jabezgal

jabezgal specializes in NSICU; MICU;SICU; CCU.

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1. ipad, tablet, mobile media console for patient use

   jabezgal posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone work at a hospital where they supply patients with ipads, tablets, or some form of mobile media console? These would obviously be on wheels, where they do not walk away. If so, are their recommendations and likes/dislikes?

2. Anyone going to Haiti?

   jabezgal replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

   If anyone is interested in going to Haiti, here are a couple of links for paid events: Fastaff: http://www.fastaff.com/ Angel Staffing: http://www.angelstaffing.net International medical relief is another organization, but a nominal donation is requi...

3. how do you get through a bad assignment

   jabezgal replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

   Those two environments can definately be quite different from each other; especially if you enjoy working at a higher acuity, faster pace facility. The pace sometimes move a little slower in the community settings. Congrats on making it through th...

4. Apartments in Nashville

   jabezgal replied to CainRN's topic in Tennessee

   Drey; neurorachel is correct, anything within walking/biking distance to Vandy is going to be expensive. There are apartments directly across the road from the hospital, but i can't remember their name and I am sure they are super expensive. There ar...

5. how do you get through a bad assignment

   jabezgal replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

   Hope things are getting better for you on the assignment. Where are you currently traveling in? What kind of facility-teaching or private? Venting always seems to help!!!! I am getting a little nervous trying to decide where to go on my next assig...

6. Considering move to Nashville area, looking for any advice!

   jabezgal replied to stunner127's topic in Tennessee

   I have been doing a travel RN assignment for the last 7 months at St. Thomas in their critical care and have had a good experience. I haven't heard great things about their ED. St. Thomas uses very few residents currently, I think only their surgica...

7. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

   jabezgal replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric

   30 to 1!?!?! WOW...That is just nuts. I am counting my ratio blessing, because I work in the ICU full time but have worked for a float pool on Med/Surg. Even here I was lucky and had only 6 patients (most were walky talkies). My hat goes off to each ...