OC_An Khe

OC_An Khe

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  1. New JCAHO standards coming

    OC_An Khe replied to natalie's topic in General Nursing

    Anything that creates more work for already overburdened nurses will not be well received. It will make the change process even more difficult. Curious as to how JAHCO comes up with these standards...

  2. It's a nurse's market

    OC_An Khe replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

    Chas. You are correct as usual. Patients are admitted to the hospital for nursing care. This fact is (should be) obvious to all RN's as well as to everyone else in health care. To get non RN's to...

  3. Need help with nursing school question

    OC_An Khe replied to eventsnyc's topic in General Nursing

    As a general rule, I always encourage potential RN's who have a degree from another field, to follow the ADN or Diploma first. There are a few practical reasons for thid including costs, speed of...

  4. Surgical Recoveries in ICU?

    OC_An Khe replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Many smaller hospitals use thei ICU's as recovery rooms when PACU is closed. The issue is twofold. The first is that the hospital is following ASPAN's standards of care and the ICU staff is oriented...

  5. Good Nursing Shortage Article

    OC_An Khe replied to Julie, RN's topic in General Nursing

    A great article, encourage every one to read and pass on. Thanks for

  6. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

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

    -jt I've enjoyed your posts and for the most part agree with your assessments and point of view. This current shortage has as its roots the factors you mentioned but also goes back to the 1970's. The...

  7. Have we enabled the health care industry?

    OC_An Khe replied to Jenny P's topic in General Nursing

    Mustangsheba, Nicely done,saying no does work. Remember to pick your fights wisely. Good

  8. Have we enabled the health care industry?

    OC_An Khe replied to Jenny P's topic in General Nursing

    Jenny P... yes we have enabled the hospitals to take advantage of our compassionate nature. Nurses need to learn to say NO! Especially to those non nursing tasks that are dumped on us that take us...

  9. nursing shortage???????

    OC_An Khe replied to msdttob's topic in General Nursing

    Your are right that nurses share "the Blame" by some of their inactions. But its their actions that will be the solution to these

  10. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

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

    do you have a link to this story/site? All help is appreciated. Thanks and a safe and happy new

  11. For Profit Healthcare - Is it working?

    OC_An Khe replied to reg06's topic in General Nursing

    All hospitals are for profit, they couldn't exist in our system otherwise. The difference between "for profit and non-profit" is who gets to keep the surplus. In the for profit area the surplus goes...

  12. holiday bonus anyone?

    OC_An Khe replied to alyciaboo's topic in General Nursing

    First happy and safe New Year to all. If you ere at work on a certain day you received a free meal from the cafeteria. Seriously though you can't compare bonuses from profit firms to a non-proftit...

  13. Bonus for extra shifts: what are your facilities doing for you?

    OC_An Khe replied to timonrn's topic in General Nursing

    -jt is that time and one half for any extra time worked or onlytime worked passed your shift.e.g. sheduled to work Mon, Tues, and Wed. Usual 3 day week 8hr days, then asked to work extra day.. is that...

  14. Nurses wages...

    OC_An Khe replied to barrybender's topic in General Nursing

    _jt that was an interesting and encouraging post. Can you give me any insight on your compensation range, new grad to top of pay scale without premiiums and diffs. We are working on trying to change...

  15. Nurses wages...

    OC_An Khe replied to barrybender's topic in General Nursing

    The real comparison to see if you are being compensated fairly is with other RN's in your geographical area. ( I know ,few RN's are paid fairly based on our responsibilities). I'm in a more rural part...

  16. Nurses On Probation with the BOARD

    OC_An Khe replied to prs358's topic in General Nursing

    If the nurse on probation wishes to share the reasons fine if not also fine. I've had this expirience of working and supervising nurses with retricted liscenses. The main concern for the RN's on the...

  17. Let's play I Remember When.....

    OC_An Khe replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I wonder how many outdated practises and others that have shown by research to be ineffective are still being used. Oh well, this is...

  18. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

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

    The story missed one very salient point, why is a nursing shortage dangerous. It may seem obvious to us, but to people who don't work in the field, it is not. I used the link (thanks) to post a...

  19. nursing shortage???????

    OC_An Khe replied to msdttob's topic in General Nursing

    We were expiriencing the same difficulty, when our last contract was renegotiated the union won the right to review all RN applications. We made sure that qualified applicants were notified and we...

  20. nursing shortage???????

    OC_An Khe replied to msdttob's topic in General Nursing

    Is there really a shortages of RN's now? Or is it a shortage of RN's that are willing to work in the deploreable conditions found in a lot of hospitals today? If todays problem aren't solved the...

  21. It's a nurse's market

    OC_An Khe replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

    Goldilocks, just because the answer to a problem is easy to arrive at, doesn't necessarily mean the implementation of the solution will be easy. Jim, your last post truer words were never spoken....

  22. ARMY nursing for this new male grad? good or bad?

    OC_An Khe replied to brehon's topic in General Nursing

    Jeani gave you some sound advice about the other branches of themilitary. The Air Force had indoor plumbing and better billets in Vietnam also. Seriously my expirience is dated but I wouldn't hesitate...

  23. Nursing Journals

    OC_An Khe replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

    You should definetly suscribe to those journals that reflect your area of practise. Be a member of professional organizations. The nets/ boards can give you useful information but they are not up to...

  24. mandatory overtime article

    OC_An Khe replied to Jenny P's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes I have read the article and found it full of useful information. The information was not necessarily new to someone who has been active in trying to stop mandatory ot. It goes to the heart of why...

  25. Abuse of a Nurse

    OC_An Khe replied to Mijourney's topic in General Nursing

    You received goodadvice so far and I'll only add a question. How does the other staff interact with this patient? Canthey support your