SharkadelicRN

We have a team at our hospital. It consists of an ICU RN, a critical care respiratory therapist, and the house supervisor. During the week on the day the shifts, the ICU manager and ICU educator are also part of the team. We each carry a beeper an...

We are getting ready for our JCAHO survey and our nurse managers found out that an area that a lot of hospitals are being dinged on is having supplies at the bedside, such as syringes, needles, saline vials, saline bullets, EKG electrodes, tape, etc....

I just finished reading another thread, and Biloxi Regional Medical Center took a big hit but is still up and running. I'm sure they are just one of many. I know that hospitals in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA are taking care of many of those that ...

I live in Pensacola, FL and last year we were hit by Ivan. I want to share what others did for us. It was a small simple gesture, but it brought me to tears. There was a hospital in another state, unfortunately I don't even remember which state or...

Reading this makes me wish I was still in Lafayette to help out right now. Unfortunately I am here in Pensacola and want to be able to help somehow. I have entered my name as available to volunteer with FSBN and we are also offering our house to ev...

Brief scenario: 75 yo, admitted for ulcerative colitis about 3 weeks ago, colon resection with colostomy about 1-1/2 weeks ago, admitted to our ICU, day later necrotic stoma, next day subtotal colectomy with ileostomy, now with comsumptive coagulopa...

I just found this, there are links to the nurse practice acts of all 50 states. I hope it helps. http://www.the-travel-nurse.com/nursepracticeacts.html

You'd just have to check the nurse practice acts of the states you are interested in moving to.

I know nothing about the area you are moving to, but I can tell you what I have experienced recently. My husband and I are relocating to Florida this summer. We went in December to "just look". At that same time I decided I wanted to take a look a...

We have a group of nurses in our community that are trying to establish better working conditions and better staffing ratios. We are still in the beginning stages but I do see great things on the horizon. Come visit our website. This is what we are...

I am absolutely appalled by this. I have heard of similar things happening with VETS who go to the VA. I sure hope that this man gets the care he needs. What's wrong with our gov't? These men and women who have served our country deserve much mor...

Thanks for the support. I called the unit this morning and spoke with this pt's nurse. He is doing better this morning, on 3L NC and sats are 98-100. He said he has a real positive attitude this morning. I was glad t hear he was doing so much be...

I don't think you'll have any problem whatsoever finding a job. We need all the great nurses we can get. Good luck in school!

I agree...if there is any way possible, don't work while you are going to school. I didn't work until my last 3 semesters, and then I only worked 16 hours a month...just to get some hospital experience beyond clinicals. My only other advice is to t...

The ICU that I work in has restricted visiting hours, 4 times a day for 30 minutes. I personally think that we should have unrestricted visiting. I often let my families stay with my patients when I am working. I find that my patients usually do b...

One of my very first days in clinicals the patient I had, had just been given a prognosis of 2 days left to live. I was terrified to walk in that room. When I did, most of her family were around the bed, and many of them in tears. I stayed long en...

I'd sure like to know just exactly where it is in the South that they don't have a nursing shortage and all is well. Not my area of the South...that's for sure. Low wages, high patient ratios, understaffing. I don't see alot of that because I wor...

You really need to leave that facility completely. And if you did just ask for a transfer, I would definitely tell them why you want the transfer. I had such an awesome orietation to the ICU I work in, I can't imagine anything different. I had 3 ...

Echo Heron!

The hospital I work for just started a retention bonus program. In January they paid all full time nurses $2500. If we remain working full time on the same unit then in 1 yr we get another $1250, and then after 2 yrs another $1250 ($5000) total. ...

I started nursing school when my daughter was 16 mos old. I was pregnant when I had 3 semesters left and had my son that semester. My last two semesters were with my 3-1/2 year old and an infant. My husband works offshore so I was alone with the k...