Hi! I work for a mid-size organization and we are working on switching pharmacy providers. Has anyone gone through this? What did transition/implementation look like? Our company is spread across 2 states with multiple sites.
EMTtoRNinVA replied to MJB2010's topic in Uniform/Gear
I usually order from Lydia's. Shipping isn't bad, free over 50. Excellent customer service. If Scrubs n Beyond has a clearance item in my size & their long sleeve ts are on sale I'll try to run up 125 for free shipping otherwise I hate Smart post...
EMTtoRNinVA replied to criticalcareRN2B's topic in Critical
Congrats! Tonight I begin week 16 of my 16 week ICU internship. We had structured courses for each body system, and had focused patients (whenever possible) assigned to us during those units. You will get to know your facility's soft stops and hard s...
EMTtoRNinVA replied to gloryfied's topic in Stress 101
This very topic is plaguing our scheduling committee! We don't have enough straight night staff, so the rest of the shifts are divvied up equally amongst the rest of us. That means no one is straight day shift anymore (except 1 person who no one know...
Morning All! I just recently finished a 3 month Internship for new grads in the ICU. I'm almost done with my Preceptorship in the CCU and then I'll move out into our Cardiac Stepdown Unit (VATs, CEAs, UFEs, s/p PCIs, drip titration, etc). My primary ...
Here in VA we are required to leave a copy of our EMS run report with the patient's chart in the ED. As an ICU nurse, I appreciate being able to reference the scene notes, but if I don't have them it doesn't change the way I treat my patient. It's th...
EMTtoRNinVA replied to Mattastrophik's topic in Job Hunt
2 cohorts before me a nursing student was admitted voluntarily during nursing school, while her class was supposed to do their psych clinicals. We have very few psych facilities available in this area and the school had them do videos and other work ...
I'm a new grad too, almost off of Orientation and here's the 1 thing I never thought would get to me: brain death testing. I've worked many codes, dealt with many Hospice patients at the end of life, but clinically brain dead patients mess up my day....