Z71RN

Z71RN

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  1. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    Z71RN replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    some of what you mentioned may very well be true. but i work for a county own hospital and the hospitals finacial records are open to the public. at our last dept meeting the accounting manager laid...

  2. Cringe worthy follow up Note

    Z71RN replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    albert einstien was nortorious for messy writing filled with poor syntax and spelling

  3. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    Z71RN replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    if this country is not careful and dont start looking at the pitifull riembursements for treatment expenditures that hospitals (particularly in my area of the country) are having to eat there is going...

  4. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    Z71RN replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    you are absolutley right. less reimbursement to the hospital has a direct correlation on everything that affects the average nurse, such as salary, bennefits and

  5. Looking for current info on Miss Coast hospitals please!

    Z71RN replied to NurseAndLovinIt's topic in General Nursing

    what town are you thinking about moving town in south ms? im in north central

  6. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Z71RN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    one sat am about 0700, a healthy looking 20 something guy walks into the triage room. i asked him whats his emergency..he responded that after a night of partying he woke up in a bed with 3 naked...

  7. Great Salary But Sometimes I Wonder...

    Z71RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    even pro athletes have unions that dictate the league minimal salary for each

  8. Implementing BSN as entry to practice

    Z71RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    bsn only nurses? I am for it 100%, speaking from a financial standpoint only. considering the state that nursing is in with many new grads not finding jobs, hospitals cutting staff, the general public...

  9. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    Z71RN replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    got that right...they can take every stinking pill out of the med box..but keep your hands off my chocolate milk in the

  10. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Z71RN replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    come on do-over...we all know hoffa is chilling out with elvis and james dean in the jungle room at graceland. besides a pal of mine said he saw micheal jackson moon walking on the roof not to long...

  11. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    Z71RN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    we have 3:1 ratios in icu. it is pretty much the norm and the unit is set up for that ratio with the number of beds. i worked in the unit for 1 yr and ran my butt off. it was really bad when we were...

  12. ICU visiting hours

    Z71RN replied to CareBayer's topic in MICU, SICU

    no open door here. we have 8 different visitation times throughout the day and night that last 30min each. its hard enough to regulate visitation around everything we have to do as it is, i couldnt...

  13. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Z71RN replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    unfortunately csarmedic hit the nail on the head with his post. nursing has by in large dropped the ball time and time again to take hold on how things are done to our proffesion. we continue to...

  14. RN burn out in ED

    Z71RN replied to BSNtraumaqueenRN's topic in Emergency

    we have 4 rns and 1 er tech from 7a-11a, then 11a-11p nurse and tech clocks in. so from 11a-11p ther will be 5 rn's and 2 er techs. thank god we dont see 400 pts q 24hrs! our 24hr avg is right at 94...

  15. New CEN exam

    Z71RN replied to Erikó's topic in Emergency

    eriko', i just passed the cen 2 wks ago. i had been working full time in er for almost 8 mos. now and 1 solid yr in icu before. i used laura vonfrolio ccrn cd's (which i used for the ccrn) as a...

  16. Fibromyalgia

    Z71RN replied to BamaRN2004's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    my mom was dx'd with that about 8yrs ago. though she remains as active as she always been, there are still days its a struggle for her to tie her shoes. medication and pool therapy helps

  17. Waiting room

    Z71RN replied to Marci4's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    offended by the site of a simple jp drain...the smell of bad breath literally "takes your breath away." i would have been laughing my head off at those people in the waiting

  18. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Z71RN replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    wooh you are absolutely right!! I always get asked from other dept to do their jobs for them. nutrition comes to the icu, "tells me to find what % of meals is bed 8 eating in last 36hrs"....I tell...

  19. Disrespectful

    Z71RN replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    our hospital has been cutting staff and not filling spots for about 6mos now, and now has informed us that they are reducing hr to 72hrs/pay period across the board. though our hospital census is...

  20. Bullied for reporting a med error by another nurse

    Z71RN replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    though ive only been a nurse a short while, I have learned that it is always in your favor to pick your battles. while I am not advocating turning a blind eye to abrupt patient safety...though writing...

  21. What do you draw up first? LR or Demerol

    Z71RN replied to ILveNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I always dilute the Demerol, dose not matter if I'm giving it with an existing iv running or through a int. rationale is I've had iv Demerol before and it burned like fire up my arm. I dilute the...

  22. i believe it's time to call it quits......

    Z71RN replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    virgojd, I for one know you still have something to offer as a nurse. when I first started as a brand new rn which was not very long ago, I was sort of mentored by a nurse that had went through the...