CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

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  1. Looking for work in metro Atlanta

    CraigB-RN replied to Chloe'sinNYNow's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Prior to returning to clinical nursing, I spent 7 years as a DON. One of my responsibilities was overseaing nurse reqruiting. HAving seen way to many new grads come accross my desk, I know were this...

  2. Help !!!

    CraigB-RN replied to goosecruising's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    http://www.ena.org for starters. Then after that you might need to call them and see what they have for sites in the UK. I seem to remember manyyears back a paper version of the CEN test being given...

  3. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    CraigB-RN replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Having been a DON and Assistant Hosp Administrator, it's not the education the makes us second class citizens. It's the fact that the 3rd party payers include us in the room rate. It has nothing to...

  4. Looking for work in metro Atlanta

    CraigB-RN replied to Chloe'sinNYNow's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Call them and ask them. Be persistant, and proffesional and keep you mind and options open at other

  5. Do you bladder train before removing a Foley cath?

    CraigB-RN replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    'm not sure the evidence actually supports this. The sphincter is still open due to the foley being there. The bladder is going to react based on stretch receptors. I think this is one of those...

  6. University Hospital Denver?

    CraigB-RN replied to kimora's topic in Colorado Nursing

    If you like teaching hospitals it's a good place to go. I was in the ER and can't say to much about any other area specificly. Although people complain, I though the pay was decent, the work...

  7. Great new bonus offer in Denver

    CraigB-RN replied to JMinCO's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Still think it borders on paranoia a little. It's still easy to find out those kind of bonuses on your own. But most definitly, get any referal you can. I def understand that, I'd be trying to get...

  8. Great new bonus offer in Denver

    CraigB-RN replied to JMinCO's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Actually the tax rate will depend on how they disperse the money. In most places it's paid over a period of time and at least on my W-2 there was no indication of the money being anything other than...

  9. Paramedic/MICU a good combo?

    CraigB-RN replied to bjr3645's topic in MICU, SICU

    I"ve done both. You don't have to "let the paramedic go". However, you do have to learn to change your mindset when your working in the ICU vs prehospital. Whatever you do, don't let your...

  10. Children's Hospital Denver

    CraigB-RN replied to manurse06's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Of course I forgotto mention that they should be moving into the new building in October I

  11. Children's Hospital Denver

    CraigB-RN replied to manurse06's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Beautiful hospital. I just left University next door. They always have RN positions

  12. Outlook for ACNP and CNL

    CraigB-RN replied to emab's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Directly to the white paper

  13. Outlook for ACNP and CNL

    CraigB-RN replied to emab's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNL/

  14. Hello Georgia

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Well tonight is my last night as a staff nurse in CO. Come this time tommorow I'll be on the road to GA. And no it's not me that is bringing the heat and drought. I'll be starting at Gwinnet in...

  15. Need Documentation tips-ED new grad

    CraigB-RN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    A comment here from the worlds worst documenter. You chart in a way so that anyone who looks at the chart, 1,2,10 years whatever from now will know what's happened to that patient. Yes you can...

  16. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    CraigB-RN replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    I"M going to play the Devils Advocate. I"m note sure the definition of Critical Care Nurse and Emergency Nurse has anything to with with a specific skill set, It's more a mindset. 1. Yes ER nurses...

  17. Protocols/Standing Orders

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Emergency

    In preperation for a lecture, I'm aquiring information on protocols/standing orders that are used in ER's. (this is an informal survey, some poor grad student will get the pleasure of doing a formal...

  18. Rural Nursing as a SPECIALTY!!

    CraigB-RN replied to ranchwife's topic in Rural

    Personally I was bored to tears. I was one of those big city nurses who moved to rural/frontier america. I worked in a 200+ patient/day ER. I knew what busy was and how to juggle all those tasks....

  19. Ena

    CraigB-RN replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I was in the same boat. I'm a member of the state council in the state I worked

  20. Hello Georgia

    CraigB-RN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    We've been having lots of bad weather here also. Do you know how hard it is to load a moving van in torential rain. Well it's mostly done and we're hitting the road tommorow morning. See you all...

  21. Good Bye Colorado

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Tonight is my last night as a nurse in CO. I'm lucky in one sense, I'm leaving before the big UCH move from the 9th Ave campus to the new one. Other than that, I"m sorry to be leaving. Unfortunaly...

  22. Interhospital transfers

    CraigB-RN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    EMTALA only goes into effect when the patient is an ER patient. If it's an interfacility, inpatient transport then it's not covered under

  23. Paramedics in the ER

    CraigB-RN replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    Hmm after being an EMTP and an Instructor as well as a a preceptor for 20 years before becoming an RN. IT takes about a year for that paramedic to become fully functional on their own. It's not a...

  24. Cell Phones and Privacy

    CraigB-RN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    The newer digatal phones are much more secure. The area of risk is cordless phones in peoples homes. Those can be listened to with scanners. The scanner you have to use to listen to modern cell...

  25. Nursing 10 years ago

    CraigB-RN replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    My patient load is actualy less. And yes it was longer than 10 years ago, but I remeber 1 RN, 1 LPN and 1 Aide for 35 patients on night shift. But then again we only had a couple of IV medications,...