Casey, RN

I went from mother/baby to NICU and I'm so glad I did. I LOVED being a mother/baby nurse and I do miss parts of it, but I really like the NICU. I like taking care of sick babies and seeing them improve, grow, and go home. I also like getting to kn...

My husband and I will be moving to JBLM next summer. I've been researching the area but haven't found exactly what I'm looking for. I have no idea which hospital I will be able to land a job at and I would like the opportunity to apply to more than...

I'm working on a project for my RN-BSN class about medication administration safety. I've created a short survey (6 questions) and would love if some of you wouldn't mind responding. It's completely anonymous and I would really appreciate some resp...

Thank you!!

Thanks to everyone who has done the survey or tried to do it. I really appreciate it!! I work the next three days so I'm going to leave it open until my next day off in case anyone else happens upon the thread.

Thanks anyway! That must be nice!!! Some of our floors are going to CPOE but we aren't there yet We have electronic charting for the nurses and our secretary enters orders (for labs, supplies, etc) that the doctor orders, but for medications - th...

That's very interesting and definitely a different set of circumstances! Thanks for sharing. I've never worked in an OR so I never really thought about that. It amazes me how in one profession (like nursing) things can vary so much - that's one th...

Thank you!

We also do barcode scanning, but I still have to ask my patient's name and DOB (they might have the wrong band on). Out of curiosity, you don't chart the meds after you give them? I've only ever worked at one hospital so I only know our system - we ...

They aren't at mine either, but that doesn't mean they don't happen :-) Personally, I won't take them but I know some do.

I agree - I added that so it will be there for anyone else who completes the survey. :-) Thank you for the suggestions :-)

I thought about that but we should all be following the same rules like checking patient ID, etc. I'm more concerned about what nurses in general are doing, as opposed to their title like RN, etc. At least that was my thinking. Thanks for the sugg...

Thanks anyway :-)

I hadn't planned on it, but I will

Thank you!!

I'm really interested in Olympia, but I wondered about it being hard to get a job there. Can anyone offer insight into what hospitals pay around there? You can PM me if you want want to post on here. The cost of living is a lot higher there, than ...

Thanks for the info! I appreciate it!

My husband and I hope to relocate to Lewis-McChord next year and I've been doing a lot of research on the area. I'd like to live in an area that has multiple opportunities, with regards to hospitals. It looks like north of post would offer the mos...

Thanks for the info. I'm not too worried about the size of the hospital - just that I can get a job in my speciality. :-) Do you know if the traffic from Puyallup would be bad - is there a way in around I-5 from that part of town?

I was wondering if anyone could give me some information about hospitals within driving distance from Ft. Hood? I'm not sure which side of town we will live on, yet so I guess any information about hospitals within 1 hour would be great. Are there...

That would never happen on our unit!! We deliver over 3,000 babies a year!! We also end up working most of our call days.

Same here!

I can't speak to transferring from Medsurg to PP, but I currently work PP (first job out of nursing school) and I LOVE it!! If you can handle medsurg, you'd pick up PP in no time!! :-)

Cape Fear in Fayetteville hires new grads

I would contact a recruiter at Cape Fear. I know there are lots of openings so I would give someone a call to follow up on your application. I can't give any advice on Womack (as they don't hire new grads, which I am) but you might contact HR. Sp...