kjschulke

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1. CA wages?

   kjschulke replied to markjrn's topic in California

   I can't speak to the specifics of per diem pay, but a recent Sacramento Bee article did a comparison of wages for staff nurses with 10 years of experience, placing UCDMC on the lower end and Kaiser on the upper end. However, I think the appeal of wor...

2. CA wages?

   kjschulke replied to markjrn's topic in California

   Here is the current salary scale for UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. We are in the midst of contract negotiations, so wages should increase in a few months :) http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/hr/hr/cna_steps_04_05.htm

3. Pulse oximetry vs. arterial saturation

   kjschulke replied to Bruno Matos's topic in PICU

   Here's a link to an article that discusses limitations to oxymetry including abnormal hemoglobins such as carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin. http://www.rcjournal.com/online_resources/cpgs/pulsecpg.html

4. foot wear

   kjschulke replied to jonurse's topic in General Nursing

   I think that shoe preference depends on where you work. For 12-hour ICU shifts, I've found Dansko professionals great for relieving foot fatigue and helping reducing back strain from reaching over beds and equipment (I'm 5'5"). I did nearly trip a co...

5. Floating all the time, very low census

   kjschulke replied to CCURN's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a 16 bed PICU that tends to have a fluctuating census, so we also have gone through periods of floating. To help with retention and morale, our hospital has gone to a "no floating" policy, which means that individual units take more respon...

6. Sacramento, anyone?

   kjschulke replied to ernest68's topic in California

   I think that with your RN experience, particularly ICU, you'll find a lot of job options in Sacramento and it will be a matter of finding the best fit for your priorities. The four main hospital systems here are University of California, Davis Medic...