Harveyslake

Harveyslake

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  1. Given the boot 2 weeks before graduation

    Harveyslake replied to sealford's topic in General Students

    I had a BSN classmate that just passed all her classes. We had a requirement to pass a mock NCLEX style test (I forget the name) in order to graduate. She took the mock NCLEX several times with...

  2. Coming Soon? Will Nurses be Taking Over the Lab?

    Harveyslake replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As one who holds both a BS in Biology and a BSN I can state, unequivocally, that the two degrees are not equivalent. Not even close. In my Biology program, I had to take 8 credit hours of REAL...

  3. If you're burned out at the bedside...

    Harveyslake replied to quazar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The biggest problem I would have being a clinical instructor would be keeping a straight face while teaching the students how it's supposed to be done rather than the way it actually is done. What is...

  4. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

  5. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    For what it's worth,...on several occasions in my trauma/neuro ICU I had a patient that was not a 1:1 patient, or a 2:1 patient but a 3:1 patient. That is, 3 nurses assigned to one patient. They were...

  6. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Im sorry for your relatives Illness. However, they were not, from your post, requiring anything that amounts to the need for ICU level care. Hats off to the M/S nurses, however! Why wasn't an RRT...

  7. Social Class and Nursing

    Harveyslake replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    ALL, evidenced based, best practice research overwhelming concludes that better nurse to patient ratios significantly improve not only patient outcomes but nurse satisfaction as well. The current...

  8. Social Class and Nursing

    Harveyslake replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Evidenced based, best practice has been a mantra for decades,....I've seen little to no change in actual practice in that

  9. Social Class and Nursing

    Harveyslake replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Bedside nursing IS a task based "job". Not a profession the way we are treated. Called off for low census and mandated for overtime when census is high. Short staffed most of the time. We are treated...

  10. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sigh,........you just cannot teach someone the answer if they don't even understand the question. Yes,...all nurses have skills and are necessary. By not recognizing the greater depth and breadth of...

  11. Review of nursing exams with students

    Harveyslake replied to Educator1988's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Here was my experience. We reviewed the exams after the tests were graded. We were not allowed to take notes nor were we allowed to keep the tests. The review consisted of an hour long "witch" and...

  12. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    Harveyslake replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Where I once worked, the night shift nurses were expected to change the suction canisters,...whether they were nearly full or not. Can you say WASTEFUL?!!? I refused to change them when they were less...

  13. Social Class and Nursing

    Harveyslake replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Questions like: Would you describe yourself as a beaver or an eagle? No one knows which is the correct

  14. Social Class and Nursing

    Harveyslake replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Sooooo, Stepford nurses are a real thing. Several years ago, my hospital system opened a brand new facility. It needed staff. Several of the experienced, well trained, seasoned OR nurses applied for...

  15. Frequent cancellations

    Harveyslake replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    We already have to work every other holiday and every other weekend,...how DARE administration create a working environment where we have to sacrifice our hard earned PTO just to make up income for...

  16. Frequent cancellations

    Harveyslake replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    It all comes down to the "Profession" being treated like day labor. If you expect an employee to be there when census is high, you have to pay them to be there when census is low. It's simply the cost...

  17. Should I major in something else? Then go into a accelerated BSN program?

    Harveyslake replied to K1w1B1rd's topic in School, College Programs

    During a blizzard last winter, nurses were not allowed to leave the hospital. Mangers with 4 wheel drive attempted to go out and fetch employees to try and give those stuck at the hospital some time...

  18. Should I major in something else? Then go into a accelerated BSN program?

    Harveyslake replied to K1w1B1rd's topic in School, College Programs

    Only slightly. I don't know a single nurse who likes their job. Sure, many enjoy taking care of patients, myself included, but hate everything else that goes along with the job. I'd much rather have a...

  19. Should I major in something else? Then go into a accelerated BSN program?

    Harveyslake replied to K1w1B1rd's topic in School, College Programs

    Do whatever it takes to be able to pass the NCLEX and become an RN. Work somewhere that will pay for you to get your BSN. Get a business degree then an MBA in Health Care Administration. Sit back and...

  20. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    Harveyslake replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I don't expect anyone to stock the rooms for me and stock them myself for my shift. I do not stock the rooms for others. I had a patient transferred out right after report was done. Room was empty...

  21. racist patients

    Harveyslake replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a patient recently demand no blacks, Asians, Indians or men take care of them. It was the middle of the night when they were admitted. All of the nurses came into the patients room to help settle...

  22. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    Harveyslake replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    So, the mess came to be during report, which means it's the end of one shift and the beginning of another. It was discovered after report was given. The LEGAL duty to care for the patient has...

  23. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Oh no you didn't..... Typical ICU "CLIENT". My PATIENTS, have never, nor will ever, be clients,....despite what nursing schools teach. I will NEVER cheapen my relationships with my patients by...

  24. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

  25. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Harveyslake replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sooooooo,.......The next time one of you floor nurses have a CODE or RRT, you're on your own. Since you are paid the same as ICU nurses, you should be able to handle things just fine without...