LYNNORA

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1. Cross Country or Banner Health input

   LYNNORA replied to htailog's topic in Travel

   Banner Health also has their own travel company if you want to work here and have concerns about Cross Country. Check out their website.

2. Canadian nursing student looking for a job in the U.S. HELP!

   LYNNORA replied to twigloo's topic in General Nursing

   I am a Canadian working in Arizona at Banner Good Samaritain Hospital. It has some great job opportunities for new grads. Check out the website at http://www.bannerhealth.com.

3. Saudi Arabia

   LYNNORA replied to 3651bht's topic in International

   Helen Zeigler is a Canadian based company that recruits for Saudi hospitals. I went there through them. No complaints.

4. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

   LYNNORA replied to malenursetobe@21's topic in Men

   RN/MBA - 1993 Dodge Ram 4X4 Turbo Diesel, dually. I call it Max, which is short for Maximum Truckypoo.

5. Rant - Scientology and Anti-Meds

   LYNNORA replied to TCASII's topic in General Nursing

   I found the comments Tom Crusie made about Brooke Shields very distastefull, especially after watching her spell out her struggle on Oprah. I felt she was really brave to come foward with a story like that, i think she may help others by sharing it....

6. Has hospice changed your world view?

   LYNNORA replied to req_read's topic in Hospice

   I worked in hospice in Canada for about 10 years. It really did have an effect on my personal philosophy. I was fortunate to work in a facility which tried to be as home like as possible and provided excelent pt care. It changed the way i felt abo...

7. Why the States

   LYNNORA replied to wmarat's topic in International

   I came for: sign on bonus, free training to be a telemetry nurse, lower patient ratios, educational money from hospital to put towards my degree, lower cost of living, improved standard of living for my income, ability to earn a higher wage as back h...

8. Another ? about working the 7p-7a shift

   LYNNORA replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   I stay up as long as i can the night before i work(Thurs) - usually last until about 3am. Stay in bed all day Friday- maybe watch TV, eat. Go to work Fri, Sat and Sun nights. Sleep until 2pm on Monday. Any more than that and i don't sleep Monday nig...

9. Encouragement For Full-Time working Students

   LYNNORA replied to Melly1022's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I worked 3 shifts a weeking while finishing RN progam, 1 shift on Saturday and 2 shifts at different facilities on Sunday. I had my weeknights to study. I went an entire year without a day off as i would pick up every extra holiday. I managed to su...

10. Thinking About Moving to AZ Sometime.....Need Info

    LYNNORA replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Arizona

    I feel for ya in that soggy rain. I moved to Phoenix from Vancouver, B.C., tired of the rain too. I lived here for a year, worked in the Middle East for a year then came back here. I really like the hospital i worked for and really like Phoenix. Lots...

11. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    LYNNORA replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

    MBA(Healthcare Administration) - just completed this year

12. Waking up hospice patients at night?

    LYNNORA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice

    When I worked in Hospice, we would use the 12hour release meds such as MS Contin. We would give at 10am and 10pm, this seemed to suit our pts and we were not waking them up Q4hrs for pain meds. We also used Kadian which is a morphine product that re...

13. Banner Health

    LYNNORA replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Arizona

    I work at Banner Good Samaritan - i do like it here. I stay far away from the pregnant people side of the hospital but I know we have a high risk-obstectrics program that specializes in high order multiples. It is a certified Level III Perinatal Cen...

14. U of Phoenix online MSN??

    LYNNORA replied to spazbeanie's topic in School Programs

    I just completed my MBA in Health Care Administration on ground at University of Phoenix. I felt i learned a lot. You get out of a Masters degree what you put into it. Sure you can cruise along and get B's but if you put effort into it you will get...

15. What's it like living in Arizona

    LYNNORA replied to BadBird's topic in Arizona

    Love it here. Very affordable on a single salary. I am from Canada and i really like working and living here. It was 80 degrees this week and i am walking around in shorts and t-shirt in January. I live in Phoenix so I can't tell you much about T...