jenksb

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1. pin care for external fixators

   jenksb replied to marcibz123's topic in Orthopaedic

   I have seen pin site care done a few different ways. I was taught to cleanse around the pin site with a solution of half peroxide and half sterile normal saline, using a new sterile cotton tipped applicator for each pin site. Then rinse each site w...

2. Branston or Table Rock Lake area??

   jenksb replied to futuregaspasser's topic in Missouri

   Cox South Hospital in Springfield is not that far of a drive if you move close to Hwy 65. It is maybe a 30-40 minute drive, and it is a nice road. If Neonatal ICU is what you are looking for, I don't think you will find what you want in Branson. I...

3. Branston or Table Rock Lake area??

   jenksb replied to futuregaspasser's topic in Missouri

   It is true that the pay in that entire area is low. When I started at Skaggs, I made the same amount that my fellow nursing school graduates made in Springfield. That amount, however, is very small compared to what is available here in San Antonio ...

4. Branston or Table Rock Lake area??

   jenksb replied to futuregaspasser's topic in Missouri

   When I worked at Skaggs, they had 134 beds, I think. They had one floor for mostly medical patients and one floor for surgical. The few pediatric patients that they got went to the surgical floor. They don't have a pediatric ICU, so if kids get ba...

5. Branston or Table Rock Lake area??

   jenksb replied to futuregaspasser's topic in Missouri

   I grew up near Branson and I worked at Skaggs Hospital for 6 years prior to moving to San Antonio, TX. Skaggs is the only hospital in that area unless you want to drive to Springfield. It is a beautiful place and the small hospital atmosphere is so...

6. nurse-pt ratio

   jenksb replied to Sailingshoes's topic in Orthopaedic

   On my unit, we usually take 4-5 patients per nurse on day shift. Our PCA's have 10-24 patients depending on the day, so usually the nurse does 2-3 baths and assists with all of the patient transport to dialysis, wound care, etc.