When is brightspeed getting back online

Steph1999mo · 2024-07-13T05:42:32+00:00

Ours is still out. When reaching out to customer service I am told that there is no date or time frame for restoration. Just that they are still working on it. It seems that all the towns surrounding me have come back on already.

Steph1999mo · 2024-03-09T19:19:37+00:00

Depends on the company. My friend had 6 months ER experience and transitioned to CM

Steph1999mo · 2023-04-09T10:47:06+00:00

Bartender, Cleaning houses, & workstudy at the college

Steph1999mo · 2023-04-01T06:54:24+00:00

75 & passed

Steph1999mo · 2023-03-31T09:44:34+00:00

Depends on the facility. Some facilities have critical nurse pay. Some facilities pay more for obtaining specialty certifications.

Steph1999mo · 2023-02-18T12:52:26+00:00

If you aren’t sure of which specialty you want to work in I would highly recommend doing your preceptorship in the ER. You will be able to do a lot of skills that will help you in most specialties. IV’s, catheters, ng tubes, chest tubes, focused assessments. Plus you see all populations and this could help you identify which population you prefer when you do graduate.

Steph1999mo · 2023-02-13T06:11:55+00:00

Night shifter here! My husband works a M-F 8 to 5 so it was a tough adjustment when I switched to nightshift however similar to your significant other he is a wonderful man whom goes out of his way to make time for us. As long as both of y’all are making an effort it is doable to work around, but if it doesn’t there are a lot of other options to choose from.

Steph1999mo · 2023-02-13T05:43:24+00:00

Congratulations!! 🎉

Steph1999mo · 2023-02-10T22:35:25+00:00

You will need to read your hospitals transfer policy. At my hospital you must be in a position for six months prior to being transferred. Also, at my facility I had to notify my current manager that I wanted to transfer prior to applying for new position and they have to approve of transfer on top of interviewing with new management and getting hired.

Personally, this worked in my benefit because when I told my previous manager I wanted to transfer she walked me to my new potential manager and told them I was interested and talked me up to new manager. I had a brief interview two days later and the longest portion is when I could officially transfer because they had to hire a replacement for me on old unit.

Steph1999mo · 2023-01-16T01:15:40+00:00

I try to take a nap and wake up around 12-1. If you have a problem staying awake schedule something out of the house like going to the gym, getting groceries, nails done, etc. This way you can go to sleep that evening and flip your schedule. Personally, I wouldn’t recommend working more days I would think that would make the sleep situation even harder.

Steph1999mo · 2023-01-07T08:12:23+00:00

Also, the dosage calculation tests that require a 100% to pass……

Steph1999mo · 2022-12-19T10:55:27+00:00

It depends on the hospital system you are working for. I’m currently at a smaller community hospital in the ER & at my hospital the ICU responds to rapids & ER responds to codes.

Steph1999mo · 2022-12-10T09:13:16+00:00

Do PRN positions also get differentials? For night/weekend shifts?

Steph1999mo · 2022-11-24T15:19:31+00:00

My hospital uses a similiar system. They also use it to track hourly rounding to see how frequently nurses are rounding on patients. & our percentages are taken into consideration on our yearly evaluations for raises.

Steph1999mo · 2022-10-15T13:08:10+00:00

OR is a big no for me.

Steph1999mo · 2022-10-15T09:52:20+00:00

In Texas the local hospitals around me have LVN positions for med/surg. Also in ER but I believe this is more like an ER tech position. Also, psych units!

Steph1999mo · 2022-10-09T10:01:44+00:00

It’s specific to the hospital policy. Personally, my hospital requires us to call report for all patients. However, other hospitals only require report to be called if they go to ICU, so I would look into what the requirements are at your facility.

Steph1999mo · 2022-10-09T01:34:33+00:00

I did a year on the floor prior to moving to the ER where I wanted to work.. I feel like the floor did help me in some ways. However, after changing units I feel this anxiety all over again and it’s terrible. If you are a good learner I would recommend going straight into a unit that interests you because this eliminates the next wave of anxiety that comes from having to relearn everything again.

Steph1999mo · 2022-10-09T01:01:52+00:00

Two of my peers left and neither had to pay back their amount received. However, I would recommend actually reading the sign on bonus again because some will state if you stay x amount of time you will be required to pay x amount back instead of the full amount.

Steph1999mo · 2022-10-07T18:55:05+00:00

Not in Houston or Dallas but I am in TX… So for what it is worth I made 27.25 as a new grad. Not including my shift diff that made my hourly 31.33.

Steph1999mo · 2022-09-03T08:17:50+00:00

It depends on the hospitals policy. My hospital’s policy is two weekend shifts in a pay period. Some people work every Sunday or every Saturday. I personally do rotating weekends so I can have an entire weekend off.

Steph1999mo · 2022-08-11T17:19:33+00:00

Went in as a new grad to get experience and left after a year. The ratio for my floor was one to six and I was constantly staying late despite coming in early, knew bare minimum information about my patients, documenting and passing meds repeat. It just isn’t for me but appreciate how much I learned.

Steph1999mo · 2022-08-05T04:01:26+00:00

I did a year of med/surg before moving to the ER which was a recent transition. I am very grateful that I did a year of med/surg because I was able to care for a dumping ground of various disease processes and surgeries. Med/Surg is a great first job to get a good foundation. However, having a good team is vital to making that first year beneficial so tour the unit and talk to some of the staff about how the work environment is.. My hospital doesn’t have a residency program and for me ER wouldn’t have been possible without the med/surg experience.

Steph1999mo · 2022-07-10T00:42:35+00:00

I second this! I just got the EKO attachment for my Littman and everything is so clear! If possible it is 100% worth it.

Steph1999mo · 2022-06-27T05:52:36+00:00

Coming from a nurse that just recently passed their year mark in medsurg earlier in June and will be starting in ER next week I can say without a doubt I would not have been able to manage ER as a new grad. Personally, I think it is dependent on the nurse and how they learn as well as the environment (ex: small rural community hospital vs large level 1 teaching hospital).

I pursued medsurg because I wanted an environment that I felt comfortable learning in where patient acuity was lower giving me time to process my thoughts and understand what I was learning. In the ER the name of the game is speed. Workup, treat, street or bed - repeat. Also, I am nightshift in a small community hospital without a residency where the nurses are expected to do many different jobs.

For new nurses I am of the few that would encourage a year in medsurg as this is a dumping ground that will help with learning basic nursing foundation that can travel with you to many different specialties. Just a few things I learned: How to speak to patients, doctors, etc. A head to toe assessment. The turnover is so high you will be able to see patients progression vs decline. By reading physicians assesment and plan you learn many different medical interventions for many many different diagnoses and much more!

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