Vaxene

as i said previously, from what i understand MOST all cameras that are going into facilities now are not 24/7 surveillance unless the situation warrants it. think how much hard drive/tape would be needed for 24 hour footage of however many beds. it's not feasible. it is my opinion that having video in place to use WHEN needed will lead to better quality of care and more prompt care when needed along with better prioritization of a doctor's time when pulled in multiple directions. of course, this is only my opinion...

that will probably be a good enough smack to his ego that he'll take a step back and re-evaluate next time...

bingo

i'm from facilities where the ICU teams are the code teams as well. i can honestly say nearly 99% of all codes i responded to, as soon as the nurses saw us (ICU nurses) walk in the room, they bailed. i can't tell you how many times i had to run a code because the physician wasn't there yet and the floor nurses acted like they had never seen a hospital before.... that being said, i like being in code situations. i feel as though that's what i was trained for and why i went to school. i love traumas and crashing patients (not for the patient, but i HOPE you know what i mean). i've never shoved someone out of the way though. i've simply asked 'what can i do to help?' you said this nurse was new....did you tell him anything? did you pull him off to the side to explain what you saw looking in? if nothing is said to him, it'll continue. i don't see why you're bringing it to an open board instead of addressing it with him...just my two cents

telemedicine....it's the route everything will transition over time. the last hospital i worked at had video monitoring in all of the ICU rooms with a central "bunker" with screens that could see all of the rooms. in our hospital, though, the cameras were not on continuously. they could be turned on and off from the bunker location. the purpose of ours was to enable one physician (most of the time one intensivist on at night to cover 5 ICU's) to see multiple patients if need be. NP's and PA's were brought on board with the intesivist service. all of the nursing staff felt the same way many of you mentioned...that we didn't like it. the setup turned out to work very well. this is how healthcare will continue to move. fewer doctors, more mid-levels covering larger patient volumes. saves costs, increases workload so the technology attempts to lessen the load. i love it now that i've seen it and cannot wait for the hospital i am at now to transition to it....

Southeastern Louisiana University http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/programs/call/index.html

you do have a good point. i have a few friends who are in anesthesia/medical school in new orleans so that may be an option to crash at their place (if they're willing)

bingo

the ICU job is in New Orleans and I live just outside of Baton Rouge. it's probably cheaper for me to live here than to get a place in New Orleans....that and i think i'd rather NOT live in New Orleans....that's just me, though. i love going to NOLA, but don't care to live there....not right now anyway... needless to say, i live in south Louisiana and there's no snow here. it's always hot here...

my offer is for full-time days. i worked nights before, but now i'm wanting the daytime thing. my wife and i have a new baby, so i want to be home at night whenever possible.

no call. it's 3 12's and if i want to pick up overtime, it's always there to take if i want it. i don't mind the money on gas. i wouldn't take a job based on how much i made so i wouldn't negate a job over $80/week in gas. i agree that the 12 hour shift turns into 14-15, but i'm really thinking that the ICU will be worth it....i appreciate your input, though. that's the kind of opinions i'm looking for...

I didn't know where else to put this, so I'm posting it in the general discussion. I'm in somewhat of a situation. A little history: I worked as a phlebotomist for 2 years, nurse tech in medical intensive care unit for a year, then worked as a surgical ICU nurse for 3 years. I've been working as a clinical liaison for the past several months (long story why) and have been looking to get back into the ICU setting. This leads me to my predicament.... I have been offered a full-time days position at what I and many consider one of, if not THE, top ICUs in the state. The only problem is that it's about an hour to hour and fifteen minutes one-way from my house. It would be 3 12-hour shifts. I am anticipating a full-time ER offer tomorrow, but there's no telling what shift it may be. It could be nights, evenings, days, who knows. The thing is that job is about ten minutes from my house. Now, I absolutely LOVE ICU nursing. I love everything about it and this unit that extended an offer is a predominant cardiac ICU. I've never work ER, but know I love dealing with traumas. The only problem is that a lot of 'junk' comes into the ER, especially at the location by my house. Considering money is similar and the fact that I love ICU nursing as much as I do (mind you, I don't dislike ER...I would prefer it second any day to ICU), would you take the ICU position or the ER position. I'm just trying to decide if the hour drive one-way would get to be too much. Friends of mine that are nurses and drive an hour one-way now say that it's not too bad...it's their 'down-time'. I just don't want to take either position and then regret it later. If anyone can give me their opinions, what you would do, and why, I would REALLY appreciate it. I have prayed about it and am leaning VERY heavily toward the ICU. The only thing keeping me back is the drive. What do you all think?? Thanks in advance....

I just got back from Durham last night. I toured Duke's hospital as well as their nursing school. You have to be there at 0730 and will wrap up around 1630. There will be a question and answer format session, tour of the school, general information presentation as well as the interview itself. I got the call about my interview as well on the 16th and am scheduled for the 31st. I was hoping I'd be able to interview while I was up there this past weekend, but no such luck. Guess I'll be seeing some of you up there next Friday. Good luck to you all.

i guess that's what i'm asking: what areas/specific apartments should i look at? i live in denham springs, louisiana which is about 15-20 minutes from my job in baton rouge. 45 minutes away from duke's campus would be a bit too far for me to handle. i was hoping to stay within 20-30 minutes from campus. i also was hoping to spend a reasonable (read 'inexpensive, yet still safe and well-kept') amount per month. i will be moving with my girlfriend/soon-to-be-fiancee so we need a place big enough for the two of us (and a little puppy, so preferably pet-friendly). i know you may not be able to give specific apartments, but if you could suggest areas that are good to look, or even areas that i should stay away from, i'd appreciate it immensely. i'm planning to fly up to durham at the end of june (meeting with some people from the anesthesia program...get my face/name familiarized with them) and was hoping to look at a couple places while i am there so that if and when i get accepted () i will have a general idea and can simply call them and take care of applications and all for tenancy without having to go back up there just for that. thanks again.

i'm going to be applying to duke this year (july 1 deadline) to start in january '10. for any of you that have checked into the area, know someone that works there/lives there, or for those of you who are applying there, do any of you know of good/bad areas for apartments?? is there truly anywhere in north carolina close to campus that i WOULDN'T want to live because of crime/violence/etc?? thanks