rodggang

I am working on a new employee orientation checklist for our RN's in the ED. The one we have now is overwhelming and is 10 pages long. We are a Level III, 9 bed ED and would love to hear from anyone that would like to share, so we don't have to rein...

Wow, RNERHOUSESUPOR! You should be able to pull your toy hauler any where you please! What will you drive to work when you get to where you are going? Do you have a Motorcycle that you take in your toy hauler? Cris

Hello, Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but Point of Care and Med Verify is very time consuming. Your hospital has to build your own flowsheets and eforms, then once you implement them you find out all the things that are wrong with them. Charting ...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone is working at St. Mary's or Capital Regional? We are getting closer to being able to relocate from Iowa and was curious on how each place treats nurses, pay scales, shift differentials, do they have any weekend p...

How long can you get the Cobra insurance if you want to take more than 1 month off? Is Cobra through the same company that you have with your agency? Thanks

We are from Knoxville, not far from Ottumwa. I have worked for the local hospital here for about 15 years, but took a little time away to try the travel and contract thing about 2 years ago. Decided to take a position here again when the economy wen...

Hey everyone, We did a travel assignment in North Carolina and just loved it, but then came home to Iowa and took a staff position due to the economy. I am getting the itch again and ready to hit the road. I have been updating my profiles with my c...

Hi all, We are considering relocating to the Osage Beach area or Branson area and would like some input from you on hospitals in each area (ED), pay rates, what levels the ED's are, etc. We are living in Iowa now and I am curious if pay rates are co...

Hi everyone, I started Agency Nursing in Sept. after 13 years at a rural Iowa CAH hospital. I am having a blast. I wish I had made the jump sooner. I have found out what a rut I was in. I have worked Med/Surg and ER in a larger hospital, I have work ...

Thank you to everyone for the posts. I didn't realize that Springfield was so close to Branson, so any comments on hospitals in that area, especially ED would be appreciated. Cris

Hello, I have gotten the itch to go traveling again and have also noticed that jobs are not as plentiful as before. I am not in a huge hurry, but would like to get something for January or February. My recruiters tell me they hope things will get b...

Hi, Has anyone worked at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina in the ED? Would love to hear from you. rodggang

Hello, Has anyone worked in the ED at Kino in Tucson? Mostly old threads, when I search the forums. How many beds? How much psych pts do you get and do they have a "crisis team" that helps with evaluation and placement of psych patients. What tra...

Hello, I did my first travel assignment in the ED at Morehead City and had a great experience. I would love to go back to the North Carolina Coast. I have noticed that Craven Regional has many ED openings and I was thinking that some of the travel...

Hey, What's your thoughts on the ED at Onslow Hospital in Jacksonville? Cris

Thanks so much for the info. Cris:bow:

Hello,:typing Has anyone travel with the Banner hospitals? It looks like they have hospitals in several states? Do you get any longer orientation period? Do the Banner hospitals accept their own travel nurses beter than from other companies? How is t...

Hello, I was part of the team that implemented CPSI at our hospital about 2 years ago. I have worked in other hospitals as an agency or traveling nurse and have worked on other systems (mostly Meditec). I have returned to my home hospital with the CP...

Thanks for the info. about your hospital, ourhouse51. With 15 patients, how many CNA's do you staff with on Med/Surg? Do you have 24 hour pharmacy and if not, does the nurses put in the medications after hours and on weekends? Thanks, Cris

Hi, I know this is an old posting, but I just posted a thread asking about CPSI. Are you still using the POC and med verify? We are a Critical Access hosipital (25 beds) in Iowa. It has really slowed our nurses down, but we are still staffing the ...

Did you do clinicals at Knoxville? What do you consider busy stuff? They have CPSI Point of Care on Med/Surg? How does it compare to the other hospitals that have CPSI? I think that Ottumwa and Albia have this system. Thanks

Thanks for the response. How big is your hospital? We are a Critical Access Hospital with 25 beds? What is your nurse to patient ratio on Med/Surg? Does your unit clerk put in Medication when Pharmacy isn't available or does your nurses do it? W...

Hey, I was just curious at how things are going in Cedar Rapids? I am doing a contract in south central Iowa and was wondering how things are in the ER in Cedar Rapids? Cris

Hello, I worked at Morehead City, NC in the ER and we stayed at Holiday Trav-L-Park in Emerald Isle. A wonderful park on the Atlantic Ocean. We felt very secure and was very clean. I think the Trailer Life ratings were 9-9-9. We would have given them...

Hi everyone, I am on my first travel assignment in NC and having a good experience. I have started to look for my next assignment. Has anyone worked at the hospital in Bend, Oregon or Medford, Oregon? Thank, Cris