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Hi everyone, I'm currently looking to switch from ICU to PACU and would like to get an idea of what everybody's call and weekend/ holiday requirements are. I realize this varies from hospital to hospital but I'd like to get an idea of what to expect...

Hi, Anyone out there that works (or has ever worked) PACU at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA?..I'm wondering what the workflow/ environment is like, how you like it (culture/ staff)? What is the Call / weekend/ holiday requirements etc... If an...

Hi, Anyone out there that works (or has ever worked) in Saddleback Memorial PACU in Laguna Hills, CA?...I'm curious to hear what other people's experiences working on that unit is like. I'd be switching from ICU to PACU, so I'm wondering what the w...

Hi there, Anyone work in the Same Day Care Unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA? I'm curious about what the unit is like, the descriptions are a bit vague... i.e. what kind of patients/ procedures you see, what your workflow is like, pt rat...

Wow thanks for the great feedback! Sounds like an interesting unit, I like how there's 3 parts to it...would you say it's fast paced? How are the nurse / patient ratios? I'm coming from an ICU background so I'm used to have 1-2 patients max, wonderin...

Hi, I recently got an interview for a hospice RN position with Seasons Hospice in their Orange County, CA office...I've been doing some research online and have read mixed reviews in various locations across the country... Was wondering if anyone has...

Been in ICU for a few years now and looking for a change. I think I am burned out from total patient care and working in a hospital, most days I feel defeated. Also I am tired of working nights, holidays, and weekends all the time. I hear most ICU R...

What's the best approach when looking to transfer to another department. Should you give the boss a heads up or not? It seems like all the directors talk to each other anyway so they are bound to find out, but if you are talking/ interviewing with an...

Thats a good way to look at it...I personally don't really interact with my manager very much. I work nights, if I see him it's more of a hi/ bye relationship and most of our important communication stuff is done via email I'd say.

Hi, I have a background in critical care and would like to become CPR instructor. However, doing some research in my local area, it seems most CPR businesses are not looking to hire so I'd have to work as an independent instructor. But it got me thin...

Hi, Have been interested in getting into care management and recently interviewed with this company. It seems like they've been around for 6 years on the East coast but are opening up a branch out on the West coast. I got some questions answered but...

Recently had the misfortune of having a patient fall under my watch. It was the first time I've had such an event in my career and I have been very upset with myself over it. Fall was unwitnessed. I had been in another room caring for a patient. As s...

Should I explain the objective facts or just leave them alone...for example "lights had been dimmed" vs. "lights had been dimmed to aid with sleep" or pt was on "x medication" vs " "pt was on x medication to manage agitation/ delirium".

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Yes this is how I'm feeling. I know the patient could very well have fallen even if I had the bed alarm on, but its just one thing I feel like if I had in place might have made a difference. It would have also been easier to accept/ swallow if I had...

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Should i add that it may have been forgotton to be reset, because it had been on but when we turned her in bed we must have forgotton to reset it.

What are some of your biggest pains or problems you encounter in your day-to-day work as a nurse? What are some of the annoying/ tedious/ redundant parts of your job you wish you could change? It could be anything, whatever makes you tick and wish wo...

Hi fellow nurses, I frequently get asked this question by family/ friends after work. How do you guys answer this question? Do you talk about your day, with respect to Hipaa of course, the ups and downs? Or do you simply answer something to the like...

So then how do you typically respond to this question?

Planning to return to work after a 4 month leave of absence due to personal injury. Although the bone in the foot has healed, I am still having some muscle and tendon strain underneath my foot when walking for prolonged periods of time. I will see m...

Thanks for sharing your story. I didn't have to have surgery but I was in a walking air boot for 6 weeks and ever since then I've been dealing with muscle / joint stiffness. Granted I did sprain the ankle pretty bad in addition to fracturing the foo...

Anyone ever fracture their foot out there? I recently fracture my 5th metatarsal (non work related) about 10 weeks ago and had to go on medical leave. My doctor wanted to clear me for work 4 weeks ago but I had to ask him for more time because my fo...

I'm seeing a foot orthodpedic specialist. But Im starting to question how good he is as he was ready for me to return to work the day i got out of the air cast when my foot was super weak and limping still. How many months did it take you to get back...