OC_An Khe

OC_An Khe

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  1. Discussing salary during an interview

    OC_An Khe replied to got2gorn's topic in General Nursing

    Not only should you be discussing salary but also all the benefits including pension, time off, and insuance coverages(what you have to pay for). Interviews are two way street, they are evaluating you...

  2. note to nurse dude, will they never learn!

    OC_An Khe replied to bunky's topic in General Nursing

    I am always surprised by the lack of foresight practised by some members of the Hospital Industry.They feel RN's can always take more patients...does this reach to infinity? I think not. Those...

  3. Can nurses refuse assignments?

    OC_An Khe replied to dvldogwife's topic in General Nursing

    Yes nurses can and should not accept that they deem unsafe or are not prepared to do. To do so not only endangers patients it also endangers the nurse accepting the assignment. You place yourself in...

  4. Can nurses refuse assignments?

    OC_An Khe replied to dvldogwife's topic in General Nursing

    Yes nurses can and should not accept that they deem unsafe or are not prepared to do. To do so not only endangers patients it also endangers the nurse accepting the assignment. You place yourself in...

  5. Demerol, YUCK!

    OC_An Khe replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Much prefer to use Fentanyl. Demerol can be nasty at times, but does have some limited uses. Only problem is the Fentanyl is becoming scarce. Seems one major (?the only) manufacturer is no longer...

  6. Demerol, YUCK!

    OC_An Khe replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Much prefer to use Fentanyl. Demerol can be nasty at times, but does have some limited uses. Only problem is the Fentanyl is becoming scarce. Seems one major (?the only) manufacturer is no longer...

  7. Nurse Managers Abandoning [sinking] Ship

    OC_An Khe replied to TracyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tracy Previous two posters have given excellent advice. I spent a number of years in nursing management before I realzed what a thankless jobit is. Would never go back. I am a nurse because I enjoy...

  8. Nurse Managers Abandoning [sinking] Ship

    OC_An Khe replied to TracyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tracy Previous two posters have given excellent advice. I spent a number of years in nursing management before I realzed what a thankless jobit is. Would never go back. I am a nurse because I enjoy...

  9. Nursing Student Needs Help!

    OC_An Khe replied to NCNocRN's topic in General Nursing

    Strkes are not patient abandonment. To over simplify you are just not accepting assignments en mass. Each state has its own laws, as well as federal labor laws that protect all workers taking job...

  10. Interview questions...what do you wished you would have asked?

    OC_An Khe replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of good advice in the above posts. I would add a reminder that a job interview is a two way street. Not only is the employer seeing if you fit what they are looking for but the...

  11. need a little encouragement please

    OC_An Khe replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    HollyKate both Mustangsheba and Stargazer have given you excellent advice. What you are probably expiriencing is what some people call "buyers remorse". It's just a little self doubt after making a...

  12. What do we really think we are worth?

    OC_An Khe replied to swmn's topic in General Nursing

    We are all worth what someone (the market) is willing to pay for us. The key is to get the market to want to pay us more. Respect for nurses and recognition of our professional value will lead to...

  13. US SENATE HEARING ON NURSING SHORTAGE

    OC_An Khe replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    -jt Thanks for starting this thread, interesting an informative as usual. Yes we have a problem today and a diaaster facing us in a few years (10-20 doesn't seem that long anymore). Both problems must...

  14. Nurses @ Higher Risk 4 Lawsuits.

    OC_An Khe replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

    An interesting thread, I agree with SubQ that we have to take a stand and know when to say no. Then say it. At least in my facility, so far anyway, where RN's have refused unsafe assignments no one...

  15. Staff ratios

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

    Kewlnurse, If you eat at a restuarant and have a bad expirience, do you never eatin any restuarant again? No, you just don't go to the restuarant you've had a bad expirience with. I can't comment on...

  16. Advantages/disadvantages with unionization?

    OC_An Khe replied to Enright's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in both union and non-union enviroments. I will always choose union fcilities over non union. I don't have direct expirirence in working in those states that are right to work states,...

  17. Dress Code

    OC_An Khe replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Dress codes with specific colors, no way. Not until every employee of the hospital has uniform with a specific color. The bean coounters can all be in black scrubs, nursing administrators could wear...

  18. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

    OC_An Khe replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    I would be upset also and wouldn't accept being mandated to come in extra to do aides work. I would also fight mandation if I were being mandated for RN work also. My response has nothing to do with...

  19. NURSE THE NURSE: gotta improve retirement benefits

    OC_An Khe replied to lsmo's topic in General Nursing

    All the posts in this thread are right on the money. Its a truism that people don't get interested in retirement benefits till well into their working lives. Nursing pensions are compounded by the...

  20. verbal 'scripts'

    OC_An Khe replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No wonder the hospitals of this country are in such dissaray. Scripts just continue the insult and lack of 3R's that nurses are subject to. So much for patient interaction based on the patients need...

  21. Beyond Help?

    OC_An Khe replied to natalie's topic in General Nursing

    I sent a response to this ignorant and biased editorial. Every poster should also do so. Thanks for posting a link to this article. As Nurses we need to debunk any article such as this. If anyone sees...

  22. Real RNs on TV

    OC_An Khe replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to discovery.com you can find times when it will be rebroadcasted. Also you can see promo's on future segments. my only regret is I don't get discovery health channel, nor do I know...

  23. falsifying medical records

    OC_An Khe replied to deLadyPanther's topic in General Nursing

    Panter, Everyone has given you good advice so far, I would add that seeking a new place of employment may be in the cards. If you feel you must do something to stop this activity I would put all my...

  24. MLTs and MAs replacing nurses?

    OC_An Khe replied to lorrie's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your State Board of Nursing on whether the actions that people are performing is practising nursing without a liscense. It's encumbent upon all RN's and LPN's to protect the profession. If...

  25. need help with a trach question

    OC_An Khe replied to leetraumarn's topic in General Nursing

    What was the "new" residents rationale for leaving the cuff up? Did you receive a good explanation for the order? How fresh was the trach, does the patient have a good gag and cough reflex? [This...