vtach1959

vtach1959 has 17 years experience and specializes in ER, Med Surg, Endoscopy, Telemetry.

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1. VA Hiring Process

   vtach1959 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government

   Hello everyone, I've been following your posts about getting hired with the VA. Congratulations to those of you who have successfully completed the journey. Good luck to those of us who are still in the process of getting a start date. I live in NC. ...

2. Cellphones

   vtach1959 replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric

   i think it is unprofessional, can be a privacy issue, and sounds like a real problem at your facility that mgmt. needs to address. i agree with you-it is ridiculous and i say you go girl for telling the person helping you to hang up! :monkeydance:

3. ER Morale

   vtach1959 replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

   i really feel for you and what you all must be experiencing. i have a friend who works er and they each have a 7-bed assignment. that is an impossible task!! she said she didn't go to lunch until 3:45 p.m. one day. she applied for and got another job...

4. ER Morale

   vtach1959 replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

   My ER experience has been that there never seem to be enough nurses and the workload is frequently impossible. I get discouraged too, because it seems that all the people making the big bucks sit in ivory towers while those in the trenches are workin...

5. Strong Honest Opinions please, need help!

   vtach1959 replied to oceantides's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Oceantides, The beautiful thing about nursing are the options you have. You can work in NICU, like the Kimbalou suggested. Or you could work at a dr. office or clinic. What about a pharmaceutical sales rep? If I were you, I'd do some serious res...

6. Travel Nursing in Hawaii

   vtach1959 replied to Fezmarelda's topic in Travel

   Did you make it to Hawaii? How do you rate your travel company? What is the pay like? Thanks for the info. Hope you have fun!!

7. TaleMed - anyone know of this company?

   vtach1959 replied to connie12's topic in Travel

   What is the "Evil Empire"?

8. TaleMed - anyone know of this company?

   vtach1959 replied to connie12's topic in Travel

   They are listed as one of the top 10 on highway hypodermics website. I spoke with them too, and the recruiter was very patient at answering all my questions. That's about all I know. I'm considering travel nursing, so I am in the process of checking ...

9. liability insurance

   vtach1959 replied to ORNurseAngie's topic in General Nursing

   I believe it is wise to carry your own insurance and here's why. If you get sued you are going to have to pay for an attorney to represent you. That can be expensive. One attorney charged $100/hour to represent me in a non patient related lawsuit. (A...

10. considering travel nursing

    vtach1959 posted a topic in Travel

    For those of you who travel-what do you like most about travel nursing? What do you like least? I'm drawn to it b/c of the opportunity to see different places AND the MONEY$$$. How great would it be to work a 13 or 26 week contract and take 2-4 weeks...

11. considering travel nursing

    vtach1959 posted a topic in Travel

    I have 17 yrs. nursing experience and am considering trying travel nursing. It sounds wonderful when you read the ads and talk to the recruiters, but I would like some unbiased reports. Thanks.