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Here we are called health technitians.

Our guidelines say they want people with at least 5 years of varied experience. No mention of ER. Now, having said that I can say with certainty that some are hired with as little as one years nursing experience total. The reality is, just like all of nursing, when you come in they will teach you what you need to know.

6 calls per hour. WOW!!! now that is some volume. We are only expected to make 2-3. OUr charting system would never allow for that kind of volume per hour. It just takes to long to chart and I am fast on the puter. Do you all have check off list type charting that allows you to keep up that pace? Oh back to the original question. We do not gather background info on every call. No where in our algorythm does it ask us to get relevent history. Now, do we yes, if it is needed.

I currently work 10 hour days and boy is that long. There are some folks at our place that want to go to 12's but the manager says no way. She has found that after 8 hours the nurses kind of wear down and she sees it in the outbound call volume.

Phoenix Arizona, pay range between 22-32 hr.

I too want to advise you to remember that your preceptor of today will be tomorrows co-worker. Consider how you would feel if you were drug into your manager's office to be told that the orient YOU ARE TRYING YOUR BEST TO HELP: A) has a problem with you, B) didn't come to you first so C) the preceptor gets called into the office and gets reemed out by the manager. Just remember the preceptor is getting to know you to, I doubt you wish to be known as a tattle tale.

Just my opinion but I have a problem with walking rounds. When you go into a pts room and talk about them their neighbor also hears this personal information, unless you have a floor with all privates then its a breach of confidentiality. Taped report I loved as long as a good report guide line is made and used by staff. So that way all the nurses on the same page and giving useful info. Face to face is good for Q's, but if everyone was on the same page and knew what to gove gtheir would be little need to ask alot of Q's. Call Me: GIVE ME THE FACTS, AND LET ME USE MY CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.