Redneckmedic63

Redneckmedic63

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  1. PICU Transport Training Programs

    Redneckmedic63 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hey guys! I'm currently in the middle of my 12 weeks orientation for PICU Transport - had been a PICU nurse almost 4 years (loved it), started Transport a couple months ago. I'm very curious as to...

  2. Statlocks for CVL?? Anyone doing this??

    Redneckmedic63 replied to PICNICRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We suture all CVL's at this point. We are participating in a large study of CVL infections, and have had no CVL infections here in almost a year now. Needless to say, our procedures are very...

  3. New PICU Transport Nurse - any advice???

    Redneckmedic63 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Well, pray for me. I made the jump! After 3-1/2 years of being a PICU nurse, I just accepted a position as the newest member of our PICU transport team. It's an awesome opportunity, and the feeling...

  4. Princeton Community and area

    Redneckmedic63 replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Worked in that area as a medic until we moved to Huntington in '95, and worked as a tech in the ER at PCH. Always has been a good hospital. Enjoyed working there - the staff at the time was really...

  5. Any info on St Mary's (Huntington) ED?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to cpnegrad07's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in the ER there per diem for a little over 2 years. Co-workers are awesome, the bosses are really good to work for, but be prepared to work! It's extremely busy - often well over 200...

  6. Huntington Starting Pay

    Redneckmedic63 replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked critical care at CHH for 3+ years and love it. Just like any place, alot of it is what you make it, and there will always be something that someone's griping about. But overall, not a...

  7. 90 days and then what???

    Redneckmedic63 replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Total lack of beds, and huge increase of patients over the past few years. Yet no one at the state would even admit there was a problem. I work part-time in an ER, and see mental pt's denied admission...

  8. Huntington Starting Pay

    Redneckmedic63 replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    Last I checked, starting pay is around 19-20 for GN's, then goes to about 20-21 for you as soon as you pass your boards. Increases are fairly liberal - after about 3 years you'd be around 24-25 per...

  9. Marshall University class hours?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to redhead_NURSE98!'s topic in General Nursing

    if you're doing the asn program, that's done by st mary's school of nursing, through mu. you can contact their office direct to get info about hours / schedules. i found this on the website, with...

  10. New Grads: What are your plans?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound stupid, but seriously, go to Borders and get the "NCLEX-RN Made Incredibly Easy" Review. Get the one with the 3000+ questions, not the one that is a how-to of how to take the test....

  11. transpyloric placement

    Redneckmedic63 replied to picucrn's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Same here as JanFRN as well - seems to be the best way to

  12. PICU or ED

    Redneckmedic63 replied to LaxNP's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    PICU and ER experience both lend so much to your practice in the other. I was an old-goat medic who went to nursing school with every intention of being an ER nurse, but took a job in PICU on a whim...

  13. Any info on Jefferson Memorial in Ranson?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to robhasty's topic in General Nursing

    Rob - St Marys and Cabell ER's both may be hiring. I'll check and let you know. Just hired a couple of travelers in PICU for RSV season - HINT HINT! Give me a call when you can - you've got the...

  14. Where's all the great jobs?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    You're gonna hear griping anywhere you go. I work one of the units at Cabell, and think its an excellent hospital to work for. Great bunch of staff to work with, and the pay / benefits are...

  15. Any WV Nurses That Use This Site?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to blynn9173's topic in General Nursing

    Huntington

  16. Are you having an RSV crisis?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We seem to have started RSV season a little late this year as well - weather likely a factor here, too. However, we're now pretty much ramped into another full season - ours usually lasts til end of...

  17. How long to get NCLEX results in WV?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to yeepers's topic in General Nursing

    Your results are available through the WV Board of Nursing website very quickly - usually within a couple of days, and you get your stuff in the mail shortly there after. I took mine (a couple years...

  18. Thinking of moving...

    Redneckmedic63 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    Cabell Huntington Hospital and St Mary's Medical Center, both in Huntington WV, are both starting RN's at around 22.00 an hour, and they pay 100% of ALL benefits, health, dental, eye, etc... family...

  19. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    Am only provider to wife and 3 kids, so had to do the same thing for 2 years myself (graduated a couple years ago). Worked 52-60 hours a week, almost all nights and weekends, and went to...

  20. New PICU RN

    Redneckmedic63 replied to RNNPICU's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I went to PICU straight from school and have loved it from the first day! Congrats! And no text beats Hazinski - all of us bought it on our own. Good luck - enjoy the kids!

  21. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    Redneckmedic63 replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best lines from a new CEO at a hospital I worked for: "Above all else, take your job seriously, but don't take yourself seriously! Have fun at your job, and if you don't - make it fun!" I...

  22. Male Nurses/female Patients

    Redneckmedic63 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I believe much of this can be instilled in nursing school, where feminine care for those pt's was delegated to female students - my understanding a fairly common occurance (I went to school at a...

  23. Lame Duck or Damaged Goods?

    Redneckmedic63 replied to Unemployeed's topic in General Nursing

    I also have to say EXCELLENT advice. Having also been a managerial-type in healthcare prior to being an RN, "humble" will be the key to your success! Admit your failures, prove that you won't make...

  24. Share Your Saying

    Redneckmedic63 replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Laziness breeds ingenuity... (Said it myself and OHHHH how

  25. Roll Call

    Redneckmedic63 replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Another new member checking