mrdoc2005

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1. Highest hourly rates seen $$$$$

   mrdoc2005 replied to surething1's topic in Travel

   depends on where you go and what kind of demands you have. I have been a nurse for 3 years and I tell my recruiter not to even tell me anything below $35 + housing and insurance and most of those had better have some kind completion $ attached. But...

2. Nightingale nursing??

   mrdoc2005 posted a topic in Travel

   does anyone use these people or know anything good or bad about them. they got my contact number somehow and keep calling me. Kinda annoying but at the sametime I understand the recruiter is just being a recruiter and trying to get as many people a...

3. Travel LVNs?

   mrdoc2005 replied to 2bNurseZato's topic in Travel

   I have just started traveling myself so I may be wrong here but I don't think LVN travel or atleast not to most places. Again I will be the first to say I can be wrong on that. I know most states require RNs to check/take orders and RN do vasoavtiv...

4. Virginia Mason

   mrdoc2005 replied to spottybug's topic in Washington

   always float travelers, watch out if you have a dayshift contract, they are known for giving you a day contract then putting you on nights about a month into it just to bring in more travelers to work days then pull them to night. this is their way ...

5. Tax time

   mrdoc2005 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello everyone!!! Hope you all had a great Christmas. I need some help with tax deductions. I am new to traveling, just started traveling in Nov., and I am not sure what I can count for deductions. I am keeping my home state in TN but for the curre...

6. Need advice STAT!!!!!!!!

   mrdoc2005 replied to icunurse42066's topic in Travel

   check the handbook very carefully. most of them state you must float if asked. Now with the hours I am not sure but again make sure you know what the handbook/rulebook states. Keep in mind knowledge is power when dealing with these people

7. Tax question?

   mrdoc2005 replied to SDALPN's topic in Travel

   depending on states but most of the time you have to pay both states. Your resident state is much less than the other. I working a mill job in GA. when I was in school and lived just inside AL. That is where I am getting this from. I had to pay sta...

8. Doctors, Nurse, NP's, PA's... who is the happiest group overall?

   mrdoc2005 replied to Izzygal's topic in General Nursing

   Izzygal-- I finished my BSN and started working in May. So far I like it. I think a lot has to do with where you work and who is around you. For example the hospital trained me on days then moved me to nights. The day shift was always complaining...

9. Should BSNs be paid more?

   mrdoc2005 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

   One thing I don't understand..... Why are you against a peer making more money than they currently are. That is what you are saying by saying NO. If nurses do not start pulling together that we are providing ammo for the other guy (hospital, corp, ...

10. Should BSNs be paid more?

    mrdoc2005 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I second that!!!!

11. Should BSNs be paid more?

    mrdoc2005 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will find that all nursing programs are required to have x number of clinical hours in their programs. This number is the same no matter if it is ADN or BSN. (atleast th...

12. Should BSNs be paid more?

    mrdoc2005 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    BSN should make more than ADN. I know I am going to get yelled at for that statement, but more school should equal more pay. I am not saying that a BSN makes you a better nurse. That all depends on the nurse him/herself. For the BSNs out there. I...

13. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    mrdoc2005 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- My school changed insurance comapanies between semesters my last year. We went from doing almost anything to not even able to touch an IV med. We were not even allowed to go...

14. EKG book

    mrdoc2005 replied to mrdoc2005's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks for the tips

15. Lenght of a stethoscope

    mrdoc2005 replied to mye614's topic in Cardiac

    When I was shopping I went to littmans website. They have a study published on there that says the length of there tubing will not effect the sound quality of there scopes. However, they did say that a longer tube would make deep bass notes more pr...