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Serenityblu23 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Biffbradford lol that just made my day :)
csidedreamer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
my name is adam tayeh and i am doing a project on this
atoceansmercy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Biology... and think an organ is cool? Eh no.
sticuhor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Biffbradford lol! thank god I am just a pee on . I will never go into management, I just want to do my 12 hours and go home. A lot of us RT's and RN's sell back our PTO's to get more money. WE have self scheduling! So if we schedule our shifts right we can schedule up to 8 days off in a row w/o using our PTO's. Hell I am off the next 6 days! I just got off working 4 days, I dont go back till next tues.
sticuhor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@phoenixbyrd2 the Medical Icu at my hospital has the highest turnover. They even hire new grads with no ICU experiance. It can be scary for us RT's and the experianced RN's. + I work at a teaching hospital, so there r a lot of interns and residents running around messing things up too. Thank god for Attendings is all i can say bout that!
Biffbradford (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@chase169 As you're slaving to keep your patient alive minute to minute you call the surgeon at 3am: "Doctor I'm just calling to tell you that - well, quite frankly - this patient is dead! I'm maxed out on all the supports, the BP is 65/40, SPO2 is 84% on 100% O2, and she's blue from head to toe!" MD: "You're doing great! You're doing this for the family. Just keep going!" ARRRRGGGHHH !!!!
Biffbradford (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@xxxkcbxxx The ICU nurse can run that ventilator just fine or give that nebulizer treatment. The problem is the nurse has no time - and can't intubate! LOL
Biffbradford (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@zhs2009 From the hospital's point of view, you're a dime a dozen. They don't care if you quit or not, because there will be someone anxious to take your place at a cheaper rate of pay because they are a new hire, and that's the bottom line. The major hospital here was proud to announce a 10% increase in profits during these hard times. How? Held back raises and stopped 401K matching! KaChing! (but they don't tell the public that). Meanwhile top management is making six figure salaries !
Biffbradford (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@sticuhor "I know you're just finishing up your 50 hour work week, but can you stay over "just 4 more hours?" If you're in charge, then you're always on the phone begging nurses to come in extra. "I need a vacation" - Manager: "No, I'm sorry, you cannot have that week for vacation. I can give you Wednesday off ... but then you'd have to work 12 on Saturday" What kind of -vacation- is that??? WTF?
Biffbradford (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@phoenixbyrd2 The stress comes from knowing that your patient (all of them) can crash at any moment. From the constant barrage of Drs and family at your bedside. The 50th time you've gotten your patient through ETOH withdrawl, the 50th time you've butted heads with the surgeon at 3am, or the 50th time you've zipped up a body bag - then they immediately give you a new patient without allowing you time to decompress from the death yourself. Then there are stories that I cannot tell you about. | 
