I<3Endo

I<3Endo has 25+ years experience.

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1. New England OR Assignment Suggestion

   I<3Endo replied to techraider77's topic in Travel

   I did Lahey Medical Center in Boston & St. Vincent's in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They were both great! Bridgeport was right by the train station so I could be in Grand Central Station in NYC in 40 min. And Lahey was only 20 min from the city (Bos...

2. How to apply pressure?

   I<3Endo replied to Whatdouthink's topic in Gastroenterology

   Depends on where the looping is. If I can feel/see the loop forming I apply pressure there. If I can’t, my go-to areas are the sigmoid & across the transverse. In thin women with multiple abd surgeries/scars I find suprapububic often works. In ob...

3. Do you simethicone?

   I<3Endo replied to tippeny's topic in Gastroenterology

   We use to add it to our irrigation bottles but it’s been advised we no longer do that. So now we just draw it up in a syringe & flush on demand. We don’t really have a specific concentration ratio, I just add a dropper full to an 8 oz cup of wate...

4. Seattle Nursing/ UW, Swedish or Harborview?

   I<3Endo replied to connecticut23's topic in Travel

   I really like UW Hospital Northwest. I actually enjoyed it so much I went back a year or so later & did another assignment there. The first time I lived in Maplewood & the second time in Northgate. Both were only 10 min from the hospital, ine...

5. How are you managing your documents?

   I<3Endo replied to lowlanderRN's topic in Travel

6. How are you managing your documents?

   I<3Endo replied to lowlanderRN's topic in Travel

   I use the PIACET app. It’s great! Keeps track of CEU’s, licenses, certs & misc. docs (like flu shot, TB testing, etc.). The app also gives you notice when something’s expiring. You can download pics & email from it as well. Super handy (and f...

7. FL to NY Endorsement / General travel nursing Qs

   I<3Endo replied to applepie2013's topic in Travel

   My NY license by endorsement took about 4 wks. Are you saying you applied back in March? You completed & sent in your mandatory child abuse & infection control class certs along with all the other endorsement paperwork & requirements? If ...

8. Public transit to get to/from work?

   I<3Endo replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Travel

   I drive to all my assignments. I love road trips! I use the RoadTrippers app & find all the cool stuff to see on the way. You can enter in things like “off the beaten path, odd, abandoned, historical” etc. etc. On one of my CA assignments I came...

9. Canceled Contract

   I<3Endo replied to nja06's topic in Travel

   I understand the orientation days are usually non-negotiable but I've never heard the part about the agency/hospital contracts being completely separate.... I understand that there is a nurse-agency contract and that there is an agency-hospital contr...

10. Gypsy/Nomad RNs - Tips and Experience?

    I<3Endo replied to SqrB3ar's topic in Travel

    There are a couple Facebook sites devoted to RV travel nursing. I don't think it would ever work for me. I'm scared of driving/parking one of those things. Plus I tend to gravitate towards big cities. But I still love reading the posts on those site...

11. How do you give diluted epinephrine (1:10000) through an injector needle?

    I<3Endo replied to Aquarium2006's topic in Gastroenterology

    I agree w/the above post. Only in a few circumstances have I had to give more than the 1 mg. In those situations they were pretty bad bleeds & we were moving fast. During intervals in injecting I went ahead & just swapped out syringes when it...

12. How can I avoid this scenario?

    I<3Endo replied to I<3Endo's topic in Travel

    Yeah....good idea. I should have told the first agency that since I hadn't heard back I had moved on.

13. How can I avoid this scenario?

    I<3Endo posted a topic in Travel

    So...weird scenario last week. I work w/several agencies & am in the process of looking at options for assignment #5. I was using two agencies (A & B) for this posting. This is what happened: Agency A: does not have the posting yet but state...

14. 1 yr. mark!

    I<3Endo replied to I<3Endo's topic in Travel

    You're correct! I've been surprised to learn in the past year how scarce endo travelers are. I guess we tend to stay put. :) I don't know how pay compares to some of the really hot specialties but I've always brought home at least $1800/wk after tax...

15. Travel Nurse Housing Guide: The only one you'll ever need

    I<3Endo replied to guest042302019's topic in Travel

    Cool! Thanks. :)