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ReadyLink's Hot Nursing JobsREGISTRY
Current Nursing Jobs:
Friday the 30th of July, 2010

· San Pablo, CA
M/S, 8hr, Nights

· San Pablo, CA
Critical Care, 8hr, PMs

· State of CA Prisons, CA
M/S, 8hr, Days

· San Bernardino, CA
Emergency Department, 12hr, Days

· Riverside, CA
OR, 8hr, Days

· Los Angeles, CA
L/D, 12hr, Days

· Anaheim, CA
ICU, 12hr, Nights

· Riverside, CA
ICU, 12hr, Nights

· San Francisco, CA
M/S, 12hr, Nights

· Santa Ana, CA
ICU, 12hr, Nights

NURSING TERMINOLOGY & ABBREVIATIONS

 

List of Certification Requirements for Each Specialty

ICU/CCU: Intensive Care Unit, Critical, Cardiac or Coronary Care Unit

  • BLS
  • ACLS - Basic Arrhythmia Course
  • CCRN - Not necessary but good to have

Pediatrics:

  • BLS
  • PALS - Not necessary but good to have

Labor and Delivery:

  • Fetal Heart Certificate
  • NALS - Not necessary but good to have
  • ACLS - Not necessary but good to have

NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit:

  • NALS or NRP

ER: Emergency Room:

  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • PALS
  • Violent behavior management course a plus to complete

Tele: Cardio Monitoring Unit:

  • BLS
  • ACLS - Not necessary but good to have
  • Basic Arrhythmia Certificate or knowledge

Definition of Certifications:

  • ACLS - Advance Cardiac Life Support
  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse
  • NALS - Neonatal Advance Life Support
  • NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
  • PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support

Commonly Used Abbreviations:

  • RN Registered Nurse
  • LPN Licensed Practitioner Nurse
  • LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
  • CNA Certified Nurse Aide

Basic Unit Definitions:

  • ICU Intensive Care Unit
  • CCU Critical Care Unit, Cardiac Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit
  • SICU Surgical Intensive Care Unit
  • MICU Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • TELE Cardio Monitoring Unit (next level of care after ICU)
  • STEP DOWN Step Down Unit (next level of care after ICU)
  • DOU Direct Observation Unit (next level of care after ICU)
  • PCU Progressive Care Unit (next level of care after ICU)
  • MED/SURG Medical/Surgical Unit
  • ER Emergency Room
  • L&D Labor & Delivery
  • NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (level 1,2, &3)
  • PEDS Pediatrics
  • PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • POST PARTUM Mother/Baby care (after delivery)
  • OB Obstetrics
  • ANGIO Cardiac Surgical Unit
  • OR Operating Room
  • PACU Post Anesthesia Care Unit (recovery room)
  • ORTHO Orthopedics
  • PSYCH Psychiatric Unit
  • SNF Skilled Nursing Facility (long term Care facility) pronounced, "sniff"
  • SUB ACUTE Long-term care facility requiring more advanced care than SNF but not as acute care as a hospital

 

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ReadyLink's Hot Nursing JobsTRAVEL
Current Nursing Jobs:
Friday the 30th of July, 2010

· Oceanside, CA
CVOR, 8hr, Days

· Bakersfield, CA
OR, 8hr, Days

· Santa Clara, CA
Home Health, 8hr, Days

· San Pablo, CA
Tele, 8hr, Nights

· Peoria, IL
ICU, 12hr, Nights

· Fairbanks, AK
PACU, 10hr, Days

· Denver, CO
PACU, 8hr, Days

· Bakersfield, CA
L/D, 12hr, Nights

· Oakland, CA
Psych, 8hr, PMs

· Gardena, CA
G.I. Lab, 8hr, Days