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    Vail Valley Medical Center

    I will keep you posted. I just got the skype phone for the interview with the dept. I plan for it to be a year round staff job. We will all be moving up there and living in vail. I like to be close...
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    CTOR or Neuro

    From my experience you are more of an asset and worth more on the pay grade scale if you do ctor. I do both but neuro has never helped me get $ offered to me. Im currently a clinical manager of or...
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    How much are ACLS instructors paid?

    Its actually probably easier to raise the rates for.the students if he wants more
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    How much are ACLS instructors paid?

    My guess is they are scheduled for 8 hours and get done quick. Every acls or pals class I have been to was scheduled for 8 hours a day. Sometimes you have some slow people that take the full time....
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    How much are ACLS instructors paid?

    Also, let him run his business. If he fails then its his problem. Dont make it your problem too. Im going out on a limb and guessing he is not your business "partner". If he is then I guess it is your...
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    How much are ACLS instructors paid?

    I would want $600 for a day spent teaching a group. If he has 1 instructor for 6 students being charged $250/each for the class. He still makes quite a hefty profit. If I go to work on a weekend I...
  7. :confused:what does anything of this nature have to do with your flawed logic? I personally will not allow any illegal drugs to enter my house or my vehicles. My 18 y/o niece smokes pot but its not...
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    RV's anyone???

    Well because of the environment in the mountains and the travel distance to the closest park to the hospital. I am going to get an apartment in Vail. Im going to do a one year staff contract and go...
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    The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    had a lady that was in her mid 70s come in that had a rare hemoglobin disorder since birth. She said when she was born they thought she was a blue baby until she started crying. Said she had been...
  10. ICU(any of them), L&D, Cath Lab, Surgery, most good
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    Vail Valley Medical Center

    Just an update. We were up in vail a week ago, beautiful area. I have talked to the recruiter at vvmc. They would like me to start last week..... I will most likely be living in Vail starting in mid...
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    Pain pumps

    We use about 40 a week at our hospital. System wide around the city our hospitals use about 140 a week. They are all fill in the pharmacy per joint commission. When ordered we send the pain ball with...
  13. Im a dude too, like the earlier poster. I went through nursing school while my son was still very young and graduated when he was 6. We had marital problems during school because I also worked full...
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    OR manager working a room

    Also, my current director has never worked in the OR, she was a pre op nurse/director prior to taking over the OR too. I keep trying to get her in the rooms to show her whats up..... I am just happy...
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    OR manager working a room

    As long as I have been a manager I have circulated rooms. My current title is Clinical Manager but I do cases daily. I let the director do the meeting stuff and have a board runner that runs the...
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    Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    Thanks, ill remember now for my next spelling bee. my phone auto spells to
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    Getting hit on at work?

    were you wearing the hooters nurse outfit?? j/k As a guy it is wierd, I get hit on all the time by female nurse coworkers and patients(usually older ones). I just ignore it and act like I dont know...
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    Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    wow, are you burning braziers/nursing uniforms on your states capital building right now while posting this up? Maybe you are taking life just a little too serious for some reason right now. I dont...
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    Compact States

    Maybe next time instead of sounding snide and unappreciative after a very confusing post you should think about what you post before you post.... You ask about compact states in your title and then...
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    Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    Also, I dont really care what image the public has of nurses. When they come in for surgery and see a 280 lb 6' man coming in and introducing himself as their nurse, I think it will be
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    Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    this thread made me want some hooters wings. Maybe after my sons soccer game I will go to hooters with him and my wife and get some wings, they do have the best wings according to my wife... I...
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    Need a job?

    They will probably delete this thread but good for you for trying to put it out there. Ill be up there next year.... hitting up colorado
  23. depends on what state she lives in but if he states already that she is the only one legally allowed to fill out the paper work.... her name is on it... I guarantee you that if it goes to court the...
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    Varicose Veins in the OR?

    http://WWW.comfilon.com is where I got mine. I also wear Nike drifit soccer socks. Both provide great
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    Recommended books for cardiothoracic surgery?

    Do a couple of cases with another RN circulating it. Stand at the head of the bed with the surgeon and watch What he is doing during the case. Alot of them will talk while they do it and teach you....