KatieBell

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  1. Use of Narcan in cardiac arrest

    KatieBell replied to patricia_abrams's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As I explained in my other post, in our area of NM, some police officers carry narcan and give it. but the patient is always transported to the hospital. Our issue is that occasionally it takes more...

  2. Traveling assignment

    KatieBell replied to 1sttimetraveling's topic in Travel

    Loraticus offers good advice, and also some insight. Several hospitals are now Vendor managed and have a primary contractor. If you want to work at these hospitals, and you want the best pay you...

  3. Check these rates out!

    KatieBell replied to OR-SPEC's topic in Travel

    So basically the 60 bucks an hour is what a normal agency gets paid and then they split it up for housing and insurance and stuff like that. It's about an average rate for an agency or independent...

  4. Anyone know a good travel company?

    KatieBell replied to K. RN's topic in Travel

    It depends on what you are looking for. Some companies offer really great benefits packages and lower pay rates. Others offer really high rates, but your health insurance isn't very good, or the...

  5. Use of Narcan in cardiac arrest

    KatieBell replied to patricia_abrams's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    SeoBow, thats pretty much what we are doing in New Mexico. The only thing is that we observe them for a while because sometimes the narcan wears off before all the drugs do and they need repeat...

  6. Student politely asking for help

    KatieBell replied to Shenanigans's topic in Emergency

    I have taken care of one ruptured extopic, and like the others, she really did not spend a significant amount of timein the Emergency Dept, just enough time to figure out what was going on and send...

  7. West Coast vs East Coast nursing

    KatieBell replied to tinderbox's topic in Travel

    I'vedone a few assignments in the North East and also never had to do rotating shifts. I think it may be the specialtyof the poster, or something like that. I have picked upa few off shifts, but...

  8. ER Nurse Salary??

    KatieBell replied to honeyrosc's topic in Emergency

    If she is the Nurse Manager at a large facility this might be possible, because she is then in some sort of salaried position. And perhaps she is not really the Head RN, but instead the person who...

  9. who does your casting and splinting?

    KatieBell replied to cjthegreat's topic in Emergency

    Different things at different places. One hospital had a ortho tech. At one it was a Nurses aide with special casting training. at one it was the nice ortho residents. At one it was the nurses. Never...

  10. "IM doesn't work for me"

    KatieBell replied to RunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh I am laughing now. Currently I am on assignment in NM, where many of my patients are Heorin users...but because it is so common in this town, most of them right off the bat tell me they shoot up,...

  11. Trying to get into travel nursing......

    KatieBell replied to kerrielynRN's topic in Travel

    I am sure you can find an agency that will sign you, but it will be very difficult to get a hospital to hire you. They want someone who is as proven as they can get. Now it is almost May of 2008, so...

  12. Back to North Carolina

    KatieBell replied to rodggang's topic in Travel

    Craven has a pretty bad rep in the ER. Ihave met a few travelers who said they liked it, but overall, people do not. Personally, I'd try for Brunswick Community hospital (10 min from beach),...

  13. traveling alone

    KatieBell replied to JERSEY18's topic in Travel

    As already mentioned some assignments are going to be more fun than others. Most of the places I have been I have made really good friends,and been invited out. But at a few contracts this didn't...

  14. Tax Deductions

    KatieBell replied to katrn1973's topic in Travel

    I dont really reccommend doing your taxes alone. I do mine, but I do not itemize orattemp tto deduct my computer etc. Your housing and incidentals are not deductions, they were already tax free....

  15. Travel nurse??

    KatieBell replied to AussieRNinHI's topic in Travel

    I've also done contracts with CCTC, they are ok. They have essentially a cookie cutter approach and everyone is pretty much treated similarly. The pay rate is displayed on the job search screen once...

  16. A few practice questions

    KatieBell replied to 9309's topic in Emergency

    Trenelenburg position will bring up a persons BP, but its a stop gap method, and is used pretty commonly everywhere I've worked. (Traveler, so lets see...about 10 facilities, level ones on down)....

  17. mid-levels in triage

    KatieBell replied to racerX's topic in Emergency

    I understand froma friend of mine that in one hospital the Mid-levels are not providing clinic care, but are actually able to siply tell the patient they have had a medical screening and that they do...

  18. Best place to start out: Level I vs Level III?

    KatieBell replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    For certain, I would head to the level one. Since they are both close, it is unlikely that much trauma gets seen at all at the Level three. (Different story if you were going to a rural level three,...

  19. How can a ICU RN switch to ER Nursing?

    KatieBell replied to Banginplates's topic in Emergency

    I switched from neuro ICU to the ED and for me it was the best move I ever made. My biggest problem when switching was realizing that I was not going to be able to visualize my patients 100% of the...

  20. Migraines.. is this normal treatment?

    KatieBell replied to mommyoffour's topic in Emergency

    our migraine protocol is generally about what others have mentioned. 500 mg of caffiene in a litre of NS to go over an hour. 30 of toradol IV. and 10 of Reglan in a piggy back. You are describing drug...

  21. Anyone currently studying for the CEN exam??

    KatieBell replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for this information! I've been using the ENA core curriculum, but as it is in outline form its a little hard to get "into" Will be getting the ENA book, apparently there is some problem...

  22. Need Travel Assignmt. Haven't worked for 2 years!

    KatieBell replied to chnopnurse's topic in Travel

    I really agree with Suzanne on this. Most hospitalsare looking for someonewho can walk in,be shown a few things, and then go to work. I was working overseas for two years, when I came back, I was...

  23. Should I work in the ER?

    KatieBell replied to smaka's topic in Emergency

    I'd take the ER opportunity, but I would pass on working as a tech. I've seen a lot of techs become nurses, and then have trouble working with the other techs to recommend that. I think I would...

  24. Licensure by Endorsement

    KatieBell replied to FLIPA's topic in Travel

    By Law Fl has to "respond" to your request within 30 days. Most people have told me it takes between 3-4 weeks. Some Canadians I know have been trying for 6 weeks. Results really do

  25. Sole woman traveling in Mexico

    KatieBell replied to Dempather's topic in International Nursing

    Money belts are not useful, they are hard to get into when you need money. Now, if I get this right you are going to fly into Mexico, and then get on a bus, and meet the group in Belize? then you are...