SnowymtnRN

I am currently in the process of hiring for a railroad. I'm not quiet sure what all is involved, but they look for nurses that are strong clinically and prefer acute ER/ICU experiences. My assumption on that is there's a sense of autonomy that has to...

on tuesday for a part time GI Rn position. Wish me luck! I think it might be kinda neat, but she said that there is call to be taken, etc...so i'm not so sure about how to manage that with my kids/home life. BUT i am kinda hopign it works out!!!! ...

I swear sometimes i don't know WHY i'm in this profession. My mom works at a job as a RN and was limping one day. Her knee bothers her from time to time, etc...she's overweight (and working on it) but it gives her trouble at times. Instead of some...

DH and i have DECIDED today. Its FINAL. We are going to move to East Washing or Idaho. We are thinking of living in Spokane WA, Post Falls ID, Couer D'alene ID or thereabouts. I need to find out roughly what nurses (RN ICU) make in that area. An...

I know this has been discussed so forgive me. i'm looking to do something non-US related. I have a friend whom i've lost contact with who did a 6 week job in Viet Nam and talked about how enlightening it was. I'm at a crossroads in my professional li...

Anybody here work at UMC in Cheyenne? What's your opinion on the hospital and does anybody know their starting RN wages???

I disagree. i worked for Exempla (St. Joes, Lutheran, etc..) and they are not unionized. Not sure about VA.

All of our patients have to have a psych eval, then the LSW deems whether or not they are a danger to themselves. Many times, people have a feeling of hopelessness or despair and state they want to commit suicide, however when discussing their feelin...

I'm reading thru all of this and need to know, which one of these loans would be good for my husband. Our credit is not so great, but we are working on it. So to put it bluntly, who will do loans other than Stafford for him without good credit??

I have it too and saw my doc last month, not a podi, but my PCP. He put me on NSAIDS (Naproxen 500mg bid) and gave me some stretches to do and said if in a month its not better to come back and he'll inject me. Well its better but not great so i'm go...

So how do you find any of these outpost nursing stations? or what agencies/companies staff these? any ideas?

Wasn't directed to you...just a general statement!

It amazes me that people who don't consistently work night shifts think this is a hoax or for money. I went ot my dr crying begging for help because i'm like a zombie after about 6 hours, and then can't sleep!!! I have to do a sleep study, THEN he sa...

We have Kaiser, and i pay around 350 a month for health/dental/vision and life. Its too pricey IMO.

Don't know, but would be interested to see if there was one.

I swear when i started in the ED, i NEVER thought i would have to work as hard as i do. I'm sitting here, my feet are THROBBING. I work 11a-11p, and i didn't get lunch until 930pm. AND it was a 15 minute one to boot. One bathroom break. And i had ...

Beats the heck outta me! lol I'd love to know why all my area hospitals DON'T have waiting lists! lol:lol2:

My point is...OUCH! lol My bones is achin'! lol

Gee thanks. :imbar I'm not special tho. lol I'm sure like you and I, most people on this site work their cahones off and feel this way every day! lol

personal awareness won't do anything to change it. If there's no one to watch your patients because they are equally or more busy than you are, then there just isn't anyone. Not to mention if i am working 12 hours, then i have to MAKE myself be on t...

THere's a new one here in Denver and so far the patients and the staff LOVE it. But i'm not sure how it all works just yet. Its a Healthone system here.

I work for Exempla Lutheran in the ER. We are now officially the busiest ER in the city according to the latest stats. We are a 54 bed unit, non trauma designated but working on our Level I certification. We are busy as hell and its hard work most d...

I work in Colorado at the busiest ER in the city. We take on average 4-6 patients a piece at a time and that's a LOT most days. I can't imagine where you work that requires that?!? OMG that's awful. I'd jump ship tomorrow if i were you. BUT the que...

Havne't read all the responses but we do: Benadry Pepcid Compazine or Zofran Toradol And then top it off with Dilaudid or Morphine occassionally. That and a 2 liter bolus of NS. If that doesn't work then a caffeine infusion.

we use it quite a bit in our ER. about 50/50. I agree with whoever said the patients seem to recover quicker with fewer side effects. It just depends on the patient, tolerance, size, injury, etc..etc...i've pushed it several times and never had a p...