nord11

nord11 has 22 years experience and specializes in ICU/CCU, Med-Surg, ER, Home-Health, Corr.

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1. Alamogordo

   nord11 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Anyone work there or have any info? Thinking of moving this summer and just looking around. Thanks for any replies ahead of

2. Roswell

   nord11 replied to nord11's topic in General Nursing

   Big delay on getting back to this post. Ended up going to West Texas. Thanks for the

3. Roswell

   nord11 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Has anyone worked (or work currently at) Eastern New Mexico Medical Center (Roswell, NM)? Good or bad about the

4. Eagle Pass

   nord11 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

   Does anyone work (or have worked) at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center? I can find out about the town/community, but I want to know about the hospital. Can anybody

5. Average number of patients for RNs in Montana?

   nord11 replied to vicky3269's topic in General Nursing

   Where I am, if administration had there way - we nurses would get paid less and have more pt's. Our new interim DON made it known that she was going to change things and we would have 1:8 as a ratio....

6. Relocating to AZ

   nord11 replied to Mr.RN-CDE's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I'm over here in NW Montana. Just got an AZ license and it took 3-4 wks. You should have NO trouble getting a job in AZ. I think I looked at almost all the hospitals in the state. Try looking at:...

7. New graduate experience in a rural critical access hospital

   nord11 replied to libby0903's topic in Emergency

   I currently work in a critical access hospital in Montana. 21 yrs exp and worked mostly ICU with a sprinkle of other nursing positions. Do ER at times here and YOU are it. If it were me, I would get...

8. Care Plans - What does the Experienced Nurse Think of Them?

   nord11 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

   What do I think about care plans - can't type it without using profanity. So I will be nice and hope my point got

9. Average number of patients for RNs in Montana?

   nord11 replied to vicky3269's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a critical access hospital (25 beds). It can be anywhere from 3-8. Depends on what is going on in the hospital. If we have our ICU open, OB's, busy ER, you may end up with more than that. If...

10. Yuma Regional Medical Center + New Grad RN opinions

    nord11 replied to fathertod's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I don't know much but I did apply at Yuma. I supposedly have an on-site visit coming up here soon (should find out in a week or two) to Yuma. We have a guy in RT that worked in Yuma a few years ago...

11. Best Nursing Skill Set/Experience to Have to Work in Rural area as an RN

    nord11 replied to mt33133's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 21 yrs (in June) - starting out in ICU/CCU. Have worked other areas of the hospital setting (med-surg, ER, urology), home health, travel, agency, and as a correctional nurse. I...

12. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    nord11 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What really makes me angry about the hospital I work at is this. They say that we have to save money, not making enough (and for the past 4 months have stated that they were clearing about $800,000 -...

13. Unions

    nord11 replied to kambra's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I work in a critical access hospital in rural Montana. In short, if it were not for the RN's being unionized, things here would be worse than they are already. It does keep management away from some...

14. Pay

    nord11 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the going pay for an RN with 21 yrs exp /

15. Pay

    nord11 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    What is the going pay for an RN with 21 yrs exp /