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  1. Would you continue to work here ?

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Well hats off to you if you LIKE that. I LOVE taking care of patients, I love all that I do (or did !) in the E.R. I love the comraderie of the Dr's (for the most part) and the staff and how we work...

  2. $500.00 Welch-Allen otoscope and opt.....do I *really* need these ?

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I see there are a lot, but which ones are really good and high quality ? Any tips would be

  3. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    carachel2 replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    Amen ! They want the great results, but they do NOT want to pay $$$ to get the results they want. We are supposed to say (LIE) "I'm not busy right now, can I get you anything

  4. PDAs

    carachel2 replied to middlekane's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a 680 and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this phone. It is *wonderful* and the calendar features are amazing. It is sooooooo nice not to carry around a phone AND a PDA. When I am in clinical areas I shut the...

  5. New Grad Question

    carachel2 replied to missie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Baylor All Saints downtown most certainly does have an

  6. Emergency Nurses, what is it about ER that you love?

    carachel2 replied to Razorbacks's topic in Emergency

    I wanted to also add that one of the things I love is that you aren't expected to "stay and get it done." If you bring a patient back at 6:50 pm, you do what you can get done until 7 pm and shift...

  7. Emergency Nurses, what is it about ER that you love?

    carachel2 replied to Razorbacks's topic in Emergency

    Those are the top things I love as well. PLUS, we get to do all the fun stuff and let the floor worry about the hard stuff: baths, ambulation, DISCHARGE PLANNING.

  8. Cardiac home health care....newbie questions !

    carachel2 posted a topic in Home Health

    I am pondering a part-time/reduced caseload job in cardiac home health care. I have never worked in home health but I do have a lot of cardiac care experience including CCU (but it was ten years ago);...

  9. Dec 06 Grads- Share your job offers?

    carachel2 replied to grnmtngirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Perhaps a better solution would be to offer RETENTION bonuses to keep and maintain good nurses instead of having an onslaught of new RN's and/or nurses hopping around to get the bonuses ? And the "100...

  10. Arlington

    carachel2 replied to tx2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    We've lived in or around Arlington for the past ten years. There is LOTS of new growth south of Arlington in a town called Mansfield. Lots of new homes, new schools,etc. The only drawback I can see...

  11. What is reasonable in terms of tuition?

    carachel2 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    State school here.........right around 1000.00 to 1,200.00 per 3 or 4 hour grad class. I am taking one class at a time = no debt, very little stress and a happy

  12. Dec 06 Grads- Share your job offers?

    carachel2 replied to grnmtngirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm sure I'll get slammed, but what the heck..... If *I* were a new nurse and a hospital was offering a NEW grad a sign-on bonus......I would RUN. The more stable hospitals with better retention are...

  13. Am I in jeopardy??

    carachel2 replied to pugg's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would make myself very familiar with the Texas BNE "Safe Harbor" Act...

  14. Fall 2006 Semester - Good Luck to All!

    carachel2 replied to Spacklehead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am taking my LAST theory and research class this semester !! I am sooooo excited to start Advanced Assessment next semester. I am just taking one class a semester and working part-time...which...

  15. Normal expectation?

    carachel2 replied to middlekane's topic in Nursing Career

    Yep, it is definitely an expectation where I work. That is the whole point of PRN staff.....extra hands when needed and holiday coverage for the full-timers. We have to work one major and one or two...

  16. What exactly does PRN mean?

    carachel2 replied to abcdefg's topic in Nursing Career

    At our hospital, there are different levels of PRN contracts. I am currently a department based (ER) RN at the lowest pay tier for PRN....but that is because I *choose* not to float and my only...

  17. Spring 2007 Applicants!

    carachel2 replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing

    Some inside scoop for your interview= they just got a HUGE grant to fund a "virtual hospital." They already have multi-thousand dollar dummies that can generate dysrhythmias, simulate codes,etc., but...

  18. would you laugh at me ?

    carachel2 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    Ditto to everyone else on dental services in the ER. We give pain relief and antibiotics, but no interventions. Have you attempted to find a nearby (or in the region) dental school ? Honestly, I would...

  19. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    carachel2 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Fortunately we live in an area with about 4 other hospitals in town. I've only had three ER visits and they were all for legit reasons. Twice I was in the ER for PSVT (rate of 160, ejection fraction...

  20. Stalling?

    carachel2 replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is exactly what I do, but with another bulletin board. This other BB is full of snarky fun women who are Mom's like me. I will make myself work on the paper for 20 or so minutes and then reward...

  21. Stalling?

    carachel2 replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It requires a higher level of thought process than I have ever been asked to do. It is hard to explain, isn't it ? I would be in hog heaven if asked just to do a typical paper and not to have to...

  22. Stalling?

    carachel2 replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Honestly, for a lot of these grad theory and research type papers, you can't just sit and type. The concepts and thoughts require you to do a lot of thinking, but in little spurts. I WISH I could just...

  23. ER nurses...what shoes??

    carachel2 replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    This is quite common I'm thinking. I've taken care of two healthcare workers in the ED (one rad tech and one RN) who have fractured their wrists after tripping on their Crocs. The right toe of my...

  24. So is this a normal pattern ? several good days followed by

    carachel2 posted a topic in Emergency

    one BAD one where you goof up/forget/feel like you can never catch up ? Lab called in a critical lab value. I wrote it on the board and then got busy with an incoming resp. distress. Emerged from the...

  25. ER Checkmate

    carachel2 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Emergency

    TraumaRUS....what is your favorite PDA ? I am in school for my MSN/FNP and I know it will come in really handy. I want to buy one, but I don't want to buy one and then have it be obsolete in 5 months,...