giedre11

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1. 8 or 12 hour shifts

   giedre11 replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

   Working 12 hour shifts will leave you exhausted and when you get home you'll have time to eat, shower, and hit the sack. The way your place of employ schedules the 12 hour shifts makes a huge difference also. If you can work 3 12s in a row and it co...

2. How long for Illinois license?

   giedre11 replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in Travel

   Apply early! While Nursys is actually in Illinois, Illinois is not part of Nursys. Right now I am waiting for verification of my license from Illinois as it is my original state of licensure, and it's going on four weeks now. I did call them and was ...

3. Psych Travel Nurses

   giedre11 replied to AUMPsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I've been a psych travel nurse for the past five years and I will try and answer some of your questions. Yes, I enjoy travel nursing! It's just not always easy, having to pick up and move again every contract, but I am seeing things and places I have...

4. How dangerous is Psych nursing?

   giedre11 replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

   I sort of have to disagree with the above postings. I have worked psych for the past 11 years and there have been times I've really been apprehensive, mostly because of not enough staff to back you up with potentially dangerous patients. I have seen ...