OC_An Khe

OC_An Khe

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  1. New Rule on My Unit......

    OC_An Khe replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget that you are required to be paid for all that extra time (if you are paid hourly as opposed to salary). If everyone one is there 30 to 60 min utes extra and paid for it it will not last...

  2. Scripps Encinitas is an OPEN SHOP, CNA loses "union security clause"

    OC_An Khe replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The union is the membership not some outside force. The dynamics of the power struggle between the nurses and management essentially dictates that a no vote equates with a strike vote. What real...

  3. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    OC_An Khe replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a difference between organizing and concerted effort then having a legal right and protection to do so. A right by the way which might be taken away from some RNs by the NLRB depending on...

  4. Decertification Petition Filed Against the California Nurses Association

    OC_An Khe replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A little history lesson is in order. Nurses have not always had the right /protection of the labor laws which allow formation of nursing unions. When I started in nursing, nursing unions in, the...

  5. Nursing Shortage

    OC_An Khe replied to olichi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Stay on your soap box pricklypear. Education of the public about what nursing is and how much better off they are with the correct patient to nurse ratios is paramount. Of course wages and benefits...

  6. Late for report

    OC_An Khe replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

    Others posters have pointed out that if this is the accepted culture then it will be difficult to change. The economics of the late report seem to be the best avenue of approach. Is the charge nurse...

  7. Nursing Paper-Gender Bias and stereotypes

    OC_An Khe replied to MainLV's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have expirienced many episodes of gender discrimination during my 4 decades in the profession. Albeit much less today then in the 1960/70's. Still here male nurse quite often and still correct the...

  8. On call pay.....

    OC_An Khe replied to JacqueOCS's topic in General Nursing

    Call pay varies greatly from institution to institution and from state to state. I've only heard of hourly compensation for on call

  9. Nursing is 24hrs is just an expression

    OC_An Khe replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    If work is constantly not getting done by many nurses then staffing is inadequate and that needs to be addressed. If it is an individual that is constsntly being inefficient then management has to...

  10. Difference between ADN and BSN

    OC_An Khe replied to hotshot12345's topic in General Nursing

    Basically the difference is a 4 year collge degree and a 2 year associates.. The bachelor degree, on average, will give you greater financial rewards and career flexibility then the 2 year associates...

  11. Cone biopsy, bad experience

    OC_An Khe replied to Labrys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First Versed, which I have had and give frequently is not given for pain relief. Its and anxiolytic (?sp) and amnesic and that why it is given. Secondly even if you are fully informed about the...

  12. Rotavirus

    OC_An Khe replied to student4ever's topic in General Nursing

    Student4ever, The only stupid question there is is the one you didn't ask. If you don't ask someone who

  13. Nighingale Schduling System

    OC_An Khe replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    What's the Nightingale scheduling system? How does it

  14. Nursing Unions-what is the good,bad, ugly?

    OC_An Khe replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    By all measures a unionized hospital will over the long term have higher wages then a comparable non unionized hospital. You also have a contract that can be enforced through the appropriate external...

  15. Please give me your advice and input

    OC_An Khe replied to ksgomez's topic in General Nursing

    It's not how quick you become an RN that matters but the quality of the educational expirience that is important. With that said I would look to a local ADN program and complete. No offence to LVN but...

  16. Pension

    OC_An Khe replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    defined beenefit retirement plan and a match to a

  17. propofol

    OC_An Khe replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Airway complications and hypoventilation are not the only potentially dangerous side effects of propofol. I prefer versed/ fentanyl for cs. Propofol should be a pure anesthesia agent when used for...

  18. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    OC_An Khe replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This just shows how a lose lose situation develops. Even if you win a legal battle the settlement would probably be cash and not reinstatement. Another point is even if the nurse manager and hospital...

  19. Good books to read! Got any?

    OC_An Khe replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Where Have All the Nurses Gone by Faye Slaterry. A fast read and a must particularly for people who are not nurses but want to understand problems we all face

  20. Does it ever get easier?

    OC_An Khe replied to acgemt's topic in Emergency

    It's more doable overtime but unexpected death is never easy. Some will be less hard then

  21. sex education in school

    OC_An Khe replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in School

    Let's face facts. There has always been sex education in the schools. It just depends on who is doing the presenting. It is either taught by a trained professional in an organized fashion, by teen...

  22. Is A Sign On Bonus Worth A 3 Yr Contract?

    OC_An Khe replied to cnpta's topic in General Nursing

    For a newly minted RN looking for a first job the sign on bonus shouldn't enter into the equation. Look for a job that suits your needs to grow as an RN. As you gain expirence in both being an RN and...

  23. Radiology Question: What is a "wet" read?

    OC_An Khe replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    It's an old expression to convey the meaning of having the X-ray read immediately. Back in the days before x-rays were developed by machine or computer generated, they were hand processed through...

  24. Only one nursing job opening at my local hospital!

    OC_An Khe replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I seen similar situations recently. One thought is that some hospitals have decided to freeze hiring, but not be public about it. The only way to tell if that is true is to talk to the RNs currently...

  25. nursing recruitment and retainment

    OC_An Khe replied to Molly_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ideally the answer is simple. Adequate staffing (at all levels) for the patients. Appropriate wage and benefits for the professional staff. Small rural hospitals need to realize that no matter how far...