DamailaRN

DamailaRN specializes in Med/Surg.

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1. I got what everyone wanted and now, I'm unsure that "I" want it.

   DamailaRN replied to mallory4's topic in General Students

   I wish there were a chat/IM option on this thing, I'd love to talk to you real-time because there is so much that you wrote that resonates with me - change some details and I could have written a lot of what you did back in the day. I'm on the other...

2. 4th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   DamailaRN replied to Brian's topic in Announcements

   "Lady, I didn't invent the call light, I just manufacture them!"

3. New graduate nurse-BSN

   DamailaRN replied to Eminemily's topic in Colorado

   Kinda late for the new grad program this season, but try contacting the nursing recruiter at Presbyterian / St. Luke's - he's one of the best I've encountered for replies.

4. Pediatrics Heart team at P/SL

   DamailaRN replied to Amagoo's topic in Colorado

   Yeah, email Rob Safford, I've been very impressed with him. I work on a med/surg floor. You're welcome :)

5. North Suburban Medical Center

   DamailaRN replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in Colorado

   FancyPants, do you mind if I ask where you work? Did you mean NSMC? What unit?

6. Pediatrics Heart team at P/SL

   DamailaRN replied to Amagoo's topic in Colorado

   I would think your experience as a surgical tech could be very helpful, especially if you have 6 years in hearts already, but I'm not sure how likely they are to hire a new grad from outside the hospital for the OR program. I believe they generally ...

7. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   DamailaRN replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   While on one hand I am relieved to see that I'm not the only one having these feelings, on the other, sometimes I wish I'd stumbled across this board (especially this section) before I ever started with nursing. I'm a couple weeks away from my one-y...

8. Job Market/wages/Ratios?

   DamailaRN replied to smile4stamps's topic in Colorado

   I'm at P/SL in Denver.

9. Job Market/wages/Ratios?

   DamailaRN replied to smile4stamps's topic in Colorado

   Maybe it depends on which area/hospital? My hospital is also HealthONE and I started at more than that as a new grad nurse, though I have CNA/Nurse Tech experience. I am also assuming by your screen name and raise amount that you aren't yet working...

10. Job Market/wages/Ratios?

    DamailaRN replied to smile4stamps's topic in Colorado

    I work nights on a Med/Surg floor at a big hospital in Denver. Our unit is very fast-paced and can be higher-acuity so they have been trying to get the ratios down to more like 1 nurse to 4 patients on days and 1:4-5 on nights, though there have bee...

11. New grad looking to relocate to Colorado and looking for advice

    DamailaRN replied to theald's topic in Colorado

    I'd say SummitAP is giving very sound advice - competitive is an understatement. I am a Colorado native who moved to Kansas for my BSN then returned immediately following graduation in May 2010. My husband was able to transfer in his retail job but...

12. Anyone work for PSA Healthcare or Bayada Nurses...?

    DamailaRN replied to DamailaRN's topic in Colorado

    Thanks for your response, klone, good to know!

13. Anyone work for PSA Healthcare or Bayada Nurses...?

    DamailaRN posted a topic in Colorado

    Just wondering if anyone here works for PSA Healthcare or Bayada Nurses or has heard anything about working for either in the Colorado region? What do/don't you like? Any idea what the pay range is? Thanks in advance!

14. Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado

    DamailaRN replied to jwall_bsn's topic in Colorado

    My brother was a patient there a couple years ago and raves about it. I don't know a whole lot about the job situation there, but I have also heard that it's competitive and a great place to work with low nursing staff turnover. It is a very well-k...

15. Interested in moving to colorado

    DamailaRN replied to jessicams's topic in Colorado

    I'd have to second Mi Vida Loca on the grim new grad job situation here. I am originally from Colorado but went out of state for my nursing degree. I graduated summa cum laude / at the top of my class at the beginning of May and moved back to Color...