In the ED I work in 18g is standard. We deal with a lot of IV drug users that blow out veins and skin pop and in them we get whatever we can in. I'll be nice sometimes and do 20g if they're not...
Wow, I wouldn't say that attempting an 18g is a waste of time at all. I have been in the ER for almost 6 months now and 18's are my mainstay. They're pretty much all I start. I feel a bit defeated...
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I'm glad that you've found your niche in Adolescent psych. I had been training in ER, my first love, but after graduation they didn't have PT positions only full time and as I was continuing for my...
Ahhh Homesickness. It truly can strike anyone but I see it more in the younger kids. And I don't just mean the 6 and 7 year olds. Whoever is the youngest tends to be the most homesick. If we have...
I think that maybe a few of you who demand that foreigners learn English if they live here in the US are overlooking quite a simple fact: Learning a second language, especially in adulthood, is very...
New Grads at Erlanger, Memorial and Parkridge started at $17 last year. I worked per diem at a mental health facility for $23. I don't know what an ICU nurse makes, I believe that there isn't...
Wow Tampa to Orlando for a year! You may want to do a test trip or two. Traffic in Orlando can be horrendous. It's easily an hour and half drive each way and you've got to remember that sometimes...
Hello all. I will be heading to Minnesota this summer to work as a staff nurse at what sounds like an amazing language camp. I worked at camps for a few years during college and have always loved...
I'm making the opposite move going from Chattanooga to San Francisco in the fall. The greatest difference of course is the pay scale/cost of living factor. You will most likely be getting between...