wanderinrn

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1. Thanks to an awesome nurse recruiter!!! (and preceptor)

   wanderinrn replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

   Good luck on your upcoming NCLEX and new job...I hope you have a wonderful career. I think oncology is one of those fields that require a special kind of person. I am afraid I would be too depressed if worked that all the time. I work in a preop/reco...

2. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   wanderinrn replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   Conjured up the same image for me, oneofthegoodguys! LOL.... But, on a serious note, I have noticed among ppl...patients as well as general population that there seems to be a 'stigma' attached to being labeled MRSA. I get the feeling ppl think they ...

3. Money or Life

   wanderinrn replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever thought of trying PACU?...you usually do have some call....but if you work in a large enough facility with a larger staff then it rotates and isn't that often.. I am part time.....and work in a small facility...do call about one night e...

4. RV's anyone???

   wanderinrn replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

   I have heard that ND is really booming as far as jobs of all kinds are concerned, I heard their unemployment is about 3% or something.....

5. RV's anyone???

   wanderinrn replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

   I am hoping to start a travel assignment about Nov 1st. We have an RV, a 39' bounder, that we bought with the intention of using to winter in warm places. Hoping to get an assignment in a smaller facility PACU/SDS which is what my most recent experi...

6. confused by call in policy....

   wanderinrn replied to wanderinrn's topic in General Nursing

   Upon further thought, I have realized that maybe the charge nurse just told the supervisor that I was sick and 'had to go home'. If we go in and work at least four hours, it doesn't count against us. But, I had just clocked in, and then was told I sh...

7. confused by call in policy....

   wanderinrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been ill recently with a sinus/resp infection. I worked last week Thur-Friday, was on call for Saturday then was scheduled for work M-Wed. Managed to get thru the call day Saturday...Found someone to cover my shift for Monday. Was still pretty...

8. Travel Nursing

   wanderinrn replied to RN,Edie's topic in General Nursing

   I was in a similar position, as I had been PRN in SDS/Dismissal for about the past 9 or so years, while running a seasonal business. I have returned to working 24-32 hours/week in the SDS/PACU. My main reason for doing this is to get up to speed with...

9. RN thinking of going back to school for dental hygeine?

   wanderinrn replied to msrosebud28's topic in Career Support

   My daughter's friend is a DH, as of last year. She first worked as DA, and went to school while she was working. So, once she graduated she already had the job. I have suggested this career to a few ppl lately, and got the 'Ewww...I couldn't stand b...

10. PER DIEM Question

    wanderinrn replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric

    Where I previously worked I did. Anything after 3pm during the weekdays I got shift dif and also for OT. I think that is a federal labor law, if you work more than 40 hrs they have to pay you OT. At least that is what I was told when I asked about it...

11. Got myself in a tough career spot. What would you do?

    wanderinrn replied to OliveRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with IIg....that is an excellent way to handle the situation. Hope it all works out well for you!

12. Got myself in a tough career spot. What would you do?

    wanderinrn replied to OliveRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all.....I would never think it would be ok to ask a person to lie for you, even if that person were a close friend. But to ask someone that you are 'not too close' to would, first of all, just be plain wrong, and secondly, good give your for...

13. sick, worried...

    wanderinrn replied to JeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me once: where I worked we did 12hr shifts, but for holidays we each worked an 8 hr shift, like for Christmas it would either be christmas eve, day or evening. I was scheduled to work Christmas night, which was fine, since we did all...

14. Staying late without pay

    wanderinrn replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I have had to deal with this in the past. I worked on a floor that was very similar to what yours sounds like. They would always give us that crap about clocking out. But, I never did get written up and was often having to stay late, just because...

15. what would you do?

    wanderinrn replied to wanderinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input everyone. That was exactly what I thought, and as I even told the pt. I was 99.99% sure he wanted the macrobid to replace the bactrim, but, since I am not the doc, I HAD to verify. I am all about CYA!