Sarah8714

Sarah8714

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  1. Your help is much appreciated on this poll.

    At the hospital I work at we get an additional $5 more an hour over our base rate not including shift differentials. It is also $3 more an hour if you are the Charge nurse for the shift.
  2. pda use in nursing

    I have been carrying a Pocket PC around for years as a paramedic - we have lots of pockets in our uniform :) . I am new to the nursing world and to wearing scrubs. Do you carry your PDA on you all the time or do you leave it at your work area. I ...
  3. ER nurse/pt. ratio,triage times, & EHS pt. responsibility?

    In the state of Texas - That is a major liability waiting to happen to the hospital! Once paramedics are within a certain distance of the hospital, i.e. ambulance dock and into your door (100 yard parameter or so), the patient is the hospital's resp...
  4. Incentive pay to work in the ER

    At the hospital I am working at we get a $5.00 an hour for working in the ED. This is seperate from our base pay, OT, and shift differentials. It is a nice addition to the paycheck!
  5. where are new grads working

    Been working in the Emergency Department and love it! Just finished my orientation on days and move to nights for another month or until I am released to be on my own.
  6. 4 12s a week?

    We have self scheduling where I work... I have done 4 12's in a row and my FEET hate it!!! I like two on and two off rotation but I try to schedule around my husband's fire department rotation schedule right now.
  7. How about a 42 yo female with psych hx came in at 0200 for a complaint of "My bones are leaking."
  8. How about a 42 yo female with psych hx came in at 0200 for a complaint of "My bones are leaking."
  9. Any "C" student graduates???

    I worked full time and went to school full time in Nursing school. I made A, B, C's throughout everything. My teachers would always tell me that A = RN, B = RN, C= RN, D = Does not! Always try to do extra credit even if you dont need at the beginni...
  10. Foreign Objects in Body Cavities

    This was back in my paramedic days - I brought in an lady who overdosed on a variety of medications. At the ER, I was helping the nurses place a foley catheter in the lady. The nurse was having a hard time advancing the catheter, she pulled it out ...
  11. ER nurses compared to EMT's

    The only fair statement you have hear is in the timeline of care. Patient seeks medical care via EMS (Paramedics), brought to the ER to be cared by ER nurses, then they are moved ICU/MedSurg/etc for further care. Paramedics are able to work under pr...
  12. Training time for the ER?

    I was wondering what a good length of time is for a new RN to be released from training? I am a new nurse with a paramedic background and started working in the Emergency Room for almost a month now. I have a progress review meeting at the end of t...
  13. Which area to go into?

    Taking comments on what area to go into.... I have been offered two positions at different hospitals and cannot decide which one would be best. I have done the whole pros and cons list and it did not help. The pay, shift, and benefits would be the ...
  14. Getting Nervous!!

    I am getting really nervous about taking the NCLEX on Tuesday . I have been studying quite extensively over the last month or so. I have taken Kaplan courseroom class and did okay. I have been doing their question trainer and getting scores of 77...
  15. How long did you wait to take the NCLEX?

    You will get an email copy of your ATT from the BNE when they completed it. You can sign up to test with that. Did you pay Pearson? Since the BNE combined LVN and RN together, they were extremely backlogged when I was waiting. I had all my paperw...