Wa State RN

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1. Moving to Seattle Area-What Are The Best Hospitals?

   Wa State RN replied to heidi b's topic in Washington

   Try Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, it was a wonderful place to work, i did travel nursing there for 4 months on the cardiac floor and just loved it, hated to let it go!! great people to work with as well!!!

2. Excelsior College

   Wa State RN replied to Nurse1956's topic in Washington

   Hi there, i am an RN who went through conventional schooling but my husband is going through excelsior. Just wanted to pass along that the state of Washington will not allow first time licensure as an RN through excelsior, please check with them ok? ...

3. emergency dept staffing with paramedics/emts

   Wa State RN replied to CTURNEY's topic in Emergency

   I am an RN and have had extensive background as a Paramedic in the state of Arizona. Before I left Arizona I worked in an ER as a paramedic (this was before I was a RN). The ER I worked in utilized Parmedics effectively, they were not used to get "le...

4. Atlanta Medical Center

   Wa State RN replied to Wa State RN's topic in General Nursing

   No, I haven't looked at St Josephs, I don't really know much about the Atlanta area, I do know that I am looking for a progressive cardiac unit, and I believe that ratios are important!! I work in the Northwest and we only have 1:3 ratios on the tele...

5. Atlanta Medical Center

   Wa State RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Was wondering if anyone knew anything about AMC? I am thinking of relocating to the Atlanta area and just want to know what is a good hospital and of course, which ones to stay away from. I am a cardiology RN and would like to stay in that area. than...

6. Doctors signature

   Wa State RN posted a topic in Safety

   I am on my soapbox about doctors unreadable signatures! I spend so much of MY time on the phone, talking with others to see who thinks the signature may be from! I am so tired of this, I have brought it to the attention of the hospital but they say "...

7. Independent Contractors in Acute Settings

   Wa State RN posted a topic in Entrepreneurs

   I am a independent contractor for hospital setting (tele floors) and I go through an agency here in town. They find me the work and I go. They don't take out taxes etc so I have a great accountant to help with all the write offs. My question is this:...

8. Moving to Georgia

   Wa State RN replied to Wa State RN's topic in Agency

   tjoyrn, no, we haven't moved yet. We are going down there this week to check out the area, I am personally interested in the Marietta area as well. What have you found out yet>

9. thinking about traveling

   Wa State RN replied to LTCNursemidwest's topic in Travel

   richie777---about your plans to take assignment for strike nursing my personal opinion is to NOT!!!! Sure, you will make tons of money (if that is your main objective) but think about WHY these nurses are on strike. They have a point to prove to mana...

10. HOw To Start YOur Own Business

    Wa State RN replied to nightingale's topic in Entrepreneurs

    This is in ref; JNJ-----I am a independent contractor and am contracted on a tele floor. I have been doing regular agency for 3 years now and then just went independent. It is amazing how much you get for tax write offs. My company doesn't take taxes...

11. New Stents

    Wa State RN replied to Wa State RN's topic in Cardiac

    It looks like the word is getting around ref; these stents and their usage. They are suppose to be the "in" thing but I have just ran across a patient who was given 3 of these new stents in hopes she wouldn't occlude and guess what? She thrombosed th...

12. New Stents

    Wa State RN replied to Wa State RN's topic in Cardiac

    so, CCL "babe" where are YOU from? just interested to see what part of the country is actually doing these..........................

13. New Stents

    Wa State RN posted a topic in Cardiac

    Was wondering if anyone out there is doing the new stents yet? We just got ours and they seem to be going well, they are a Johnson and Johnson Cypher stent which has medication in them that prevent restenosis. Looks like they are going for $3195.00 e...

14. Moving to Georgia

    Wa State RN posted a topic in Agency

    can anyone tell me what the work is like in the atlanta area for agency nurses? what is the pay (i am tele) and what is the nurse to patient ratio? any hospitals i should stay away from? and which do you consider the best? thanks