I think what we can do about it is educate ourselves and others about the stagnation of wages issue in nursing. Yes the starting wage in many areas seems comparable...but a nurse's wage will quickly...
Government statistics regarding nursing salaries. October 2002 Nursing salaries overall have remained STAGNANT in the past 10 years. Nurse's actual earnings have increased steadily from 1983 - 2002...
It is not so much the starting wage in nursing that is horrible - it is the fact that your salary will stagnate and you will forever be making within 1000 - 3000 dollars more than a new graduate. The...
The information was in an article in Contemporary Long Term Care Magazine from 10/02. However, it was Secretary Thompson of HHS who made most of the comments and it might carry more clout if you...
Actually it wasn't meant to start a teacher/nursing war. Secretary Thompson was pointing out that most people are aware of the inequity of teacher's wages...however, very few people are aware that...
The following are government statistics from October 2002 Contemporary Long Term Care. They represent average national salaries. Nursing salaries overall have remained stagnant in the past 10 years....
I've only refused to float to a specific unit once. Instead of forcing me to go to that unit - I was pulled to another. I was working SICU and they wanted to pull me to the Bone Marrow Transplant...
Please check into why the catheter is being changed every month. We no longer change catheters every month - it increases the risk of infection. We change catheters if we need to get a urine...
We need to get the stagnation of pay issues out to the forefront of the nursing shortage issue. It is not unusual or surprising to find nurses who have worked at a facility for years to be making...
1400 every 2 weeks, I am an RN working in a nursing facility as a QI Nurse/Nurse Manager. I have been a nurse for 18 years. Believe me - you pay stagnates the longer you've been a nurse and the...
How about looking at the 6am meds and weeding out the ones that should be given at a later time. I agree that it is very hard to get resident awake and in proper positioning for swallowing pills....
Thanks for your kind replies! Our state survey agency believes that every regulation demands perfection. As such, they cite anything they see regardless of what you can show them from a QI...
I agree Hepatitis presents a bigger threat than AIDS, etc. However, also look at disability issues - neck, back, shoulder, etc. injuries disable many nurses every year. Recognize the risks and do what...