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My biggest fear as I drove to White Sands, New Mexico was the run segment of the duathlon. I have not been working much on my "fast walking" because my knees have been a little cranky. I tried to ignore my lack of training for the run segment by watching the gorgeous clouds along the way.
Although the trip was cloudy, the wind wasn't blowing and I had a wonderful time. I checked into the motel in Las Cruces on Friday night and went to the Texas Roadhouse for grilled Salmon, baked sweet potato and a tossed salad. I cheated and had a couple of warm dinner rolls with cinnamon butter but I didn't have anything alcoholic, just ice tea with lemon and I skipped chocolate cake for dessert!
After dinner I went to the mall where I purchased "The Spark" book on sale and a couple of mysteries and then I stopped and got gas, a bottle of water, went to the motel and stretched, read a little and crashed. At home my Yorkie alarm clocks get me up but at a motel it is the cell phone and a wake-up call for which one has to trust the motel. Anyway I was up packing and showering by 4:45. Loaded the car, grabbed a bagel with peanut butter and a small coffee and hopped in the car for the trip to White Sands and the wait to check into the Military Base.
The race started at 8am but since we all had to be at the gate by 6am we got to hear revelry and the blasting guns! The weather was 64 degrees and absolutely calm at 6am when I racked my bike. At start time...calm and 79 degrees. I think the only thing not calm was the pitter-pattering of my heart as a looked at all the beautiful people...runners all, that were toeing the line with me...Ms. Slower than Molasses in January! The gun sent us on our way and it was apparent that I was totally out of my league. Before the race I visited with a lady that went to World's last year. She told me we would do all right as there were only 4 or 5 Athenas entered in the race.
I would be lying if I said I did not want to win. I would also be lying if I said I did not mind finishing last. My motto is to finish and try not to be dead last. Everyone took off on the run like a pack of gazelles and I felt like the lone water buffalo! I got to hear everyone tell me what a wonderful job I was doing as they passed me on the way back to the bike rack and I had not got to the turn around yet. Several thoughts entered my mind and one of them was....just quit! It was fleeting and it angered me. Then I felt acceptance...someone has to be last and at least you are making the effort. As I arrived back to the bike rack there were 2 bikes, mine and a gentleman that was pulled from the race because of a severely sprained ankle.
When I got on my bike (first time on new wheel set), I did not realize that I was 13 minutes behind the nearest competitor. I knew that with a few quick shifts and pedal strokes that I was driving one fast little beast, not me, but bike! I took off, got on the aerobars and rode like I was being chased. Actually I was, by the volunteers that were going along picking up cones, cleaning up road markers, picking up water stations, etc. After 15 minutes on the bike I sat up to stretch and noticed 3 bikes up ahead. My pulse quickened and so did my cadence!
I was chasing the bikes up a long hill, not steep by my standards but a hill never the less. I caught the first bike just past the crest of the hill and the other 4...YES not just three at the bottom of the hill right before another long uphill. All I had to do was keep up my pace, stay relaxed and try to stay ahead and I would be close to last.. not last, and most importantly...finish another race!
The feelings I experienced when I crossed the finish line were indescribable! The expressions on the volunteer's faces were as well. They were as surprised by my arrival as I was. As it turned out....I won the Athena division by a little over 2 minutes! I made up 16 minutes on the bike portion of the race! I have never experienced such a feeling on the bike. It was/seemed totally effortless yet my thighs were screaming bloody murder, my knees were achy jello but I was not out of breath!
AND (drum roll.........) I finished the race, 5K run, 20K bike that was not flat in 1:50:00 flat! WooHoo....my fastest time ever!
I have to thank my bike mechanic Annie of Twin Sisters Cycling in Silver City, New Mexico. She does an excellent job with my bike. The drive home again was neat. I love the clouds on the Deming highway and have thought many times they would make great jigsaw puzzles.
These two pictures show the Organ Mountains driving back to Las Cruces. The following pictures are of the Deming flats and clouds going towards Silver City.
Hope you all have a fantastic Sunday!
I applied for medical school! I am trying for an OPA degree and at this point I am VERY excited, scared and hopeful!
