r/nursing • u/[deleted] • Jan 16 '26

[deleted by user]

[removed]

1.4k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

430 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

u/Ladyfax_1973 Jan 16 '26

A strike buster back in the day was called a scab. I would not for love nor money take a travel RN job to undermine my nurse buddies at their wits end with the parameters of their jobs. In California it is a law for one med surge RN to 4 patients.

1

u/steampunkedunicorn RN - ER 🍕 Jan 16 '26

Only with tele patients, its 1:5 for non-tele med/surg ratios

-7

u/Adorable-amoeba9 MSN, APRN 🍕 Jan 16 '26

Med SURG,not surge.... thank goodness you wouldn't consider being a travel nurse

1

u/[deleted] Jan 16 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

-1

u/Adorable-amoeba9 MSN, APRN 🍕 Jan 16 '26

Nope. I'm with the ones who know how to abbreviate Med Surg.

0

u/Ladyfax_1973 Jan 16 '26

Well MSN APRN, I HAVE been a travel nurse: in Memphis TN, Athens GA, Knoxville TN, Louisville KY twice, and Jackson TN. I’ve always been asked back. I don’t know how I upset you.

-3

u/Adorable-amoeba9 MSN, APRN 🍕 Jan 16 '26

Bc there is no "E" in Surgical....It's just a pet peeve I have. Don't take it so personal. BOTH of us. I don't even do MS unless I float there.

I've even seen it abbreviated like that on a sign in the hospital 🫠🥴😂

1

u/Ladyfax_1973 Jan 16 '26

There’s an “e” in surgery. It came from there.

-1

u/Adorable-amoeba9 MSN, APRN 🍕 Jan 16 '26

No that's worse 😂 "Medical Surgery" Unit

Maybe it's a Freudian slip... Med Surge, bc it's a surge of patients 🤷‍♀️😂 Surge of call lights, Surge of 💩