ILBCNU

ILBCNU has 14 years experience and specializes in Med/surg.

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1. Med/surg nights to days in outpatient PACU?

   ILBCNU posted a topic in PACU

   I have worked med/surg nights for 15 years and am wanting a change. I have a friend who works outpatient PACU at a large area hospital. I told her I was getting tired of working med/surg floor and also tired of nights, but too scared to work med/surg...

2. New job in PACU

   ILBCNU replied to sunflowergrl70's topic in PACU

   I am an RN with 15 yrs med/surg experience and recently got my ACLS due to the fact our floor is adding telemetry. I have a friend from nursing school who works outpatient PACU at a large area hospital and has talked to her boss and she is considerin...

3. HomeHealth stress! New and feel like crying

   ILBCNU replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

   I feel your pain! I VERY recently transferred to HH after 14 years of med/surg. I feel so overwhelmed and am just beginning orientation. I have been sitting through a week of Oasis explanation and computer charting instruction, and grasp the informat...

4. 10 Tips for Home Health Nursing

   ILBCNU replied to homehealth20's topic in Home Health

   I have applied for HH position, but was told by a former co-worker that she used to work with a nurse that years later, after getting a job with HH, had gotten killed by a patient's family member while doing a home visit. I have often wondered about...

5. Pay per Visit

   ILBCNU replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in Home Health

   I interviewed for a HH position within the hospital I have worked at for 10 years on med/surg units. This is in the Kansas City area and they stated I have the choice of hourly or per visit and most start out hourly until they get experienced and the...

6. In PACU now and loving it....what a journey!

   ILBCNU replied to wayover20's topic in PACU

   I have worked in med/surg for 11 years of my entire nursing career. I'm ready for a less stressful area of nursing. My friend did suggest PACU. I also thought of case management. I would really love to work under a plastic surgeon and learn aesth...

7. IS this norma for Med/Surg night shift...or is it just my hospital?

   ILBCNU replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

   I am right there with you! Only I have been doing it for 11 years now and am really tired of it. I want out of floor nursing. AND I do agency work on the side...and it may be better at some places on some nights, but nursing is nursing and I'm in ...