sparta802 replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Pennsylvania
From what I've heard new grads are having a tough time in the Philly/South NJ area. Most hospitals are offering very few jobs and tend to hire experienced nurses or from within. I've heard other states are still having shortages though. In this econo...
sparta802 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Med-Surg
I work in Med-Surg and am jealous of the experience others have in tele/ICU! The main thing, as mentioned, is the # of patients. For example, dayshift here can get up to 6, nightshift up to 10 (no monitors). It's a lot but you don't have to do VS as ...
We just started this and it's not a part of the pt's record. We just have to go into the pt's room and make sure they're ok, see if they need anything, etc. If they're sleeping, we let them sleep. We have to initial a paper hanging in the room each h...
Great thread! -Families who want to talk to the attending doctor at 8pm- sorry, but the doctor is long gone! Or the patient is fully capable of answering questions but the family wants me to give them info and they think I'm lying about HIPA laws. Or...
sparta802 replied to ruthere04976's topic in General Nursing
In this area (Southeast PA/South NJ) there's definately NOT a shortage. My small hospital usually hires a lot of new grads from a nearby nursing school but this year they said they were able to be "picky" since they only have a few openings (and we d...
sparta802 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing
Our nurse manager also hired several new grads- and we don't really need more nurses right now since we don't usually have a full census, plus we have lots of pool nurses to fill in. The new grads unfortunately become resented since they're taking aw...