Originally Posted By dllovinrn Hi, I'm nurse with hopes of someday working seasonally @ DL. I am interested in hearing from any & all of you...what is it like to work @ "The Happiest Place on Earth"? Does it ruin the magic for you? What sort of positions are there, what do your duties entail? Any of you ever delivered a baby there? (I'm currently an L&D nurse, also with general med/surg exp.) Any info, anecdotes, etc. you have to share would just thrill me & make my day!! Thank you so much!!
Originally Posted By submarine-maniac I am not a nurse, but I am a CM. I just thought I'd let you know that it does not ruin the magic for myself. Even though you see a lot, you don't see everything. You don't see how every ride works, or every show works. What you do see is neat, but it in no way ruins the magic in my opinion.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal There is a CM side and a Guest side of First Aid in both parks so the nurses have both internal and external Guests. Primarily, in First Aid, they deal with basic things like headaches, blisters, minor injuries, etc. However, the nurses respond to any calls in the Resort when a Guest or CM is unable to report to First Aid either due to injury or illness. The Anaheim Fire Dept. paramedics are called for any emergencies beyond the scope or the nurses or for anyone who might require ambulance transport to the closest hospital. First Aid will also, on occasion, provide non-emergency transport to the hopsital or back to the Guests' hotel depending on the situation. Very few babies have been born at the Resort and one of the babies born most recently was delivered by paramedics inside the lead office at the Main Entrance. Generally Guests in labor are transported to a hospital. The nurses also assist with new CM physicals, or least they used to. I am not sure if the physicals are still done at First Aid. I know several nurses who work at the Resort and I have to second what submarine-maniac said about it not ruining the magic. Being a part of the magic just enhanced it for me!
Originally Posted By dllovinrn Wow, I'm SO excited to see that I already have replies!! Thank You! I almost can't wait for the kids to grow upi & get out so I can apply @ DL! (Sorry, kids I don't know what my DH will do there- I'm sure they can find him something. Thanks again to everyone who's replied so far...not really sure what #4 is about, but hey, thanks! (Do you recommend the Holiday Inn Express?)Have a great day, everyone.
Originally Posted By juicer I always remembered when I was a CM and looking at the available jobs listings at the DLR - There were always positions open for RN's - Is that still true?
Originally Posted By chickendumpling LOL Dave! And thanks, I needed that. Good luck with everything dllovinrn.
Originally Posted By danmcmartin My son cut his leg on one of the benches in the Blue Sky Cellar. It was bleeding, so my wife took him to the nurse behind near the tortilla factory. She was great! she bandaged the cut, loaded us up with extra bandages, antibacterial cream, etc. then escorted my wife and son back to me in the Cellar. She then had my son show her what happened. Nice to see the resort looking out for safety issues, even minor ones. Anyway, she was very nice and helpful and seemed to really care. I would think just about any job would be better if you could do it in one of the parks. Not sure this really helps, but at least you can see what you might expect.
Originally Posted By goofyrn I'M A RN THAT WOULD LOVE TO GET A JOB AT DL OR ON THE CRUISE SHIP EITHER ONE!I WONDER HOW OFTEN THERE ARE OPENINGS?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Not a nurse but I have a story to tell Our daughter in law developed severe pain in her foot during their vacation in DLR. They called her on call nurse that said she probably had plantar faciatis (sp?) and said to keep off the foot and keep it elevated. WHAT??? At Disneyland??? DIL decided to bandage up the foot and take it slow. After an hour or so she couldn't take it anymore. Son phoned me and said that she was going to go back to the room and sit out the rest of the day and he'd meet up with us for breakfast. I said that since they were in the park to go to First Aid and see if they had any suggestions. The nurse there not only explained what was going on with DIL's foot she made it clear that NOTHING was going to help other than staying off it and kindly insisted on getting DIL a wheel chair. DIL resisted (she is 25) and didn't want to look like she was "faking" it as she didn't have a cast etc. The nurse insisted again and DIL sheepishly gave in. We continued on to have a great day at Disneyland. Buzzing DIL to the rides and then she'd hobble on. By the evening her foot was rested enough to make it back to the hotel on Harbor. What could have turned into a miserable day for our DIL turned into a magical one by the insistence of the nurse to take the wheel chair
Originally Posted By Hound The nurses at Disneyland are wonderful. Over the years we have had a number of (minor) issues with the kids mostly. Each time the nurses dealt with it professionally making the kids feel better. They're the best.
Originally Posted By dllovinrn I'm glad to hear so many wonderful stories about the DL nurses- hopefully, someday day I will be one of them! Amazedncal2, I sympathize with your DIL, I too have plantar fasciitis, and it can be very painful! (Especially working 12 hour shifts on your feet). There is a way to tape the foot with plain old medical tape that works wonders & allows you keep going when need be, but of course I forgot my tape when I last went to DL!! I don't know if the nurses there can do that...but it's really helpful. Thanks so much for the input! Have a wonderful day!!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Come to think of it, her foot was bandaged up with white tape! So she was able to hobble around just enough and get back to the hotel. I'll have to ask her about that
