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  1. Any ideas for work-fro-home RN positions?

    RN5000 replied to ehicken's topic in General Nursing

    Its not easy to find reputable work at home nursing jobs. Most would require experience. It may serve you better to find something part time to get your foot in the door. I feel hospital floor nursing...

  2. Iowa - RN Pay

    RN5000 replied to MidEvil's topic in General Nursing

    If you love it...go for it. I dont think you can go wrong to get your

  3. Have you ever done IO IV Placement?

    RN5000 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never placed one. I do know at my facilty the paramedics have placed them during emergent situations as many of our clients will be very difficult to get IV access on. I personally think its...

  4. titrating cardizem

    RN5000 replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

    As far as I know it is relatively common practice for tele nurses to float to ICU. I guess its a matter of how comfortable the float nurse feels with the assigned patients. You are fortunuate to...

  5. titrating cardizem

    RN5000 replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

    I can see both sides of this. I worked tele, stepdown but did have to float to ICU occasionally. As stated above, i would also get uncomplicated patients. I do feel we need to be open to new...

  6. Looking for cheap CEUs

    RN5000 replied to island40's topic in General Nursing

    Might try myfreece.com. For a fee, i think its close to $36 yearly you can do as many as you want. They are also actually pretty interesting, or you can just take the tests if you are in a

  7. Iowa - RN Pay

    RN5000 replied to MidEvil's topic in General Nursing

    I too am happy you have this opportunity. The U has always been and continues to be an exception to the norm in Iowa. I currently work for the state in a facility. Would I prefer a more clinical...

  8. Iowa - RN Pay

    RN5000 replied to MidEvil's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard the low Iowa pay may be related to the low medicare/medicade reimbursement rates for Iowa. I feel it is also, as i have stated before, very much related to how nurses are viewed here,...

  9. Iowa - RN Pay

    RN5000 replied to MidEvil's topic in General Nursing

    a couple years ago bridge staffing was suggested to me as we had a few travelers in our hospital from there. one of nurse using them said her rep had been very good to her and they took care of their...

  10. Iowa - RN Pay

    RN5000 replied to MidEvil's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a great idea. I think you will enjoy

  11. How do you go about handling a rude Dr.

    RN5000 replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

    I like the way you describe yourself. With a few exceptions, i really enjoyed working with male nurses and as a charge nurse, felt fortunate to have them on my team. It does make us think about the...

  12. NCLEX- types of med questions

    RN5000 replied to LoveNursing1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX about 2 years ago. It seems to me the med questions I had were fairly generic, or r/t a disease or conditon. A couple med calculations that were very basic and you get a calculator...

  13. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    RN5000 replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, let us pray they are not "yahoos". Just dont plan to leave the ATL area, once you get outside of it, you are looking at another world. Unforetunely having the CDC there has not helped much in...

  14. working Florida hospitals

    RN5000 replied to Doris Myers's topic in Florida Nursing

    I guess it depends upon what else is important to you outside of work. Of course we are nurses for everyone. However, one must consider life after and outside of

  15. Iowa - RN Pay

    RN5000 replied to MidEvil's topic in General Nursing

    I recently moved back to IA from So FL. I have to say i was disapointed about the pay in Ia. It seems as if the state regards nurses as blue collar workers, which nothing wrong with blue collar, its...

  16. Electronic med administration in Ia

    RN5000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi to all, I am a native Iowan and have been living in So Florida for 5 years. I recently began working as a new nurse in January. The facility I work in had the EMAR system. Does anyone know if...

  17. titrating cardizem

    RN5000 replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

    My tele unit has a similar policy. We do hang cardizem, but it has to be ordered at a specific rate with specific parameters. If the doc wants it titrated, basically meaning the pt will be very...

  18. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    RN5000 replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    No lock on the pca? ours are enclosed in a plastic case that requires a key. cant imagine it any other

  19. Is their really a big demand for nurses?

    RN5000 replied to goliath738's topic in Texas Nursing

    Here in the Ft. Lauderdale area, and I believe, south fl. in general, there is a high demand for nurses. I have never heard of any RN, and for the most part LPN, having any difficulty finding work....

  20. Electronic med administration in Ia

    RN5000 replied to RN5000's topic in General Nursing

    Firepup, That is great to hear. I went to ISU and lived in Ames for 10 years. Thinking of coming back to area, although these FL winters will be hard to leave behind. How long did you work there and...

  21. Electronic med administration in Ia

    RN5000 replied to RN5000's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies regarding emar. In my hopsital the only time we enter and order is if it is a stat order and the pharmacy isnt open. I can go to the accudose, or pixis, get out the med, scan...

  22. Shift Report

    RN5000 replied to ladytopaz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You may also want to consider if it is actually the shift report that is the problem. Speaking as a newer nurse, I dont always get every little thing done simply because there is still much I dont...

  23. What punishment should this nurse get?

    RN5000 replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Fire her? Drastic measure, but whatever. Report her to the board of nursing? Ridiculous!!!!! I guess this is just another one of the many reasons many good, caring, intelligent and fully competent...

  24. Blood administration policy

    RN5000 replied to nickola's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I also work on a floor where we have a very elderly population with fragile veins who often require transfusions. Rarely do we insert an 18G into these folks. 22-24, usually not a problem. Sometimes...

  25. Hasten end so wife won't doubt DNR decision????

    RN5000 replied to markm739's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NRSKaren, Thanks for this post. I learned a lot looking at these links. I respect the fact that you took the time to give us and the OP some useful, well thought out info instead of simply jumping to...