DARLENEDAVIS

Just curious I had brought a public document with the proposed new staffing ratios for Texas to my department manager to ask her what she thought of it and how it would affect us in our department and she said she would find out what she could about the bill and get back with me (this was a couple of weeks ago) and just the other day I said hello to the Director of Nursing who verbally in the main hallway of our hospital in front of my patients families and another coworker nurse threatened to fire me on the spot if I ever bring another piece of paper regarding this proposed staffing bill in the hospital...I was floored. I honestly wanted an opinion from my department manager about this bill I wasnt UNION ORGANIZING or trying to be covert or hide anything but this DON verbally was abusive to me in PUBLIC and I wasn't aware there was and I am still not aware of any hospital policy that prohibits me from asking questions regarding the hospitals role or effect it would have if the bill was made into law....Can A DON fire me for asking public forum questions of my department manager...Does Texas let them fire us nurses for that and only that reason? Confused and feeling disappointed as I am always sticking up for this hospital and go out of my way to promote GOODWILL for this hospital...

Do you have a guideline for NBN ratios?? When I was hired.transferred to NBN they told me the ratio was 1 to 6 we are taking 8 and sometimes 9 babies even when they have bili lights etc...it is scary and we can't get the moms to take their babies this is the valley and these moms have kids like it is a fulltime job. 24 yr olds on their 8th kid but to make a long story short we are forced to taking 8 or more kids and it is crazy

HI Becca, I work as a Rad nurse in a growing hospital in the RioGrande Valley,and it was a bit misleading after I was hired originally a NO CALL NO WEEKEND position which turned into full call and leave when the patients are done...since my hire in Jan this year 3 nurses have quit....so if your facility doesn't have enough trained staff nurses in that dept who can give conscious sedation your hours may tend to be very very long...we start our first pediatric sedations at 6 in the morning continue on with first adult at 8 while still doing the peds and end up with add ons all day long... I still really love this facility and wish they would get more RNs in here..then the job would be very satisfying..so check out the average hours of your future co workers and ask them for honest answers.. by the way are you in the valley Texas? we have OPENINGS!!!!! take care and good luck darlene

I though I remembered a link to the American Heart Association that permitted you to take their ACLS test online and print a certificate and then take the hands on at a facility and mail both to AHA and they in turn send your ACLS provider card to you?....can anyone send the direct link to register for the test as I have been unable to find it on the original American Heart Assoc. site? Thanks for any help

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia excuse my spelling I just had eye eurgery and this is a bit blurred... :imbar

I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT WORK FOR STRAIGHT PAY IN AN OVERTIME SITUATION We already have taken responsibility in our facility for cutbacks and doind two or three peoples jobs at the same time they are all out of their friggin heads if they think we'll stay on as slaves....especially when administration doesn't!!!!!!and on their salary please give me a break !!! anyone here work in the Rio Grande Valley Texas?

i wish we had more unions for nurses i work in texas and they will never have a union here and i truly believe this is one state that really needs a union to defend both the nurses rights but also the patients....especially the nurse patient ratios....whew...of course my hospital would find a way to fire me if i ever publicly voiced complaints/concerns