I am super busy and it has shown in the amount of time I have not been on Spark. Love all my buddies and I will get everything juggled around in the near future!
Have a great rest of the week and weekend!
It is official...I have something else to look forward to! Celebrating another clean mammogram (5 years)...I signed up for a President's Day duathlon in White Sands, New Mexico. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
Praying for warmer weather has become a way of life around here...and in many other places I am sure. El Nina, I believe is to blame this time around. Global warming....I just don't see it.
The bike has been tuned up and I am forever working on the body and race-walking.
I have actually lost 15 pounds since this picture last year so I bought a new tri suit...a little pink number...but I will not use it on this event. Shorts and top work best for duathlon.
I am still working on getting the right number of carbs in my diet. Unfortunately, regardless the number of carbs, my appetite is growing by leaps and bounds. I think it is the weather....cold, curl up by the fire with a good book and snack all day mentality.
Another positive is that my hair is beginning to grow again! I have used so many different shampoos, rinses, vitamins, minerals, etc. that I could scream. Unfortunately at this point I do not know if it was one particular product or that the hair just decided to start growing again. I KNOW that I am having fits getting it to do what I want it to do.
Lastly, through hard work and patience and visualization I am getting the hang of slipping on my bike shoes when they are clipped on the pedals. I have taken a few falls and so far I only practice in private, but it is coming along. I will not try it at the duathlon but a girl can dream!
Hope you are having a great day....I am!
The weather this morning was calm and a balmy 52 degrees. I jumped on old Blue and went for a 35 mile ride. It got a little breezy so I stayed pretty close to town and rode on a lot of neighborhood streets, which kept me protected from the wind. I got a good workout in. I wore a windbreaker over my bike jersey and I definitely worked up a sweat.
Here are a few pictures taken coming into Silver from the West. A little different view as instead of riding to Cliff, I rode from the direction of Cliff.
Do Not let the patches of snow fool you...they are all solid ice and may be around for a while. The red checks just go to show that windburn is almost as bad as sunburn!
Have a great Super Bowl Sunday. Be safe and active and may "Your" team be the one that wins!
Well, NOT the weather! 2, 4, 6, and 8 were the most common temperatures around here today. -2, -4, -6, -8 and possibly lower are expected tonight. I lived in Syracuse, Kansas for I while...left when it was 30 below. When I was in college and on judging teams, we stayed in Amarillo, Texas. It snowed and I decided that the only thing between Amarillo and the North Pole was a barbed wire fence. Once again I left.Meat judging in Garden City, Kansas....forty below. We were anxious to get into the quick freeze room off of the kill floor because it was only 20 below in there. Left as soon as possible. In other words....THERE IS A REASON I CHOSE TO LIVE IN THE DESERT...I really do not like cold weather. Too BAD!
So remember the old tune: "Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go....."
I am not going by sleigh unless that bad boy is heated! I know I am not the only person not enjoying the weather. Lets all be safe, no slipping, sliding or falling. Let us all stay warm and may we all hope and pray that the weather starts to back off just a little bit. My yorkie loves the snow but he is short legged and he things I have to clear a special path for him to go pee! LOL


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Jose Baez on Casey Anthony Trial, Geraldo Rivera, Nancy Grace and that ABC News $200K Payment
Time flies, doesn't it?
It was a year ago today that a Florida jury acquitted Casey Anthony in the death of her toddler daughter Caylee. Now, the lawyer who got her off has written a book about the case.
Jose Baez gave his first TV interview about "Presumed Guilty," to Josh Elliott this morning on "Good Morning America" and he'll give his first cable news interview to Greta Van Susteren tonight and continuing tomorrow night, on Fox News.
The Orlando' Sentinel's TV guy Hal Boedeker read the book and reveals the media angles in it.
On the issue of ABC News paying to license photos of Caylee, Baez writes, "In exchange for giving photos of Caylee and her to a national news organization, Casey was paid $200,000, most of which was used to mount her defense. Of course, when the media found out, she was roundly criticized for it — unfairly if you ask me."
