ertravelrn

ertravelrn

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About ertravelrn

ertravelrn has 14 years experience and specializes in icu,ccu, er, corrections.


grandma of two

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  1. christmas card exchange 2008

    Just got signed up. I haven't been on much recently, but really enjoyed the card exchange last year and got on just to check for it.... Thanks to all for this
  2. Ihs

    As you can tell by the date, it has been awhile since I started this post. I have been busy with orientation and getting used to the job. I absolutely love this job. It has been an interesting change from my previous jobs. The most exciting thin...
  3. Oklahoma introductions....

    Jo......I think I brought you guys a patient yesterday....lol I loved working with you, but all your shifts are full, so, let me know when you need help. I love my new job, hope it stays this way. I enjoyed your introduction post. Many good idea...
  4. Ihs

    I accepted the job with IHS yesterday. I am so excited and plan to go into this job with the best attitude, to make the most of the experience. Thank you all for your support.
  5. Cherokee language

    I am living in the Cherokee Nation and hopefully will be working with IHS soon. I have been thinking of learning the Cherokee language, does anyone know how difficult of a language it is to learn.
  6. Ihs

    I am still waiting to hear from IHS, but continue to be positive.
  7. Ihs

    Thunderwolf.......thank you for your words. I am very excited as I start this new road in my life. I currently work at the hospital that does all the cardiac work-ups for the Native Americans in this area. It is astonishing to see the amount of un...
  8. Ihs

    I just got the final piece of information needed to go to work for IHS. It was a letter from my Tribe. I live in the Cherokee Nation, but am Choctaw myself, so had to have a letter from them. Anyway, I am very excited about the prospect of working...
  9. danger to patients

    The monitor tech where I work plays on the computer all night, so not sure why he can't do the orders also.
  10. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    Howdy Everyone Sounds like everyone is doing good, especially with the holidays just behind us. Officially weigh in in two weeks, but according to the scales at work I have lost another five pounds.....which I'll take right now Meditation is wonderfu...
  11. Anyone use travel nursing as a way to relocate?

    I used traveling to relocate to Colorado from Oklahoma. I took the money for housing and found my own apartment, that way I could keep it after the assignment was over. I renewed my contract four times before going permanent at that particular hosp...
  12. Caffeine and shifts

    I work 12 hour night shifts, four days a week, and I drink coffee from the moment I wake up until I get off work and it doesn't affect my sleeping.....I usually sleep six hours during the day, eight if I am sleeping at night. I absolutely love my c...
  13. Back when I became a Nurse the salary wasn't all that good and there was no shortage, either. We were scrambling for jobs when I got out of school. However, I do appreciate the salary and the security being a nurse gives me.
  14. Are there ever days you HATE being a nurse?

    There are lots of times I wish no one knew I was a nurse. Especially my Mother. I don't mind answering her questions, but she gets friends on three way and asks me questions for them. As far as an illness like you speak of.......my nephew was in...
  15. What ice storm? Get yourself to work!!

    I am also in an area that experiences bad weather and has horrible roads, but we are also not allowed to use PTO for bad weather. Our hospital will send an ambulance out to get us. Which is fine for me, as long as I am not driving. The flip side f...