I worked with Medex for a year. I was a new traveler and didnt know any better. There are so many companies that offer more money and better bennies. You can check out most any company by going to Delphiforums.com. They list new jobs daily. Its an ...
One of my favorites I see way too often: Physical Therapy for progressive ambulation on pts (yes, I see it often) who have been paraplegic or quads for years
I live in Florida. We have Pcts. They do vitals, assist with adls, some run 12 lead ekgs, all do blood sugars, all do lab draws, some even do foleys. But, Never meds. I have heard of some Pcts that take special medication classes. These I think w...
Of course you don't have any patients. They are all here in sunny Florida. We could really use the help in the winter! I spoke with a ER nurse yesterday while taking report and she said they have had patients waiting for beds for 2 days! People o...
Tinkertots replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing
I am an Agency Rn, but work mostly on a Transplant unit. When we know we have an organ, we call in all patients waiting for that organ. We have had 20 people show up. We have 15 min to get the blood to the lab to cross match. Not only that, the ...
Tinkertots replied to nursetobe-babe's topic in General Nursing
I have had serious problems with aspartame. For years Diet coke was my Primary source of fluid, sadly enough. I started having severe joint pain ( was 37 at the time). I couldn't bend my fingers or grip anything. My right hip got so painful that i c...
Tinkertots replied to whipping girl in 07's topic in General Nursing
I lived in South LA for several years and was lucky enough to get stuck at the hospital for 5 days during Hurricane Georges (Late 90's). We had to stay until the relief got their. We had evacuated as many patients as we could so it wasnt too terrib...
Neon8, According to the following site, Propoxyphene can be detected up to 1-3 days after consumption. http://www.pass-any-drug-test.com/faqs.html Good luck!
I get my gyn to sign the physician's statment every year. This has been accepted everywhere I have ever worked. I suppose a regular physical could help detect a problem... but for now this works for me
My mom battled cancer for 8 yrs. Over the yrs, the nurses did so much for my family. I just want to give back. The only way I could do it was to become a nurse also. Despite all the ups and downs of nursing, It was the best decision I have ever ma...
I lived in New Orleans for several years. Oschner is a great facility. Well, there are several nice hospitals. I would not pick one of the ones downtown in the central business district(Charity,LSU or Tulane). You would get great experience ther...