azerrn

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1. Am I stepping on senior nurses toes?

   azerrn replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   You stepped on toes when yu assumed that no one had done anything with the forms in that cabinet for the past 12 years ... We have unit meetings and a unit director. New ideas, like form packets, are presented to one or the other. As any good marketi...

2. How do you describe your job?

   azerrn replied to HealthyRN's topic in Emergency

   That's funny, I just had to explain what I do as an ER RN to my sister. I told her that I'm the kind of nurse that you want when you feel as if you're really sick and possiblely going to die...I will do everything within my power to keep you alive a...

3. Medical Center of the Rockies - Loveland

   azerrn replied to mom2three's topic in Colorado

   mom2three, MCRis a beautiful new hospital that is already late in the hiring process. They have been orienting staff to the Poudre way of doing things for the past few months and hope to be open in Feb 2007. If you live in the area, check them out. G...

4. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

   azerrn replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado

   Interviewed in Loveland. Houses costs are comparable to where I am now. They offered me $5/hr less than I am making now. I explained that I couldn't afford to go to work for them.

5. Is anyone else totally frustrated with CO nursing?

   azerrn replied to BeccaRN1970's topic in Colorado

   Hi BeccaRN, I understand your frustration. I love the SW corner of Colorado, but the hospital there has a top hourly pay of $25/hr. Wow. Depressing. And the cost of real estate there is high in comparison. Have you considered travel nursing in the sa...

6. Travel Nursing

   azerrn replied to NurseDianne's topic in Travel

   Thanks, RNURSE49, I loved the Highway hypodermics website and the info they gave on the top ten travel agencies to work with. I took a few minutes out and read the travel RNs storeis and that was extremely enlightening...a few companies came up over ...

7. Working for Indian Health Services?

   azerrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Anybody out there currently or recently working for IHS - Indian Health Services? Especially in some of the rural areas of the Southwest...I was wondering how or if it differs from working for a mainstream rural hospital? Did you experience culture s...

8. Travel Nursing

   azerrn replied to NurseDianne's topic in Travel

   Thanks K Cole 21 for the information. The only thing you didn't say was who you were with and, if possible, whom would you avoid, based on what you've heard while traveling or thru experience. I am also curious if anyone out there has ever worked for...

9. Questions to ask hospitals???

   azerrn replied to carebearRN's topic in Travel

   Who are some good travel companies? And, who should you stay away from? Thanks!

10. Travel Nursing

    azerrn replied to NurseDianne's topic in Travel

    I'm considering travel nursing also. Any recommendations on agencies to work with and who to avoid?

11. Do nurses/students find pdas helpful in the ER?

    azerrn replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Emergency

    I have a question though... when you look up meds on your drug guide...do you mark them as favorites and save them for later use like when your giving the med, or do you write it down on paper? Just wondering which is more time efficient. I could see...

12. Do nurses/students find pdas helpful in the ER?

    azerrn replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Emergency

    I love my PDA. I have my schedule on it, so that I can tell months in advance if "that is my weekend on or not". I agree with above that Taber's and a drug guide are wonderful to have. I can look up stuff faster on my PDA than most can find things in...

13. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    azerrn replied to hope3456's topic in Activism

    The catch 22 on this is, hospitals still have to treat them, so they are going to start losing a horrendous amount of money if they do not get compensated. You are right on! HospitalsERs will still have to treat "illegals" that come in for health car...

14. No.Colorado Economy? Relocating

    azerrn replied to marshalbc77's topic in Colorado

    Thanks dgross for two interesting links. I wasn't aware of the good news bad news aspect to Colorado employment before reading this thread. Like many, I have considered moving to Colorado...love the area. Concerned about cost of living and the cold. ...

15. RN to MD

    azerrn replied to tatty's topic in General Nursing

    Good points, Larry.