breeziRN

How do you not know if your unit uses the Bio patch...

@CCRN86... Yes... I had 10 yrs exp when I got hired on at Methodist... Yes I am still there... I lovey job but we have lost a lot of nurses and are short staffed but looks like manger is working on that..Invox me ur name so I can introduce myself.......

I think the pt is still at risk for swelling but with the crani it might not cause extreme neuro changes. And I don't think that the fluids were too much but then again it depends on what his lactic acid is, base deficit and UOP. Mannitol shouldn't b...

I am a current student at GCU for their online RN-BSN prgram and had no problem getting in. It is a very good program I can say so far as I have 3 classes left. It takes a lot of self-discipline but I really think it is working for what I set out to ...

Being a Trauma ICU nurse we started off usually with fentanyl and propofol for the obvious reasons of its easier to do a propofol sedation to assess neuro status and prepare for extubation. On the other hand, if its been longer than a week or two the...

Thats funny because my contract was at a northern CA Kaiser...the Per Diem nurses there were making like $75/hr while I was making $20..and I had to float if not every day, every other day. I heard that they might try and withdraw money from my accou...

Well most of us sign the contract with good intention and I don't know about you, but I value my license and integrity and I am not going to work anywhere I feel like my license is in jeopardy or I am being treated like crap by being floated 1-2 time...

Well lucky you to get an interview...I had been trying for 4 months to get a job there as I knew that was my ideal place to work and I have Trauma and county hospital experience. Well, I never got that interview so I give up on Parkland..

While I am new to Texas during my job search I say many new grad opportunities and internships at all of the big name hopsitals in the DFW area. I just got hired at Methodist and they had 4 interns go to my unit alone and in orientation they also spo...

I got my last paycheck because I called in sick till payday then I sent my recruiter an email and like you said kristinetdb...I changed my numbers and have been very happy since. I have me a FT job in Dallas and I am making twice the money I was maki...

I am from Los Angeles,Ca and I would never move back to Cali...the economy is terrible there and the cost of living is outrageous. I like it here so far..the culture is fine where I am and at least there is culture here..My son can learn alot here an...

I have not put it on my resume..I did tell my future employer about it and let them know that I had a family emergency and I had to opt out of the contract...i got another job!!! FT at home..traveling doesn't work for me!!

I just quit my contract with 7 weeks left on it...I was miserable and my son was at home not with me on assignment and he was starting to rebel agaist his uncle...who he was at home with...I was getting floated everyday and sometimes twice a day...I ...

I agree with the writer who said "don't apologize". The mistake you made was minor in the fact that it didn't cause the patient harm and I agree that RT's should check orders every 2 hours on their patients and every hospital I have ever worked in at...

I moved to Texas in April and was having some frustration waiting for my license to get endorsed because I had a misdemeanor conviction in Los Angeles in 1996...Well now that its resolved and I finally got my license and just landed a FT gig on Frida...

Is there any transit buses going to Methodist Dallas area from Plano?? I live in Murphy which is between Plano and Wylie...

Got the position at Methodist Dallas, I'm happy...it is a level 2 trauma center..going to level 1 soon, I'm in the surgical/trauma icu so that's my preferred unit. Starting pay is good for the night shigt 7a-7p position about 36-37 with diffs and $6 ...

Just had phone interview with JPS..went suprising well...hopefull I get a call from a manager to have an in person interview..the rate offered was $34/hr not including the $3.75/hr eve/nite diff or $6/hr weekend diff...I also have an interview in-per...

Great Commuter...did you accept that job...I'm new to this but I see you on alot of posts and you are very wise and helpfult to a person like me that's new to the area. I have a friend who moved to Austin around the same time I moved to Dallas...we b...

I too have tried calling AAS several times only to get an answering machine and I even left a msg with no call back. I am currently in the process of signing on with Capstone..don't know how busy they are or not but they say they have work...I have d...

I have a phone interview with them this morning...hope it goes well I would love to work at a level 1 trauma/county facility...after 10 yrs im still in it for the experience and ability to learn and I know this is the place...

I am new to Dallas also...well I moved here from Las Vegas in April because of the economy and better education for my 12 yr old. Well it took 3 months to get my permanent RN license from the BON here but now that is finally all said and done with I ...

Well I am an experienced RN with almost 10 yrs behind me in oncology,telemetry, critical care and trauma and I have been looking for since April...I find it unbelievable that I am still looking for a job..never in my whole nursing career have I not g...

After reading this post..and desperately wanting to work in a level 1 trauma center I applied to JPS last night since I have not heard a word from Baylor or Parkland in 4 months of applying. Well this morning I recieved a phone call to set up a phone...

Well I have been trying to get in both of those hospitals because I am a well qualified Trauma ICU nurse and would like to work at Parkland because of the patient population and my experience is from a County facility but at this point it doesn't loo...