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the pay will probable not be good. That area doesn't pay well. where are you going to be working? Didn't know they were using travelers now.

It really just depends on the school. The best thing is to try and find someone attending that school or someone who has interviewed there. Most of the school want to know your skill level and how you will pay for it. Some schools have a panel of ...

it just depends on where you work. some ccu's have very sick patients. balloon pumps and the works. others are very mild. sometimes i don't mind getting a float from floor. other times i really don't have the time to keep an eye on their patien...

actually, several of the hospitals I have worked have used the "oral protocol". This usually involves Peridex (a mixture of mouthwash and peroxide, also called cholrahexadine) every three hours. They did have evidence based studies that showed dec...

It means they have added everything back into the hourly rate. For example, you will get $30/hr + $5/hr housing for a total of $35/hr. You really have to watch them about this. They can be pretty sneaky. If you are interested in it the best thing...

yes, the working conditions are very unfortunate. it is a beautiful state but they don't respect nurses. you are absolutely correct about the bon. i have heard horror stories about obtaining license there. it used to take as long as 6-8 weeks but ...

there is a lady from pensacola, fl who had one a couple of years ago (2001). she did have some difficulty along the way, but made it through. i saw her in the hospital one day when i was working (she was visiting someone) and she looked great!! :)...

well, the staffing ratio should be 1:2 but when you are short or have call ins, this is what happens. they don't believe in closing beds. that means patients must go to other hospitals and they lose money. they had rather work the poor nurses for ...

i don't think they use their icu nurses as float pool simply b/c they don't have enough of them. at one time (last summer)they were using alot of agency. even then the staffing ratios for icu were 1:3. it is also a hca hospital which typically mean...

angie, i am so sorry.......... your friend truely is lucky to have you.

the answer to your question about your friends father won't "fit", most ct tables will only accomodate a patient weight of 400lbs. the other issues,..if his pupils are blown, no cough, no corneal or gag reflex,....chances are he was down to long and ...

if the family has stated "comfort care only" then you shouldn't cont accuchecks, labs, antibiotics, ect. sometimes if the patient has been on oxygen,i will cont it.(more for the family, for some reason it seems to make them feel better) otherwise, ...

i agree. of course tell me the pertinent information (they do have a foley, trach, ect.) but don't tell me breath sounds, opinions on family ect. i will figure that out soon enough and had rather have "just the facts". as far as neuro, (i realize...

yes, there is away around the 6 month quarantine. by having a rabies titer drawn 6 months before you plan to go to hawaii, you only have to quarantine your dogs for three days. problem with that is, what is available now (jobs) may not be available...

I think that recruiter is full of crap!!! You never accepted the position, just agreed to be submitted. These are two totally different things. Please do tell us what company and recruiter this is so the rest of us will know to stay far away fr...

you are correct. most crna schools want icu experience and don't count er as critical care. alot of the even prefer (not required) cvicu for the experience of "recovering" a post anesthesia pt and working with (pa, art, & la) lines. i think ...

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i think the shoes just depends on the person. i have tried several different kind. i just don't think anything is as comfortable as a good pair of tennis shoes. that just gets rather expensive replacing them every six months. i have a pair of bir...

I am currently on an assisgnment where they have an "open door" policy. Visitors walk in,out and around the unit peering in every room and listening to every conversation at all hours of the day. I personally think this puts not only the patients a...

i have often said it should be a prereq for medical school. then maybe we wouldn't get so many stupid and unreasonable orders!!! if only they could walk a day in our shoes!!!

lpn's can also push drugs in fl. i don't know the exact stipulation, i do think they have to be iv certified. it may also depend on the hospital. i think about the only thing they can't do (in fl) is hang blood. not really sure though. we don't ...

i have seen many times where initial ckmp & troponin were neg only to see the second set extremely elevated and find out the patient had a big mi. i am not an er nurse either, (although i worked an 8 week travel assignemnt there- which by no mea...

nursinrox, i use the patch. i also live in fl. no problems with it coming off. during the summer (and alot of the winter!! ) i live at the beach. never had one problem with it. but, as others have mentioned, it is still hormones. i too had th...

i have taken it a couple of times. some hospital require it (like someone else said) to determine how much orientation you will nees. others require it (in my case as a traveler) to determine if they will hire you for short term work. it basically...

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