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My husband has applied to law school at Texas Tech and Baylor, so looks like we will be moving from Seattle. Anybody worked in Waco or Lubbock?

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 previous poster, you should really be fine in any setti...

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 upon an opening at a surgery center and started i...

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 Colinas all have HCA amb surgery centers. Less HR to ...

"I'm So Dizzy my head is Spinnin'" for all the vertigo patients.

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 enjoyed there 2 years they spent there, but they ALL ca...

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 subclavian, 8 attempts on each jugular and it was eventua...

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 due to my husband relocating severaly times over the...

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 central line. I am not sure why the central line was...

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 position. But, if you have to go back in 6 weeks, do ...

I think waiting for the PACU before getting a chest xray is too long. Is this the standard?

West Texas is huge, I am in Lubbock...where are you?

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 nothing different!!!!! It is all a crock! My guess i...

What about the bands that you wear around your wrist that trigger an accupressure point. I think they are called "sea-bands".

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 and they allow visitors and patients to park any...

After moving from Seattle, I consider Lubbock Texas as a rural area. I see cotton fields across the street, and it is $4 to park!

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 Press-Gainey!

We are currently trying to convince our nurse manager we need a new system to handle the number of phone calls we handle each day. We feel we are used too much for hospital information, general health information, physician referrals and "nurse call...

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 the er is 4 hours can be longer if the hospital i...

Rena, my thoughts exactly! Thanks for the back up! JJ BTW, my ER is 46 beds.

There are several problems that have to be addressed Todd. First, legally we cannot give out medical advice over the phone. If you feel you need to come in, then come in. Second, I am sorry your father was told to try the next town over for help. ...

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I work 11a-11p for the sole purpose of being able to run in the mornings. I am addicted. Good luck Shunda!

I always say...."There is never a wait for a true emergency!" Does anybody else have an answering system (other than nurses) to direct these calls? Our secretaries are so busy, if we could get a "secretary for the secretary" they could be more prod...

Rena Do all callers have to listen to this message? Do you have a separate line for consultant call backs? Both ERs that I have worked in we have been bombarded with phone calls and I really want to know how other facilities deal with the calls. J...