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  1. What type of PICCs are you placing?

    Just looking to see what other facilities are placing for PICC lines? We currently use Angiodynamics Morpheus Power PICC but have been having some issues with the hubs cracking or leaking. We are considering trialing another brand possibly Bard. J...
  2. Ultrasound for PIV placement

    Hi, I am looking to create a policy and competency for Ultrasound guided PIV placement. Does anyone have a copy of either of these that they are using at their facility? Currently our nurses who are trained in PICC placement use the ultrasound to...
  3. Input on IJ dressings

    http://www.centurionmp.com/products-services/products/cvc-catheter-securement-anchor-system/
  4. Input on IJ dressings

    Hi Everyone, I am an RN on the IV team and have to do a preformance improvement project for school. My project is going to be a study to see if a tubing securement device with help maintain the integrity of the central line dressing. In our facili...
  5. New IV nurse need help

    Thanks for all of your suggestions. Things are getting easier for me the more I try. I am now getting more than I miss so I guess that's a good thing. Thanks again.
  6. New IV nurse need help

    Hi everyone. I just started my new job on the IV team with the VA on Monday. I have no IV experience so they are training me. I have had a few successful IV starts but more misses. I am starting to get discouraged. I hate having to stick the patie...
  7. Quincy College/Massasoit Community college

    Hi. I just graduated the LPN-RN at Massasoit. It was great. We had class one afternoon a week from 4:30-8:30 I believe and then clinical one evening a week from like 4-10ish. I really liked it and I didn't think that it was too hard either. Clinic...
  8. Do any area hospitals hire new LPNs?

    Hi I worked as an LPN at the VA hospital in both Brockton and West Roxbury. Brockton is mainly long term care but W. Rox is a large teaching hosiptal. I worked on a Surgical floor with telemetry and learned so much. The VA is great for utilizing L...
  9. Hospitals that hire new grads?

    Not at all. The base starting rate is about 58,000 but that doesn't include locality pay which right now is about 7% of your base pay plus you get shift and weekend differential. After a year you jump up about 5,000. You also start off with 5 week...
  10. Hospitals that hire new grads?

    I agree the hiring process can take a while but they usually do have openings for RN's and they hire new grads no problem. It's just a tedious application process. I think that it's worth it though.
  11. Hospitals that hire new grads?

    The VA Hospital hires new grads and the pay is higher than local hospitals to start.
  12. Veteran Affairs Hosp Nursing

    Hi I have worked for the VA in Boston and Brockton for 10 years as an LPN. Most of that time has been in SCI. I just got my RN and will be going to a surgical unit at the Boston VA. From what I have seen the pay at the VA is somewhat higher than t...