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Hi! I'm just looking for some help. We are relocating to the Phoenix area, but I'm not getting any call backs from jobs I've applied for. Is anyone out there hiring? I see jobs posted and apply but getting a recruiter to call is like pulling teet...

Ours is the exact same as this w/the exception that if we are placed "on-call" and then get called in, we get call back pay, not regular pay. For instance, today I was regularly scheduled but got placed on-call. 2 hours later I got called in but go...

Just passing on what they (our lact. nurses) tell our pts...I'm not saying they are wrong or right, but we have 3 lactation nurses, with stacks and stacks of books, so I tend to lend an ear when they're talking. I'll have to see if they have the boo...

Our facility has a strict bedrest policy after ROM. Not even to the bathroom. It's bedpan only, or foley if they have an epidural in place. This doesn't mean I completely agree with this policy under the right circumstances, but it's what we have ...

According to the certified lactation consultant at my facility, the molecular weight is such that the pain medication (percocet) will/can not cross over into the breast milk, so there is no risk fo sedation for the infant. I hope that helps. K

I'm going to be a new traveler, and really would like to go to Arkansas Children's Hospital. Does anyone know or has worked there as a traveler? Long story short, my husband got downsized, and my in-law's live in Little Rock so I could pocket the li...

Thanks for the response OkieICU_RN. I'm really only interested in their 13 week in-house travel position. I had heard something about all of the residents going elsewhere, but wasn't sure. Surely they'd still have work though over the next couple ...

I live in northwest Arkansas, but saw an ad for an in-house traveler position at OSU in Tulsa. The ad posted here in my local paper said $45/hr. Does anyone know anything about these positions, or about working in this facility?? The particular jo...

It sounds like you need a new preceptor. Not giving you an adequate orientation to the floor and the profession just sets you up for failure. I'd talk first to your preceptor. Let her know your concerns, if that doesn't work, then talk to your dir...

Just to clarify and agree w/the pp, the online program I did is accredited by our SBN, the NLN, and NCSBN otherwise I wouldn't have pursued it for the pp reasons already listed. K

I was an LPN and did my RN online through a local university. It was a pilot LPN to RN program for our state, but we had 100% pass rate on the NCLEX, so they continued it. I worked full-time and did my clinicals on Saturday. Some of my classmates ...

NWACC graduates some excellent nurses!! I'm always glad to see them come to work w/us! The local LPN school does a great job as well.

I just had this conversation w/the girls I work w/yesterday. A new grad stated she started out making $19.08/hr +diffs. I have 5 yrs LPN, 1 yr RN and my base is $21, add on diff's ($2/hr for critical care, shift diff's, PRN diff, etc) and my pay is...

You go girl!! I'm in your situation. I've worked at my current hospital for 3 years, first as an LPN, but only as an RN since December. I'm dreading the day I do my "first catch." I'm always terrified when I get the G7P6 to admit who's already 6c...

Also LeBonheur Children's is in Memphis. Marion has great schools and affordable housing. We lived there for 5 years and I was very pleased w/the schools and town.

How on earth did the baby get out the door AMA w/a security band on??

also clamping chest tube tubing when looking for a leak....

I'm sure my take on this is most likely controversial. I happen to work in a women's hospital and my view is test EVERYONE that walks in the door. If you have nothing to hide, you won't mind it. As tampagirl stated: you'd be surprised the people ...

It's a big NO at our facility once the delivery is in progress for anyone to enter or leave. We make sure to tell them prior that they're in for "the long haul" When the table clears the room, then it's the pt's choice to limit visitors.

I know what you mean. We are very short staffed at work right now. Instead of opening up more positions, we're getting a bunch of travel/agency nurses for our busiest season. It just doesn't seem cost effective to me.

I forgot to add: siblings named (I'm not kidding) True, Imagine, and Nation (True Imagination...how crazy is that??) I just hope she doesn't have more..

I had a similar situ during a pt admission. He tripped over her IV pole, and she was beating the crap out of him when I walked in. I put a stop to it quickly. I told her & him that "this behavior is never appropriate, if it continues, he'll be...

-Timothy Budwiser (we asked abt the mis-spelling, "yes, like the king of beers," then they still spelled it wrong. If he'd have been a girl he would have been Tequila Rosa. -Cleatre Keiko (how do you pronounce that?? "like Seiko with a K") BTW it's...

We carry a maximum of 4 stable couplets each. We have a separate (or two or three, depending) nurse in the nursery to do admissions, level II babies, etc. I agree with the pp's, your situation sounds unsafe.

I did my LPN to RN online through a pilot program here in our state last year. Just as OP said, my clinical time was scheduled, etc but all lectures, assignments were online. The flexibility was great, but you have to be seriously motivated to do t...