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  1. on call

    How often do you take call? When you are on call how often do you have to make visits? What do you get paid for being on
  2. vent not working

    By the way, if you held your hand up to the vent it was blowing air. When the hme came off however, it blew a lot more air and then became obvious that it wasn't
  3. vent not working

    In the nurse's defense, it was thought to be a fluid overload from the blood he had just gotten. They thought the extra fluid (he sounded full of fluid) was making him antzy and causing resp...
  4. on call

    Thanks, how much do you get paid for on
  5. Alabama

    Are there any agencies that do this type of nursing in Alabama? I've looked until I am blue in the
  6. it's been a week

    since I put in for a transfer to the PP unit. I work flex pool now. She hasn't called me. I called her once last week and made sure she rec'd my request. Do you think this means she doesn't want
  7. quitting!!

    The other day they left me in charge of a critical care unit that I've only worked in once. There weren't many patients but they left me by myself. Hello!! What if someone codes? I had one to prep for...
  8. it's been a week

    I talked to her and she is using prn to cover the void. Oh well, I guess it just wasn't the right thing for
  9. quitting!!

    It is a "step down unit" complete with everything ICU doesn't have room for. There were only 3 patients but that is one more than they are supposed to leave a step down nurse with. I am a flex nurse...
  10. it's been a week

    Oh well, I listened to the jobline and the job is no longer there. There is one on another shift. She may have just moved around some staff or she may have just not been interested. I may look into...
  11. Postpartum Nurses-Love it or hate it?

    Thank you so much! Please pray that I get this position. It would be such a life changing move for
  12. Alabama

    I am looking for a permanent job to work from home using my nursing degree. I found a children's hospital that hires RN's to triage from home but they are not hiring right now. I am sending my resume...
  13. Help with VBAC presentation

    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ae.medseek.com/PregnancyV2/pregCenter/images/Csection04.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.georgetownuniversityhospital.org/body.cfm%3Fid%3D555563%26action%3Dart...
  14. Postpartum Nurses-Love it or hate it?

    I am putting in for a transfer to PP as well. I have worked ICU and am in the flex pool now. I am tired of staph, tb, poop, 7 patients at a time, and getting yelled at by all the rednecks. I know I...
  15. Oh My God! Serious Advice Pls! Med-surg Or Icu Job???

    I worked ICU straight out of school and loved it. I went to med/surge after a year and a half b/c I moved and now I hate nursing. In ICU you can be a good nurse. 2-3 patients and you know everything...
  16. should I switch?

    Hi! I am a flexible staffing nurse who is very very burned out. I work every floor in the hospital with the exception of L&D. I have only been a nurse for 3 years and I hate it. I am tired of...
  17. should I switch?

    Is it a regular home health
  18. should I switch?

    I had not thought about that! That is a great
  19. You know the family is nuts when...

    When they ask for a coke in the middle of coding their loved
  20. I got one!! An NPO elderly lady in the ICU would just not give up on having some water to drink. So we walk by her room and see her chugging her JP drain full of blood! She drank a whole JP drain...
  21. should I switch?

    Thank