rmcgrog

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1. Triage short form

   rmcgrog posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi..just wondering if anyone is using a shortened triage form or has a really efficient triage process. Currently, our triage form includes everthing from chief complaint, to a list of all medications, surgeries, past medical hx. etc. Sometimes, thi...

2. Stress in Nursing

   rmcgrog posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone....I am doing a powerpoint on Nursing Stress today and would love to open this website in class. I would like to take an informal poll on what you think causes the most stress in your work environment and what nursing specialties you thi...

3. Help!! Need Leadership paper topic

   rmcgrog replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Students

   Thanks........but I did one similar to that last semester. I think I might do it on nursing stress/burnout. Not sure yet.

4. Help!! Need Leadership paper topic

   rmcgrog posted a topic in General Students

   Hi....just wondering if anyone has any original ideas on what to write about for my Nursing leadership/management class. I can't think of anything interesting and original with enough resources to write about. Would really appreciate some ideas........

5. nj salary survey

   rmcgrog replied to rnman's topic in New Jersey

   Because they do not offer much in the way of education and they have a very disorganized orientation. They are very limited in what they offer to their nurses. I believe a new grad will learn and experience more at a teaching hospital.

6. New position at CHOP's CICU

   rmcgrog replied to rmcgrog's topic in PICU

   Nope, not a new grad. I've been an ER nurse for 12 years. So far everything is great at CHOP. I've been through many orientations as I worked as an agency nurse for a few years, and I believe CHOP's orientation to be the best and most complete ori...

7. New position at CHOP's CICU

   rmcgrog replied to rmcgrog's topic in PICU

   I just started orientation so I won't be ready to have someone shadow me for quite some time. I have to say I am really impressed with the hospital and the orientation so far. I'm sure you could shadow someone if you call nurse recruitment. Good L...

8. 3 Day Workweeks for Full Time Nurses

   rmcgrog replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey

   At my hospital, it is required that we all work twelve hour shifts. Mostly, the staff prefers it, but now the administration won't accept any different. I have done 8hr shifts in the past and definitely prefer 12hr shifts. When I worked 8hr shifts...

9. nj salary survey

   rmcgrog replied to rnman's topic in New Jersey

   I didn't like Centra State as an agency nurse. I felt administration there wasn't supportive to there nurses. I frequently observed unsafe staffing and unhappy nurses. They do offer generally good salaries and bonuses. I am sure there is another ...

10. nj salary survey

    rmcgrog replied to rnman's topic in New Jersey

    I work at SOCH and definitely have to say that working conditions are far better than some other area hospitals; however, it is a small hospital in the sticks that doesn't really have many resources or continuing education. The salaries are comparab...

11. New position at CHOP's CICU

    rmcgrog replied to rmcgrog's topic in PICU

    Thanks guys for the encouragement and straightforward info. about CHOP. Not really into traveling to Philly, taking a pay cut...they are offering me about $2 less per hour than my current position, paying city wage taxes, and dealing with crazy park...

12. New position at CHOP's CICU

    rmcgrog posted a topic in PICU

    Just looking for a little input.....I have been an ER nurse for about 13 years and am looking for a change of pace. I recently accepted a position in CHOP's Cardiac ICU. It seems pretty intense, but I figured it would be the best place to learn ped...

13. How do you handle patients "holding" in your ED?

    rmcgrog replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I feel your pain.......having lots of holding patients is a real pain and it is one area of ER nursing that I do not like. It seems as if staffing ratios for ER nurses need to be instituted just like it is for floor nurses. On the floors in NJ, the...

14. CVU nurses

    rmcgrog posted a topic in Cardiac

    Just looking for some advice.......I've been an ER nurse for 12 years and it pretty much is the only experience that I have. I am interested in transferring into a CVU so I can learn hemodynamic monitoring and advanced critical care skills. I am ho...

15. Er experience

    rmcgrog replied to rmcgrog's topic in CRNA

    Thanks for your really honest answer. I completely understand the rationale for obtaining ICU experience prior to entry into CRNA school now. You are right, initially I felt slighted that some schools do not consider ER as valid critical care exper...