imanedrn

imanedrn has 7 years experience and specializes in ED/trauma.

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1. Boston?

   imanedrn replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

   Mass Gen depends on the unit. In the ER, travelers are put in 1 of 2 areas, and both are insane, to say the least. When I spoke to their rep, she echoed the same information a fellow traveler told me. I've learned very quickly, though, that ERs run ...

2. CATN is back!

   imanedrn replied to Jn3nurs's topic in Emergency

   I just saw this acronym somewhere recently and had no idea what it was. (What is it?)

3. Tax Season!

   imanedrn replied to AA012's topic in Travel

   If you don't go to a tax professional (like traveltax.com), use something like TurboTax. It helps walk you through the majority of the deductions for which we qualify.

4. Any Las Vegas Travel MS Tele Advice ?

   imanedrn replied to JudyFawce's topic in Travel

   Ooh, I'm curious where you work there! You're still in ED? Vegas is my home. I started in ER at North Vista. I won't comment on it, as I still have many friends there. I will say, though, that I think I got a decent foundation from NVH, and that ever...

5. Any Las Vegas Travel MS Tele Advice ?

   imanedrn replied to JudyFawce's topic in Travel

   Vegas is my home, and I can't agree with you more. I started in m/s, and I don't remember it being horrible. I'm in ER now, and they're pretty awful. All of them are ridiculously overburdened. The pay is great, but I'd be happy if I never work there ...

6. Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington

   imanedrn replied to garn12's topic in Travel

   Oh, this makes me excited to read! I'm not sure what your specialty is, but I just spent 6 months in their ED. It was my first assignment, and I extended because I loved it so much. Their ratios are dependent upon acuity (3, 4, or 5:1), they'll work...

7. Floating for 1st assignment?

   imanedrn replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

   This always makes me giggle when I read it. I'm an ER nurse, and I love floating to a different assignment (within the ER) every 4 hours. But, of course, we don't have to know our patients in exhausting details, so that makes it easier :)

8. Miserable in my contract

   imanedrn replied to MsConstrued's topic in Travel

   This made me so teary-eyed! I started travel nursing last year because I want to explore the country through these "working vacations." I've been in love with Seattle for many years and ended up in Everett for my very first assignment, last year. I a...

9. What's your speciality?

   imanedrn replied to adpiRN's topic in Travel

   I've worked in other units, but I stick with ER now. My first travel assignment was last summer. I have 5 years of ER and 7 years of nursing total. It took me 6 months to get my first assignment. I'd taken 2 years to finally commit to traveling, and ...

10. Scared & Confused

    imanedrn replied to AshleelRenee's topic in Emergency

    So much of it will come with time :) If you end up with two critical patients, always ask for help. I've been doing ER/trauma for 5 years, and learning to ask for help has been one of the hardest things for me, but it's so vital! If none is availabl...

11. How do I handle poor standards of care at a new job?

    imanedrn replied to Kalipso's topic in Emergency

    I concur with the others. I just started travel nursing in hopes of seeing that the grass can truly be greener -- and it is! It sounds as thought you went from lush gardens to the desert -- the opposite of my current situation. It's hard to know what...

12. How would you handle this?

    imanedrn replied to MedFlightDreams's topic in Emergency

    I just started traveling, and this is one of the reasons I love it: I don't have to stay around for the BS. The above suggestions about tactfully talking to this tech are great (and I wish I could take them to heart, as I tend to be less tactful and ...

13. Orientation Length and Type

    imanedrn replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    -What length of orientation did you have? 3 months -Were there specific ER classroom time or general nursing classes? How many hours would you estimate? I had a 2-hr critical care class once every other week or so. -What is your experience? (10 years...

14. Sitters

    imanedrn replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Sadly, a lot of hospitals don't care about safety (patient or nurse) until a sentinel event occurs. This is the sort of thing worth calling administration about though.

15. I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    imanedrn replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Like you, I remember a few bigger injuries. A few were pretty gnarly abrasions, one of which got infected for a bit, but my mom always tended to them at home. Another, I had a pretty bad radius fracture. My mom took me to a quick care for it. They en...