KatieRN04

KatieRN04

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  1. Signing Bonus for Maricopa County Hospital

    KatieRN04 replied to Staric's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Does anybody know what agency that is, and if so, what is the phone number or address to that agency? Any info would be great.

  2. arizona state board of nursing

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Does anyone know how to address this. If you are aware of coworker that is using illegal drugs, are you obligated by the state board of nursing to report that person? If you are, how do you go about...

  3. Can't decide where to go!!

    KatieRN04 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Good Sam is a large teaching hospital in the downtown phoenix area; thunderbird is a community hospital in a suburb of phoenix called glendale, smaller hospital than good sam but still a good...

  4. Anybody here used Mckesson/Cerner/Meditech systems?

    KatieRN04 replied to perseus29's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Cerner is the pits, very hard to use, and not user friendly at all. McKesson is so much nurse friendlier. I also have used a program called IDX and picis, which are both nurse friendly

  5. JCL Deer Valley????

    KatieRN04 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona Nursing

    There are several magnet hospitals in the state, JCL NM, and Good Sam are two in Phoenix, I think there is another one, but I

  6. Neuro ICU at St. Joes

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone knows how the working conditions are at the neuro ICU/ neuro-surgical ICU with the Barrow Neurological Center? Do they hire per diem/on call/supplemental RN's and provide...

  7. What hospital is best?

    KatieRN04 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have interviewed and toured and worked for different hospital around the valley. Everyone is going to say good about where they work if they like thier job......others will say bad if they dont like...

  8. family NP vs. Acute care NP

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Can someone help me understand the difference between the two? And can a Family NP work in a doctors office with an MD or do they have to have thier own practice? Which one, Family or Acute care, lets...

  9. Banner Healthcare???

    KatieRN04 replied to flaerman's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I work at Good Sam in the ICU, and have been in different ICU units. I am currently in the med-surg ICU on 11CD. Great people to work with. I have been in a different ICU and would tell you to run far...

  10. Burn unit at Maricopa County Hospital

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone works in the burn ICU at County hospital? I have heard all the bad stuff about the hospital, blah, blah, blah....I dont want to make this a thread bashing this hospital. I...

  11. Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    KatieRN04 replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Kabin, I am not saying Mayo is a bad hospital, they have thier good services, as well as other hospitals in the city. The nurses are great as well as other hospitals in the city, except I will have to...

  12. Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    KatieRN04 replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    In the ICU at Mayo, I recently saw something that made me think. I saw them give a RN a pt who ended up getting a transplant that day. The transplant was not expected, and they thought the pt would go...

  13. Good Sam

    KatieRN04 replied to nurseguinness's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I moved to AZ also to work at Good Sam. There is a girl I work with who works one month on the neuro ICU and the next month in the med-surg ICU who is also a fairly new graduate. She said she rotates...

  14. Starting income for ADN R.N.s in AZ

    KatieRN04 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    What hospitals in Phoenix offer 3-11 and 11-7 shifts. I thought pretty much all the hospitals only had 7a-7p and

  15. Tpn

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so question about TPN. I recently started at a new hospital in a new state, and I am always shocked out how things are so "slap happy" at this new hospital, but this hospital is the biggest one in...

  16. new job, occ health problems

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I was hired at a hospital, everything worked out, then I went to occupational health for my pre-employment screening. The nurse (an RN, not a NP or MD) there who did my physical assessment put...

  17. Paradise Valley Hospital

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone works or knows if Paradise Valley Hospital is a good environment for nurses to work

  18. Good Sam

    KatieRN04 replied to chester427's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I just recently moved to Arizona within the past 3 weeks due to Good Sam. I liked the hospital alot, if you move from out of state, you get a 5000 relocation package, and in addition, if you move...

  19. Good Samartian Hospital in Phoenix, AZ

    KatieRN04 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am starting on 11cd in April, anyone work there in this hospital or unit? Also, any recommendations for apt near the hospital or in Tempe that are safe and not cockroach or rat infested? I think I...

  20. Nurses vs EMTs?

    KatieRN04 replied to bluepenguin's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, while EMT's have thier own special training, which I went through, and I was an EMT, now I am an RN, and with experience from both fields, I think the RN has more education and...

  21. Good Samartian Hospital in Phoenix, AZ

    KatieRN04 replied to KatieRN04's topic in Arizona Nursing

    pattchez, what floor did you work on at Good Sam? And what was it that made you ultimately quit? Also, what hospital do you now work for? And how much do you make at this new hospital? And what kind...

  22. Best Hospital??

    KatieRN04 replied to helpinghands's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I would personally stay away from the maryvale hospitals. I have heard that the carl t hayden va hospital is good, and I am going to be working at Good Sam, and I also looked at Thunderbird. There is...

  23. ICU nurse to OB/GYN nursing???

    KatieRN04 replied to Krista77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you should go for the L&D after being an ICU RN. I am an ICU RN, and was previously a med-surg RN, and I can say from my experience,I like the freedom of ICU, and think there would be more...

  24. What is a "Code Black"?

    KatieRN04 replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

    IN reference to some of the other responses to what a code brown means, a code brown according to the new standards is a missing adult patient. But anyone who is a nurse knows that the optional...

  25. What is a "Code Black"?

    KatieRN04 replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

    Last year, the CDC or OSHO or one of those government companies that make up standards for hospitals, made a new revised code system for hospital employees to know. This is a national standard so that...