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1. Pls advice on first contarct

   chick_pea replied to chick_pea's topic in Travel

   First contract i mean to say.

2. Pls advice on first contarct

   chick_pea posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, fellow vagabonds out there. A few days ago i posted some info about the first assignment that was being offered to me. I received the actual contract today.I have not signed anything though.Some parts of the contract troubles me.Your opinion w...

3. Travelers out there pls help out this novice traveler wannabe.

   chick_pea replied to chick_pea's topic in Travel

   Thank you so much 79Tango! I did looked it up and it does not exceed the max per diem rate for LA. Thank you.

4. Travelers out there pls help out this novice traveler wannabe.

   chick_pea posted a topic in Travel

   It took my recruiter weeks to find me my first contract. I was the first one to be submitted and they offered it to me. I really don't know much about how this works, but I trust my recruiter. Although I've heard about the" bait and switch" tactic th...

5. New to travel-- Is it supposed to be this hard to get a position? PLEASE advise!

   chick_pea replied to SKynardRN's topic in Travel

   Hi, we have the same problem. I was asking my recruiter if it is normally this hard to get a med-surg assignment here in CA. I've been waiting for a while as well. So far, no interview yet. A lot of ED and L & D opened up here in CA but Med-surg ...

6. i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

   chick_pea replied to chick_pea's topic in New Nurse

   to jill your profile is set so you won't receive personal msg. thank you sooo much jill.yeah you got me.there had been much speculation on that post of mine.i wanted to post to clear myself up but thought what the heck?just let them be.thanks a lot y...

7. How would you have dealt with this situation...

   chick_pea replied to 1hotRN601's topic in General Nursing

   this is so true..

8. i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

   chick_pea replied to chick_pea's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for the correction.It's well appreciated.Actually i don't really use ' dilaudid' very often i just usually use hydromorphone coz that's what comes up in the pyxis:nuke: this was the first time i handled a pt with a dilaudid PCA.The two vials w...

9. i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

   chick_pea posted a topic in New Nurse

   i'm a new grad and i've been orienting for about 8 weeks now.I should hve been starting my night orientation 2 weeks ago but i guess i'm not doing well so my preceptor suggested to my manager that it would be best to keep me orienting on day shift be...

10. work abroad w/out experience.. possible?

    chick_pea replied to bajoy's topic in Philippines

    Thank you so much!!!My exact problem.I wasn't able to take IV therapy back in the phils. I'll be on my orientation next week. Fresh grad fr PI, I've never given IVP, IV injections etc. as this was not allowed by our school.thnks a lot!

11. about IV injections

    chick_pea posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi!I'm a new foreign grad about to start on my orientation next week.My concern is that i've never given any meds IV, IVP, start an IV line etc. Our school did not allow us as nursing students to do any of this as this route is very dangerous if any ...

12. need your opinion on this

    chick_pea posted a topic in New Nurse

    HI!! I'm a new grad nurse.I have an enterview this thursday in a hospital and a nsg home. Can i pls ask for your opinion in which is a better place to start working?considering that i'm a new grad and a foreign grad at that. Also i applied for night ...

13. Licensure requirements for CA for foreign grad

    chick_pea replied to chick_pea's topic in Immigration

    whoah...Haven't been able to visit this thread but thank you all so much for all your replies. Just to update you guys. I received my eligibility letter exactly after 6 months! I scheduled my exam 3 weeks after registering with pearson vue, took NCLE...

14. job interview

    chick_pea posted a topic in New Nurse

    hi!just passed my boards and presently on a job hunting. Can you guys pls. give me some tips on job interviews.What do they usually ask? Will they like test you if you know a certain drug or a patho of a certain disease? I'm really anxious.Replies wo...

15. I passed! How did i do it?

    chick_pea posted a topic in NCLEX

    Hi! I took my CA NCLEX RN last saturday 11/28 just found out that i passed! I had 201 questions a lot of which are priority, check all that apply and medications. I did my review with the matinreview.com and i can honestly say that she is superb! I'm...