tlc365

tlc365

Med-Surg, Step-down and ICU

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About tlc365

tlc365 has 5 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, Step-down and ICU.


Enjoyed travel nursing for 3yrs and now am working on an Indian Reservation in AZ.

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  1. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    Night shift so all the day people are outta my way so I can care for my pt. LOL
  2. TUBA CITY, AZ HOSPITAL--need info/advice!!

    I currently work at Tuba City Hospital and started Nov 2015. I also came through a recruitment agency who promised the same perks for coming here. I work in ICU and have worked as a travel nurse. The health insurance is NOT free. You pay for insuranc...
  3. Travel Nursing

    Shorter assignments would be more challenging as a traveler it takes a few weeks just to get settled and then to pack up and leave and start over would be even more challenging. You may need to rethink your strategy. I find as a traveler you end up u...
  4. Hospital Cancelled Contract during Contract

    My contract only mentions the repracussions if I cancel not THEY or the Facility
  5. Ok so I am at my second travel assignment and have a contract at a facility and have been working there for 6 out of 13 weeks. I received a phone call from my agency that the facility has cancelled my contract due to low census. The agency I work for...
  6. Travel nursing need advice!!

    It is best to pick 2 or three companies to travel with for more opportunities. I have worked for RNNetwork and Supplemental Health. Both are very good to me and I just go with what openings are available and pick the one that I want. It also offers y...
  7. Anyone travel without having a tax home?

    I am married and my home for now is in AZ and I wanna keep my compact license..I am orig from NY state non compact so I am not going to use parents address and tax home you must pay fair market value for rent and be able to prove it to IRS in case of...
  8. I am working on beginning my travel career and am torn on whether to keep an unoccupied apt where I currently live and continue to pay for this while I travel or to just put my stuff in storage and not worry about when and for how long I need to come...
  9. How were you oriented to the unit?

    I did have a talk with the unit educator and he assured me that I am doing well and not to worry about it. I was scheduled orientation 2 days this week and pulled from orienation to work the med surg floor 1 day as an RN and the next day as a CNA!!! ...
  10. How were you oriented to the unit?

    I have been working M/S tele for 8 months as a new grad and have an interest in moving up to intermediate care (IMC) and eventually to ICU..thats my goal. Anyway I accepted the IMC position and for orientation I spent 1 day on IMC and 2 days in ICU w...
  11. US RN looking for international opportunites

    Anyone know of any links onthis subject. I too am a US citizen wanting to do travel nursing internationally. I cannot find much online as far as travel companies..its ok if ya PM me. THX :)
  12. Best Nursing Shoes/Sneakers

    I have low back and knee issues I like to wear Orthaheels...very supportive and comfy.
  13. Moving to Arizona soon

    Well. I graduated with my BSN this year and was an LPN for 6yrs prior to that and was told by Banner to apply out of state they WOULD NOT hire me they only hire their fellows students and the other area hospitals had no new grad positions at all. I m...
  14. LVN to BSN university ot phoenix

    not sure about your facts on this HazelLPN, as an alumni of U of P on campus..not ONLINE nursing program at Phoenix AZ. I had all Masters to Doctorate level professors and was very confident in their ability to provide me with what I paid for. I was ...
  15. new grad nurse on telemetry

    Hang in there you can do it!! I am a new grad nurse med/surg/tele floor for 90 days. I have a routine down now and that has really helped. I get report and write everything down on my "brain" and then check my labs and am VS, and look over MARS next ...