ggoodman

ggoodman has 2 years experience and specializes in OR, Trauma, OH, Vasc., Ortho, Gen.

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1. Nurse Practitioner Pay in Federal BOP

   ggoodman replied to pennprincess's topic in Correctional

   NP"s can get G11 step 10 with 4 years exsperiance as a NP. Benefits includes time off, Student loan repayment, and Leo retirement pension which is 1.7%x 20 years then 1% for 21+ years. There are...

2. Corrections NP: questions

   ggoodman replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Correctional

   Currently a NP, work 40hrs per week. Great benefits. 12 patients per day. please send me PM if you have other

3. NP performing lumbar spine epidural and facet inj's ?

   ggoodman replied to lakewood77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hello I am working in Pain management and completing other injections My supervising physician and I are getting a C-ARM. Were discussing training me to do epidural and facet injections. I was...

4. New grad, First NP at clinic

   ggoodman replied to missdeevah's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you for posting information like this I am a year out from finishing but I believe that the pay in my area is so wide spread due to negotiating ability. We are not informed about physician pay...

5. APRN Required To Have First Assist

   ggoodman replied to ggoodman's topic in Advanced Practice

   well this thread has gotten very interesting. As an end result the hospital backed down and is only requiring FA training for RN's understandably to open and close. The you cant do it as your school...

6. APRN Required To Have First Assist

   ggoodman replied to ggoodman's topic in Advanced Practice

   I was told it was a national Law. I live in Florida so I am trying to find the statute with no

7. APRN Required To Have First Assist

   ggoodman posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   I work in a busy level two trauma center's operating room and I am also in school to be an ARNP(finish in 17 months) My faciliting is enacting a rule they say was in a law passed in 2015 requiring...

8. Struggling with the culture...

   ggoodman replied to nurselisa207's topic in Operating Room

   Each of us get to know our service, the doctors their preferences, you are relied upon and counted on. unlike the floor there is direct communication with the MD. when something goes wrong or is...

9. Robotics or Cardiothoracic

   ggoodman replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

   I ran an open heart room for while before I became a nurse manager, if you want to work hard and be a part of something life saving amazing and challenging at times go OH. We really save lives as in...

10. Is this the standard for a FST (Military)

    ggoodman replied to ggoodman's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the responce, I see my ignorance of the situation has led me to make assumptions that may not be. I get the omission of counts when we are doing true life saving procedures where minutes...

11. Bored and thinking

    ggoodman replied to ggoodman's topic in Government, Military

    after lots of talking with the wife and the recruiter I am planning on going into the reserves after I pass my boards. Wife does not want to move the kids. Id get the higher rank, train locally, and...

12. Is this the standard for a FST (Military)

    ggoodman replied to ggoodman's topic in Operating Room

    There is no central command presence, It is apparent they have not worked together, the tech has to be told how to use the drapes. It seems there is discussion about sututre/ silk ties. The Docs are...

13. What's in your O.R.?

    ggoodman replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Operating Room

    Tell me what you do Weekend nurse manager, Whatever needs to be done How do you start your morning, or night? Coffee, oatmeal Do you ever assist? Clamping? Suture? Intubation? Yes to all What kind of...

14. Is this the standard for a FST (Military)

    ggoodman posted a topic in Operating Room

    in researching FST's, which in talking with a recruiter I would be eligible to join given my background. I found a youtube video posted in late 2016 of a field training excersize and I must say it...

15. Preceptor Issues -CVOR

    ggoodman replied to nocturnallife's topic in Operating Room

    From my perspective, if you are new to the OR and are not in your heart rotation is is not worth my time to really get into every aspect of an open heart case, you wont remember it. Hearts can be...