jjvemiller

Thanks for all the feedback. I am a new RN and was lucky enough to be hired into an ED right our of school. I have been there for just over a year now. The question of the foley placement has been a contention with US since I started and all the RN's complain about this policy. I finally wrote to the director of infection prevention and notified her of this practice - she was surprised and started looking into it. Hopefully this will end soon! I understand that it's easier for the US tech to see an ectopic or early pregnancy but if there is any question they always do a transvag US also...which of course doesn't need a foley. I think it is is a waste of resources and puts the pt at risk for infection. I'm sure there are some pt when this might have to happen...but really...on everyone? I don't think so.

There are plenty of nursing homes in the Kitsap area. I have quite a few classmates who are at nursing homes some by choice and some by necessity. Most feel they are getting some experience. Others still want a hospital job. I graduated in June of 09 and am working at a hospital in Tacoma. The commute sucks but the experience I am getting is priceless. Harrison only hires such a few new RN's each year...there should be another residency interviews starting soon. Keep an eye on their website. Don't forget to check navy hospital also...being a dependent might get you hired. Good luck!

At my facility there seems to be an unwritten protocol for all pts with a positive Hcg to have a catheter placed before going to Us for a pelvic US. Tell me about your facility and what their policy is.

I agree with the previous poster for Baldwin for Chem, Miller for A&P, and Elauria for Micro. I just finished the program and it was a lot harder to get in than it actually was being in. 4.0 to get in...2.7 to stay in. Seems an awful waste of all that hard work.