RNDude1

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1. How to put travel nursing on resume...

   RNDude1 posted a topic in Travel

   I just returned from Northern California where I completed my first travel assignment working the one-day labor action on Sept. 22. My question: How do you fine travelers put such an experience on your resume? Here is what I have thus far: "As an RN ...

2. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

   RNDude1 replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

   Ditch the special app. Just create an ICE entry in your contacts with the needed information. Most EMS folks can work the popular phone models.

3. I'm New To ER...Share some tips please?

   RNDude1 replied to al7139's topic in Emergency

   AL7139, to help with organization make yourself a "brain sheet," just a sheet for each shift with boxes and lines that separate your rooms. you can make notes on it to make it easier to remember who's who. You can design it however works best for yo...

4. To ENA membership or not?

   RNDude1 replied to nnl erRN's topic in Emergency

   Admittedly, there are some lame professional organizations that seem as though they are selling memberships more than aiding the profession. The ENA is not one of those. I believe the journal alone is worth the monthly fee--it's simply the best magaz...

5. ER Nursing Texts for the New Grad

   RNDude1 replied to herowneulogy's topic in Emergency

   I would second the previous suggestion that "Fast Facts for the ER Nurse: Emergency Room Orientation in a Nutshell" is an exellent choice. It is easily carried in its smaller, paperback form; it contains "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" summary boxes at th...

6. Supplies You Can't Live Without

   RNDude1 replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

   "On the subject of computerized drug books, you'll want one that has IV compatibility checking built in. Mine has saved me dozens of phone calls to the pharmacy" How true. I would suggest "Skyscape." It combines the Davis Drug Guide and a neat compat...

7. sending an online thank you after interview

   RNDude1 replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

8. sending an online thank you after interview

   RNDude1 replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

   Despite the saying, a follow-up email "is a second chance to make a first impression!"

9. sending an online thank you after interview

   RNDude1 replied to MorningLight's topic in General Nursing

   I always do it. It reinforces your continued interest in the job and establishes yourself as a respectful person--one the interviewer would like to have on their team. Most importantly, in the text you can also "revisit" some areas of the interview ...

10. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    RNDude1 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    SCDs distroyed the "hospital corner."

11. Would you advise anyone to get into nursing?

    RNDude1 replied to -RN-'s topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nine months ago after a long career in both radio and print journalism. I chose nursing for the career reliability it offered and because I wanted to help people. Would I choose nursing again? Probably not. For the first time in my life,...

12. Can someone teach me about Hep-Locks?

    RNDude1 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric

    PICCs are the only thing I see hep-locked these days.

13. Is home health profitable?

    RNDude1 replied to brotherbear's topic in Home Health

    While many non-medical companies slave their milage pay to the government standard (about 50 cents/mile), I have found that home health companies don't--and they are slow to raise their milage pay to compensate for fuel cost increases. My company pay...

14. Duke pay for nurses is shameful

    RNDude1 replied to Shelley1960's topic in North Carolina

    I, too, came here from California. I agree that the pay out west is much better, but so is the grief related to a powerful union controlling your profession. The CNA is the second strongest union in California, and I often felt like the forced strike...

15. Yuba College nursing studen

    RNDude1 replied to LatinaRN978's topic in California

    How is the Yuba program these days? I started in about 2004 (I've since graduated from another program in another state) and the program was so horrible. I can't tell you how many people got tossed because a few instructors with emotional problems di...