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1. Can anyone tell me?

   giRNfl replied to Phase2Pro's topic in General Nursing

   I'd guess she's had a problem in the past and is not allowed access. I once had a charge nurse that was caught stealing narcotics. Being the charge nurse she had the ability to give agency nurses, traveling nurses etc. temporary codes. She was goi...

2. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

   giRNfl replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

   I've worked endoscopy for 5-6 years in 3 different facilities in South Florida. First an in hospital endo suite that does both inpatient and outpatient. Later 2 different free standing outpatient endoscopy centers. In the beginning at the hospital...

3. Does the Illinois BON accept NURSYS online verification?

   giRNfl replied to qtpnai03's topic in Illinois

   Hi, I am also a FL RN applying for endorsement in IL. I emailed IL BON to ask if they participate in NURSYS, I never got a reply. On the NURSYS website IL is not listed so i figured that's a no. I just mailed the CT-NUR form to FL DOH with a $25 c...

4. Need help with contact info for Medical Center of Plano

   giRNfl replied to giRNfl's topic in Texas

   Thanks Path77 for your reply, but hopefully I would not still be trying for that job 10 months after my post! Actually I did manage to get ahold of someone back then, and she explained that the rejection had nothing to do with the personality test, ...

5. Need help with contact info for Medical Center of Plano

   giRNfl replied to giRNfl's topic in Texas

   It's open ended and multiple choice at the same time, if that makes any sense. They gave you statements and they you had to choose from strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree. A lot of the questions were like, I am more eff...

6. Need help with contact info for Medical Center of Plano

   giRNfl replied to giRNfl's topic in Texas

   Yeah hospital HR departments are like that here too, which is why it's usually easier if you know someone on the inside. As far as making you do everything online I'm not sure if the hospitals here are doing that, it's been a few years since I've do...

7. Need help with contact info for Medical Center of Plano

   giRNfl replied to giRNfl's topic in Texas

   thanks for your reply suzanne. i'm pretty sure i was rejected due to "nurseinsight" questionnaire they had me do. it was one of those personality tests with a lot of vague answers to choose from. i hate those tests & i think i gave too many "n...

8. Need help with contact info for Medical Center of Plano

   giRNfl posted a topic in Texas

   Hi Texas nurses! I'm a FL RN moving to the Dallas area in about 6 weeks or so. I've gotten my TX nursing license and I've started looking into jobs. I applied online for a position at the Medical Center of Plano in Outpatient Surgery. I filled I ...

9. Nurse tracking devices

   giRNfl replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   A hospital I used to work for had the tracking system. We called it the nurse lojack. Our only worked on our particular unit, but it did know when we were in the bathroom or such. Most of us did not like wearing them & would "forget" to put th...

10. Golytely prep didn't work

    giRNfl replied to Trishthedish's topic in Gastroenterology

    Well this is probably a little late. I'm sorry you weren't listened to when you tried to tell them your prep wasn't adequate. We usually tell people to call their doc if they call & say the prep isn't working so if the doc want's to have them t...

11. Video Taping Colonoscopies ???

    giRNfl replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Gastroenterology

    We've got the newer Olympus system, the Docs do their dictation on the computer right in the procedure room & it spits out a 2 copies of the procedure report/MD orders (1 for the doc), a letter to the reffering doc, 2 copies of the patient repor...

12. Video Taping Colonoscopies ???

    giRNfl replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Gastroenterology

    I have worked in 3 different endo depts. and have never had the equipment to record. We give the pictures to the patient though. It's funny the reaction, some people really want to see the pictures and some are completely grossed out. Virginia

13. Anesthetist for all procedures?

    giRNfl replied to kathyann's topic in Gastroenterology

    It had nothing to do with the doctor, everything to do with the hospital & our manager. Yes money was a factor, I'm sure. Not from the GI Doc's perspective, my pay doesn't come from his pocket, but from the hospital (for profit hospital, Tenet) ...

14. Anesthetist for all procedures?

    giRNfl replied to kathyann's topic in Gastroenterology

    Hi, I'm in South Florida. I've worked endo for about 3 years, first in a hospital & now in the outpatient setting. When I first started we were using demerol/versed but some of the docs had started using Diprivan given by anes. Now all of our ...