KalipsoRed

KalipsoRed has 3 years experience and specializes in Telemetry.

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1. How to quit a contract?

   KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Travel

   OMG! My agency just said that they might have to fork out $5000 for me canceling the contract?! Is it normal to have to fork over $5000 for canceling a contract?

2. How to quit a contract?

   KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Travel

   Thanks 79Tango. I do have a firm start date for my part time ER job as long as I can get out of my contract. I went in to the job I'm contracted for today and explained the situation. It is something that happend rather fast and unexpectedly. I didn'...

3. How to quit a contract?

   KalipsoRed posted a topic in Travel

   Hi! I'm a nurse of 3 years. For the last year I've been doing travel nursing. While the company I chose to travel for is pretty good to me, the availability of assignments I wish to work are very small and I get very tired of feeling like I'm having ...

4. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

   KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism

   Judy, Thank you for your input, but this opinion is the sort I detest the most. In my opinion it is difficult to be happy with what I'm doing because it is NOT helping anyone. I feel as though we end up hurting more patients due to neglect and under ...

5. Whats the most money you made in a year? Fun thread

   KalipsoRed replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

   I don't pay for insurance because if I just save money I can pay for a yearly physical and other minor visits to the MD for a A LOT cheaper than what insurance costs each month. I have also found that insurance doesn't really cover much if something...

6. Lunch breaks

   KalipsoRed replied to stervets's topic in General Nursing

   In Missouri, Illinois, and Texas (at least all the places I've worked) they only have to let you go eat. You still have to take your phone with you and you still have to answer it and you still get docted like you had a 30 minute break. Mostly becaus...

7. Whats the most money you made in a year? Fun thread

   KalipsoRed replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

   Well hum, As a cardiac step down nurse I made about 37K as a new grad. take home pay...that doesn't include 401K contribution or insurance benefits. It was abou $1400 every two weeks. My new job as a traveler RN I make about $1000 - $1300 every week,...

8. remember the flight attendent who quit creatively?

   KalipsoRed replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

   I'd lock myself in a room with the over head pager device and start out "This is Nurse KalipsoRed and I quit because"....then start listing name along with the sins they commeted in detail. Example? "Hey MD Smith, you remember that patient that you w...

9. Shout Out for Nurses working in the Hurricane

   KalipsoRed replied to Sehille4774's topic in General Nursing

   I say God's speed and I hope for a safe hectic work environment for you all until it blows over. Please don't take what I'm about to say as rude or not understanding. Think about it like you do when you see people from Texas freak out about a quarte...

10. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism

    @ ZippyGBR I wasn't trying to make jibes at the UK. I've just read quite a few bloggers from the UK that mentioned something like 15:1 on medical-surgical floors and I think that is quite a heavy load. I've never experienced something that high here ...

11. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism

    Thanks for all of your replys! I know well all know things need to change, but we just don't know how to get it done with the money constraints and legislation as it is. I want to start a campagin in my state called 'No more than 4' to hopefully impr...

12. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism

    @Grn Tea, Thank you for your input, it is appriciated. I would, however, like to disagree with some of your comments. 1) The idea that "no one can make you feel inferior without your consent" is as silly as the saying "Sticks and stones may break my ...

13. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in Activism

    Does anyone know how to start a revolution? I'd like to know because I think our profession is in serious need of a nationwide strike...quite possibly a global one. Of the 4 hospitals I've worked at 3 of them have awful working conditions....and I've...

14. Labor & Delivery RNs who work at Sunrise Hospital Las Vegas

    KalipsoRed replied to jennl&dRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually what it sounds like is the first hospital you worked at was really nice and where you are working now is normal. Welcome to nursing.

15. HELP!! Orientation going horribly, but have interview for better job. what now?

    KalipsoRed replied to lpn2rn81's topic in General Nursing

    Be upfront about being employed now and that you go this job after you had filled out your application for a job at their hospital. That is understandable. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SAY DURING YOUR INTERVIEW THAT YOU HAD NOT PLANNED TO STAY AT THE JOB Y...