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  1. How long did it take for HR to contact you?

    damrcngrl95 replied to damrcngrl95's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So how does on- call work in your hospital? Are all days you are off an on call day or do you have on call once a

  2. How long did it take for HR to contact you?

    damrcngrl95 replied to damrcngrl95's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow the wait really does vary from informal offer and the hospital's formal offer. I am still interviewing with other hospitals and I guess I will continue to do that until one of the hospitals make...

  3. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    Stay current. Several of the RTs who have lost their jobs also believed it couldn't happen to them or their hospital and did not take supporting their professional organizations seriously. This is...

  4. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    It wasn't a link it was a previous poster in this discussion. You quoted my statement that was in response to another poster on this board. I was just trying to make clear that I realize that it is...

  5. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    damrcngrl95 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm sorry you have had such a hard time finding a provider. I have lived in some small nonmilitary towns and never had a problem getting a provider right away. I did have a hard time getting...

  6. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    Granny RRT, I hear what you are saying about RT department being under nursing and I understand that it happens. In my case that is not what is happening. To make a blanket statement ( which is what...

  7. Who's for banning rotating shifts?

    damrcngrl95 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby I'm really new to the medical field and so I haven't ran across color coded scrubs. What happens when they do this? Does management wear scrubs too? How does this power-pull happen? I'm not...

  8. Difficulty to fix ventilator low peep alarm

    damrcngrl95 replied to bruto's topic in Pulmonary

    The reasons could be inappropriate alarm settings, leaks, or a valve problem within the machine. So leaks either in the mask, in the circuit, or in the machine, or alarm settings are the only reasons...

  9. Difficulty to fix ventilator low peep alarm

    damrcngrl95 replied to bruto's topic in Pulmonary

    I know this is the obvious, but was the settings checked to make sure the alarms were in an appropriate range? Also, every once in a great while you will have valve problems with these machines....

  10. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    damrcngrl95 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Guy nurse, I can kind of see what you are saying about the haves and have nots. I do wonder about if we went to a single payer if certain things will be seen as elective and not covered. I had a...

  11. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    damrcngrl95 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Single payer is like medicaid/Medicare and Tricare. They are far from perfect, but as a Tricare recipient I love it. I have great doctors and a large pool to select from if I don't like my doctor or...

  12. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    Also, none of our Respiratory department heads answer to any of the nurses. As a matter of fact, one of the VPs that retired from one of the local hospitals came and spoke to our class. He never has...

  13. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    I wasn't just talking about ETTs when I mentioned "tubes". I do monitor the output with chest tubes. A patient can also have an a-line or swan ganz that I will be checking. In my area, we do vent...

  14. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    damrcngrl95 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, you had a pretty bad experience and the nurses should have asked. I guess I've had a positive experience with the nurses when I had my children. The nurses were there for me if I wanted to...

  15. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    damrcngrl95 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, add me to the list of people that only breast fed my oldest son and he had constant ear infections and ended up with tubes. My attitude that I had for myself and told my daughter is.... I will...

  16. I have questions about PRN work.

    damrcngrl95 replied to damrcngrl95's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the replies so far. It is common practice around my area to work for more than one hospital. The hospitals don't seem to have a problem with it. Your ideas of how you have...

  17. I have questions about PRN work.

    damrcngrl95 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am being offered PRN work and I had a few questions about how it works. Do you work at more than one hospital? If you do, how many do you work for? How do you juggle your schedules and keep them...

  18. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    damrcngrl95 replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Tricare increase was less about the ACA and more because of cutting costs in the military. Plus, this is a new benefit for the reserve units that wasn't even a thought until 2003. Between all of...

  19. High debt but want to change careers

    damrcngrl95 replied to mmoton's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I taught for 10 years before I decided to go into the medical field. I have students loans that I have asked for a deferment on while I'm in school full-time. I have also had to save and put back...

  20. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

    damrcngrl95 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Yep, I will be there with you. I will probably have a 92.? for an average. It's a B, but I wish that it wasn't so close. Hold your head high because you do know your subject matter and will pass...

  21. 8 months as a nurse and I am failing miserably

    damrcngrl95 replied to RN119's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is so true...... Never let your co-workers see you cry. I see a lot of parallels between teachers and nurses. These two fields are manly women. Women as a whole are not cruel or mean. The...

  22. RT Career?

    damrcngrl95 replied to k9bite's topic in Pulmonary

    I know I'm answering late, but you really need to do your homework on what the employment rate is for your area that you want to work at. I am currently in the RT program and I picked because it...

  23. Nursing student feeling incompetent

    damrcngrl95 replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in General Students

    I had the same issues, but also had problems with having to speak another language to the patients too. I would do really doofus things and I have no idea why. It has finally clicked this semester...

  24. Asthma death in Philly school

    damrcngrl95 replied to Stitchy's mom's topic in School

    As a parent of children with asthma, I put the most blame on the parents who were called twice. I know when my boys are starting to decline. I was this way even before I had any kind of medical...

  25. Lazy nurses

    damrcngrl95 replied to Future FNP 14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They don't have to have 20 years of experience to behave like that. It can be a nurse that only has a few years of experience too. If we look back in previous threads we can find a whole alphabet of...