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  1. Almost new grad

    rollingstone replied to Zillie's topic in Travel

    bagladyrn, you make excellent points. In addition, my experience has been that some hospitals will give the traveller an inservice on their equipment, say IV pumps, before you start working on the...

  2. Is it worth it still?

    rollingstone replied to bellehill's topic in Travel

    Had the same experience when my first contract was about to expire. Profiles sent out and no callbacks. Was given the number and name to one facility I was interested in and called the person everyday...

  3. Thinking about traveling...got advice?

    rollingstone replied to scrubs's topic in Travel

    Me and wife are in Tucson for six months. No snow or ice here and we're not missing it. When we signed the deal for this contract we decided to take the stipend and find our own place to live. Once we...

  4. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

    rollingstone replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    4:1 at University Medical Center in

  5. night shifts....

    rollingstone replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 12 hour MN's for 12 years now. Wouldn't think of working day shift. On work days I'm in bed by 10am and up at 5pm. I black out the windows so the room is dark and sleep

  6. Hi I'm new!

    rollingstone replied to nickel606's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy!!

  7. Mad cows, orange alert...scared?

    rollingstone replied to ernurse2244's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Things look pretty normal here in Tucson. I don't care what's happening in the ED because I've got four days off. I had a lovely veal dinner with my beautiful wife for Chrismas Eve and she's cooking a...

  8. 1930's Nursing style...

    rollingstone replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Training for three months to make beds, learn how to give bed baths and take

  9. WARNING!! Discretionary subject matter!

    rollingstone replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Before entering a patient's room my policy is to knock

  10. Fentanyl thief

    rollingstone replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The nurses should have spoke up

  11. Snow...snow and more snow!

    rollingstone replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Sunny with highs in the 70s here in

  12. Getting it on the MAR: How hard is that?

    rollingstone replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    Docs put all orders in the computer and our MAR is on the computer as well. We don't use the fancy bar code scanners yet. I have used this system before (Bridge Medical) at a different facility and it...

  13. Tiny cracks/cuts on my fingers! Dry Hands! Too much handwashing ! OOooww! Help !

    rollingstone replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Dry hands always seem to be worse in the winter months for me. My wife is constantly offering lotion for my "crocodile

  14. UAPs administering meds

    rollingstone replied to Myra Gail's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unbelievable!

  15. patient lingo...

    rollingstone replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    I work cardiac and heard the story of a nursing student asking what a patient's "ejaculation fraction" (ejection fraction) was. I laughed so hard I got the

  16. traveling for new grad?

    rollingstone replied to tiquicia's topic in Travel

    Ditto Rachit and rncopper. I started out in ED and wanted to travel after one year and had even contacted some companies to learn more, but hesitated because I knew I needed more knowledge and...

  17. Seeking Advice from Traveling Nurses

    rollingstone replied to live4today's topic in Travel

    Call NursesRx and ask for John Todaro. He's been my recruiter for almost a year now. A good working relationship with your recruiter is crucial. I'm very impressed with John. Good

  18. Doctor's handwriting

    rollingstone replied to soon2binOK's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working in Arizona for the winter at the University Medical Center in Tucson and all orders are entered in the

  19. cardiac nurses please answer ????

    rollingstone replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in Cardiac

    Right! CO or cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped out by the left ventricle. Normal CO is 4-6L/min (at rest). CO is calculated using the formula: Heart rate x Stroke volume. Stroke volume is...

  20. cardiac nurses please answer ????

    rollingstone replied to LuvbabiesRN's topic in Cardiac

    According to the Textbook of Critical Care Nursing (Thelan, L, and others: Chapter 11, Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology, p. 150; 1990, Mosby) ejection fraction is "the ratio of the stroke...