However, the media didn't just "find out" about the payment, Anthony's defense team brought it up in court way back in March 2010. And it wasn't Anthony getting the brunt of it, it was ABC which has since changed it policy on paying license fees.
Baez adds, "without that money, we wouldn't have been able to do a lot of the things we needed to do to fight her case."
As for the media coverage, Baez says he and Fox News's Geraldo Rivera have "a true friendship." He calls Orlando ABC affiliate WFTV "the worst tabloid channel" and "a channel so inflammatory it was just a notch below 'Nancy Grace.'" And as for Grace, he likens her show to professional wrestling, "where the action and drama are more important than truth or facts."
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A tornado spinning off tropical storm Bonnie whipped through Norfolk Southern''s Simpson intermodal yard Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla., picking up an intermodal container and throwing it nearly half a mile, according to Mark Metzger, a spokesman for RailRunner, a container transportation company that uses NS''s Triple Crown intermodal service. The container landed in a field and no injuries were reported.
The twister also caused some damage to cars and trailers at the intermodal yard but there were no injuries to personnel and train movements into and out of the yard were unaffected, NS said.
NS said it would close its Jacksonville intermodal ramp temporarily to prepare for Hurricane Charley, which strengthened to a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds. NS is considering canceling Triple Crown trains and expects some delays on intermodal trains leaving Jacksonville because of the shutdown. However, the extent of the delays "could not be determined at this point, it depends on how severe the storm is," said NS spokesperson Susan Terpay.
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Another small update. In addition to the two meeting dates next week, Northgate are scheduling additional 1:1's with all technical staff being tupe'd and will be advertising two new project-management posts for this wave that they hope to fill from the existing staff.
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Thanks for these updates, I'm watching this thread with bated breath.
Likewise, thank you Deaks
Not really ... in any cluster or LA there will always be change. For those with the skills to manage change they can always find work. Will it mean that they only work on that LA on that project for 5 years? Probably ... but they may then pick up a subsequent project in the same area or a different project elsewhere.
I think most people have accepted that a job for life is a thing of the past, it definitely is in other sectors ... people move around, change roles, change jobs ...
Again ... it is a poor arguement to knock promotion. Especially since they are likely to get a nice pay rise and be that Uber-network manager you have mentioned in other posts. The only difference (and it is a big one) is that they are not likely to be directly employed by the schools or LA, but by the contractors.
Interesting development yesterday.
Dane Court has been taken out of the wave and they are arranging a seperate Dane Court BSF contract so we become basically wave 3a. They are still planning to use the managed service as provdided by the LEP but finanical close is likely to be later than other wave 3 schools. This is all down to the cost of the refurb here. Wether or not Northgate will tupe us before they reach financial close is unknown.
Just had official notification of the Northgate School Technician Open Day running on the 11th & 12th next week. It's running at the Thanet Skills Studio, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate.
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Have attached the file that was sent.I have attached the original information. The programme for the day in the information is what we will be sticking to. There will be experts on different areas of the BSF managed service there to demo and discuss these areas, and we hope that you will be able to find out more about all of it and focus on any areas that particularly interest you or which will particularly affect your school.
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Over the last two days myself and the two other techies here have been to the Northgate School Technicians Open Day, and members of our Leadership Team have a similar event today.
It was held at a "skills centre" on a nearby trading park, the sort of place that kids go to learn catering, car mechanics etc..., with bookable rooms for conferences. Northgate were there en-masse with almost as many staff as there were delegates. Around the room there were various displays including Scantek engineering teaching products, Mobotix CCTV systems, Cisco IP phones, some whiteboards and a whole range or portable devices.
There was no real structure to the day, instead we were all encouraged just to mingle, look at the kit and systems on display and chat to the Northgate staff. They were all introduced to us and they were there to cover different things. I spent a lot of time chatting to the woman from the helpdesk side of things, plus the guy who will be involved in managing the installations over the next few months.
