ZuZuTrauma replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency
The peds ED is not that big, actually. Whoever gets hired as staff in the peds ED is trained to go into the trauma room when a trauma arrives (so whoever is up for a trauma based on your pt load,...
Don't tell anyone because when they hire you, they make an investment in you. Time and resources go into orienting a person who they assume will want to stay and work there. This is tough on units and...
ZuZuTrauma replied to zram44's topic in Critical Care
i think it's a good place for a new grad to start their ICU experience. Burn injury is multisystem. Granted, burns are as mentioned "non- discriminatory", but you will not see some types of ICU cases...
ZuZuTrauma replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency
ok, just a few important things to clarify. There is no "ER" at Bellevue. It is the "Emergency Dept" because huge and it is divided into Pediatric Emergency Services, Adult Emergency Services, Urgent...
You need to be careful repleting Mg and K in patients receiving HD. Most of the time, in those chronic pts, you will not need to replace a mag level of 1.5 especially, if they are eating well (usually...
ZuZuTrauma replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency
hi there, med-surg and tele is always hiring. maternal child is harder to come by. You may have just missed a big hiring cycle-- it's usually around august. but i;m sure there are spots still...
ZuZuTrauma replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency
Bellevue is an excellent place for new grads because of all the things you will see and experience. Bellevue hires new grads into all of their units except for outpatient settings (where they require...
ZuZuTrauma replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency
Being a trauma nurse at Bellevue, I must add that Bellevue's ER is not the same as working in their trauma unit. The ER nurses do not rotate into the trauma unit or their Emergency ICU. If you want to...
hi pattycake, unfortunately they make everyone take the exam regardless of how many years of experience you have. i don't know you nursing background, but if you want to work in critical care they...
ZuZuTrauma replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing
Hey Sue, I've been where you're at, too. They come and go and venting always seems to help Just know that if things don't change or get better, you can always switch into another area of nursing or...