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    Interview for Critical Access Hospital, and where would I live?

    rotteluvr31 replied to greyL's topic in Rural

    Kotzebue, Alaska - now that's fairly rural I think they offer some housing for
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    NICUs in Alaska?

    rotteluvr31 replied to Katie71275's topic in General Nursing

    The NICU in the state is at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage. I'm not all that familiar with it, but I do know that some little kiddos get sent down to Seattle for care. Not trying to burst...
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    Working with individuals with intellectual disabilities

    rotteluvr31 replied to studentnurse1992's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    This field, like so much of nursing, is also full of diversity. Many positions are more administrative however, depending on where you live, there may be group homes that have nurses working in them....
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    Maniilaq Association

    rotteluvr31 replied to pduck's topic in General Nursing

    It's not so surprising that the nurse manager will be involved in your interview. There probably will be some nursing questions, scenario types of questions that an HR person would not be qualified...
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    Providence Alaska and Alaska Regional

    rotteluvr31 replied to Candidnt's topic in General Nursing

    Prov does have a new manager, altho I don't know anything about the new mgr. You are correct that MSR sends their sicker pts to Anchorage. I believe all of the hospitals in the state send their...
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    Advice on finding a job???

    rotteluvr31 replied to happa511's topic in General Nursing

    The only advice that I would give is if you are struggling to find a position, don't hold out for a specialty. You can start somewhere and get experience while you continue to look for your dream...
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    Moving to alaska

    rotteluvr31 replied to willmedic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that in Anchorage itself the hospitals are hurting to bad. I only say that because someone told me many of them don't have to hire new grads. The hospital I am in is small and growing....
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    Moving to alaska

    rotteluvr31 replied to willmedic's topic in General Nursing

    I just moved to Anchorage. Initially we thought we would live out in the MatSu area and commute into Anchorage. I am glad it did not work out that way. It is about an hour ride from Anchorage to...
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    Fluid restriction question

    rotteluvr31 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever we get a fluid restriction it always means po fluids. This even gets entered into our computer system as part of the diet. It never reflects IVF. If IVFs are being restricted the docs...
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    Phone interview

    rotteluvr31 replied to happyRN21's topic in General Nursing

    For local positions I have had a person from HR call me to see if I was a good "fit" for a position prior to setting up an in-person interview with a clinical manager. Currently, I am interviewing for...
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    rotteluvr31 replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scratched, arm twisted, verbal threats and abuse... yeah yeah yeah - all of that and more. The incidents that stick out? Realizing that a pt who had been saying inappropriate things to me had watched...
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    Cell Phone Service in Anchorage and Surrounding Area

    rotteluvr31 replied to SpookyCat's topic in General Nursing

    My husband lives in Juneau and I'm in the mid-west. He also has At&T. The only time we have never had service was when he was on the ferry from Seattle last
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    What can I do in an ICU?

    rotteluvr31 replied to sik0123's topic in Nursing Career

    We have no volunteers in our department. I am not sure volunteers would be allowed to do pt care due to liability issues. However, our dept does hire interns. They need to be a year out from...
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    Giving my Resignation in 2 hrs...and want to puke

    rotteluvr31 replied to Gracefulmic's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the above is good advice. I believe most new employers will understand that you have to give proper notice before leaving a position. This can reflect your work ethic and professionalism....
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    Suggestions for long-distance job search

    rotteluvr31 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello folks - Hope you have some suggestions for me. Due to the economy my husband lost his job and I found him another one, 3000 miles away from where we live. So he moved and now I'm looking to...
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    was i wrong?

    rotteluvr31 replied to Lissacheer87's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my question, and I guess it would depend on where in the clinical rotation the student was... but isn't part of clinical calling the Dr and updating them, and learning to speak with the...
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    Resident with End-Stage COPD

    rotteluvr31 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I saw the suppositories being used in hospice pts when they could no longer swallow their meds, but certainly needed them. That then seemed to advance to the gel, which is certainly less invasive,...
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    What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    rotteluvr31 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    One nurse looked at each med labeled with the pt name, dose, etc and that had to be cross-checked against an individual sign-out sheet. The amt of meds left needed to match the number of available...
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    Advice needed: Alaska Travel job offered, not sure if pay is right

    rotteluvr31 replied to JoeMacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my neck of the woods (WI) that's pretty high for new grad pay. They start most new grads here at about $23/hr. I've been looking at jobs in Juneau (hubby is currently working there) and it appears...
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    CODE! Need help

    rotteluvr31 replied to vincejojo's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    our monitors are color coded to match the bracelets. Anyone in purple on the monitor means they are a DNR and should be wearing a purple DNR bracelet. Otherwise, they are green on the
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    Do you admister oxygen on your floor to a pt complaing of chest pain?

    rotteluvr31 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    checking the pulse ox is part of the protocol as we put someone on the monitor - but just because someone has an SaO2 >93% doesn't mean we'll take them off of O2 if they are experiencing chest...
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    Alright to have your husband start an IV on your patient?

    rotteluvr31 replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    The LTC I worked in actually contracted with a pharmacy that had a staff person come and do hard sticks. I'm not sure what this guys educational background was. What I really remember was that he...
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    can an unlicensed nursing assistant empty foley's?

    rotteluvr31 replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a task that personal care workers can perform. They are not certified or
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    Ideas from nurses who've been around awhile!

    rotteluvr31 replied to vtgirl's topic in General Nursing

    There is one doc in our area who still orders tylenol in
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    Trying to understand difference between LPN and RN practice....

    rotteluvr31 replied to lovesunsets's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not quite sure why you think that the licenses are similar. Have you checked with the BON of your state to see what is the difference between an LPN and an RN? As has been pointed out by many...