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  1. job ideas for pregnant nurse?

    How about a day surgery center or ambulatory surgery center. For the most part all are elective procedures, most are healthy, and most are ambulatory....no total care. However I agree with the...
  2. ER to OR? Several questions - answers please!

    I was an ER nurse for 10 years, and never dreamed of leaving. We moved about two and a half years ago and there were no day or evening shifts available in the local ERs so I branched out. I happened...
  3. Are you wanting an HCA facility? If so there are numerous HCA Ambulatory Surgery Centers in the North Texas division. In fact there are 2 in Plano. McKinney, Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth and Las...
  4. Songs to play in the Waiting Room

    "I'm So Dizzy my head is Spinnin'" for all the vertigo
  5. UMC Lubbock

    I did not work at UMC, I worked at Covenant and had good working conditions while there. Most people I know that work at UMC left Covenant only for the Sign On bonus and they all said that they...
  6. A question for OR nurses

    A family member recently had a brain tumor, a benign meningioma, removed and anesthesia place a central line. They obiviously had difficulty starting the line as there were 8 attempts on the R...
  7. I'm not getting called for an interview!!

    I agree with sending a thank you note, and high lighting something that was discussed in the interview. I also have sent my resume directly to the hiring manager/nurse manager. I have had to move...
  8. A question for OR nurses

    Thank you for all your input. This was done to the best father in law I could have ever asked for, and I feel his death could have been prevented with a simple CXR ASAP after the attempts for a...
  9. maternity leave -- how long?

    It's simple. Take as much time off as you possibly can! If you can afford 3 months off take all of it. If you can afford more time off, take it too! All depends on how long they will hold your...
  10. A question for OR nurses

    I think waiting for the PACU before getting a chest xray is too long. Is this the
  11. west texas anyone?

    West Texas is huge, I am in Lubbock...where are
  12. Press Gainey in the ER

    Doesn't it seem odd that we all get the low scores? We had one month where we were in the 95 percentile, the following 2 months we were in the 20th, this month we are at the 80% and we have done...
  13. Morning Sickness

    What about the bands that you wear around your wrist that trigger an accupressure point. I think they are called
  14. In an effort to raise funds for the hospital, they have recently begun charging to park in the parking garage. What was a free "perk" now costs $4/day. They have taken away the "employee only" lots...
  15. Do you have to pay for parking?

    After moving from Seattle, I consider Lubbock Texas as a rural area. I see cotton fields across the street, and it is $4 to
  16. Press Gainey in the ER

    I do not like it and I have not met anybody who does! I would get on my soapbox but I am on my way to BUNKO! Down with
  17. ER nurses please help!

    I work in a 46 bed level 2 trauma center. On average I will have 3-5 patients, depending on the acuity. I would say 50-75% of our patients are admitted. Depending on the doctor, our average stay in...
  18. I was an Army nurse for 4 years, feel free to PM me with your questions. I have several friends who have done the anesthesia program. It is an intense 2 years, but there is no other program like it....
  19. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    "She's got da Funk"..............it is always in my mind when I am assigned the "pelvic room".
  20. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    I do not know of any, but since you are in Seattle check with the nurse educator at Harborview MC. They would be your best bet! Maybe even some of the ambulance companies would have an answer for...
  21. Let's hear it for second shift?

    The best part of 3-11, no alarm clock! You have the entire morning to do errands , work out, watch soaps... Go to work, then come home and relax, then off to bed. I have been doing 7a-5p for the...
  22. What is your favorite part of being a nurse?

    Working in the ER, I love how each diagnosis presents itself so differently. We get to learn something new everyday. I don't I have ever said "I am so bored" while I was at work. Keeps you on your...
  23. Can anyone give me pointers?

    I agree that they are quite close to the bone and it gives me the heebie jeebies when I hear the scrape of needle on bone but usually always get the draw. Also, they usually are not as deep as one...
  24. We have LPNs that work in our ER, but they stay on the non monitored section of the area. When I was in the Army the LPNs worked the entire ER, and most were excellent. As an LPN you can "audit" the...
  25. Team Nursing with Paramedics........

    We use paramedics as often as we can. They function in a "resourse position". IV starts, blood draws, transport of monitored pts to the units or CT etc..., and as an extra set of hands in the trauma...