Firm information was thin on the ground, partly becuase stuff is still being developed or decided, and partly because each school will have a say on how things work for them. Chatting to the woman from the helpdesk it was clear that their focus will be that the first support contact for teching staff will be to email the central helpdesk. They acknowleged that staff will always phone internal staff, or pop into the office, and that would be ok, but they would engage the teaching staff and encourage them to log everything centrally. This was mainly because they would try and do as much as possible remotely using Netsupport.
There was lots of talk of support and training for techies and teaching staff, and assurances that they would be there to back us up and if we hit any problems all we had to do was escalate it. It got a little vague when we got to the practicalities of how we receive instructions. We were told we'd receive instructions and jobs on the PDAs we'd be given, also that if we did pick up jobs informally from staff that we would have to phone them in. She seemed reluctant to show us the call management system, almost as if we would never use it as we'd simply receive instructions or do everything over the phone.
A couple of us spoke to a guy about the network management system, and while he couldn't show it to us he said we'd have no trouble with it and would be able to do everything we expect to be able to do like passwords, access user areas, change permissions etc.. We would be the only ones in the school with "admin" access to the network.
There was a demo of both their MLE N-Able and VLE Fronter(sp?) and explanations of how they work with Sims etc... Seen one, seen them all on that so I zoned out a bit I must admit. Both of these are hosted on off-site servers, while the main network will be local servers.
Some other stuff that was said, in no particular order. Their desktop OS will be Vista, Office version will be 2007. One of our techies who went the previous day said they were talking about shift-work with support on-site from 7am to 7pm, but I didn't hear that. Somthing else said on the previous day was that they intended to install just one large copier/printer in each department, not printers in each class. Hmmmmmm......
The two jobs that will be advertised later this month will be a "Team Leader" for all the techies from the 11 schools, plus the project-management post. They do want to fill these posts from existing staff, and generally made a big thing of how valuable our local, and school-specific, knowledge was to them.
I'll add more if I remember anything else, and feel free to ask questions as it might jog my memory. As I've said previously, I like what I'm seeing of the Northgate people, but am still very nervous about how well things will actually work once it's all in place.
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They did say that Fronter was a bought-in product. However, unlike elsewhere Northgate are hosting it on their own servers and involved in the development as there was a guy from Fronter there.
There has been no talk of job loses in school, and even talk of recruiting more techies. I think Kent have agreed a minimum on-site number of staff.
"A couple of us spoke to a guy about the network management system, and while he couldn't show it to us he said we'd have no trouble with it and would be able to do everything we expect to be able to do like passwords, access user areas, change permissions etc.. We would be the only ones in the school with "admin" access to the network."
That's the bit that interests me... access to what extent... and how much say do those that know what's needed within the school get to put those measures into place without going through levels of red-tape...
Did they mention salaries for those positions?
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Marketing runs the world now. Because of marketing the world is overflowing with people who are famous, or anyway familiar. These people aren't celebrities. Not real celebrities.
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There's really no such thing as semi-canon. Either something's canon or its not. I'm only bringing that up because your OP seemed to indicate you were only interested in canon info. If you're not, then yeah, there's tons of info out there about the Miranda class and names/registries.
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And well semi-canon is my way of saying things that don't fit too far out of the range of what are the established rules laid down by the series. Examples might be ships which were named and registries given but no class identified and can be surmised to fit in with a certain class based on where those registries are most common (like the USS Emden). Stuff which "could" be true lol. The problem I have with Fasa's Miranda list is that all the numbers are concurrent Formidable - NCC-26226 to the Thoth - NCC-26302. That's not how Star Trek ship registries work from what I can tell it's kinda random lol. And other sources like the Dominion War Sourcebook show registries just too far out of the range of established parameters so I don't give it much credit.
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Expeditorsplus Inc., a remote logistics and expediting company specializing in remote camp management and support services for lodges and outfitters, would like to announce the addition of two key staff members. Stan Lobchuk is the new human resources adviser and is a strategic leader with a track record of linking HR initiatives to business objectives, applying his HR expertise and diverse skills to both private business and government. Jason White is the new marketing & development manager with over 16 years of experience in project management, business development strategies, product and service development and marketing on projects across Canada.
