CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

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  1. flight nursing speciality program

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

    That's exactly what it is and it's what they

  2. Frustration

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    First of all thanks to all you who made suggestions about were I should live and places I should stay away from. I've hit a wall and am pretty frustrated. First of all It's next to impossible to talk...

  3. Frustration

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

    I did have one nurse manager ask me why I hadn't applied a month earier. She had just hired a bunch of new grads and didn't have any holes in the

  4. Is pay rate really that low??...

    CraigB-RN replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I was offered $6/hr less in atlanta than I'm making in

  5. Charge Nurse vs Nurse Manager

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

    A charge nurse is usually in charge of a shift. The Nurse Manager has overall charge of nursing staff in the

  6. Frustration

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

    Well I got an offer. Gwinnet in Lawrenceville. A little farther than I wanted to drive but I'll prob take the 3-3 shift and shouldn't have to deal with to much of the traffic. They'll give me the...

  7. Frustration

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

    I've worked in hospitals like Grady before. I was at Hightland in Oakland, the Old Denver General back in the "Knife and Gun Club Days". It does take a special type of nurse (some would say warped)...

  8. Prestigous Online Rn - Bsn Programs

    CraigB-RN replied to Precordial Thump's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hmm while i was a director of nursing, i hired a couple of crna's who started their nursing careers in regents college (now excelsior) and having sat in on some of the selction process, it's more...

  9. Frustration

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

    I got an email from a hospital outside of Atlanta. Get this, they are expecting their ER census to increase so they are looking to hire more nurses, to stay ahead of the curve. It's nice to see at...

  10. How much do u like nursing? Scale of 1 to 10

    CraigB-RN replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    After almost 30 years, it's still a 9.

  11. Paramedic to RN

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

    No one has ever ased were I graduated from in all the years I've been doing

  12. Frustration

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

    Hmmm Gainsville is just a bit far to commute.

  13. Frustration

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

    I'm an ER nurse. According to human resourses there is no openings in the ER. Has me confused. Not that it sounds like I want to work there anyway. I interviewed at Peidmont and Northside. I'm...

  14. Art lines in the ED

    CraigB-RN replied to debi1rn's topic in Emergency

    That only works when you can get your patients right up to the ICU. What about the stroke alert patient with the BP of 210/100. How do you safely and acuratly titrate the nitropriside and esmolol?...

  15. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    CraigB-RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hmm now we're into politics. Personally I admire people who have the courage to speak their thoughts. That is what the 1st amendment is all about. Now do I have to agree with them? Nope. That's...

  16. Housing location in Atlanta

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Well it looks like my wife is going to accept a position at mercer and I'm looking at a position at Peidmont. We're initialy going to be looking for an apartment. What's going to be the best...

  17. PDA software??

    CraigB-RN replied to onmywaytoRN's topic in Emergency

    I've also found medical wizards ER tool book useful for calculations and

  18. Could this be a hippa violation???

    CraigB-RN replied to krsrn2005's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is a criminal problem and not an administrative one. Leave it to the cops. If something comes out in the investigation, then maybe it might be a HIPPA

  19. Vit K

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Emergency

    How many of you are allowed to give Vit K

  20. Being called "Nurse".

    CraigB-RN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    I'm rapidly approaching the 30 year mark. I can't remember once were I ever thought getting called "nurse" was a problem. I have a hard time remembering the names of all the Docs. THere are many...

  21. Anything good about CO nursing?????

    CraigB-RN replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Right or wrong, conspiracy or not, if you look all around, these same threads are in all states. I'ts the nature of health care. I've worked in way to many states and cities, and it's all the same....

  22. Legal Blood drawing in KS -- new D.A. legislation possibility

    CraigB-RN replied to BarbieBAN's topic in Emergency

    I may have my states confused, but I thought KS was one of those states that assumed guilt if you refused the BA. I"ll have to go back and look again. I know when I was DON of a KS hospital, I would...

  23. Hershey Med

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

    You might want to move this over to the PA Nursing Forum. I always liked Hershy, but I generally only delt with the ER and Trauma

  24. Becoming a Critical Care Access Hospital

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

    Having been a DON at a Critical Access Hospital, I can tell you not to worry about your job or anyone getting layed off. If done right it will actually help the hospitals finacial stability. The...

  25. Dental Assistants Pushing Propofol etc...

    CraigB-RN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    http://www.aaoms.org/oms.php I'm sorry, I've been doing this for almost 30 years now. Oral surgeons have been doing this kind of stuff in their offices for decades. The medications change but the...