Transition from IMCU/Tele to Med/Surg

I am going to start traveling, and there is an attractive offer to do Med/surg, but all my experience is in intermediate care (IMCU)/Tele for 3 years. Is it totally different or will I be fine? What ratios are you used to?

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how safe is LA metro or Mode of traansport for Nurses

Hi Guys,
I would like to ask you all how safe is LA metro going in and out of work? Is it the same as NY and Chicago mode of transportation, I just accepted a job in LA but my driving is not great, Your response is much appreciated.
Thanks
Anne

Sac State RN to BSN

Hey guys! I am thinking of applying for the Sac State RN to BSN program starting spring of 2016. I don't have a job yet, and know they give priority to people who have jobs. Does anyone happen to know if they do sometimes accept applicants who are n

combative patients

How does one work with combative patients? I am a cna and had a patient that kept taking his nasal cannula off. Every 5 minutes I kept putting it back on for him and telling him to leave it on. Eventually he became combative and I had to tell the nur

Peds ICU advice

1 Due to sheer determination and a few connections I was lucky enough to land a job in the PICU at the top children's hospital in my region as a new ADN grad.
I'm not nervous really. But I'm wondering if anyone who has worked in that setting has

job market denver colorado

I'm thinking about acquiring my BSN at Metro State University Denver but I keep reading that the job market for nurses in Denver is bad and especially difficult for new graduates. I have a goal of becoming an NP but I will need to work in the field

possible interview at Barnes Jewish in St. Louis MO

Hi, everyone,

After a long absence from allnurses.com, I have returned with a question. I have recently left my management position in California due to my husband's corporate transfer. Suffice to say, I am no longer interested in management, and h

I really need some advice. I dont know if I want to be a nurse much longer.

2 Hi,
I could really use some advice from fellow nurses. I got my BSN a little over a year ago in Alabama. I worked for ten months on a med-surg/stepdown unit before I decided to move to Arizona for family and opportunity. I just started my new job

Desperately seeking an MA job at Parkland Hospital(Dallas) before/during Nursing!

I am a Certified Medical Assistant and would absolutely love an Medical Assisting job before and while going to Nursing School at Parkland. I have applied for a few jobs on their website but have zero zip job experience in the area. I was told by a t

Do you titrate drips?

1 Ive started to wonder out of curiosity (because I've only worked in one hospital system)... how many hospitals have nurses titrate cardiac drips? It wasn't anything I was taught in school and even at my job I hear rumors that lots of hospitals do