ChristopherB BSN, RN

ChristopherB has 17 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in MICU, SICU, CVICU, CCU, and Neuro ICU.

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   Pay in Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater?

   ChristopherB replied to Swellz's topic in Florida

   I'm an ICU RN with over a decade of experience. I was offered an ICU position at Tampa General in 2019. Their initial offer was lower than expected, around $33/hr, and after telling them that It was a huge pay cut from another state with a low cost...
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   Will other IT certifications help me obtain a Nursing Informatics position?

   ChristopherB posted a topic in Informatics

   I've been a critical care nurse for almost 13 years. I've been thinking for a while about going into Nursing Education or Nursing Informatics. I still haven't decided which one. Previously to going back to school to become a RN, I worked in the IT...
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   SC Board of Nursing says I have to give up my NC license?

   ChristopherB replied to ChristopherB's topic in South Carolina

   I saw this in my old posts. It doesn't clarify anything. I was NOT a resident of a compact state at the time(PA Resident) and I didn't become a resident of a compact state until several years later. You seem to be completely missing that fact.
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   Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

   ChristopherB replied to traumaRUs's topic in Headlines

   As a man, I can say its not just men who sexually harass other men. I've experienced sexual harassment from female coworkers. Everything from inappropriate comments about my physical appearance and inappropriate sexual comments to inappropriate tou...
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   I keep getting sick at new hospital

   ChristopherB posted a topic in Stress 101

   I've been at my current hospital for a little over a year. Previous to that I did travel nursing for many years. The first 6 months I worked at my new hospital, I felt miserable quite often at work. I was getting sinus headaches, coughing, watery...
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   The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   ChristopherB replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was a bottle cap inspector one summer during college. Yes that's a real job description. I worked in a chemical plant. I'd open a box of 1,000 battle caps and inspect them under a magnifying class for dirt and damage. Then I'd put them in anothe...
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   Internet and Cable on the GO for Travelers

   ChristopherB replied to nicoled787's topic in Travel

   I haven't had an issue getting Comcast or whoever else was the local cable and internet provider to come and set up cable tv and internet at apartments for travel assignments. Often, you can also get new customer promotions when you sign up that inc...
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   After traveling for years, how do you go back to a regular staff position?

   ChristopherB posted a topic in Travel

   I've been thinking about settling down to one hospital again sometimes in the next 6 months. However I've run into a few issues and I feel that I'm sort of "stuck" travel nursing now. In most places, it would be a huge pay cut if I were to stop tra...
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   Is RN Network a decent agency ?

   ChristopherB replied to ewrn's topic in Travel

   I use to travel with RN Network. However I stopped doing assignments with them. My recruiter was great. Everyone else I dealt with was awful. Also the agency started to become really penny pinching and looking for ways to bill the travel nurses f...
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    Magnet(TM) Certification- Cost-effective?

    ChristopherB replied to Pianomn626's topic in General Nursing

    Magnet is just another marketing tool. Hospitals believe they will attract more patients/customers and more doctors to bring patients to the facility if the hospital is magnet certified. Otherwise, the hospital would not pay for the certification a...
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    Travel Nursing in Philly

    ChristopherB replied to Corneilus's topic in Travel

    In my experience, there aren't a larger number of travel assignments in the Philly area and the few that I found paid below average for the area. Within an hour of Philly you can find assignments in Trenton and Camden that pay well. The issue is th...
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    Dropping Magnet

    ChristopherB replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I always saw magnet as a marketing tool than anything else. If Magnet was really about better patient care and better nursing, the requirements would be completely different. I've worked at both magnet and non magnet hospitals and never saw the diff...
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    What would you do if you got overpaid?

    ChristopherB replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a staff nurse, I was overpaid twice. Both times I contacted payroll and was told, "Its more of a hassle to correct it than to let it go, so if you don't say anything I won't say anything." So, I didn't say anything and kept the money. Th...
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    OB Nurse wanting feedback on Fastaff

    ChristopherB replied to Traveldee's topic in Travel

    I'm on my second assignment with Fastaff. I work in ICU and not L&D. Overall, I'm happy with Fastaff. I switched to Fastaff after having problems with my previous travel nursing agency. If you have any issues, the recruiters try to resolve t...
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    Short contract travel companies??

    ChristopherB replied to apr08's topic in Travel

    Both Fastaff and Nurse Choice do 2 to 8 week contracts.