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margeux

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  1. overtime

    Hi Suzanne I'm with Medical Express hope that is going to be okay. we're due to leave this sat. for ca. to start a job in Palo Alto on the 12th. still don't have my contract signed yet as there are several issues I want to get straigtened out. don't ...
  2. Questions about staffing a small peds unit

    my hospital had the same problem so what they did was train a few nurses to be intervention nurses. taking care of areas where they were needed as pertaining to kids or babies, they go to er if lots of kids or need iv 's started or for anything relat...
  3. Staffing for Pediatrics

    hi we tried to staff one rn and one pca, the first night there was a code and we usually run our own codes so things were a mess every since that we have always had 2 nurses on. unit is 26 beds with average 9-12 pats. back when this happened we woul...
  4. Share your most successful tips and tricks...

    hi pedi rn, good for you for choosing pediatrics,I have nursing kids for 30 yrs. and never tire of my job. always happy to go to work and never call in sick just to get away with not working. there are several things that I have to lay on you so hope...
  5. overtime

    Someone please answer this question when talking to recuriters they quote me a per hour rate and then time and a half after 8 hrs for ca. but some recuriters don't pay that. I thought it was a law that they had to pay time and a half after 8 hrs. wha...
  6. lucille packard

    :rotfl: Hi Mami thanks sooooo much for answering I accepted a travel position for 6 months on 3ns and I'm very excited. I know it's a great hospital I've done lots and research and can't wait. I start on July 12,just kinda dread the ride out 3000 mil...
  7. lucille packard

    anybody out there working at Lucille Packard's Kids hosp?any info for me? How do you like it? etc. thanks for any help Margeux
  8. Can any Sarasota RNs help?

    Hi I just quit smh to start traveling it's a great place to work and they just hired a ceo that started out as nurse( female too) anyway I was on peds so didn't associate with big people nurses too much so don't know names of nurse managers but I do ...
  9. Salinas Valley Memorial

    Yeah actually I had a recuiter tell me about that city of hope job. It's been about 8 yrs since I did hem/onc kids so don't know about how hard it would be to get back up to speed but I'm willing to try 'cause I sure loved that kind of nursing. So yo...
  10. help deciding first travel

    Okay everyone the offers are starting to come in and I need to bounce them off you. Any observations, suggestions, or warnings would be great. How about Millers Childrens Hospital Longbeach how is it working there and what's the area like, is it too ...
  11. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    Hi laborrn, actually that wasn't my orginal message, somehow it looks as if I'm the lucky one to have that kind of travel compnay, but this is going to be my first time traveling. the company that's mentioned by nicky is On Assignment , they sound go...
  12. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    Helllllllo Nurse you do you work with that you get to have avirtual tour it sounds tooooo good to be true.I'm in a quandry trying to figure out who to go with since this is my first travel job. I'll be going to Ca., Wa., or Nv. or any other cool plac...
  13. Salinas Valley Memorial

    Hi I just had a recuiter tell me about a job in peds there at least I think it was at your hospital. She said Salinas, Ca. is that you? I've got 25+ yrs in peds and peds hem/onc. and was wondering about that hospital . looking to start in July what d...
  14. What is Pediatric nursing like?

    What can I say about peds nursing! I've been doing it for over 30 yrs and never one time have I hated to go to work. It's always something exciting and you never know what going to walk through that hospital door. I've seen diseases and dx's that alo...
  15. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    Who are you traveling with I'm just starting out and am in a quandry with who to go with. I'm peds nurse for 25 yrs and want to travel to northern ca. wa state or nevada, any suggestions or warnings? thanks margeux