dixRN

dixRN has 34 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Anyone travel without having a tax home?

   dixRN replied to tlc365's topic in Travel

   Go to Delphi forums then to their travel nurse section. One of the headings there is taxes & a very helpful tax guy specializing in travellers will give you an expert answer.

2. Communication with parents in nicu

   dixRN replied to Michelle Jackman's topic in NICU

   Bortaz I left Houston 2 weeks ago. Memorial Hermann had NICU level 3 positions posted. I believe Women's did also. The Medical Center just had a major shift of NICU nurses. Texas Children's hired a bunch of Memorial's level 3 RNs, then Memorrial ...

3. Transitioning from full time nurse to travel nurse

   dixRN replied to chessplayer2021's topic in Travel

   It usually is about a 2 week window from accepting the contract to reporting for the 1st day of work. Just tell your travel company that you need 2 weeks before starting a contract because you have to give notice to your current job. The thing I wa...

4. NICU career path

   dixRN replied to Nurse4445's topic in NICU

   Finnmackenzie, If you can switch to L&D do so. You will be helping with the delivery of infants & that is much closer to NICU than adult ICU. See any newborns there? You will take NRP & probably have access to NICU classes such as STAB...

5. Communication with parents in nicu

   dixRN replied to Michelle Jackman's topic in NICU

   Michelle, I am a travel nurse & worked in many NICUs but none with such nice systems of communication as mentioned below. Usually care conferences were only set up at parental request or for babies with severe developmental problems or very comp...

6. Communication with parents in nicu

   dixRN replied to Michelle Jackman's topic in NICU

   Bortaz You should consider Houston. The Texas Medical Center meets all your requirements. There are 2 level I trauma ERs there. Memorrial Hermann has the busiest trauma ER & busiest life flight in the country. There are too many level III NIC...

7. LOVE THE JOB...HATE my company

   dixRN replied to huntfishwv's topic in Travel

   Don't feel bad. Lots of travellers get burned the 1st time out. But the 2nd time they are much wiser. If you guys have a tax home, have you thought of taking the housing stipend for each of you & finding your own place. With 2 housing stipend...

8. How much will I owe in taxes?

   dixRN replied to BlkDog's topic in Travel

   If you go to delphi forums under travel nurses there is a heading for tax questions. There is a respiratory therapist turned travel tax specialist who will answer your question. He gives excellent advice. All I know is you do NOT want to be on the...

9. How much will I owe in taxes?

   dixRN replied to BlkDog's topic in Travel

   You are being paid as traveller with a tax home but you do not qualify for this even if you have a tax home due to the fact you are only 10 miles from home. You are going to be slammed on taxes. Your company has no business paying you this way &...

10. How do you verify NG tube placement on your unit?

    dixRN replied to digitiminimi's topic in NICU

    I have worked nine NICUs all over the country & all of them checked for NG/OG placement by aspirating for stomach contents & by listening for air "bubbling" with stethoscope when air injected via NG/OG. ND & NJ tubes required xray verif...

11. What if I am not cut out for NICU :'(

    dixRN replied to elliern88's topic in NICU

    Elliern: I just wanted to add that if you update your report sheet with any new orders it also is a terrific tool to give report with. For example: on your report sheet you have written current feeding order of FBM 24cal 26ml q3h, then you rece...

12. NICU nurse equipment

    dixRN replied to Contrail's topic in NICU

    Scissors, hemostats (hang on to them tightly--people will walk off with them) a extra pen, if you want a beverage in the designated area then a travel mug with lid that is marked with your name (I always slap a piece of tape on it to write my name). ...

13. What if I am not cut out for NICU :'(

    dixRN replied to elliern88's topic in NICU

    You are having major organizational problems. You need to use a hourly flowsheet & as you take report write the med due that hour in that hours space. Usually during report you will reveiw the MAR on each patient. Ditto for treatments, feedin...

14. Travel to Texas?

    dixRN replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

    Go to www.indeed.com & enter your specialty & location in their search box. You will get job postings for whatever city you enter. A lot are different companies posting for the same job. Do NOT let different agencies submit you for the sa...

15. Advice needed stat please: Contract Cancelled after driving across country!

    dixRN replied to RNx352008's topic in Travel

    Try local agencies to see if they have per diem work for you. You need about 3 months living expenses saved up when you are traveling for just this sort of situation. So sorry this happened to you.