cathmarm

cathmarm has 28 years experience and specializes in Cardiovascular.

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1. US Nurses Wishing to Work Overseas

   cathmarm replied to suzanne4's topic in Nurse Registration

   hello: there is a lot of information here and vary valuable, thank you. i noticed that accelerated programs may not always give you the hours required to work overseas. my question relates to a rnà...

2. Radiology tech, vs Radiology Nurse??

   cathmarm replied to wackyj2000's topic in Radiology

   Radiology Nursing is not the same as Interventional Radiology in the larger hospitals. Nurses make more money than the technologists, unless they have the CVIS certificate and the hospital pays a...

3. Conscious Sedation by "qualified" persons...

   cathmarm replied to mommyof2grls's topic in Radiology

   Here is some information for you to evaluate the competency level of the technologists you are dealing with. The old designation was Registered Cardiovascualr Invasive Specialist. (RCIS). There is a...

4. Which hospitals are the best to work at in the Portland area?

   cathmarm replied to tejon's topic in Oregon Nursing

   There is Portland Adventist Medical Center, close to Mall 205, just north of Division St. It is a 250 bed hospital, has all the regular departments with the exception of pediatrics. It is a...

5. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   cathmarm replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I stopped reading this conversation due to a lack of real objective material pertinent to the question. There is no documentation regarding legislative action in any state? That is hard to believe....

6. Welcome AACN members + NTI attendees

   cathmarm replied to nti guest's topic in Critical Care

   I understand why they have so many "National Meetings" in Chicago, DC, Boston, and Florida, etc. There are certainly a lot of large institutions around the East Coast. However, bringing it closer to...

7. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   cathmarm replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   :nono:Unfortunately, by remaining divided on the issue, we dilute the power that nurses could have on any issue relevant to us. We are not considered a profession as it is, because the educational...

8. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

   cathmarm replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! Speechless indeed: What were they thinking? I would like to know how much and what kind of feedback they are getting from this segment, maybe the entire nation thinks its a funny joke. Our...

9. Any Cath Lab Nurses???

   cathmarm replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in Cardiac

   We are in Portland, Oregon. Just for your information, there are IABP classes offered by the ARROW and DATA SCOPE companies, which sell the catheters and pumps. We have them come once a year or...

10. Any Cath Lab Nurses???

    cathmarm replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in Cardiac

    ERRNTraveler: I'll hire you. I have been in the cath lab for over 10 years. I left once and then returned 4 years ago to start the primary interventional program. I still take call, 140 hrs every 2...

11. What's your holiday bonus?

    cathmarm replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    This has been entertaining. I specially like the little quotes at the end of the messages. We get a $25 gift certificate, and $25 to the company store. They have useful things like flashlights,...

12. What nursing Managers fail to see

    cathmarm replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    WOW!!! You should write (format) it as a poem. It is a beautiful statement of all the work we do as nurses, all levels of nursing. Nursing Management? Well I logged on to read this thread and...

13. What do cath lab nurses do?

    cathmarm replied to RN34TX's topic in Cardiac

    In regards to the demands for taking and responding to the "on call" status,... consider your family, your hobbies. I tell the nurses that apply for a job with us that call may be 12-15 days a month...

14. The use of non-lisenced presonnel in the cardiac cath lab

    cathmarm replied to S. Stell's topic in Cardiac

    I work in a cardiac lab and a combo lab. We do interventional radiology cases as well as cardiac interventional cases. We currently have only two Radiology Techs. We have 10 nurses. The techs...