Telemetry for New Grad?

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Hi everyone- I was wondering what you think of a new grad starting off in telemetry? Would it be good experience? Thanks a lot!!!!

Specializes in Cardiac/Vascular & Healing Touch.

One of my bed friends worked there & she really liked Mercy/Redding. She is now a traveler in Santa Rosa. Best wishes on your job & graduation. I well remember the excitement & butterflies of being the new kid on the block 18+ years later! Will keep you & one's like you in my prayers. YOU are nursing's future!

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Specializes in Emergency.

I'm doing my summer externship on a tele unit and am psyched. My favorite clinical rotation so far in school was the tele one which is why I requested it for the externship. Really like cardiac and am thinking CCU is where I'd be happy, so this is the place to get a good education.

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Ken, this is Pacific Whales or a young woman originally from Ca now living in Ohio, thinking about moving back to Redding. What is the scoop on sign on and hourly rate, and shift differential. Nursing Love and kisses good luck to you new Reddingian!:loveya::yeah:

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I can't live in Ohio anymore

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Specializes in Case Manager, Home Health.

Hi Pacificwhales,

Thank you for the well (whale?) wishes! I'm moving downstairs to the ER next week so I begin orientation all over again, but at least I have the cardiac part of ER pretty well under my belt (I know the basics, can read a rhythm, know cardiac meds, etc).

Regarding moving back to Redding, CA in Telemetry or any other position there simply are ZERO jobs here at either of the two hospitals in town. Census is off about 40% from last year, overtime is forbidden, and even the local college RN grads were offered NO jobs this recent class and it is going to get worse as the economy gets worse.

I'm sorry to share this bad news. :cry: There might be RN jobs in other areas (SNF, Rehab hospital, dialysis, etc) but even those are likely to be impacted due to no jobs at the hospitals.

PM me if you have further questions.

Ken

Ken, this is Pacific Whales or a young woman originally from Ca now living in Ohio, thinking about moving back to Redding. What is the scoop on sign on and hourly rate, and shift differential. Nursing Love and kisses good luck to you new Reddingian!:loveya::yeah:

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I can't live in Ohio anymore

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So I called, send my resume, called called and called, I have 2 degrees, great work history, worked in the hospital full time while attending nursing school. Is it me or is it hardER for Nor Cal to hire new grads? What gives? Why no overtime at Mercy? Are they budgeting to MERGE? More advice on moving to areas in Northern California, where I can still live simply. UCSF is not hiring either, I guess. UC Davis is not hiring. Sutter Health is the most finicky of them all. Why? Why? Why? My family is expecting me to move. Any advice -posted my resume and called several hospitals. I cannot pay 2grant for a month per rent in Bay Area.

Need more advice,

Thank you

Pacific :stone:confused:

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Specializes in Interventional Radiology.

What would you specifically like to know- rhythms or what to do for the specific rhythms? How to read them? I was a monitor tech prior to becoming a nurse. It's hard to try to explain it all in one fell swoop.

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Specializes in Cardiac/Vascular & Healing Touch.

To Lauren,

take ACLS & follow protocol put into place by your institution. Be pro-active on learning the medications & what they do for the CV system. It is ok to take a little longer to look up meds that you don't know. That is how one learns over time. I studied ACLS & other CV media (Laua Gasparas VonFrolio, RN, PhD has several good ones) at home to become comfortable with CV patients. One day at the time. :redbeathe

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