tx2007 RN

I just graduated from UTEP in May and have two kids age 11 & 7 and worked a FT job and a PRN job still graduated with a 3.8

Ok I am looking at moving to SA within the next year or sooner if my husband can find a job first. I have been an RN since 2007 and have my BSN been working as an ADON in home health the past two years and trying to find out what are the best places...

Yes it is Universal City TEXAS on northeast side of SA. I will be joining my hubby as soon as we got our house sold where we live now. I applied at northeast baptist and the next day got a "thanks for applying but unfortunately....blah blah blah" ...

ok update hubby got a job in Universal City and I am looking for a job anyone know where to look, where not to look any info?

There are so many factors into "how many can you do" are they all in the same town? just been discharged from hospital? trainwrecks? I have done 3 admits in an 8 hour day on paper and 2 admits in an 8 hour day in the computer with each being an hou...

what inservices would you as a home health nurse want your job to offer you?

Thanks for all your great ideas!! I had KCI do a wound vac inservice, wound care center came in and did a different inservice and I am also having a company that does provider services come do an inservice. LOVE the documentation suggestions :) Here...

I have a question my SIL lives in San Diego and just got her medical assistant certificate and says she is now working at one of the hospitals in San Diego so my question is this...can a MA work in a hospital?? I was under the impression they only wo...

I'm not sure if it is different in another state but I once applied for an LVN position (I have my RN license) and was told I could have the job but they would be paying me LVN wages but my name tag would reflect RN. Needless to say I found an RN jo...

I am new to home health, just accepted my first FT position. They said they will train me until I feel comfortable enough to be on my own. Rate of pay is $25/hour hourly rate. I will not do pt care as I am a case manager and will do the OASIS pape...

Yes the $1.50 in town and $5.00 out of town is mileage reimbursement. I am not oppsed to pt care so thats fine with me. They did tell me its ALOT of teaching. It sounds good to me I just didnt know if that was the norm for HH and wanted to make su...

What is your facilities policy on an over the wire PICC exchange??

We just started using the power PICC's and we would be doing over the wire exchanges in the event that we didnt trim the catheter long enough or short enough. Also we had an incident the other day of a nurse pulling the PICC out about 6CM while doin...

I am a relatively new nurse about 1 1/2 years so far. I worked at a hospital for the first year out of school and HATED it so about 6 months ago I took a job at an outpatient surgery clinic. At first it wasnt bad but now I HATE it!! The nurse manag...

LMAO loricatus I can picture it now, falling over from exhastion and someone yelling "quick go clock her out until she wakes up!" We have a joke at work that you MUST remember to fall backwards if you pass out from exhastion or holding your pee so l...

I know thats alot of pt's for one person and I do the 20 or so required drops per pt plus all the IV's by myself, so at least I have become super quick and effeciant at starting IV's LOL! I really hope I like infusion services, I need a decent job. ...

I know I am quite upset about leaving (the hours were pretty good!) thats the only reason I have lasted this long. But the attitude of the people I work with, plus my boss and the CEO were just too much. I am planning on telling them (in a nice way...

Well I have accepted a job at the hospital where I first worked but this is as an infusion nurse (8hour shifts, every other weekend) it is part of the hospital but it is mostly outpatient type stuff like antibiotics, remicade, chemo. I start in two ...

I just accepted a position today at my hospital as an Infusion Team Nurse. I will be trained in PICC insertion and Chemo Therapy. We do all the in house PICC's, Chemo and have outpatient IV antibiotics, Rhemicade, ect infusions. I am excited and n...

Thanks so much I will make sure to find out about our PICC placements. I will also look for the book you mentioned. I hope this is a good fit for me, I have always been very interested in Infusion therapy and quite honestly was shocked I got the jo...

Thanks for the replies. I am still looking for another job, I never thought it would take this long to find something!! But I am still trying to hold my head up and think that this wont last forever, just until I can find something else!

I am new to the PACU I have been a nurse for one year med-surg at the hospital and realized I HATED it. I recently got a job at an outpatient surgery center and would like to know where do you all get your PALS, ACLS certifications from?? Do you tak...

I have been offered a position at a local hospital as a GN on the ortho/neuro floor and wanted to see if the info I have recieved sounds like a good place to start my career. I have NEVER done ortho/neuro in school only med/sug, CCU and our maternit...

LauraMT I agree I will not give AMbien to anyone unless they are 100% with it and then only 5mg. I dont tell pt's they have it ordered. If they ask they may have it otherwise nope, a cool dark room usually does the trick. Our docs are good about ...

I am sooo glad to know I am not the only one feeling this way!! I am tired all the time I work nights and can come home and sleep all day and all night if I could. I am not depressed I just dont feel like I have any energy. My house looks like crap...