ManNurse96

This is my first post (I think), but I have been a long time reader. Here is my situation/background and I am looking for some thoughts. I have three years of RN experience. I have worked in several areas, but the vast majority has been spent in Medical/Surgical ICU. Before nursing, I managed a retail store for seven years. If I am granted the opportunity of an interview what should I expect? If I am fortunate enough to be offered the position, what kind of salary range should I expect given this current economy? The salary range for this job (I've heard through the grapevine is 75K to 95K although the lower end of the range currently do not hold a BSN, but may have accumulated nursing management experience.) So, here's to being hopeful. Any and all thoughts would be appreciated. BTW, I do work as a staff/charge nurse on the units which I would be managing. I have a great respect for my co-workers and I believe they return the respect.

If your goal is to work in the intensive care and are interested in learning, don't work med/surg first. I've worked both and they are just too different. I am not in any way saying that med/surg is easy because I believe it is actually much more difficult, personally. I am an advocate for starting with what you want to specialize in. The mentality that you must work med/surg before any specialty is old-school.

We have a patient on 7 mcg/min (relatively low dose) of levophed right now and he is developing digital necrosis on both feet. It is the price that is paid. I have seen necrosis many times from levo. Sometimes we've put ntg paste on the digits, but it rarely does anything.