Entering nursing classes usually are made up these days of a combination of GPA, NCLEX or other test scores and perhaps an interview/essay. For the CUNY programs I think most of the associate programs...

  8. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in General Nursing

    No, not a modern nurse, but one of those white dress wearing cap on her head "Mr. Jones I'm here to take your temperature" types. Grab a mug of coffee or tea and sit down for a good read about nursing...

  9. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Though was only a child in the 1970's things were pretty much the same, and while inflation was really bad during that period, I think our family did pretty well. We had our own home, our bellies were...

  10. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    A few more: Having Babies - circa 1979 Page 36...

  11. So You Want To Become A Nurse?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    You youngsters just don't know what time it is! *LOL* Average wages 1963: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.html Average cost of some goods and services in 1963:...

  12. Pre-req math classes for nursing school

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ED Escort's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Stats while having nothing to do with med dose calc, does have it's uses in nursing. Being able to comprehend data as it relates to surveys and studies for instance. When comparing different drugs or...

  13. Pre-req math classes for nursing school

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ED Escort's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh and another thing; start becoming familar with the metric system!

  14. Pre-req math classes for nursing school

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ED Escort's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For nursing math (medical dosage calculations) all that is required is firm understanding of grade school and first year of high school (algerbra) math. It is mainly working with fractions,...

  15. Is there a correct way to crank a bed?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, do *NOT* bend over at the waist if you are wearing skirts. Especially in a multi-patient room and or with your back to the door. :) I'm just sayin!

  16. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Robert Woods Johnson report. Not sure this is same as above or just using the same data:

  17. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, girls, I'm on it! ANA report from 2007 covering all nurse retention, not just new grads:...

  18. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Federal funding for nusing education. Recently purchased a new computer and did not migrate many files and bookmarks from the old system. However the link below explains a bit how Medicare funds...

  19. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Life changes are what it sounds like, an event or decision that alters one's life. In the "old days" this was was mainly limited to by not exclusively when a nurse married, had her children (in that...

  20. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For any business including healthcare the cost of training any new employee is balanced by how long the person stays with the place producing labour that brings the place revenue. It is the future...

  21. Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Far as one knows the only funding from the federal government for nurse training/education comes via Medicare and or Medicaid and is set on the 1950's or so model, that is diploma schools. Hospitals...

  22. Tragic end for dedicated nurse

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mazy's topic in General Nursing

    The story in the OP link is an update to an event covered here in the group at least twice; once at the time of the med error (resulting in the infant's death), then later after Nurse Hiatt's death by...

  23. CSI Spring 2011 Hopefuls?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to studyingmommy's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, Clove Lakes Nursing is now called "Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center". It's on Manor Road just off the expressway across from the Todt Hill Projects. Though back in the day CLK...

  24. Being "written up"

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    In all fifty states a formal notation on your record (being written up), requires you to personally be served with the notice usually in front of a witness or witnesses. It will then be explained to...

  25. Lichson 2011 applicants

    DoGoodThenGo replied to tastemocha's topic in New York Nursing

    A few random thoughts: Unless you were formally accepted to the program, filing a lawsuit will bring little and probably cost much. Remember as part of the SUNY system LICHSON now probably has access...