Maikafer-RN

Maikafer-RN has 6 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Another new grad looking for your expertise.

   Maikafer-RN replied to Dogen's topic in NP

   an estate planning attorney for a trust and LLC? Can you explain why?

2. TIPS for the AANP exam!

   Maikafer-RN replied to SweetpeayMSN's topic in NP Students

   News Item Reader JNC 8 will be on the AANP exams this year

3. ED Float Assignment

   Maikafer-RN replied to acallie007's topic in Emergency

   Our floats are always RNs (we don't staff medics). It depends on how busy we are as to how many floats we get - but not in a good way, if we are busier we need more nurses to take an assignment and if we are slower we don't have patient's for every b...

4. Using Demerol in the ED

   Maikafer-RN replied to mandasueRN's topic in Emergency

   We don't have demerol in my ER...I graduated a little over a year ago and if I remember correctly I thought no one uses Demerol anymore...don't know why though..

5. Reglan and Compazine IV push policies?

   Maikafer-RN replied to MollyMel's topic in Emergency

   We usually give Zofran for nausea. Every once in a while we give Compazine or Reglan and I cringe when I see these orders. I've had many patient's have reactions to compazine and maybe 1 or 2 to Reglan. We don't have 50 mL handy to use - we have to g...

6. ER vs ED

   Maikafer-RN replied to SpacemanFL's topic in Emergency

   there is a hospital near where I work that uses ECU - emergency care unit

7. Not properly trained for ER?????

   Maikafer-RN replied to bassadict69's topic in Emergency

   We must have started at the same time as new grads in the ER and I feel the same. I'm 3 months off a 4 month orientation and I just had a review/eval with the director and she is very impressed with where I'm at as a new grad. I didn't think I would ...

8. Hoag new grad pay?

   Maikafer-RN replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in California

   I don't work at Hoag sorry but I do work at Fountain Valley Regional which is a few miles north of Hoag. At FV new grads with a BSN start at 27.95. I think ADNs earn 5% less. There is a $4 shift differential.

9. How many new grads DID find a job right away?

   Maikafer-RN replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in California

   I graduated in December 2008 and began working in February. I only was able to get 1 interview and it was at my #7 hospital that I really didn't want to work for. All the other hospitals I was interested in kept telling me to check online for opening...

10. Nursing out of high school?

    Maikafer-RN replied to Young-one's topic in California

    Interesting...it looks like you're right. CSUF now has an entry level BSN program. It must be new. As far as what I did to get my BSN was I went to a community college (Saddleback) to take care of my prerequisites (Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, ...

11. malpractice insurance?

    Maikafer-RN replied to mcboston's topic in General Nursing

    i went through NSO during nursing school and now I'm working and haven't renewed it yet. i'm curious what other organizations offer malpractice insurance. i haven't heard of any others and most of the nurses i work with just use the one the hospital ...

12. ECCO Program

    Maikafer-RN replied to 5scnurse's topic in CCU

    I will be starting ECCO in a few weeks and I haven't really heard much about it from anyone I work with yet but what do you get when you finish it? Do you get some sort of certification as a critical care RN or is it a certificate of completion or is...

13. Cal State Long Beach BSN program

    Maikafer-RN replied to OCstudent's topic in California

    There is no wait list for CSULB...you have to apply every semester if you didn't get in the previous semester. they have an "alternate list" of maybe 20-30 and those people get to start the program if someone on the "accepted list" changes their mind...

14. Cal State Long Beach BSN program

    Maikafer-RN replied to OCstudent's topic in California

    I entered the CSULB Nursing Program Spring 2007 and just finished in December (trimester program) and we didn't have to do an interview. They told us because so many people applied it took forever to do interviews and when they asked why the applican...

15. Anyone applied at Long beach Memorial last Wed.,Feb 25,09?

    Maikafer-RN replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in California

    As far as I know LBMMC has a hiring freeze right now. I just graduated from CSULB in December and more than half of my graduating class signed a contract with them, I did not. When I called to see about getting a job there they said they couldn't hir...