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  1. What's your RN to pt ratio for nights?

    Our night target ratio is 5:1, max 6:1. We very rarely have 7 patients, and when that happens we have to fill out incident reports and such. Days are target 4:1, max 5:1, with the same protocol if...
  2. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Our call lights ring to our portable phones--so we get the joy of talking to the patients without actually BEING there... From the same (pleasently) confused woman: --(in complete panic) Help! There's...
  3. What is it like working for Divata Dialysis?

    Davita runs the inpatient dialysis at this hospital I work at, and also runs many of the outpatient clinics. The Davita nurses seem to really love their
  4. In our program, we are required to report any condition, mental or physical, that will affect our ability to provide safe care. If you were unstable, or going through difficult med changes, your...
  5. Shiprock Hospital, anesthesia

    Northern Navajo is a great hospital--pretty new, most of the doctors are fresh out of school (the government pays their loans if they agree to work there), and its an interesting atmosphere. I'm glad...
  6. Shiprock Hospital, anesthesia

    Northern Navajo is a great hospital--pretty new, most of the doctors are fresh out of school (the government pays their loans if they agree to work there), and its an interesting atmosphere. I'm glad...
  7. New Mexico for me?

    I've never understood what posesses people to move to Gallup... I've been in NW NM (farmington) for most of my life. Being a non-transplant, i'm not too fond of Gallup. The IHS hospital is gorgeous,...
  8. New Mexico for me?

    I've never understood what posesses people to move to Gallup... I've been in NW NM (farmington) for most of my life. Being a non-transplant, i'm not too fond of Gallup. The IHS hospital is gorgeous,...
  9. Does anyone ENJOY nursing school?

    Its REALLY hard--but I adore nursing
  10. Advice ADN vs BSN/already have BA

    I"m in an ADN program. Most Rn-BSN programs that i"m looking into for post-graduation work take a minimum of 18 months--not long,
  11. Social Work to Nursing or vice versa

    I'm not sure if this helps, but several of the social workers at the hospital I work at are also
  12. Nursing School Bloopers

    My classmate was emptying her first foley bag, forgot to clamp it and got urine ALL over her white scrub pants. Even worse, it was the cherry red bloody sort of urine. On my nursing home rotation, I...
  13. Nursing School Bloopers

    My classmate was emptying her first foley bag, forgot to clamp it and got urine ALL over her white scrub pants. Even worse, it was the cherry red bloody sort of urine. On my nursing home rotation, I...