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The role plastic products play in the daily lives of people all over the world is interminable. We could throw statistics at you all day long (e.g. Upwards of 300 MILLION tons of plastic are consumed each year), but the impact of these numbers border on inconceivable.

For those living on the coasts, a mere walk on the beach can give anyone insight into how staggering our addiction to plastic has become as bottles, cans, bags, lids and straws (just to name a few) are ever-present. In other areas that insight is more poignant as the remains of animal carcasses can frequently be observed; the plastic debris that many of them ingested or became entangled in still visible long after their death. Sadly, an overwhelming amount of plastic pollution isn’t even visible to the human eye, with much of the pollution occurring out at sea or on a microscopic level.

The short-lived use of millions of tons of plastic is, quite simply, unsustainable and dangerous. We have only begun to see the far-reaching consequences of plastic pollution and how it affects all living things. According to a study from Plymouth University, plastic pollution affects at least 700 marine species, while some estimates suggest that at least 100 million marine mammals are killed each year from plastic pollution. Here are some of the marine species most deeply impacted by plastic pollution.

Sea Turtles

Seals and Sea Lions

Seabirds

Fish

Whales and Dolphins

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More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good stewards and leave a thriving ocean for future generations, we need to make changes big and small wherever we are. Every purchase supports Ocean Conservation. We give 50% of our profits to Organizations that bravely fight for Marine Conservation.

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1. What is the acuity of the unit?

2. What is the patient/nurse ratio?

3. Does the charge nurse take patients, usually?

4. How many nurses are typically on in a shift?

5. How many techs, secretaries, support staff are on each shift?

6. What is an RN responsible for on the unit? Ex: vitals, assessments, med pass, discharge, etc, etc. 

7. What are the procedures for lunch? How long do you get? Do you have to take your phone/voicera with you to lunch? Who watched your patients? Are you allowed to leave hospital property (if this matters to you)?

8. What is the process for requesting time off, PDO, vacations? How many people are allowed to be gone at one time?

9. What is the provider coverage at your hospital? Is there always an MD in house? What about anesthesia? Residents? NPs? 

10. What is the culture like on the unit? (Of course, they can always lie… but sometimes you can tell by how they answer the question what the truth is)

11. Is floating common or required, if so where would you float?

12. Is call required? If so how much?

13. How does the schedule work? Is it self scheduling or set schedule? How many weekends are required?

14. When do benefits start?

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