For reference, as an RN with 12 years experience, my base in eastern Delaware County is $35 and hour, with $3.00 and $4.50 for 3-11 and 11-7. With some overtime, I make about $85k per
A very obese lady who sat in her recliner and could not get out. Several days later, her family found her and called 911. In our ER, we quickly discovered that thousands of maggots had decided to...
bill4745 replied to janetrette's topic in Emergency
You need to be able feel that you can handle any situation, not just medical, but also psych/social, equipment failures, etc. You need to be able to constantly set and change priorities on a moment'a...
This may be a dumb question (hey, they are easy to answer.). Is there an english-speaking country that an associate-level nurse from the US can easily live and work in? Warm weather would be
Addendum: You tend to only focus on the main complaint unless you notice something else significant. Example - a pt c/o possible broken toe, attending orders xray, nothing more (pt has no...
After 12 years of ICU it was an adjustment to only focus on the main complaint (except critical patients) but it's the only way to function in the ER. You also must have the pt focus on their main...
How do you handle this situation? I'm a male RN and I find that some women are not happy when I enter the room with the ECG machine. Another issue-how do you deal with breasts that cover the area...
bill4745 replied to secondfiddle's topic in Emergency
A year of tele would make you a much better ER nurse, and would also make you more marketable in the future should you decide to leave the ER. Going straight into ER is a poor idea for a new grad -...
Is there some country an associate-level American RN with 13 years ICU/ED experience could work for a long term and/or immigrate who speaks only english? Preferably a warm
I have 13 years of ED and ICU experience. Please tell me about moving to the UK - obtaining licensure, permission to work/reside, pay rates, cost of housing, etc. I work in the Phladelphia PA area...
Delaware County Memorial is a great place to work-good pay and benefits, a nice group of people to work with. I've worked there for six years, and have no desire to
bill4745 replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency
In my opinion, both the nurse and doctor should be reported to the director of their departments. Their behavior is incompetent. If I exceeded 2mg of dilaudid on any patient in less than an hour I...
bill4745 replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency
I would dtrongly suggest that you get a year of med/surg under your belt before taking any specialty position. You will be much more "marketable" for future jobs in ED or any other special
bill4745 replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Emergency
We do both. We each have 4 rooms, and the charge nurse looks at the acuity of each assignment and how recently we might have received a patient before assigning the next one. If everyone is...
I don't think it will help any. You really need a year of med-surg to strengthen and sharpen your skills first. I knew someone who went immediately into psych nursing from school. She stayed there...