Showing posts with label agency nurses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label agency nurses. Show all posts

Monday, December 13, 2010

Respecting the world outside the doors of critical care

I’m an ‘ICU’ nurse. I’ve been in critical care pretty much my whole career in one way, shape, or form. Every nurse has their forte’, and mine is the world of critical care.

Maybe it’s because I’m an adrenal junkie?

Some would say it’s because I’m a man (the good ole’ male-nurse stereotype).

Or maybe it’s my need for ‘control’? I don’t know. What I do know is when I step outside those doors of critical care my heart starts to race just a lil’. Each time I am outside my comfort zone I gain more respect for those nurses who do it every day.

The other day I worked on the telemetry floor. Working in a smaller rural hospital it’s part of the job. When it’s the census or staffing, when you work in the ICU it’s part of your job to ‘float’ to other departments when the need arises.

It was my turn the other day.

I must tell ya, I couldn’t remember the last time I worked ‘outside’ of ICU? Don’t’ get me wrong, it’s neither good nor bad, it’s just been the luck of the draw. Going from a 2-3 critical care patient assignment to a 5-8 telemetry assignment doesn’t sound like much, but it requires a whole new way of thinking and prioritizing.

I really don’t know how they do it??

Can relate to this working agency and going from unit to unit, place to place.

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Any questions, please drop me a line.

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Maryland Nurse Entrepreneurs

Lesli Hannah RN, BSN, First Nurse Incorporated:"First Nurse Inc. is a nurse owned and operated temporary medical staffing company. Our goal is to provide quality nursing care to ensure the continuum of care in long term care facilities in Maryland. We also provide nurses to area hospitals. We believe in the value of excellent nursing care & reward our nurses with monetary rewards as well as dignity and respect."
8132 Artie Kemp Road
Frederick, Maryland, 21701
Phone number: 301-865-7120, Fax number: 301-865-7129
E-Mail: lehan@direcway.com
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/firstnurseinc

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Lisa M. Heck, R.N., Legal Nurse Consultant, Maryland Nurse Entrepreneurs:"Legal Nurse Consulting, expert in neonatology and Pediatrics Emergency."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/heck/

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Leah Stockdale, R.N., B.S.N., Nurse Registry, Inc., Maryland Nurse Entrepreneurs:

http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/stockdale

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See also:

Absolute Staffers, LLC:"Absolute Staffers is privately owned by a group of Registered Nurses with over 75 years of combined critical care experience. As nursing professionals we have a unique insight into the world of nursing and the intricate needs of our clients. Absolute Staffers is one of the fastest growing providers of temporary healthcare staff in the area. We provide healthcare professionals to hospitals and managed care programs both throughout the Metropolitan Area."
Absolute Staffers, LLC
14625 Baltimore Avenue
Suite #246
Laurel, MD 20707
Toll Free 1.866.NURSE.40 (1.866.687.7340)
Business 301.498.0000
Fax 301.498.0004
Email info@abstaffers.com
http://www.abstaffers.com

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Linda Altizer, RN, MSN, ONC, CLNC, Altizer Medical Legal Consulting:"My nursing focus has always been in orthopaedics and adult trauma. I worked with an orthopaedic surgeon for 10 years as first assistant in the emergency room. After that, I managed the clinical specialists in the local hospital and remained the clinical specialist for the emergency department. I was certified in emergency nursing and in orthopaedics. Currently, I am a member of the National Board of Directors for the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses and do publications in the NAON Journal."
19850 Cool Hollow Road Hagerstown, MD
(301)745-4255, laltizer@prodigy.net

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Dean P. Cary, CRNA: As an experienced and qualified Anesthetist, I offer my services as an expert witness and legal nurse consultant in matters relating to litigation that bears on the practise of anesthesia. These services include: - review and analysis of documents reports - literature searches and other research conferences - Deposition and Trial Testimony.
Please contact me to arrange for initial consultation.
19203 Cross Ridge Drive, Germantown, Maryland 20874 Tel 301-540-2224 / Fax 301-540-6453 / Pager 301-216-9060 E-mail: dustycary@dpcary.com
http://www.dpcary.com/

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MEDS Publishing, About Patricia Hoefler, RN, MSN, MEDS Founder & President:"Pat Hoefler is the president of MEDS Publishing and a leading nurse educator. Since founding the company in 1982, Ms. Hoefler has taught hundreds of workshops and NCLEX reviews for educators and students throughout the United States. She is also the author of MEDS best-selling Successful Problem Solving and Test Taking series and the Complete Q&A for the NCLEX series. A nationally recognized expert on Test Question Logic (TQLogic™), she has consulted with numerous schools on the teaching of critical thinking and problem solving. Ms. Hoefler has led MEDS Publishing's continued growth over the last 20+ years by developing superior products that offer total curriculum support – not just content review – for nurse educators, hospitals, and students."
4000 Blackburn Lane Suite 260 Burtonsville, Maryland 20866
By Phone: Phone #: 1-800-200-9191 or 301-476-9666 if you're in the Washington DC metro area Fax #: 301-476-9677
Email Contacts: info@medspub.com
http://www.medspub.com

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Shore Staffing:"Maryland based Shore Staffing, Inc. was founded in 2004 by Norene Broadhurst and Bonnie Burke. We present our philosophy of quality, value and commitment to you by offering only a top level of service. One of us is a nurse and the other is a human resources professional. This pairing brings a positive and quality based experience. We specialize in supplemental and permanent staffing options."
410-957-2800; fax 410-957-3447
http://shorestaffing.com

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Sincerely,

Andrew Lopez, RN
Nursefriendly, Inc. A New Jersey Corporation.
38 Tattersall Drive, Mantua New Jersey 08051
http://www.nursefriendly.com info@nursefriendly.com ICQ #6116137, AOL "nursefriendly"
856-415-9617, (fax) 415-9618

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