mgchat76 replied to mgchat76's topic in Critical Care
Thanks for the reply. We used to have great teamwork, and still do to a degree. My point is that everyone is so spread out it's difficult to help one another. Last night the closest nurse to me was...
Hi All, I'm curious what the average size of ICU's out there are nowadays? The unit I work on just moved to a new building with a huge (j-shaped and about .05 miles long) 30 bed unit without a...
I just bought a PDA in January, and have been enjoying it at work since. It's great to have a drug guide, critical care reference (fastfacts), and diagnostic test reference without carrying all the...
mgchat76 replied to oliviacunolo's topic in Travel
I have travelled with PPR for a couple of years now, and would highly recommend them. They are a fairly small company, so they do have some drawbacks, but the positives outweigh that for me. The...
My girlfriend and I travel together, and are currently placed in the same hospital. I work ICU and she works IMC, but it is a small hospital and both units are closely connected. The managers have...
I really appreciate the input, and am still weighing my options. I'm also looking into legal nurse consulting courses as well. I've been looking for employment opportunities on the web (monster,...
mgchat76 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Legal
Thinking of getting into the field, and I have many questions. If you're just starting out how do you determine what's a reasonable rate in your area of the country? I'm sure the attorneys will...
I am struggling with the same dilemnas as mlwRN, forensics vs. lnc, kaplan vs. Milazzo, both or neither. I find the thought of forensics much more intriguing, but realistically there are more...
I am currently a travel RN with 4 1/2 years bedside (3 years in ICU) experience, and I had always thought that forensics nursing was restricted to sexual assault victims. Although the idea of...