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  1. Advice: new grad programs in orange county, ca

    Haunted replied to nrse2B2005's topic in California Nursing

    OK Janey. What did you think of Irvine's med/surg units? I know they have been sold and are no longer Tenet. I have worked their day surgery unit which was grossly OVERSTAFFED!!! Unbelievable. I work...

  2. Advice: new grad programs in orange county, ca

    Haunted replied to nrse2B2005's topic in California Nursing

    Wow Janey! You have worked at 2 hospitals during your extensive career so the OP should "discount" my input? Thanks. I should note to the OP that you are working in a specialty area so your...

  3. RN to pt ratio @ your hospital?

    Haunted replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Many facilities I go to will load me with 5 very high acuity patients, the frequent flyers that the staffers refuse and NO CNA!!! The hospital is not required to provide any nursing help. If I work at...

  4. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Haunted replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    You are

  5. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    Haunted replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in So Cal and I just DNR'd myself from a scary place. I've done it before due to poor staffers or charge nurses that would rant and scream. After a few years I usually venture back and find the...

  6. Advice: new grad programs in orange county, ca

    Haunted replied to nrse2B2005's topic in California Nursing

    Hoag does have a very nice recruitment policy and you should always ask about a sign on bonus, even if they don't advertise, of course once the offer has been made! Hoag, however is laid out weird and...

  7. Hard to find a job

    Haunted replied to hcadena's topic in General Nursing

    Then go to the Texas location under the tool bar and ask your fellow Hook em Horns what facilities they like. Lot of med/surg floors have combined telemetry anyhow. I could tell you volumes about...

  8. Hard to find a job

    Haunted replied to hcadena's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, with that recent experience you can join a registry and pick and choose your locations. Night shift telemetry ? FAGETABOUTIT!!! You are in. Registry will be all over you like a bum on a balony...

  9. Hard to find a job

    Haunted replied to hcadena's topic in General Nursing

    Then Honey, RUN, do not walk to your nearest Red Cross office and sign on. You may be required to volunteer for about a week but during that time you will have some hands on, network and I can pretty...

  10. Your shift is over. Go home!

    Haunted replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    At one facility I work at thru registry we have a nurse who comes in EARLY before she even clocks in, gets her assignment and then starts reviewing the charts and writing up the day shift nurse (who...

  11. Hard to find a job

    Haunted replied to hcadena's topic in General Nursing

    where are you

  12. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

    Haunted replied to L&D.RN's topic in Forensic

    Update, I have completed the classwork for the Sexual Assault Examiner through UC Riverside and am trying, and trying, and trying to complete my clinical internship requirements. So far I completed my...

  13. Does California really need RN's

    Haunted replied to serinamour's topic in California Nursing

    That is a GREAT question and I would be very happy to provide you with facilities I have worked at through my agency, the good, the bad and the extremely ugly. Unfortunately, when my personal...

  14. Does California really need RN's

    Haunted replied to serinamour's topic in California Nursing

    This time of year is especially hard to be a nurse, which is why I chose registry. Overall, my experience with the California so called "nursing shortage" is more like a shortage of desirable jobs. We...

  15. Frustrated New Nurse

    Haunted replied to KTYRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One hospital I have been working at for over a year has the goofiest charting policy. The staffers spend about 75% of their time at the nurses station updating the charting, inputting new orders and...

  16. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    Haunted replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like my situation. Did staff nurses get help from CNA's ? Just

  17. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    Haunted replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Agency nurses have to complete competencies that are far more rigorous and involved than the NCLEX, yearly. I also am drug tested and must submit a physical clearance from my physician. Every new...

  18. Drowned child, what would you do?

    Haunted posted a topic in Pediatric

    This actually happened to me but I am not a peds RN so wonder how you all would handle this scenario: Responded to a hotel kiddie pool in Baja to discover a young boy, app 6 years old, wearing a...

  19. Drowned child, what would you do?

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in Pediatric

    Outcome? Who knows. No family came forward. No witnesses. No signs of trauma that I could see. Everytime I visit this flea bag hotel something goofy happens. Last visit, and we were not staying there,...

  20. Drowned child, what would you do?

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with the posts and they all occured to me, a log roll to the side, etc. however these 2 were grabbing him by the back of the head for vents and had been observed doing that for about 45...

  21. Should not have sent this patient home!!!

    Haunted posted a topic in General Nursing

    Got an admit from ER day 2 who had fractured his pelvis from a motorcycle accident. Young, helathy guy. 2 young kids, lovely supportive wife. Day 2 MD says send him home! I had to beg and nag to at...

  22. Drug addicted teen? Not my kid!

    Haunted posted a topic in General Nursing

    My 17 year old son had 3 wisdom teeth extracted today under general anesthesia. His prior history is only significant for an emergency lap appy and he got IVP Dilauded every 4 by a nurse buddy who...

  23. Drug addicted teen? Not my kid!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE!!! I contacted the MD and he ok'd upping the Darvo to 2 tabs po q 3-4 hours not to exceed and to combine with 200 mg of advil in between. Also ok to decline the med pack and so today,...

  24. Should not have sent this patient home!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I just go there thru registry and believe you me, I document and chart very carefully and thoroughly in the traditional C.Y.A. module. It is CRAZY there and they have very little turn over. They are...

  25. Are 12 hr shifts long and drawn out?

    Haunted replied to FirstYear2005's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to this post. My clinicals seem to dddrrraaagggg by because there really wasn't much we were allowed to do and many of the nurses treated us like pests if we shadowed them. I've worked...