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shee1a

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  1. Tell us about your computer system

    shee1a replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital uses patient care manager. It is not bad, kind of slow (coming from paper documenting). The system is hospital wide so if i float to another unit its the same program. Its nice because...

  2. Do you feel that Nurses are underpaid and overworked?

    shee1a replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yes absolutely. It goes right back to the same thing. If nurses were able to charge for each service they perfoemed rather than their pay be included as part of the hospital room cost we could better...

  3. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

    shee1a replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I felt that I was adequately prepared for practice when I graduated. As my instructors said "all the knowledge is in your head now transfere it to your hands" so i did. I found my biggest transission...

  4. poor staffing and new grad

    shee1a replied to anji's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Im with you and glad you left that job. I did the same thing. I was told to stick it out and refused to believe that this was how nursing was to be. I am now on a floor where I have good ratios. 1:4...

  5. Do you feel that Nurses are underpaid and overworked?

    shee1a replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I was looking at agency work recently, and some actually offer benefits now. They to have felt the nursing crunch and are trying to be competitive.

  6. Do you feel that Nurses are underpaid and overworked?

    shee1a replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above statements. Nurses as a whole are overworked and underpaid. the overworked part dont bother me, if we were getting compensated appropriatly for our activities. Unlike doctors,...

  7. home health care mileage reimbursement

    shee1a replied to adireen's topic in Home Health

    Hi I also used to work for home health care. We recieved .32 a mile and it was tax free. Loved home health, but felt I neded hospital experience, so here I am in cardiac. Good