KatieBell

KatieBell

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  1. Need Advice Soon Please

    Once you have signed, you are really committed. It's unfortunate that another offer you like better has come up, but you are really committed to the first. Since the hospital accepted you with your experience level etc, then it really doesn't matte...
  2. Should I be worried?

    I'd defintiely call your recruiter and let her know, but of course gaurenteed hours are gaurenteed....This week they were trying to sned home nurses left and right (Never good at the beginning of an Emergency Dept shift, go figure) but all the trave...
  3. Travel Nursing while married ..... Good or bad????

    People do travel nursing with spouses frequently. Someitmes Spouses go along, sometimes they stay home, it all depends on what you want and need and your spouse's wants and needs. For some people it works out well, for others clearly it would be di...
  4. Why do I keep doing this?

    Dave I think you may have misread my post. clearly your nurses have enough patients etc. What I was suggesting is not that you continue to cajole them to take another patient, but that you simply put one of them in charge of dealing with the ambula...
  5. travel nursing nightmare

    From reading the thread it says you wouldve been interested in night shift, but, i think you meant to say you wouldn;t be interested? I would find out from your recruiter what reimbursement you will be getting for cancelled shifts. it's simple enoug...
  6. A Question for all you ER Nurses out there...

    If you are really interested in Flight, i really recommend getting a strong ICU background, as those patients are going to be sick, possibly on multiple drips etc...while i take care of patients on drips in the ER, it is no where near the frequency t...
  7. questions about recruiters

    Recruiters are really not that big of a deal. For some people, I guess though, they are. The recruiter is your link between the company and the hospital. They submit you, sign you, and continue to be your touch point for just about everything. Not...
  8. Show me the money!!!

    As far as Santa Fe, the big hospital there is St. Vincents. They pay for travelers there is not going to be that much higher than you are making as staff. Your company has to pay a fee to the New mexican Hospital Association (Or something like that...
  9. Question for the experienced ER RNs

    I also disagree about new grads in the ER. Personally i prefer to work with ER nurses who have ICU and M/S experience because they are able to handle a busy load (Med Surg) and handle a critical unstable patient (ICU). my home ED has now been hiring...
  10. Show me the money!!!

    florida really does not pay well. But i like florida, so one thing i do is just contract with the companies that Vendor managea certian hospitals. This has gotten me a rate at 36.00 an hour. In general, i simply do one overtime shift a week at my ...
  11. Travel Nursing

    I dont know Medic, I understand your example, and I partly agree with it, but usually those winter states get all the Skiiers, and can pretty much dictate all sorts of things. A contract in Steamboat springs this year had a start date of December 22...
  12. Travel nurse between two hospitals only?

    Agree with bag lady, this is not true. At some point in time, so question about a tax home etc may come up, or othere situations may occur that make this impossible for you to continue (Some hospitals suddenly stop hiring travelers etc), but certain...
  13. Driving and Travel Assignments

    Putting in a few more good words for driving! SInce I travel with my dog flying is not an option. (non heated airconditioned cargo bays are not for my 80 pound sweetie). I have nevere really thought too much about the very find safety precautions ...
  14. Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    I am personally very very fond of the Wellsoft system. Have used Meditech and was rather unimpressed, it has a lot of redundancies. Have also now used electronic T an dwhile it looks funny when you are doing the charting, it preints out a very cohe...
  15. Why do I keep doing this?

    sounds like a bad situation, in which you are stretched too thin. Charge should be available to resource other nurses or lend a hand when a situation gets out of hand and you would simply not have time to do that. Wondering if you could delegate so...