Hrtnurse14

I would love to get some feedback regarding roles and responsibilities. Let me preface this by saying I work at a 60 bed hospital. We have an ED, OB, ICU/IMCU, and 2 floors of medical and surgical patients. I work under a director of my unit who a...

Hello, Hope I am not too late in responding to you. I worked at community for almost 8 years. It was a good hospital to work for. There were quite a few people that commuted to Munster to work from Valpo although it is about a 45 minute commute. ...

Hi! Just wondering if anyone has info on the Clarksville area. My husband has a job interview there soon. I have been a nurse for 6 years in tele, ED, and now nursery. I am interested in getting any info on family-friendly areas to live and raise...

Hi, I lived in Northwest, Indiana for 7 years after living in the South Suburbs myself. I can't say enough that it was the best move I ever made. Northwest Indiana has alot to offer for you and your child/children. I lived in Dyer. That is Lake ...

Hi! I would look carefully into the pre-reqs required for the various programs out there. It took me 4 years to complete my ASN because I had to have all of my pre-reqs done before getting into the program. After getting into the program it was ano...

Hi, I recently moved to Northeast Indiana but still work at Community in Munster on a prn basis. Last year the new grads were at 22/hr. For eves add 10%, nights 15%, and weekends $4.00 an hour. I am sure the base has gone up a bit. St. Anthony is...

Hi, I am currently seeking a job in the Fort Wayne area as well. Are you having any luck? I have applied to both Parkview and Lutheran with no luck so far. I have worked in tele, ED, and Nursery and offered to do Registry and pm's. I don't know i...

Hi Everyone, I need a little advice on area hospitals in the Warsaw Indiana area. My husband may be getting a job at a company located in Warsaw which is 2 hours away from where we live now. We will need to relocate and I will need to find somethin...

Thank you so much for the info. My hubby's final interview is Monday so next week I may start making some phone calls and Goshen will definitely be one of them. Thanks, Hrtnurse14

Thank you for the info so far. I have looked up Lutheran in Fort Wayne and that hospital looks the most similar to what I am working for now. Urgent Aids also sound like it would be a good match for me as well. Thank you!

Hello, I hope this info is not coming too late for you. In Valpo there is Porter Memorial. This is an older hospital going through alot of change. The area is booming and there is talk of two new hospitals being built. I know an agency nurse who ...

Hello, My husband and I are considering a move to Indianapolis from Northwest Indiana. I have been to Indy several times and really enjoy the area and we know some people that live in Fishers that rave about the school system and recreational progr...

Thanks for the info. That is very helpful. Every 3rd weekend sounds nice! Do you like the ED you work in? We were very busy up here but we did have techs and transporters (usually) to help. They drew labs, did EKG's and did post-molds which helpe...

I am also pursuing my BSN (4 classes away!) in hopes to transition into nursing education. I have precepted and had nurse fellows with me during work so I know I enjoy teaching (or sometimes being taught!) However, I am a little nervous about teach...

Hi, Thanks for the info. I previously worked in a cardiac step-down unit, ED, and I am now in nursery (both regular and special care). I do miss the adult side of things although my nursery job is much less stressful! The ideal, if there is such a...

I think working in the ED you can get the most disgusting. One of the last ones I dealt with was a lady who was transported in by ambulance from home. Her reason for coming was "sores that don't heal on her legs". She was fairly young, maybe 40's ...

By flexibility I mean self-scheduling, Baylor Programs (weekends only) and more prn options. At Community I only know of 3 units that offer self-scheduling and the rest is done by a manager or a scheduler for the unit. You are less apt to get a sch...

I work at Community. I did interview about one year ago at St. Margarets. I have been a nurse for 6 years and the difference in pay was less than one dollar! My patient ratio however was MUCH different. They can keep their extra dollar. Communit...

I have been a tele nurse for almost four years. I am getting ready to start a new job as staff in the ER. Tonite being my last nite on tele I was vividly reminded by my coworkers of the very poor relationship our tele has with our ER. The tele nur...

In our er we have a board we keep track of each room and the chief "complaint". Some listed are as follows: foot vs grinder, grinder won glass up butt (after having sex and falling off the bed into a cabinet) r ear, l leg, hemorroid pain (brought he...

Hi, I am wondering if people could share what the nurse to patient ratios are in their ER's and also if they have ancillary staff ie Techs, EMT's, Medics, LPNS, CNA's etc and what they do. The facility I am at the ratio is usually 3 or 4 to one nurs...

Hi, Before I became a nurse I also worked a large tele unit as a "tech" at a teaching hospital. In addiition to all those questions that were just given also see if you will be trained on the monitors and if you will be required to draw labs, do ecg...

Just curious.. Did you find anything more out. I agree that he needs to be followed by a cardiologist and needs labs and an event monitor. He could also be orthostatic and recovered by the time you took vitals. Also, if he goes into a heart rythm ...

Hi. I am new to this website and have enjoyed reading the postings in this forum. This coming Monday I will be starting a new position in ER after being a Tele/ Step-down nurse for almost four years. I am a little nervous because even though I hav...

Thank you all for your posts. I have been down in our ED for a little over a week now. Even though much of it has been class time some has been on the floor as an RN and some time helping the PCT's. I am really enjoying it. I'm sure some of it is...