fizz2Nurse

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1. Travel Nursing

   fizz2Nurse replied to ailailuj44's topic in Travel

   Well I would respectfully disagree since assignments like the recent ones in Billings that paid in excess of $50 per hour regular time were not open to people with less experience. The were adamant about this. Some hospitals that have exceptional rat...

2. Travel Nursing

   fizz2Nurse replied to ailailuj44's topic in Travel

   Lots and lots of places will take you with just a year experience, just be prepared to not have as much discretion in assgnments or make the top pay. Be prepared for it to be very stressful for you when you face new things and new policies. Be prepar...

3. weekend time off / routine "overtime" questions

   fizz2Nurse replied to hollyhox's topic in General Nursing

   The day off thing is why if I only need one day off... I'll call in sick. Tht doesn't apply anymore because I strictly work agency now but as staff I couldn't get days off even weeks in advance. I called staffing once and told them that because of a ...

4. the RN's appearance

   fizz2Nurse replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

   For one with the gum, I always have gum.... forbidden or not and keep from chewing it when with a pt. Easy to keep under the tongue. Do you think the pt wants to smell the last drink/instant snack I grabbed in the two second break I had or my breath ...

5. Question for the experienced ER RNs

   fizz2Nurse replied to nursemommyof3's topic in Emergency

   If you want the ER, go to the ER. The floor experience you've had is invaluable but it's always the risks and opportunities you don't take that drag on you later. What if you turn down ER and later have trouble getting in? Or then they want eperience...

6. Show me the money!!!

   fizz2Nurse replied to biteme's topic in Travel

   Where in Wyoming if I may ask? Would love to go Wyo. Thks

7. Travel Reimbursements

   fizz2Nurse replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

   One thing to add for those who are interested: No, I have not done this but have met some who do and are major proponents of it: This would be incorporating yourself and maximizing your allowable reimbursements and taking a lower taxable wage. You be...

8. Travel Reimbursements

   fizz2Nurse replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

   Really you have to remember that what a company offers as reimbursement is one thing but tax rules are another. Let's say you travel 2000 miles round trip for your assignment. The current IRS mileage rate is about 50.5 cents/mile. This would allow yo...

9. I am loving this...

   fizz2Nurse replied to DisneyDreamin's topic in Correctional

   The floors killed me too... especially with so much walking. Expen$ive but worth it: MBT's More roll, more cushion. First few days makes the new muscles ache. Then I was way better.

10. 4get the money what is the nurse patient ratio?

    fizz2Nurse replied to studentmalenurse's topic in New York

    Somehow I'm missing the idea here. Yup, 1:8 max and I ONLY work night shift, also different acuity - no vents, dedicated RT and lots of other help. The problem with basing a comparison on strictly nurse to pt ratio is that it really doesn't tell you ...

11. Traveler tax loophole!

    fizz2Nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Chare: exactly right, but the excess referred to is the excess days of reimbursement. The allowable limit per day is set in IRS publication 1542. If the reimbursement is within that limit - the standard is $39/day for meals and $99/day lodging there ...

12. Traveler tax loophole!

    fizz2Nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

13. There is no nursing shortage!

    fizz2Nurse replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't go so far as to say you shouldn't have accomplished what you have done. I've met very many good Filipino nurses and I'm sure you can do very well here too. I did say in my post that there is a demand for nurses and you can do well. Just re...

14. There is no nursing shortage!

    fizz2Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Of course the popular media and thinking may disagree but... I actually heard that from a Hospital CEO and it took me a while to realize he was right, but the complete thought is not finished. There is no nursing shortage! There is only a shortage of...

15. Traveler tax loophole!

    fizz2Nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Calcualte the total dollars, remeber to deduct a small amount to cover the employers cost for paying payroll taxes out of the previously untaxed amount and take the whole thing as pay. if the agency doesn't like it - there are a LOT of other agencies...