Little Panda RN ASN, RN

I am a medical review nurse for a CMS contractor. I have been doing this for a year now and I love my job. I still make RN wages without all the stress and my benefits are awesome. I recently tried floor nursing as a flextime job and it was not for m...

Well I decided to quit while in orientation. I just can not devote enough time to this flex time position to meet the demands of the job. I truly admire those of you who do it full time. My hats off to you!

I am also new to med surg. I have had a total of 9 shifts on the floor myself. I on the other hand work a full time job so scheduling the days I am able to orientate have only been 2 a week. It is very busy and on Saturday I had 3 pts that had a lot ...

I am starting in med surg this Saturday. I am nervous about this new venture. I am an older nurse, 51 to be exact:) so I am sure I will be one of the older ones on the floor, not that that makes any difference. I am looking for any advice from you se...

We have room service at our hospital. The pros are the patient can call anytime from 6 am to 9pm and order anything off the menu. So those who eat breakfast at 10 am don't have to eat a cold breakfast that came at 8 am. The patients seem to like this...

I used to commute an hour each way and was spending approx 500.00 a month on gas. That didn't include the oil changes and wear and tare on my car. I had decent gas mileage of 30 miles to the gallon or more. After 8 months I found something in my town...

I saw a Roux en Y anastomosis during my LPN clinicals. The surgeon was using a ruler to measure how much of the intestine he was going to remove. I could see all the organs within the abd and it was amazing. I still have a difficult time wrapping my ...

I have no words to express the hurt in my heart for you and your family. I pray that God gives you comfort and strength.

Would like to get some opinions from those who work or have worked med surg. I have taken a prn position and will be starting orientation in April. I plan on working 2 days a week, as I have a full time day job that I will be working around. I will b...

I currently work for an insurance company sitting at a desk all day reviewing claims for med nec. I am sure hoping that two days a week will be enough:) After orientation I am only required to work one weekend a month and one holiday a year. I plan o...

What do you think of Med Surge so far? I recently accepted a position for flex time on a very busy med surge floor days and pm's. If I can work out getting all their general orientation stuff done then I should be starting sometime in April. The chal...

I have been an RN for 3 years and have worked as a case manager for a homeless clinic, been an assisted living manager and am now currently working as a medical review nurse. I recently applied for a flex-time position on a med surg unit and was off...

Thank you for responding WindyCDE. I appreciate you advice. I guess the biggest thing that concerns me is I wont have as many days on the floor during orientation due to my full time day job. However, I am going to give it a shot, never know until I ...

OP I hope you don't lose your job. It was a stupid mistake and I am sure one that will never happen again. We all have done stupid things in our life oh wait a minute not everyone, just those who aren't perfect! But by the responses you have received...

I am a graduate practical nurse and our hospital here routinely assigns 5 patients per nurse. The do not have CNA's. I worked the ortho floor during my last practicum weekend and it was pure h*** . The patients were total assist and there was no help...

When my husband ask me how my day is going I always say "not going to answer that question", lol. He knows that I will never ever talk about how my shift is going while I am working.

I have seen it time and time again. I tell those who work with me to please not say the "Q" word as it will certainly bring a fall, a call to 911 and upset family members running!!!!

Hi Lisa! I went to the company website and applied. I have been in the medical field since 1994 and have worked many different areas. I am sure that helped with securing the position. My advice would to be apply and be sure to highlight in your resum...

I am not sure what type of info you are looking for but I just recieved a job at an insurance company as a medical review examiner and will start on the 16th. Like another poster stated indeed.com is a good place to start. I you have a wide range of ...

I was just wondering what everyones opinion is of for profit hospitals. For those of you who work for a for profit hospital, do you like it and what does your hospital do with all its profits. Do they invest in the community and help the underinsured...

I drove 80 miles and it would take me an hour. I did not mind the drive so much during the summer but the winter driving was another story. I used to spend almost 500.00 a month in gas and boy did I rack up the miles on my car. I personally would nev...

Actually they can be registered. It all depends on who they go through for the exam. The American Medical Technologists offer an RMA instead of the CMA which is offered by the AAMA. Qualifications

This made me cry and thank God!!!!

Rapid ventricular rate? Sorry this was already answered, " must read thread before answering,lol"