Circejane

Circejane

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  1. Moving from AZ to Northern Michigan - any insights?

    Circejane replied to 90orLess's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Mercy Hospital Grayling is currently hiring. For new grads, it's just M/S, but for experienced RNs there are ED and L/D openings. They're affiliated with Munson, but are a small, rural hospital....

  2. Hospitals near Camp Lejeune

    Circejane replied to Emilynn09's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I used to live in Jacksonville and Wilmington years ago, so I'll throw in what I can. Onslow Memorial is the only civilian hospital in Jville, apart from the Bryn Mawr inpatient psych facility, which...

  3. LTAC nurse of 2 yrs. Am I eligible to take CCRN?

    Circejane replied to Sachan's topic in Critical Care

    The OP stated that she had not worked ICU or stepdown. I am not saying that she would not be able to take the exam. I simply suggested that she try a practice exam first before contacting the AACN,...

  4. LTAC nurse of 2 yrs. Am I eligible to take CCRN?

    Circejane replied to Sachan's topic in Critical Care

    I have worked LTC/subacute care, M/S, and now ICU. While there are some very sick people in LTAC, it is nothing like ICU nursing. Both are very challenging in their own way, but very, very different....

  5. Canadian looking for RN job in MI

    Circejane replied to StudentRS's topic in Michigan Nursing

    If you're not set on being near major metro areas, Check out Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. It's a great hospital in a fun little city. I have no idea what their hiring situation

  6. Who's hiring new grads in Michigan???

    Circejane replied to smith576's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Check the rural hospitals up north. They are known to hire new grads, although because they are smaller, the openings come up less

  7. Quitting 74K RN job for a 30K vet tech job? Advice please!

    Circejane replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    As a frame of reference for pay and location, I was making $15/hour in Minneapolis in 2002 as a vet tech. In 2005 I was working in SE Mich and making $13 at a bigger, fancier hospital and 24 hour...

  8. CCRN testing help

    Circejane replied to scorpionrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    How are you doing on practice

  9. Quitting 74K RN job for a 30K vet tech job? Advice please!

    Circejane replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    This is right on the money. I was a vet tech for years before going back to school for my RN. While I loved the places that I worked (very similar to the above poster, regular office and Emergency...

  10. ICU yuck

    Circejane replied to ginaw623's topic in MICU, SICU

    This. Please look into fields other than nursing. My nurse friends and I have a saying: If we ran the world, everyone who wants to go to nursing school should have to work at least 6 months as a CNA...

  11. Flagler Hospital

    Circejane replied to redmed's topic in Florida Nursing

    Older post, but bumping it because I have the same question. CCU nurse looking specifically at MICU/IICU, but would love to hear overall impressions of the hospital as well. Any replies appreciated,...

  12. Cost of attending NTI?

    Circejane posted a topic in Critical Care

    I recently transitioned from M/S to CCU at my small rural hospital. It's a great facility that treats its nurses well, but is financially strapped enough that they will not be able to do more than...

  13. What's up with veteran nurses hating on new grads?

    Circejane replied to jennilynn's topic in General Nursing

    If a preceptor is doing the job right, the new nurse is NOT doing all the work. He/she's going behind the orientee and doublechecking everything. It's the preceptor's license on the line if the new...

  14. What's up with veteran nurses hating on new grads?

    Circejane replied to jennilynn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy to say that I never, ever ran into this issue. I worked hard, studied up, asked questions, was friendly to everyone, stayed humble, was always willing to pitch in, and had great experiences...

  15. Nurse: Patient Ratios

    Circejane replied to aei09a's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have several acuities in our CCU, which is a small 6-bed unit. True CCU patients, Intermediate, and Tele Overflow. These acuities are assigned "time frames". One CCU pt. is considered to take 6...

  16. Becoming a CVICU RN

    Circejane replied to smitty10's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I moved from LTC to Med/Surg first, and was hired into the CCU from the M/S floor. I do know of one nurse who was hired from LTC, but he's really exceptional, and freaking brilliant. I'm no slouch,...

  17. Hourly doses of vent sedation, is this common?

    Circejane replied to jkej's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our CCU is also small, but we almost always use a titrated Propofol drip. I have seen an Ativan drip used, but not Ativan pushes. My understanding with the Propofol is that it is easily titratable,...

  18. Need Survival tips for Night Shift!

    Circejane replied to RedDirtNurse's topic in General Nursing

    There are a number of threads on this exact subject, with great advice in them. I'd do a search on the forums. Enjoy night shift--I do!

  19. Potassium question...

    Circejane replied to Soflo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our docs would not be happy to be paged at 6am with a 3.4 K+ level. And that is NOT critical. Some P.O. potassium would bring it up quickly. Was the patient symptomatic? If not, sounds like the doc...

  20. Nurses and Dream Specialty?

    Circejane replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    CCU. Love it. So happy.

  21. New to night shift

    Circejane replied to aikz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I personally can't stand a sleep mask or earplugs, and struggled for the first month or two on nights. Our house has a finished basement, and we set up another bedroom down there (we had the extra...

  22. What would you wear?

    Circejane replied to SBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Scrubs. Solid color, professional, neat

  23. MI hospitals that don't hire LPNs?

    Circejane replied to july123's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I don't know of any hospital in Northern MI hiring LPNs for the floor. There are some existing on the floor, but they are grandfathered in and will not be replaced with other LPNs if they leave or...

  24. RN jobs in Austin

    Circejane replied to tferdaise's topic in Texas Nursing

    Glad that you posted this, Tony. I'm curious about the same thing,

  25. mosby drug book vs davis drug book

    Circejane replied to missmian's topic in General Nursing

    I also prefer Davis. I have it on my phone, use it