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Hi, Out of work now and thinking about a specialty that I can feel comfortable in. Been an RN for around 31 years 16 in ER, a few in Psych, and Telephone Triage. Looking for something where I can spend time with my Pt. without having to push meds a...

Hi, Looking into Correctional Nursing have 16 years exp in ER plus Psych and Triage. -Are ICE facilities any better or worse then county or state Prisons to work in? -As an RN in a Correctional facility do you start many IV's? Are many pt's on AB dr...

Do you work 12's or 8hr shifts? Nurse Patient Ratio? Do you have time to spend with your patients or task oriented with allot of clinical stuff Like IV's and meds and blood tests? Are you required to pray with your patients? What type of staffing bes...

Sounds interesting in ER there is hardy ever time to deal with Patients emotional needs just no time. As a matter of fact that is frowned upon. Just get them in and out "Treat em and street em! For my self someone who is very into empowerment and b...

I got treated there once seemed like a nice little place to work. Has anybody worked or working there now? What are the capabilities of the facility? How do you get hired there?

In this system does anyone but a Nurse pass Meds? Does an officer remain with you during all prisoner contacts? How long an orientation do you get? Do you have a code cart available or at least AED? Have you ever been assaulted by a Prisoner?

I had some questions RE Nursing jobs as USPHS Nurse Has anyone worked as a Nurse for this agency in California? -Do you get a stable loction to work at or can you be moved around to different locations? -Do you respond to disasters in different par...

In regards to mfill4545 Abuse situation. SomEthing I believe that will benefit you would be either an EAP program or any group therapy that deals with Nurses. People who have undergone similar abuses at the hands of dysfunctional Nurses. It woul...

You went true PTSD the Preceptor made you relive past trauma from Coach. Either the bullying, harassment programs at your facility are inadequate or not being applied. But to see a teacher/Preceptor acting in such a manner is inexcuseable. I loo...

My most recentNursing experience x 9 years has been as Advice Nurse / Telephone Triage. Planning now on return to probably UC orED. Had worked ED x 14 years in the past. and 2 years Psych Charge. Concerned about low starting pay or not being accep...

I totally agree with @trai1971 Respect for colleagues should be taught in Nursing school. It amazes me thatrespect, professionalism, compassion, sensitivity has to be taught! You wouldthink that those would be some of the basic qualities of a person ...

In Your Face Sadly enough when you have exhausted your resources to stop the harassment you may have to wind up becoming the aggressor. I had the displeasure of being provoked by a very annoying co worker who just would not stop messing with me even ...

To me itseems as though Male co workers are much more confrontational and relentlesswith their bullying. They seem to take pride in embarrassing one and other,demeaning each other, ridiculing. Female Co workers seem to be less overt with this behavi...

I gotta fill out some paperwork and need to know if United Nurses of California has a Local Number like some other unions do like local 30 or something like that? All the years I have been a member do not remember any local number? If any brother Nur...

Thanks for your help but doesn't answer my question. Will just call them in the Am !

What is the cost of helicopter transport from scene of MVA to hospital 20 miles away with 1 pt. conscious, with 2 large bore lines and 02 and no meds pushed? How much more does intubation ad to cost?

in the telephone triage field we don't have stethoscopes, ekg machines nor sat meters instead out tools are the computer and the phone. when our tools malfunction or are not operating at peak performance it effects our productivity, and can and does...

how annoying these controlling pushy patients are who expect an immediate answer at the start of triage, are difficult about answering your questions. i run a call of "5 year old sore throat" all i need is to know what medicine to give my son! for ...

How often do we get this complaint on our screens Lethargic, unable to stand?? 1) Is the pt. awake? No he is lethargic What is the pt. doing? Watching TV and talking on his cell phone and eating Is he struggling to breath, any noisey rapid breathin...

how often do you get a pt. with c/o fever and as we all know we gotta go thru these endless protocol it's like reading thru the dead sea scrolls. the caller is not happy that you ask all of these protocol questions and answers "no he just has a ...

Off Course he can be Septic with just a fever but we are still obligated to go thru the entire protocol to see if any other symptoms are present

I am not a Robot yet they are so convinced of fool proof protocols that they strongly pressure you not to ask your own questions relevant or not. Now I on the other hand always ask questions that are relevant to Pt. care. I am not a Stepford Wife o...

Yeah the more history that you have of present illness the better you will be to make a more accurate your final disposition

I am usually pretty good at diffusing angry Patients. But most of the problems arise with the meddlesome nosey, control issue husband, wives, and relatives and neighboors who insist on talking for the Patient and are demanding and argue with you. I...

It's all about streamlining the triage process and reducing time on the phone to take more calls. It is an assembly line in which you get allot of crap for interjecting your own questions. The belief is that everything you have to ask will be found...