Loo17

Thank you for the info. My specialty is emergency nursing however.

Anyone else have any info on this hospital?

Most common patients I see are chest pain, abdominal pain, respiratory distress, and AMS. An altered and uncooperative patient would be a challenging IV start that I see daily ( altered from a UTI, ETOH, dementia, etc) IV drug users can typically tell you which vein to use, the underside of their dominate arm is always a good place to look. A patient in severe respiratory distress can also be a challenging IV start if they are having a tough time staying still. Obtaining access during a code with CPR in progress also is no picnic. Sometimes the patient just has a fear of needles and despite having pipes for veins they wont stay still. Honestly though I think on average I might need to ask another nurse to start an IV for me less than once per month. I work in a busy ED that sees 120,000 patients a year. Do you work in a hospital where the ED has a high instance of not being able to obtain IV access? The question regarding how many patient seen per year lists fairly low numbers, just curious if maybe its that the nurses don't have the opportunity to start enough lines? I would estimate I start 10-20 per 12 hours shift. Good luck in your survey :)

Thank you! Anything else you can offer regarding benefits? Im specifically curious about tuition reimbursement and shift differentials. Thanks again :)

Can anyone tell me the hourly pay range one could expect at St Francis for an RN with 6 years experience? Thank you in advance!

I have gotten mine through pro cpr, I believe that AHA's website actually directed me to them as a good online option. Its employer specific, my employer doesn't care where I get re-certified, others do. Best to check before spending the money.

Why not apply in the dept you have been working as a medic?

I often wonder the same thing. I work 7a-7p and have a plan for days I work but no back up plan. Before school care starts at 6:30am but I would need to drop off the youngest at 6a to get to work on time. I am single and don't have neighbors I could ask. Its a tough spot to be in, I can relate!

Its been crazy where I work for the past several months too. There has been so much acuity. We've been holding ICU patients a minimum of 4 hours after admission requests are placed, intermediate care even longer. Our assignment consists of 4 rooms and its not uncommon to also be given 2 hall patients. A few weeks ago one nurse had back to back cardiac arrests placed in her rooms. The first one didn't make it but the second one did and she had to juggle keeping them alive along with managing the rest of her assignment. Everyone keeps saying somethings gotta give but has yet to see it happen. The ratios we have been running are not safe for the nurse and do a disservice to the patients. Many nurses and techs have given their notice or are looking for another job. Im hanging in there, for now. If your days are anything like where I work, I am sure that you did the best you could. Give yourself a little break. Good luck!

What part of the country are you from? Where I live the starting pay for an RN is higher than what most medics make.

The hospital where I work no longer considers one a new grad after a year, the new grads are promoted to RN-1 at this time.

I would agree. Clean out your nose lol. The odor seems to linger there!

My ED has several, some docs like them others not so much.

Per diem is "as needed" but that does not mean you need to feel obligated to accepted to say yes every time they call and offer you a shift. You can not get in trouble for saying no. That would be silly. How could you live your life if you were virtually on call every day. I am sure they will make you feel bad if you say no, that is very common.

Your floors always have available beds/nurses? Usually my department holds patients in the ED because there are no available beds or inadequate staffing not because the floor nurse wont take report.