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http://www.upmcnurses.com/Benefits.htm Try this link, I believe all UPMC facilities are the same.

Yes there is still a need for nurses in Pittsburgh. Any of the major health systems, West Penn Allegheny, Mercy or UPMC have bigs ads in the paper every Sun.

Four 10hr shifts 7a-5p Mon-Thur. Every Thurs, Fri, & Sat off.

When some one calls off, either you beg someone to come in for OT, someone stays voluntarily, or the charge nurse has to stay. No one is ever mandated and thankfully, since we all get along so well, it usually gets covered so no one is stuck. Our op...

We are a 13 bed ER that see's >60 pts a day. We cover daylight and evenings with 3 nurses, with a fourth coming in from 1p-9p to cover the busiest times. We have a tech and a secretary working 7-3 and 3-11. On nights there are 2 nurses and a sec...

We are color coded per unit. In the ER we wear black. I didn't think I would like it, but it actually looks pretty nice. You can wear any color print top, but you have to have black pants. Years ago when we wore blues, they were hospital provided....

Has he been a nurse longer then you? Sometimes it is difficult for a more experienced nurse to have a boss that is less experienced. Just a thought. I think what you plan to do is a good idea, however you may find no matter what you do his behavior...

I work four 10hr days. 7am-5pm Mon-Thurs with every Fri, Sat and Sun off. It works for me.

If you can stand at the door and complain about waiting, you don't need to be here.

I agree with Dixielee. We don't have the time or staff to do invasive monitoring in our ED.

We do self scheduling and it works pretty well as long as everyone schedules themselves in a timely manner. If you don't as someone else said, you get what's left over. I have a steady schedule that only changes if there is a call off I can't cover ...

Most people who go to 4yrs of college straight from HS, graduate at around age 22 and start working in whatever their field is. Just curious as to why lets say a 22yo nurse would be any different then a 22yo teacher? I guess I just wondered why the...

We never ask for money or collect co-pays. We point them in the right direstion or the financial counselor comes to see them in the room if they have no insurance and sometimes collects $50. If they skip out, so be it, I don't have time to make sur...

Our copays are working well. People are getting used to it and most pay on the spot after discharge. Those with no insurance are asked to pay $50 toward their bill. That is rarely collected, but they have to see a financial counselor before they le...

Too many too list. There's pt's with ridiculous complaints every day.

St. Francis no longer exits. Some hospitals with diploma programs are: Sewickley Valley Hosp School of Nursing, Ohio Valley Hosp, West Penn Hospital. These are 2 yr diploma programs. To my knowledge there are no less then 2yr RN programs, nor shou...

huggietoes, Don't know what kind of ER you work in, but doesn't sound like the norm. We usually have the pt completely worked up before the doc gets in the room. We have protocols that we can order labs, xrays ect. When a sick pt comes in for exam...

Once you get oriented and confident in your ablilities a good tech(or nurse for that matter) anticipates needs. See a situation and get things ready. Know what's going on and be ready. If you know someone that is triaged back is a laceration that ...

My facility have offered them on a volunteer basis through the local health department. There is no compensation for any reaction, you use your own sick time if you have a problem. I am not a candidate because I have had a joint replacement. I don...

If you have an IV team in your hospital, ask to go around with them for a day. They can be very helpful and give you lots of pointers while you're doing it. Good luck!

I think 911 was appropriate. More so that a lot of things I see that number used for in the ER.

It is policy where I work to double check both Heparin and Insulin. Old school or not I have always had someone double check insulin for me no matter where I worked.

We use CS quite frequently in the ER, and as others have said we have a yearly competency. There must be a physician and an ACLS certified nurse doing the procedure as well as resusitation equipment in the room or very near by.

I crawled home tonght for sure. I think organizational skills and knowing your priorities are essential skills in ER nursing. Knowing what's important to do now and what can wait. Knowing what to worry about and what can sit for a while. Making wh...

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