bestblondRN

bestblondRN

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  1. Did you worry in nursing school?

    bestblondRN replied to Tim-GNP's topic in General Nursing

    Haha.....you're so right Tim--the insanity does pass after all is said and done. I became pregnant with my first child during my last semester of college and had had a run with strep throat early in...

  2. Staff ratios

    bestblondRN replied to kewlnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in an inner city teaching hospital in Chicago, where RN staffing in the ICU's is still 1:2 and 1:4-6 on the med-surg floors in addition to NAs and unit secretaries. I had previously worked in a...

  3. nursing pay incentives

    bestblondRN replied to jcstratton's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My hospital had an incentive plan in place for about a year with great results--1.5x +$10/hr. for all O.T. in excess of four hours on any given day. It was a great retention tool and helped...

  4. verbal 'scripts'

    bestblondRN replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi Mijourney. The Star Trek reference was too good not to comment on--it's actually become the motto around our place lately! We have recently been purchased by a large healthcare corporation, with...

  5. nurse electrocuted

    bestblondRN replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    The incident should be reported to OSHA, particularly if the environment in which you work doesn't meet state and federal standards. Is your employer a long-term care facility? If so, the incident...

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

    bestblondRN replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    I remember using fetoscopes (those strange looking devices that look vaguely like a stethescope with a metal band that went from the forehead to the back of your head to conduct the sound) to check...

  7. It's a nurse's market

    bestblondRN replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with you about it being a nurses' market right now, and I certainly agree that we are worth more than we are paid for. Has anyone out there ever tried being an independent contractor?...