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As a 7-inch tablet running Android 2.3, the Evo View 4G doesn't show us much we haven't seen on the Samsung Galaxy Tab running Android 2.2. Granted, we do appreciate HTC's Sense UI customizations for social network feeds and commonly used applications (Mail, Internet, Stocks, Weather, Reader), but that doesn't quite make up for the fact that T-Mobile's excellent G-Slate (also 4G, but running Honeycomb) is selling for the same $399 price (after a mail-in rebate).
There are a few little things that made us smile. For example, Adobe Flash 10.1 is preinstalled, and the browser's default setting loads full sites instead of their mobile-optimized versions. HTC's refinements to the stock Android Mail and Calendar apps add split-pane views similar to on the iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab. Android's text messaging app is also included, as well as Qik video chat, Polaris Office, and Sprint's own suite of apps, such as Sprint Radio, Sprint Zone, and Sprint Mobile Wallet.
As far as hardware features are concerned, the EVO View 4G's most impressive spec is its 4G network compatibility. Assuming you have Sprint's 4G coverage in your area, the Evo View 4G offers an incredible range of ways to stay connected and pull down content quickly. Other specs, such as a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM, Bluetooth 3.0, and 802.11n Wi-Fi, are par for the course these days.
The Evo View 4G uses a 1.3-megapixel front camera (same as the Galaxy Tab) and a 5-megapixel camera on the back. By comparison, the Tab's rear camera is limited by a 3-megapixel sensor, but has the advantage of an integrated flash. If you ask us, cameras on tablets always feel a bit awkward, and tend to only come in handy for video chat. The Evo View 4G does come with Qik's two-way video chat software preinstalled, but doesn't include the video-enabled version of Google Talk found in Honeycomb.
Aside from HTC's unique take on the Android interface and Sprint's 4G network speeds, the Evo View further differentiates itself with its Magic Pen or HTC Scribe technology (provided by N-trig). Using a combination of screen sensors and digital pen technology, the HTC Evo View 4G can be used to scribble detailed notes, highlight text, make annotations, sign digital documents, and create intricate, multicolored drawings. For a limited time, Sprint is including the digital pen with the Evo View 4G. If you lose it, though, a replacement will set you back $80.
There's a lot to be said about the pen's usefulness, but it also introduces an extra layer of complexity that not everyone will appreciate. For example, you can't actually operate the tablet with the pen. When you tap the pen on the screen, it inexplicably snaps a screenshot of whatever you're viewing and allows you to mark it up with virtual ink. Any navigation, page scrolling, or app launching still requires your fingers, which leads to a back-and-forth dance between fingers and pen. Put the pen down, and it rolls right off the table. Put the pen in your pocket, and its clipless design is likely to tumble to the floor if you reach down to pick something up. If this were a $2 pen, we wouldn't complain so much--but again, these pens are $80 each.
The HTC Evo View 4G is undeniably fun to use. The interface is fast and responsive. HTC Sense puts an emphasis on connecting with your friends and social networks. Google's excellent core apps are included, such as Gmail, Calendar, Gallery, Maps, Latitude, Navigation, Places, Talk, and, of course, Marketplace. The onscreen multitouch keyboard is excellent and easy to type on using your thumbs in both landscape and portrait orientation. Apps (including the camera) launch within seconds. The Web browser is lean and powerful, with an impressive selection of advanced settings that can be adjusted. All in all, it's everything you'd hope for from a first-class HTC smartphone.
Unfortunately, we can't help but feel that the tablet-as-giant-smartphone concept already wore out its welcome in 2010, with the launch of products like the Dell Streak and Samsung Galaxy Tab. It's a given now that consumers already own a smartphone and expect a tablet to offer something different beyond a bigger screen. The closest the HTC Evo View 4G comes to achieving this is the inclusion of the Scribe technology, but we're not convinced that's a feature most people are looking for, and as a selling point it's hampered by the confusion over the pen's limited-time-only inclusion and prohibitively expensive replacement price.
That said, as the rich man's Galaxy Tab, the HTC Evo View 4G has plenty to brag about. The 1,024x600-pixel-resolution LCD panel quality is beautiful and offers excellent viewing angles and brightness. Image and video capture quality are adequate, though not exceptional. And if you've been looking for a tablet with sophisticated tools for note taking and document annotation, the Evo View 4G's Scribe technology is the best game in town.
