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nyforlove

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  1. Rumor has it, Lenox Hill Hospital is CLOSING

    nyforlove replied to Nurse212's topic in New York Nursing

    I think it's a union that represents only workers AT Lenox

  2. Rumor has it, Lenox Hill Hospital is CLOSING

    nyforlove replied to Nurse212's topic in New York Nursing

    Damn--that's the unfortunate thing about having their own union---instead of being part of NYSNA---power in

  3. Rumor has it, Lenox Hill Hospital is CLOSING

    nyforlove replied to Nurse212's topic in New York Nursing

    That's terrible! Perhaps you can contact that other hospital and they'll still have an opening? Best of luck, hold your chin up, and keep us posted as your support network--hang in

  4. ICU differential pay

    nyforlove replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Interestingly, my hospital only pays an ICU differential for its PER DIEM workers--I think per diem ICU nurses get $47 versus $45 for NON-ICU per diem nurses; however, a CCRN earns me a $3,000...

  5. Bad Patient Care at Boston Medical Center?

    nyforlove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Read these complaints of bad care at Boston Medical Center that were posted as comments on the website of a Boston newspaper that published an article re: contract negotiations that allnurses.com...

  6. Current Salary @ NYU Hospital

    nyforlove replied to UpliftingRN's topic in New York Nursing

    ARE YOU SURE? I thought there was NO union at

  7. ICU v. ER

    nyforlove posted a topic in General Nursing

    ICU v. ER I think this will be a very short-lived thread, because I think the answer may be simple...to put it briefly (for once ;-) ..... Is the ER just as bad as a med-surg floor?--i.e., so many...

  8. ICU v. ER

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your thoughts...someone I spoke with at my hospital said she found ER had the RN running in too many different directions with too many patients and just trying to keep the patients alive...

  9. ICU v. ER

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks--you're right--shadowing is the best way to

  10. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    nyforlove replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Congrats Kolt (he passed on Wednesday), You beat me....I passed, too, but just got 99 correct out of 125---I agree: it was hard! Kept thinking, "Hhmmm, this question doesn't seem to have a correct...

  11. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    nyforlove replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Good Luck! I'm taking it @ 1:30 the day after you (Thursday)---hopefully, we'll both have something to celebrate

  12. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    nyforlove replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks! My test is scheduled for July

  13. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    nyforlove replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for the feedback...I'll re-consider, but it seems like such detailed memorization...kind of like memorizing the twelve nerves and what they represent---that's what a reference book is good...

  14. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    nyforlove replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for the tips! I'm cramming this week for the test---took some vacation days off and am doing what allnurses.com recommends: the Pass CCRN! CD multiple choice questions and then reviewing the...

  15. ICU: Nurses Wash Patients + Make Beds?

    nyforlove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious: In my hospital, ICU RNs wash their patients, make their beds, draw bloods, & do EKGs, while RNs on med-surg floors have Assistants who do these tasks (and of course the RNs on...

  16. ICU: Nurses Wash Patients + Make Beds?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the post. My original posting wasn't meant to convey that an RN is "above" cleaning the patient, just that I was surprised how RNs at my hospital on a regular med-surg floor did NOT clean...

  17. NYC: To Join a Union or NOT?

    nyforlove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody, I know there's been much discussion on the site re: the theoretical benefits/costs of Unionizing, but I was wondering if I might ask for some very practical advice re: dollars and cents:...

  18. NYC: To Join a Union or NOT?

    nyforlove posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi everybody, I know there's been much discussion on the site re: the theoretical benefits/costs of Unionizing, but I was wondering if I might ask for some very practical advice re: dollars and cents:...

  19. Nursing Layoffs!!

    nyforlove replied to Bklyngurl's topic in New York Nursing

    I was so sorry to hear of this....Don't know anything more than what I read here...wondering how a census can drop so quickly---is it just a temporary blip, a statistical fluke?? Are people suddenly...

  20. NYC- common Nurse to patient ratio's

    nyforlove replied to fawnsternurse's topic in New York Nursing

    That's an interesting--and accurate--observation: A co-worker expressed a similar sentiment, stating that the RN is coordinating the patient's care throughout the hospital and has to know a bit about...

  21. NYC- common Nurse to patient ratio's

    nyforlove replied to fawnsternurse's topic in New York Nursing

    Don't get "too" upset...Now, I'm not defending such high ratios (but then again, I'm not about to say that hospital nursing is an "easy" job--it requires a lot of judgment, juggling, "evenheadedness,"...

  22. Average time for new grad to be hired

    nyforlove replied to Sammi15's topic in New York Nursing

  23. another salary question...

    nyforlove replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    what does "PRN clinic" mean??---is it like a drug being prescribed "as needed," i.e., PRN???

  24. Charge Nurse Already????

    nyforlove replied to tamparn2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my unit, some nurses do NOT want to be charge nurse--despite the extra couple bucks/hr.---because they have the same # of patients, plus the added administrative responsibility and duties.....I'm...

  25. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    nyforlove replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great Thread! Did anyone locate that article?