USIJurgy

USIJurgy has 5 years experience and specializes in Emergency Nursing.

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1. New Haven, CT

   USIJurgy replied to LadyTiger44's topic in Travel

   I've worked here at Yale since January- I am at a satellite facility. I have really liked the assignment. Keep in mind Yale has a contract with NursesRx, which is owned by American Mobile. So, if you arent working for an American Mobile company your ...

2. ammonia capsules for fainting?

   USIJurgy replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

   They can play opossum all they want- no reason to shove ammonia in their face. A trick we use to determine if someone is "faking" is to place their arm above their head, bend their elbow and have their hand in front of their face. Once you let go of ...

3. how to get an MSU sample if someone has an IDC

   USIJurgy replied to RupiRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmmm. I don't know these abbreviations but if I had to take a guess.....youre wanting to get a medically sterile urine sample from an indwelling catheter? I don't think it is possible to get a totally sterile specimen without taking out the catheter...

4. Door to ct time for strokes

   USIJurgy replied to nurse ninja's topic in Emergency

   Our door to CT time is 20 minutes. There is no delay for IV or EKG (unless an unsafe rhythym is identified once the patient is placed on a portable monitor). It is OK for an RN to activate the stroke code and transport to CT with ACLS meds and equipm...

5. Charge/Triage RN Position

   USIJurgy replied to Rickbos's topic in Emergency

   As the charge nurse your job is to "man the ship." Typically charge should assign patients to nurses either on a round-robin basis or an acuity basis. Charge should also be responsible for getting a provider to the bedside for the patient who is acti...

6. NYC?

   USIJurgy replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

   Mine took a little under a month but I was waiting a long time for verification from California.

7. Looking for younger travel partners ages 20-30, ER

   USIJurgy replied to xxJohnnyTxx's topic in Travel

   Thats awesome! I would love to travel with a large group. I am an ER nurse, just started an assignment in CT but would like to go to California again (I did the bay area and had a blast.)

8. NYC?

   USIJurgy replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

   I took my third travel assignment in NYC and ended up staying in the city for 2 years! While I came to conclusion NYC was not for me, travel nursing is perfect for giving the city a shot- you dont have to pay ridiculous rent prices, everything is set...

9. Wife and I traveling to CA for first travel job HELP!!!

   USIJurgy replied to huntfishwv's topic in Travel

   My first job was at Kaiser Walnut Creek. I showed up on the first day and they said, "Who are you? Youre a nurse? Youre working here? Oh, ok, go follow her." So yes, stay away from Kaiser hospitals for at least your first assignment. Califronia is a ...

10. Would this have happened to a boy?

    USIJurgy replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    While I cant speak to the severity of pain associated with an ovarian cyst; As an ER nurse I can speak to the slightly inflammed appendix. In my ER the surgeons are not quick to operate on an otherwise healthy individual who has a normal white count ...

11. NY, NY hospitals

    USIJurgy replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    What I was saying was that if I was going to only be in New York City for 13 weeks, I would want to live in the thick of it all- Manhattan- not 45 minutes away from the night life of NYC on the north side of the Bronx if I was doing a travel assignme...

12. No.California Kaiser canceling contracts

    USIJurgy replied to turbill's topic in Travel

    I worked an ER contract at Kaiser Walnut Creek and there was many a shift where the only people who weren't travelers were charge and the two triage nurses. While it was nice knowing that all of the people you were working with would help you out- i...

13. NY, NY hospitals

    USIJurgy replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    I am currently at Lenox Hill on the upper east side and it is great. I would recommend the ER to anyone for sure. The housing was a bit rough at first (think smelly smokey apartment in prewar building) but then I got moved to a great place with a do...

14. Cancel Your Contract?

    USIJurgy replied to jamonit's topic in Travel

    Definitely avoid Kaiser at all costs- ESPECIALLY for your first travel assignment. I took my first travel job at Kaiser Walnut Creek in the bay area in the ER and it was a nightmare. It was terrible working a 12 hour shift while all the other nurses...

15. car rentals

    USIJurgy replied to tinyfeet28's topic in Travel

    My company paid for my rental car for 2 of the 3 travel assignments I did in California. I still made over $30 an hour and had private housing in a 1 bedroom apartment. Don't settle for anything less! While I love working with my recruiter and thin...