BellaRN2010

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1. Job Stress: Floor vs ED

   BellaRN2010 posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi all, To those ED nurses out there that have worked both on the floor (in acute care hospitals) and in the ED, I'm wondering if you can compare the kind of stress you experience in the ED vs floor. For example, as a floor nurse, I often felt overw...

2. Just how bad is the job market for experienced Nurses?

   BellaRN2010 replied to Noahm's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think you will have any trouble finding a job... sounds like you have terrific experience. Just flood the market with applications (which is fairly easy to do with the internet), in all locations and specialities you are willing to work. Yo...

3. Traveling Opportunities

   BellaRN2010 posted a topic in Travel

   I am very interested to hear how travel nurses are faring these days given the current economic climate? Are you having trouble finding contracts? In what parts of the country are you working? How is the pay? Also, how many years of experience did...

4. Subacute area of the ED

   BellaRN2010 replied to BellaRN2010's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much everyone for replying... you all offered great information. I'm feeling a bit burned out as a floor nurse and would like to make the move to the ED, but as nurse2033 pointed out, this particular job does sound quite similar to what I ...

5. Subacute area of the ED

   BellaRN2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there, I'm wondering if there are any RNs out there who work in the subacute area of the ED? (Sort of like a holding area for patients while they wait for an inpatient bed.) Can you tell me what the job is like? Types of patients you care for? ...

6. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

   BellaRN2010 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel

   Hoping to get this thread going again... I would also be very interested to hear how travel nurses are faring these days given the current economic climate? Are you having trouble finding contracts? Also, how many years of experience did you have b...

7. What's been your experience with the current job market?

   BellaRN2010 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Just curious if RNs with one year of experience under their belt are having an equally difficult time finding jobs? I'm considering a change in area (type of nursing as well as location) and just wondering how difficult it will be to line up a new j...

8. What's the job market like for RNs with one year of experience?

   BellaRN2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am curious what the job market is like for RNs with one year (acute care hospital) experience. Are you having as much difficulty as new grads finding jobs? Or does that "one year of experience" really open up many more job opportunities? I know ...

9. Cardizem IV

   BellaRN2010 replied to smb84's topic in Emergency

   Can't remember the initial dose or infusion rate but one thing I've learned with Dilt is before titrating a drip completely off, check with the doctor to see if they want the patient switched over to PO. If they do, make sure to give the PO dose fir...