Vandy does pay less than the surrounding hospitals but is GREAT to work for. Vandy seems to value their RNs. On med/surg you only have 4-5 pts AND a tech. Many of the other hospitals will give you...
lblondie1128 replied to black angel's topic in General Nursing
Diapers are actually a pet peeve of mine. I am a nursing instructor and my students know my no diaper policy. This is a policy that took me a while to accept. I started out, like everyone else, using...
Hi, and thanks for the help. I am moving to the Raleigh/Durham area, and i have never been there. I have a TN multistate license, so I am not concerned there, but where to work? I was excited to note...
lblondie1128 replied to ValleyRN's topic in Emergency
we do a minimal focused assessment. of couse we ask questions ie; nvd, weakness, etc depending on cc. but for ext injuries, definitly chart pms, now I must say I dont listen to bowel sounds, and if i...
Has any one ever worked at the MED? Since I am an ER nurse, and moving to memphis, i would like to get a feel for the opportuities there. I know it is in the midtown area and that it is a level 1...
lblondie1128 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency
I praise you for your ability to approach the world like that, but I percieve you have not been a nurse for very long. I found the compassion statement best worded. I have lots of compassion to share,...
So, as a floor nurse, I rarely questioned "would that be in my scope of practice?" but as an ER nurse I find myself doing that frequenly. Problem solved if I could look it up, but I have searched and...
lblondie1128 replied to Divern808's topic in Emergency
you put 16g, straight tubing, pressure bag - in your 17yo NV- bye- bye in not only do you know the PD, SO, Crisis numbers like your own, its a first name basis with dispatch and officers when quotes...
lblondie1128 replied to froghair's topic in Emergency
depending on how well we know the pt (and who the md is): Compazine 10mg, benadryl 25mg, Toradol 30mg - iv- dc iv. I have given haldol, and occasionally narcotics, but most of our migraines, we
I am wanting to relocate due to the pathetic choices of places to work in Memphis. I moved here from Nashville, where I worked at Vanderbilt and loved it (esp trauma). I wanted to be near family and...
lblondie1128 replied to lblondie1128's topic in General Nursing
I feel that it is dangerous also, but in Memphis, there are only three options Baptist, Methodist, and the Regional medical center. The latter is a government funded hospt and worse conditions. I just...
In school, I realized that nursing might not be for me, but i persevered. Now i have been working for 3 months. 2 in ED (but after 5 weeks of orientation and i was not proficient, they booted me to...