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The hospital where I work is instituting color coded uniforms for all staff (except MD's) in patient care areas (RN/LPN-royal, PCT-teal, Radiology-black, Transport-brown, etc) to help patient's be able to identify who is who. Tops and bottoms are the...

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!

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 t...

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

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 ...

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 a...

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 virt...

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.

I have always used tap water

As far as I am aware, nationally the right IJ is still the preferred site. I would have to check with the docs for a definitive answer. I have been told a number of things...placing a temp catheter in the ED, the femoral is an easier access point in ...

I believe you have to do a hands on portion with the online. I would imagine as long as the online certification you chose includes the hands on portion that your employer would not have an issue with it. Im not sure a completely online certification...

You are correct. I was not even considering a temporary dialysis catheter. Where I work they use the groin for temporary catheters which is maybe why I had a lapse in brain function. My intent was not to confuse the OP, sorry for that!

Only 4 patients?!? Jealous! We've been running 6 on average as of late. 4 patients per nurse is the department "goal" but I rarely see that for more than a couple hours of my 12-hr shift. When I say 6 patients it could be any combo of acuity. Congr...

Same here. Its horrible. I worked a short shift this morning, 48 boarders in the department. 8 were Intermediate care, 3 ICU. The longest boarder has been in the department 1 day 18 hours on a stretcher that is now in the hallway with a portable moni...

Its sad but true. I try to look at it this way, most of the people we give the bus passes to have state funded health insurance. This insurance will pay for ambulance and chair van rides home. I have had to book transportation for people for the most...

Our department funds the bus passes directly out of our budget unfortunately. They have some sort of deal with the bus company for a discounted rate. Im sure one day it will be a thing of the past, like all good things!

Does your sat monitor also show the pleth? The monitor my hospital uses shows the O2 sat in blue with the pleth waveform below it.