GaMommy81

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  1. Pediatric Explanations For Medical Procedures

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks

  2. Pediatric Explanations For Medical Procedures

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Pediatric

    I like those. I know each child's maturity and developmental level is different so you just have to tailor it to each child and their specific

  3. Pediatric Explanations For Medical Procedures

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Pediatric

    This is good advice. I work in an adult hospital so we don't have a resource like this. I remember in nursing school we had different ways to describe procedures to children. I need to pull out my...

  4. CHOA PICU

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thank you!

  5. CHOA NICU

    GaMommy81 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello all, I am an adult med-surg nurse who is absolutely ready for a change. I have a year of experience and I would like to switch over to pediatrics. I have applications in at CHOA for the NICU and...

  6. CHOA PICU

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Anybody? Lots of views. No

  7. CHOA PICU Nursing

    GaMommy81 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello All, I am a med-surg neuro/telemetry nurse with one year of experience. Ever since my pediatric clinical time back in nursing school, I have been enamored with the possibility of working in a...

  8. ADN Question

    GaMommy81 replied to PoodleLover86's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello all, I am an ADN prepared nurse with one year of med-surg/transplant experience. I am interested in moving to Jacksonville FL. I would love to work in critical care at Shands Jax or St....

  9. New Male Nurse = No Problem Landing A Job ???

    GaMommy81 replied to RetSGT's topic in Men in Nursing

    I feel like there are more male nurses on specialty units like ICU, ER, or PACU. Out of the four male nursing students that I graduated with, two of them went to ER, one went to ICU, and the other one...

  10. Sentara Heart Hospital RN Salary

    GaMommy81 posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hello all, I am considering a move to Norfolk, Virginia to work at Sentara Heart Hospital in the CVICU. I would like to know what the current wages are for RNs. I have one year of med surg experience....

  11. Sentara Heart Hospital RN Salary

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Virginia Nursing

    In addition to wages and shift differentials, can anyone speak to nursing satisfaction at Sentara Hear Hospital? All input is welcome.

  12. Sentara Heart Hospital RN Salary

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Thanks so much llg. I have a lot to think about. I would really prefer to live in a suburban part of town with a short commute from the hospital. No more than twenty to thirty minutes. A family...

  13. Medical and Surgical ICU at Grady Health System

    GaMommy81 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I posted a topic over in the Georgia forum regarding nurse recruiter contact information for surgical or medical ICU, but I did not receive a response. I figured that I would try the critical care...

  14. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you for sharing your experience frodo-dog. I am going to try for a transplant icu or surgical icu in the future. The hospital that I am transferring to has several different ICUs so hopefully...

  15. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello all, I have been offered a transplant RN position taking care of pre and post op kidney transplant patients. I know that I want to work in a surgical ICU eventually. Is this a good position in...

  16. PRN Position In ICU

    GaMommy81 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hello all, How likely are the Atlanta area hospitals to hire a med surg nurse into an ICU prn? All experiences welcome. Please

  17. PRN Position In ICU

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you Esme. I appreciate your

  18. PRN Position In ICU

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in Critical Care

    Hello all, How likely is it for a med-surg nurse to get hired into a prn icu position? Does anyone have any experience with this? Please

  19. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Frodo-dog, That's too bad you felt this way. I know my new manager said we still get some med-surg overflow so I am looking forward to it. Did your fresh livers come back to your floor first? I am...

  20. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Amheim, I am glad you feel transplant is a great avenue into critical care. I am ready to get going. What types of transplant patients did you care for? Thanks in

  21. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Fumanchuesday, Your post was very helpful. SICU is my ultimate goal. I don't like redundancy so I definitely think a busy SICU environment is the place for me. What other types of surgeries do you...

  22. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you so much Fumanchuesday. I am really excited to get started. How long did your co-worker work on the transplant unit? Can you tell me what a typical day on your unit is like? I am ready to...

  23. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks so

  24. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you detroitdano. I have tried the icu where I currently work and they want a year of med surg or a preceptorship in icu while in school. I had neither when I inquired about our critical care...

  25. Transplant RN Job Opportunity

    GaMommy81 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you jtmarcy12. I will definitely use this job opportunity to soak up all of the information that I can. Do you work in critical care? Do you think having transplant experience is attractive to...