i work in a great place in des moines iowa

[parisgirl]

I work in a great cardiac unit. it is a post cath lab unit. I work straight nights-(i dont know if it is great during the day shift). anyway the most i ever have is six patients. none of the patients are on ventilators. the most critical thing i do is pull arterial line sheaths. the night nurses are very helpful and really not into cliques. charting is on paper. i dont usually have to do admits or discharges. anyway i feel really lucky to work in this type of environment when the world of nursing has really gone to crap in most of the world. i guess i dont get too stressed out like i used to (i used to work in ICU/CCU). anyway that is my story. oh and idont have to work sundays. usually on call 2-3 saturadays out of a 6 week period-and i havnt been called in on a saturday since i have worked here (6 months)-98% of the time in just doesnt happen. the only bad thing is that is is not in a more exciting city. des moines is great for family type people-

[delirium]

Do you also moonlight as a nurse recruiter?

[parisgirl]

no i dont-haha. i have had some really bad experiences in my short lived nursing career. i am just very happy this is one place that has worked really well for me so far.

[Jennmominva]

That is a coincidence.. my girlfriend works at the cath lab at Mercy in Des Moines... is that where you are? she works days tho.:smilecoffeeIlovecof

[PetiteTRN]

Wow, sounds like heaven. My cardiac floor sounds similar. Can you pull lines because you have critical care experience? Only CCU or Cath lab nurses can pull our lines. Is this a large facility? I would not mind doing weekends if it was like every 3rd or so. No such luck. I'm certainly green right now