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The HTC Evo View 4G is a beautiful little tablet that resembles HTC's celebrated line of Android smartphones. Unfortunately, the Evo View 4G is still a 7-inch Gingerbread tablet living in an increasingly 10-inch, Honeycomb world. HTC may eventually be able to carve out a niche for the 7-inch pen-enabled tablet, but Sprint's choice to go with two-year contracts and pricey data plans isn't going to help matters.


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How to turn down an assignment - page 2
First let me say that nothing bad happened, but I feel I took a risk at work that I am not willing to take again. I was given my usual assigment at the start of the day. It is a heavy load, but I can deal with it. I was... Read More
- 2Mar 28, '13 by noyesno, BSN, RNQuote from TakeTwoAspirinNO.Let's all practice together...... "NO".
Not, "no, I'm sorry...".
Not, "maybe for a little while".
Not, "well if someone else can help me".
Not, "I'd like to but..."
Just, "No" and then walk away.
(That was me practicing. Not saying "no" to your post.)
- 1Mar 28, '13 by jadelpn GuideAmazes me in situations such as this, your manager wouldn't put on a pair of scrubs and jump right in. I am quite positive THEN "someone else" would have appeared pretty quickly.....
- 3Mar 28, '13 by WeepingAngelSometimes, when I'm charge, I need to be a bug in the supervisor's ear. Otherwise they "forget" we don't have an aide on nights, and all we get is "sorry..." over the phone when 2300 rolls around. Or a weak, "I called everybody and no one can come in". Don't be afraid to nag! That's my most valuable lesson after 1.5 + years of nursing
- 0Mar 28, '13 by leslie :-Dif you do say "no", be prepared to either be reprimanded or fired...
esp if it's an at-will state.
i've been in such a situation a couple of times, where my assignment was ridiculously unsafe.
i wrote down the additional pts on the assignment sheet and wrote "accepted under duress".
there wasn't any time to confer with the nm right there and then, but i did have a big pow-wow with her afterwards.
she wasn't happy that i had written what i did, but there was a next time when this happened and i wrote the same thing.
i also made out incident reports both times, as i hadn't thoroughly completed my assignment.
i did this so in the event that anything went wrong, it was noted that my back was to the wall and there was no other choice (unless i wanted to risk being fired).
do what feels right to you.
in the meantime, i would consider looking elsewhere for a job that doesn't treat its employees like workhorses.
good luck to you.
- 0Mar 29, '13 by salvadordollyWhen I was a new grad, I turned in one of those unsafe staffing reports to my DON (in writing). They never let me live it down. They picked at me and then fired me for something petty. I've never done it again. I just try to negotiate like some of the other poster's said. If a unit is habitually badly staffed, I'd just get a different job.
- 0Mar 29, '13 by psu_213, BSN, RNOn the unit on which I used to work (nights) there was a similar situation. One nurse called off, not replaced, no "promise" of a replacement. When the night shift nurses came in, they each had 4 patients and the deal worked out by the manager and the day shift nursing supervisor was that they would get no more than 5 patients each. Well, no one mentioned this deal to the night shift supervisor, she dumped on them, and by 7 am, each nurse (there were 3 of them) had 8 patients.
Those nurses voiced concern to the supervisor (including "our licenses are on the line"), and they response from the supervisor was basically "too bad, due to factors outside my control, I have to send these patients up here"--which, at least to some extent, probably was true.
My question is this: what right does a nurse have to "refuse" a patient? Does the charge nurse or a staff nurse on the floor have the right to refuse an admit from the ER that has been assigned by the supervisor? Or, does this vary state to state?
- 0Mar 29, '13 by Lil'mama, ADN, RNIt seems that you cannot do this without risking your job which we need and replacement jobs take months to find these days.
I haven't started with an unsafe assignment but we have been slammed with admissions without adequate staffing which is just as bad. We had 8 and 9 patients by end of one hectic night.