Plenty of overtime, rumor has it they cap you 78 hours in one week.
My last position was in case management for the oncology units. The patient ratio was from 2-3 on oncology. Med Surg floors up to 4 patients.
The nurses neogiated for very ...
I retired last year after working at BWH for 19 + years.
The Nurses just signed an MNA contract which has very good rates.
The pros are that you get a raise of 5% each year. You are working in one to the best hospitals in the USA. The hospi...
Ginger's Mom replied to 01.newrn.10's topic in Nursing
Was this schedule discussed with you prior to you signing the contract? who do you feel should be working weekends? I am guessing you did not rotate during orientation so you are talking about leaving even giving the job a chance. If you were a m...
IIt sounds like a flawed system, a couple of monitors in the hall way and the nurses can monitor there own patients. sounds like you are trying to lobby for another tech while in my opinion your assignment sounds very reasonable .
Are you the nurse or the secretary? If you are the secretary, the nurse is ultimately responsible not you. I am guessing the telemetry units have alarms which the nurses can also monitor and the you can recall any missed events. In fact in all hospi...
Ginger's Mom replied to youngstud17's topic in LPN/LVN
I have been an instructor in a lpn to rn program. I have had many success stories. Most of my students worked full time and were mothers . You can do it. It helps if your work can accommodate your schooling. I also found the students were a tremendou...
Ginger's Mom replied to bootsandcats's topic in Safety
I have a hard time believing that your instructor is so unsafe her nursing license should be pulled. do that staff nurses feel she is unfit? The staff are her clinical equals not the students. You may think your issue is important to tell the staff...
Ginger's Mom replied to Stephen ww's topic in Nursing
you admitted the error and you saw the patient got treatment, yes you are human and made an error but you owned up to it and it will never happen again
A patient this ill needed a physician to see the patient, second the pharmacy should have questioned the order, it was a chain of errors you were just the last link.
Ginger's Mom replied to sonyarn88's topic in Nursing
I believe your story, did you hire a lawyer to help you when it went to the board. Years ago I would have handled the narcotic the same way but times have changed especially with Pyxis systems. I wish you well and hope you find a job.
Ginger's Mom replied to RickTodd11C's topic in Nursing
I would start your premed courses now, I would not take the courses at the community college though since it is frowned upon for MED school admissions. if you are interested in becoming a physician I would go to student doctor.net for more informat...
Ginger's Mom replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing
Rather then wonder about a substance that may or may not be benifical, I would spend my time on finding a n evidence based treatment for your disease .
Ginger's Mom replied to Nursechichi's topic in Nursing
Q Centrix, have you looked at their job requirements. they ask you come in fully certified and ask you to pass their test. There are trauma registries, Get with the guidelines, NSQIP. and Bariatric registries. all require you get trained and certifie...
Ginger's Mom replied to SpidersWeb's topic in Critical
What country is this? Every hospital in the US sets up their units differently. Some hospitals would call your unit a step down unit,a place in between icu and medical surgical.
Ginger's Mom replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing
In most hospitals a "code" is for someone who does not have a heart beat or unable to breathe. In the hospitals I have worked at a rapid response team would be the right call. It does not seem like your patient was in immediate danger. I am concern...
Ginger's Mom replied to Agnieshka's topic in Immigration
The bill was not passed it died in Sub Committee, sorry. In the news there is much discussion about immigration, I doubt anything will get passed easliy this year.
Ginger's Mom replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nursing
While you have the time read and learning the policy manual especially about narcotics. What is your difficulty with pyxis and narcotics? You just have to take time. If you have to waste narcotics find a witness before. Bar coding saves lives, if yo...
Ginger's Mom replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health
From the Medicare Home Care Manual - you are violating number 5- the agency is responsible for the scheduling, not you. Bringing this up about "your visits" just sheds light on the fact you had a good thing going and now you could be loosing it all...
Ginger's Mom replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health
Your agency is doing it right it is the regulation. The agency if Medicare Certified is responsible for staffing not an individual. I understand how you can become familiar with an assignment but it does promote a sense of entitlement. For example th...
Ginger's Mom replied to LVNblue8's topic in Home Health
Unless you own the agency you do not own the patients. The other nurse has the same rights you do. Good agencies would encourage different nurses to rotate in, why you may ask? Patients benefit from different nurses assessing a patient who need twi...
