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  1. Anyone heard from University of South Alabama?

    cajrio replied to mmcmarsh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I still have not heard I applied to adult/gero acute program, I was told their are many applicants so they will not make decisions until

  2. No adult experience is it still possible to get into a CRNA program

    cajrio posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I work in the neonatal intensive care unit and do a secondary in the PICU., I have had a lot of experience with dopamine,vasopressin,milrone,epi,vents,oscillators,jets along with PAL lines and...

  3. There is no nursing shortage! This is and was a sales pitch!

    cajrio replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    I can just tell you about what is happening in and around Raleigh NC, Duke has a waiting list for several units, but is not actively hiring into the units, in my unit we did not hire a CNA who worked...

  4. They are trying to force the DTaP vaccine on me.

    cajrio replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately hospitals do not have to honor your "religious' beliefs or a medical exemption regarding vaccinations. Our hospital now requires that any member who works with children must have the...

  5. Multiple Job Offers

    cajrio replied to BaByNuRsE07's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hey Kimmee Please email I would like to know more about your interview at Wake I too am a Duke employee but found the manager so friendly and I have an interview in the Children ED, Looking forward...

  6. Fed up of losing working hours

    cajrio replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a state that is "at will", when I had a job that increased patient to nurse ratio's I just found a new job. Unless the other nurses start to leave the unit and write letters to upper...

  7. SBAR for shift report

    cajrio replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We are suppose to use SBAR but have found that using our kardex is more efficient,when we use SBAR too much information is

  8. CCRN-----------Yeah I got it

    cajrio posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Took my exam today, and yes it is difficult I thought., they certainly do give you enough time to take the exam but you really need to know your diagnosis, outcomes and treatments...phew glad it is...

  9. RN Overtime Hours

    cajrio replied to bigtimer225's topic in General Nursing

    We have all the o/t you want in our hospital. I work 12-24 + hrs a week o/t they also give us an additional incentive 0f $20.00hr plus o/t

  10. Cost of your benefits?

    cajrio replied to jsu102's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Wake meds premium is considered low compared to Duke, at Duke you have three types of insurance, but the one that allows you the most leeway is bcbs and it cost me 397.00 per month for myself and...

  11. Nursing Shortage Where YOU work?

    cajrio replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    No shortage here in the Raleigh area, rather nurses leave because of low pay or poor patient staff ration. We have a rotation of new grads every year in the peds units as well as the other

  12. What do you do when CNAs dont work and just take breaks and watch TV?

    cajrio replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote up my CNA for hitting a patient and they were not fired instead the CNA's who worked with me thereafter refused to help, they (cna) knew it was easier to replace the RN then the CNA so I left...

  13. PICU vs NICU

    cajrio replied to PEDSVA's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I started out as a nicu rn, with a prn job in PICU., I know work f/t PICU and do prn in NICU. I enjoy picu becuase I learn about different medication, and diagnosis plus most patients are on some sort...

  14. RN please please please help

    cajrio replied to HeatherRR's topic in General Nursing

    1. what is your definition of nursing? a nurse is someone who is the advocate for the patient and their family. 2. what changes have you seen throughout nursing? less time for my patients, more...

  15. Arterial sticks protocols

    cajrio posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Would anyone be willing to share their units protocols for arterial sticks. We are trying to put together a new protocol so that our nurses can be certified for arterial sticks.

  16. CCRN-----------Yeah I got it

    cajrio replied to cajrio's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks everyone for the congrads! As far as preparing, honestly the test I found to be very different then the book that is sold on the site. The questions were more like they gave you the answer such...

  17. ?? thinking of changing units

    cajrio posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am currently a PICU/NICU nurse. I love my patients but I also love to learn. IN our units the acuity although high 1:1 is not stressful or conducive to learning as most kids are chronics with very...

  18. ?? thinking of changing units

    cajrio replied to cajrio's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Neonatal (nicu) and PICU I have found to be very differnt, just the way you assess and manage the children in each unit is very differnt. I truly love both units as each allows me to learn on a daily...

  19. some questions...

    cajrio posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    to assess jaudice on a dark skinned or AA infant do you check mucous membranes or soles of the feet?? If an infant has a BT shunt procedure is it ok to use a bp cuff on his right arm?

  20. please vote--change career mid life?

    cajrio replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Hi: Nursing is a great profession but to make money in nursing you need to work extra hours and work odd shift and holidays. With a family obligations this is not easy, negotiations and boundarys...

  21. Arterial sticks protocols

    cajrio replied to cajrio's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    thank you for your replies. What I am looking for is protocols that other institutions use to ceritfy the RN in art sticks. In our hospitals RT do not do art sticks only RN or MD's. so I was hoping to...

  22. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    cajrio replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    1.Type of nurse? PICU/ICN 2. How many hours u work per week? 48-60 3. How many years of nursing? 3yrs 4. What Shift: Day, Evening, nights, or weekend only? Nights only 5. City and State Raleigh, NC...

  23. Duke University Medical Center

    cajrio replied to inv's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    When did this raise happen? I work at Duke and have not seen any raise in my base pay. I also know that UNC and Wake med pay a higher salary with better shift diffs. Wake med is known for having the...

  24. RN experience/salary/state you reside in

    cajrio replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    Duke Medical Cntr is the lowest paying employer in the Raleigh Durham Area of the Wake med pays the highest with the best shift diff available and weekend option. UNC is next for shift diff and pay...

  25. Some whinning and some additioinal questions

    cajrio posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The school I was going to apply to is no longer accepting the MAT's, this puts a big kink in my plans as I do not do well on the GRE practice test. Is there hope for me? I was thinking about doing a...