On contract at Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) now. When I oriented at the beginning of the year, there were approx 30 travelers starting. ER/PICU/NICU and Med-Surg.
I loved my danskos when I was working in the ER/ICU. Now that I'm a full time flight nurse we are required to wear boots. I cleaned/disinfected the 3 pairs of danskos that I owned and wear them out casually now. They are very comfortable for walking/...
DavidNurseEMT replied to SpunkyAggie's topic in PICU
"Oh, and don't harrass me about when you can bring the kid up; I might have to move another kid, have a room cleaned, change an assignment, the nurse may have to set up the room on her own" It's ok.. I don't mind explaining to parents why their extre...
Hello, Has anyone graduated from, or is currently enrolled in the University of Phoenix online RN to BSN program. How is the program? For those that have graduated from the program, have you had any trouble applying your degree toward graduate school...
DavidNurseEMT replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency
We don't do it at the hospital I work at because we can pull a resident pretty easily to atleast palpate the spine. Honestly though,a backboard is used primarily to maintain spinal stabilization in the back of a bumpy ambulance.Think about it? Even w...
DavidNurseEMT replied to penguin2's topic in Massachusetts
The nurses of St. Vincent Hospital @ Worcester Medical Center held one of the longest MNA Union strikes a few years back. They are definately a union hospital.
DavidNurseEMT replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room
We have them in our ER. They aren't "positions," but they are posted for OT every week. You can pick up any four hour block for ST or OT. In fact, I am supposed to be doing a 4hr shift tonight 19-23. However, my co-worker just called and begged me to...
DavidNurseEMT replied to mark hamel's topic in Massachusetts
If this gets passed all the way, do you think that a lot of CNAs/PCAs/OT/PT jobs are going to get cut? I had heard rumors that would happen. Also, will facilities be able to get around this law by incorporating LPN's?
"we are talking one medical person to another here..don't treat nurses as glorified orderlies either." When I respond to nursing homes, I treat the nurses w/ respect, because everyone deserves to be treated with respect. However, I would NEVER rely o...
DavidNurseEMT replied to DavidNurseEMT's topic in Massachusetts
25 years. That's good to hear. I just chatted with the nursing recruiter online yesterday. She said she was going to call me for an interview. Apparently there is only 1 new grad ICU position which is already filled, so she asked me if I would mind w...