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  1. Moving to Atlanta

    sarahlh posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi everyone. Family may be moving to the North/Northwest Atlanta area in the near future. What are some great healthcare facilities to look at. I have 11 years as an ADN in a CV/Surgical IMCU unit....

  2. Moving to Atlanta

    sarahlh replied to sarahlh's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Cool. How are you liking Northside? What hrs are you working? I am looking at Gwinnett Medical. Although not sure if I really want to work 7p -7a. I already did that for 6 years at my current job....

  3. Moving to Atlanta

    sarahlh replied to sarahlh's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. We have actually decided on living in Dacula as my hubby's job is in Lawrenceville. Do you have suggestions for this area? Thank you again,

  4. MN nurses- where else have you lived?

    sarahlh replied to AprilRNhere's topic in General Nursing

    DH and I live in Wisconsin. We are however trying to sell our house so we can move to the Cities. I grew up in Northern MN so I am excited to be heading back. Hope we can get there before the snow...

  5. Questions.....

    sarahlh replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    Wow that is crazy. A new nurse on our unit used to work on the ortho floor at North. She said quite a few of her former co workers were looking at moving. She loved it especially the people she...

  6. Questions.....

    sarahlh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. My husband and I are looking at possibly moving to the Cities in the near future from WI. I grew up in Northern MN so I am excited about moving back. I am wondering if there is a pay...

  7. Any info on Duluth for new grad?

    sarahlh replied to tootsie29's topic in General Nursing

    From Duluth on up to the Falls(where I grew up) the population has been decreasing since the 80's Freeze I can believe the area you

  8. Anyone from MN/WI move south and back up here?

    sarahlh replied to freezebabyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can only say I moved to Southern WI from Northern MN. However Dh and I are looking at moving to MN in the next couple of years. Probably the NW burbs. I was in Phoenix in April and yes it is a dry...

  9. Minnesota Roll Call

    sarahlh replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I live in Madison and we are looking to move to the Cities in the near future (probably NW suburbs). I have worked as an RN for the past 4 years on a Surgical Intermediate Care Unit. We just...

  10. Questions.....

    sarahlh replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    I am familiar with Monticello and Rogers. My sister and husband live in Albertville. My sister hasn't been too impressed with the hospital in Monticello though. Does anyone know about the new...

  11. Questions.....

    sarahlh replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    We are probably going to buy. First we need to sell our house here. Which hasn't been such a fun thing. The housing market stinks on the selling end. I knew that Blaine was a nice area. Also Maple...

  12. Wisconsin Nurse being charged with criminal neglect

    sarahlh replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

    Rottie Mom, Just to let you know St. Mary's is a wonderful place to work. Yes we have some of the same problems as other hospitals. We are in healthcare. There are always problems that we are...

  13. Wisconsin Nurse being charged with criminal neglect

    sarahlh replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

    Indy, We started using the bridge system about 5 years ago. Two weeks prior to the incident it was implemented in Birth

  14. Oh My....

    sarahlh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone seen the video on CNN? It is about waitresses' wearing skimpy nursing outfits. I don't care for it at all and I am no prude by any means. I work hard as a nurse and I feel it is making a...

  15. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    sarahlh replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    Things have really changed at the hospital as I work there. She was a very experienced RN and very caring. However, mistakes were made. I feel horrible for both Julie and the Grant

  16. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

    sarahlh replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    No we don't and let me tell you there have been some pretty upset patients/families. Our hospital is smokefree although people go out and smoke in front of the hospital because they say the sidewalk...

  17. Rapid Response Teams

    sarahlh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. Our hospital is activating RRT's this June. I am quite excited about this. We are having some difficulties with some of our CV doc's at night. Hope this will clear up some of the "just watch...

  18. Quiet

    sarahlh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Sure quiet around here. What areas are you all practicing in? I work on a SIMCU. I really enjoy it however, our unit is such a challenge. The acuity of pt's seems to be getting higher and...

  19. Quiet

    sarahlh replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    I ment quiet here on the board I never, never say the Q word at work. I did once when I first started working and man it was a night I would soon wish to never repeat. Our unit is always

  20. RN's removing chest tubes/heimlich valves and urostomy drains

    sarahlh replied to Miss RNC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We only remove Penrose or JP's. Our Cardiac PA's remove pacer wires and

  21. Med/Surg Symposium in Las Vegas in April, Anyone going? I am !

    sarahlh replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Can't wait to go. I am looking forward to all of the Cardiac topics. Also the Viva Las Vegas party could be pretty fun as well. Hope to see you there.

  22. OTs versus RNs

    sarahlh replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in General Nursing

    There are different lengths of school for nursing ranging from 18 months to 5-6 years or longer. The wait to get into school can also be difficult as there is a shortage of nursing instructors, so...

  23. OTs versus RNs

    sarahlh replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school for COTA. When PPS came about I felt that I was spending more time on paper work then seeing my patients. Also I felt people weren't getting the therapy time that they needed to...