nurse carla espinosa

nurse carla espinosa has 4 years experience and specializes in Maternity, nicu.

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1. Urgent care pay?

   nurse carla espinosa posted a topic in Ambulatory

   Not sure if this is the right forum but im interviewing for a job at a pedi urgent care after 5 years of experience in the hospital. Is the pay lower? Differentials for weekends etc? any advice ? Thanks!

2. Rush U. CON DNP Fall 2014

   nurse carla espinosa replied to lancermav_RN's topic in Doctoral

   I'm intersting in applying to this program. Any admission advice? How are you liking it? Thanks!

3. Our nurse-patient ratio changed for the worse... Help!

   nurse carla espinosa replied to nurse carla espinosa's topic in Safety

   i believe and hope they are keeping the ECMOs 1:1. our hfov were never 1:1 (unless in a really extreme circumstance) and with the new changes i had 2 babies one which was extremely labile on HFOV and was first admit!

4. What baby catches you every time?

   nurse carla espinosa replied to NicuGal's topic in NICU

   I love the micropreemies. 500grammer? Yes pls! Bring on the vasopressor drips, sugar issues, etc. They're such fighters for being so tiny.

5. Our nurse-patient ratio changed for the worse... Help!

   nurse carla espinosa posted a topic in Safety

   I work in a large high acuity level 3 NICU (hfov, ecmo, etc) where management recently changed our staffing ratio to 1:3 (from 1:2) in our acute area and 1:4 (previously 1:3) in our less acute area. Mind you this does not include our intermediate NI...

6. Preceptorship on mother/baby... what do I need to know????

   nurse carla espinosa replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Ob/Gyn

   you've probably renewed enough! but aside from what you've mentioned also know normal ranges for vital signs for babies. i'll answer your questions as we do it in the hospital i work at to give you an idea. but keep in mind you will be following the ...

7. Tips or suggestions for Postpartum New Grad

   nurse carla espinosa replied to lovepink02's topic in Ob/Gyn

   first, relax. i was in your shoes a few months ago (new grad started in mother/baby) and let me tell you, you'll be fine. for your orientation i recommend taking a notepad and taking notes. eventually all the little things will come to you as second...

8. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   nurse carla espinosa replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   hello all. im starting on a mother/baby unit soon (new grad rn) and i'm terrified! there isn't a grad residency program or anything, just normal orientation. any advice, books i can read, things i should know? thanks!

9. received a job offer- now what?

   nurse carla espinosa replied to nurse carla espinosa's topic in Florida

   Thanks! It went pretty much like you described. Paperwork, drug test, plus ppd check. Was told to come back to follow up on ppd and finish up more papers. I didn't use an agency, just local hospital

10. received a job offer- now what?

    nurse carla espinosa replied to nurse carla espinosa's topic in Florida

    Thanks! It went pretty much like you described. Paperwork, drug test, plus ppd check. Was told to come back to follow up on ppd and finish up more papers. I didn't use an agency, just local hospital

11. received a job offer- now what?

    nurse carla espinosa posted a topic in Florida

    I finally got a call back from a recruiter. He said he would like to offer me the job (new grad RN) and to come in for paperwork and to bring my license, etc. Can someone please tell me what to expect about the hiring process? Is there usually drug ...