Eric Cartman

Eric Cartman has 7 years experience and specializes in Neurology.

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1. The test doesn't lie

   Eric Cartman replied to Kallie3006's topic in Recovery

   I second the notion of talking to a lawyer. Urine tests for drug screens have been known to show false positives occasionally, if the person is taking certain OTC medications. In a few specific examples, I've had patients test positive for PCP, but t...

2. Melatonin ok?

   Eric Cartman replied to Ash2213's topic in Recovery

   I don't think you will have any issues with melatonin. I take it occasionally myself.

3. Giving labetalol with low heart rate

   Eric Cartman replied to smash222's topic in Medications

   You bring up a legitimate concern, but was the labetalol a new medication or one that the patient had been on for some time? Also, was the high BP past medical hx or new?

4. Auditing falls .. where to begin?

   Eric Cartman replied to Anise4evr's topic in Safety

   Fall prevention is a hot topic right now at many acute healthcare facilities. As has already been mentioned in others posts, the biggest questions are why did the fall occur and were all interventions in place to prevent the fall? In my experience mo...

5. patient load on your neuro floor

   Eric Cartman replied to KittyinNj's topic in Neurological

   I work on a neuro/ tele unit as well and typically it is a 1:5 or 1:6 ratio for night shift, and 1:5 for day shift. Nights were the patient loads are a good mix of neuro patients and med surg/ tele patients are not bad to deal with, but nights with 5...

6. Moving to Philadelphia Area...tips and advice!

   Eric Cartman replied to deflowerkidRN's topic in Pennsylvania

   Supposedly University of Penn, Health system, is BSN, or nothing. The other hospitals that I listed are supposed to be the same, but I could be wrong. I am only going off of the accounts of people that I know who work for those hospitals. Now what...

7. UTA RN-BSN and Federal Student Loans

   Eric Cartman replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Texas (UTA)

   This is all true and I am aware that this needs to be done. What is unclear though is how the federal funding would be distributed. UTA requires that classes must be paid for, in full, prior to starting each class. I am under the impression that y...

8. Moving to Philadelphia Area...tips and advice!

   Eric Cartman replied to deflowerkidRN's topic in Pennsylvania

   University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Methodist Hospital, and Temple Hospital, all require BSN, or a few years of experience. These are the best hospitals to work at in the city. 2 years...

9. Inova Health System

   Eric Cartman replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Virginia

   Congratulations to all who have secured positions at Inova. Hopefully I'll get to meet some of you someday. I'll be starting at Fairfax Hospital at the end of July, on the Neuroscience unit. Say hello if you happen to see a tall, lanky, redheaded ...

10. UTA RN-BSN and Federal Student Loans

    Eric Cartman posted a topic in Texas (UTA)

    Does anybody know if you can use Federal Student loans to pay for the classes at UTA, for the RN-BSN program? I only ask because I know that prior to starting each class, you must pay for each class in full. I'm not quite sure how this would work w...

11. Inova Health System

    Eric Cartman replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Virginia

    Depending on what hospital you choose to seek employment at, average new graduate pay is between $25-$28 base rate, an hour, which is not including shift differentials.

12. Counter offer for rate of pay

    Eric Cartman replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Job Hunt

    Well I was able to negotiate, but not the base hourly rate. I was able to negotiate "X" amount of dollars in a lump sum, after working 90 days. I guess you could call it a sign on bonus, or relocation bonus. I accepted the position because it is o...

13. Counter offer for rate of pay

    Eric Cartman replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Job Hunt

    I bet you could.

14. Inova Health System

    Eric Cartman replied to Eric Cartman's topic in Virginia

    Well I was offered the job at Fairfax Hospital. Now I just have to decide if I want to take the position. Unfortunately what they are offering me is actually less than what I currently make. On a positive note, it's on a unit that I would really l...

15. Hospitals hiring NEW RNs

    Eric Cartman replied to britt88knee's topic in Washington DC

    Check out Inova health systems. I just had an interview with them and they are doing a large hire throughout their system. They are based out of Northern Virginia, but it is still basically the DC area.