alwayslearnin

alwayslearnin has 11 years experience and specializes in ER, Labor and Delivery, Infection Contro.

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1. Wanting to get back to L&D after being away

   alwayslearnin posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Greetings, I am an older nurse with years of experience. L&D, ER, Med-Surg. I have been away from hospital for 3 years. In reviewing my 20 years nursing experience and where I want to go, I realize L&D was my love and is the best fit for me ...

2. Imminent danger

   alwayslearnin replied to fworkentin's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you for reading my post and replying.

3. Imminent danger

   alwayslearnin replied to fworkentin's topic in Psychiatric

   I apologize if I was unclear in my post. No, the Psych Provider is the one that orders the med. They are not always in-house so I have to determine when do I need to call the provider to request an emed. Or at least call with the situation. Just want...

4. Imminent danger

   alwayslearnin replied to fworkentin's topic in Psychiatric

   pixierose, Thank you for replying. Yes, Ideally you take all of the above measures you mentioned in your post before hand. But when you have done those interventions, what finally says, ok, we need to do emeds. Yes, we have to ask the provider for t...

5. Scary situation in Ed on travel assignment-need suggestions

   alwayslearnin posted a topic in Emergency

   Greetings, I am a ED nurse on travel assignment and having a bad go of it. One large area of concern is pt handoff. The other day I was iin pt room getting pt ready to go to ICU-pt had self dc'd IV etc. While this was going on staff put not one, but ...

6. Seeing bad things on this assignment-what is proper way to deal with?

   alwayslearnin posted a topic in Travel

   Greetings fellow nurses and travelers, I am still relatively new to traveling-this is my third assignment, second in my field of nursing that I currently work in (ED) The facility I am at now is just-well, scary. I have had multiple instances of bad ...

7. Just need to share-started paper charting,facility going to computer

   alwayslearnin posted a topic in Travel

   Greetings Fellow Travellers I am on the my third travel assignment, and I am nervous as heck! I have been on the assignment for a few weeks now-been on the floor x5-so far, ok. Paper charting in the ER. In a few more weeks the facility is going compu...

8. Insurance and multiple agencies

   alwayslearnin posted a topic in Travel

   Greetings fellow travelers, I have been speaking with other travelers who use more than one agency so they more opportunities of aquiring jobs. Great, got that concept-but now I am wondering, if you go from one agency to another, how do you keep your...

9. Does this sound right? Stipend question..

   alwayslearnin replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Travel

   Thank you so much for taking the time tor read and respond to my question caliotter3, bonesrn and 79Tango. I just felt uncomfortable with the idea of the travel company saying one thing, yet turning around and only offerring the other option. I will ...

10. Does this sound right? Stipend question..

    alwayslearnin posted a topic in Travel

    Greetings fellow travelers, I am new to this life and am just getting started. The other day I was talking to my recruiter who told me on this one job I could make x amount hourly with a 2000.00 a month stipend or X amount hourly with a 3000.0 a mont...

11. Signed on with Travel Agency in Wash but now having second thoughts

    alwayslearnin replied to alwayslearnin's topic in Travel

    Thanks for replying caliotter3. I want to be a steady worker. The problem is if I worked per diem I would be traveling about 2 hours each way to work and between gas prices and how much that would take out of me, well, ya it makes me think twice. If ...

12. Signed on with Travel Agency in Wash but now having second thoughts

    alwayslearnin posted a topic in Travel

    Greetings, I signed up with a Seattle-based Agency. I guess I had expectations that I wouldn't have a hard time getting contracts. But in inquiring with the agency I was told that if I wanted to count on a regular, steady income, maybe travel nursing...

13. Ready with agency to travel, but having reservations

    alwayslearnin posted a topic in Travel

    Greetings, I have signed up with a travel agency but am starting to have second thoughts. The people said, "if you are looking for regular work that you can depend on, maybe travel nursing is not for you."Well, I do need to depend upon a pretty regul...

14. New to Emergency Nursing

    alwayslearnin replied to inkedRN's topic in Emergency

    Greetings inkedRN, Just wanted to welcome you to Emergency Nursing! It is quite a ride and you will grow alot. I hope it is a good fit for you! I am so glad for Allnurses-it has been a wealth of information and support! Good luck in all your endevour...

15. Does anyone know about this?

    alwayslearnin posted a topic in Online Learning

    Greetings! I have been looking at online nursing courses for a while now but I have a concern that I needed so info about. I was thinking about getting an online degree from an Institution like university of Phoenix or Liberty University (also online...